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This study aimed to evaluate whether recoarctation of the aorta (reCoA) after the Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome correlates with pre- and postoperative anatomic factors.

This retrospective study included 48 patients who underwent Norwood procedure with right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit between 2009 and 2017. Anatomical factors such as preoperative length, diameter of the main pulmonary artery (MPA), and postoperative neoaortic arch angle stratified by arch reconstruction technique were analysed using the receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Eleven patients needed surgical intervention for reCoA at stage 2. Out of the 30 patients who underwent direct anastomosis during arch reconstruction, 7 developed reCoA. Seven patients received the full patch augmentation (patch augmentation for both lesser and greater curvatures) and were all spared from reCoA. Among the patients who had direct anastomosis, the preoperative MPA length was correlated with the postoperative arch angle (P = 0.021) and was associated with the occurrence of reCoA (P = 0.002) and the best cutoff value for MPA length was 10 mm. The postoperative arch angle was also correlated with the incidence of reCoA (P < 0.001) and was larger in patients who underwent the full patch augmentation than in patients who had direct anastomosis (126° vs 112°, P = 0.005) despite comparable MPA length.

ReCoA after the Norwood procedure correlates with MPA length when a direct anastomosis was used. Direct anastomosis can be considered in patients with a longer preoperative MPA. In other cases, the full patch augmentation should be considered for obtaining a large and smooth neoaortic arch.
ReCoA after the Norwood procedure correlates with MPA length when a direct anastomosis was used. Direct anastomosis can be considered in patients with a longer preoperative MPA. In other cases, the full patch augmentation should be considered for obtaining a large and smooth neoaortic arch.
Recent studies suggest that the knee is frequently involved in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). In this study, we aimed to determine whether the ultrasound assessment of the shoulder and knee discriminates between PMR and other differential diagnoses and improves the accuracy of the 2012 EULAR/ACR provisional classification criteria for PMR.

We consecutively enrolled 81 untreated patients who received a diagnosis of PMR. These patients were divided into two groups based on the final diagnosis made at 1-year follow-up PMR-definite group (n = 60) and PMR-mimic group (n = 21). We also enrolled age/sex-matched untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with shoulder pain from an independent cohort (RA group, n = 60). All patients underwent comprehensive ultrasound assessment of the shoulder and knee for synovitis, bursitis, tenosynovitis, tendinitis and ligament inflammation at baseline.

Ultrasound scores for tenosynovitis, tendinitis and ligament inflammation better discriminated the PMR-definite group from the PMR-mimic and RA groups than do those for synovitis or bursitis. Among logistic regression models to identify ultrasound variables which were associated with the PMR-definite group, the best fitted model included two ultrasound variables the bilateral involvement of the shoulder (long head of biceps, supraspinatus or subscapularis tendon) and the bilateral involvement of the knee (popliteus tendon or medial or lateral collateral ligament). Incorporating these two items into the 2012 EULAR/ACR provisional classification criteria numerically increased the accuracy to classify the PMR-definite group.

Ultrasound assessment of the tendon/ligament-related lesions in the shoulder and knee may improve the accuracy of the 2012 EULAR/ACR provisional classification criteria for PMR.
Ultrasound assessment of the tendon/ligament-related lesions in the shoulder and knee may improve the accuracy of the 2012 EULAR/ACR provisional classification criteria for PMR.Our goal was to examine inequality in healthcare utilization and the factors that contribute to inequality between China's floating and native populations. Based on the China Labor-force Dynamics Surveys from 2014 to 2018, which used three rounds of data, we utilized a panel probit model that included fixed effects for time and province to estimate the probability of healthcare utilization for floating and native populations. In addition, we calculated the degree of inequality in healthcare utilization by using the method of mobility-related inequality and a decomposition approach was used to explain the contribution of each factor to the inequality. The floating population utilized healthcare at a lower rate, with a 10.5% probability of visiting a hospital and a 20.9% probability of receiving hospitalized treatment. The concentration index of mobility-related inequality in healthcare utilization shows a negative coefficient of -0.137 for hospital visits and -0.356 for hospitalized treatment. Contribution decomposition shows that self-assessed health, job category and household registration account for the largest contribution to the inequality in hospital visits, contributing -0.038, 0.021 and -0.017, respectively. Age, household registration and insurance account for the largest contribution to the inequality in hospitalized treatment, contributing -0.053, 0.024 and -0.023, respectively. The floating population was less likely to use health services and faced an inequality in treatment compared with the native population.In 1970, Susumu Ohno hypothesized that gene duplication was a major reservoir of adaptive innovation. AB680 However, it was not until over two decades later that DNA sequencing studies uncovered the ubiquity of gene duplication across all domains of life, highlighting its global importance in the evolution of phenotypic complexity and species diversification. Today, it seems that there are no limits to the study of evolution by gene duplication, as it has rapidly coevolved with numerous experimental and computational advances in genomics. In this perspective, we examine word stem usage in PubMed abstracts to infer how evolving discoveries and technologies have shaped the landscape of studying evolution by gene duplication, leading to a more refined understanding of its role in the emergence of novel phenotypes.
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