Effect of Telehealth Interventions on Blood Pressure Control: A Meta-analysis

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Effect of Telehealth Interventions on Blood Pressure Control: A Meta-analysis via Computers Informatics Nursing - Current Issue The aim of this study was to find out the effects of telehealth interventions on blood pressure control by conducting a meta-analysis. Six databases were used. The literature review covered the period between December 1, 2020, and January 26, 2021. The meta-analysis was conducted by comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software version 2.2. Categorical variables were analyzed by odds ratios at a confidence interval of 95%. In data formatting and analysis, independent groups (sample size, P value); independent groups (mean, SD); Cohen's d, SE; and paired groups (N, P value) were used. The bias risk was assessed based on the Revise d Cochrane Risk-of-Bias Tool for Randomized Trials. Total sample size including 22 studies was 11 120. It was determined that interventions performed through telehealth applications had a significant effect on blood pressure control (odds ratio = −0.14; 95% confidence interval = −0.20 to −0.08; P View on Web

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In Vitro Analysis of Shear Stress: CAD Milled vs Printed Denture Base Resins with Bonded Denture Tooth

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader In Vitro Analysis of Shear Stress: CAD Milled vs Printed Denture Base Resins with Bonded Denture Tooth via Journal of Prosthodontics Abstract Purpose : As the fabrication of computer-aided design (CAD) milled and 3D printed denture base resins with bonded denture teeth increase in popularity, there is a need for research comparing the shear bond stress of milled and printed denture base resins with bonded denture teeth to that of a conventional heat processed denture base. Materials and methods : Denture base resin specimens (n = 9) were fabricated according to manufacturers' instructions using a novel test design. Two milled (Ivobase CAD PMMA, Ivoclar Vivadent and Polident PMMA, Polident Dental) and two 3D printed (Denture Base LP Resin, Formlabs and Lucitone Digital Print, Dentsply Sirona) materials were used. Conventional heat processed polymethylmethacrylate was used as the control (Lucitone 199, Dentsply Sirona, USA). Denture teeth (VITA Vitapan XL T44, #8, VITA Zahnfabrik) were bonded to their respective bases using denture tooth bonding agent (Ivobase CAD bonding system, Ivoclar). Specimens were aged in water for 600 hours at 37˚C and loaded until failure in a Universal testing machine. Shear bond stress was calculated. All specimens were evaluated for mode of failure and select specimens under scanning electron microscope and vertical scanning interferometry. Data were analyzed with one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey test (IBM SPSS) and fracture analysis performe d. Results : Shear stress was highest for the heat processed control (mean = 180 N ±26.76) and Polident test groups (mean = 180 N ±34.90). Milled specimens were not significantly different from the control (p = 0.076 for IvoBase CAD and 1.00 for Polident), while the printed groups were significantly different from the control (p = 0.012 for Formlabs Denture Base Resin and p = 000 for Carbon Lucitone Digital Print). Milled denture base resins perform similarly to heat processed denture base resin and better than 3D printed denture bases. Conclusion : For complete denture wearers, all resin materials used in this study may be clinically acceptable, as the sheer stress for all groups was higher than the reported maximum biting force of complete denture patients. However, for implant retained prostheses, the incorporation of additional retentive features should be considered when bonding denture teeth to printed bases. More research is needed to evaluate methods to increase the bond strength of denture teeth to printed denture base resins. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved View on Web

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Interdisciplinary Management of a Patient with Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type II Using a Combination of CAD‐CAM and Analog Techniques: A Clinical Report

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Interdisciplinary Management of a Patient with Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type II Using a Combination of CAD‐CAM and Analog Techniques: A Clinical Report via Journal of Prosthodontics Abstract Type II dentinogenesis imperfecta is an autosomal dominant condition that affects dentin which increase the complexity of the predictability of the restorative treatment. Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technologies permit the creation of highly accurate devices and dental prostheses that simplify the planning and execution of advanced implant surgery and full-mouth rehabilitation. This clinical report presents the interdisciplinary management of a 20-year-old male with dentinogenesis imperfecta type II. In this article, a combination of analog and CAD-CAM technologies were used to fabricate devices that aided planning, assisted intermaxillary fixation and implant placement, served as interim prostheses, and permitted the accurate establishment of esthetics and occlusion of the definitive full-arch prostheses. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved View on Web

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Reverse Liver Spleen Uptake on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Reverse Liver Spleen Uptake on [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT via Clinical Nuclear Medicine - Published Ahead-of-Print An 80-year-old man underwent [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT for staging of high-risk prostate cancer. Homogeneously increased liver uptake, more than 3-fold the splenic uptake, was seen. There was no hepatic lesion evident on CT. A higher liver to splenic uptake is more typical of some 18F-labeled PSMA PET/CT but unusual in 68Ga-labeled PSMA PET/CT scan. Further evaluation revealed a history of impaired renal function, bilateral renal atrophy, relatively decreased renal uptake of [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11, and prominent bowel activity. We concluded that impaired renal function and subsequent poor excretion resulted in increased hepatic excretion, hence the unusual increased homogeneous hepatic uptake. View on Web

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Investigational PET tracers in neuro-oncology—What’s on the horizon? A report of the PET/RANO group

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Investigational PET tracers in neuro-oncology—What's on the horizon? A report of the PET/RANO group via Neuro-Oncology Advance Access Abstract Many studies in patients with brain tumors evaluating innovative PET tracers have been published in recent years, and the initial results are promising. Here, the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) PET working group provides an overview of the literature on novel investigational PET tracers for brain tumor patients. Furthermore, newer indications of more established PET tracers for the evaluation of glucose metabolism, amino acid transport, hypoxia, cell proliferation, and others are also discussed. Based on the preliminary findings, these novel investigational PET tracers should be further evaluated considering their promising potential. In particular, novel PET probes for imaging of translocator protein and somatostatin receptor overexpression as well as for immune system reactions appear to be of additional clinical value for tumor delineation and therapy monitoring. Progress in developing these radiotracers may contribute to improvi ng brain tumor diagnostics and advancing clinical translational research. View on Web

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T cell epitopes are largely conserved in the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron subvariant (BA.1, BA.2, BA.3 and GKA)

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader T cell epitopes are largely conserved in the SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron subvariant (BA.1, BA.2, BA.3 and GKA) via Journal of Medical Virology Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) was first reported in South Africa by the World Health Organization (WHO) in November 2021 and the Omicron variant is now the predominant globally prevalent variant and account for almost all sequences recently reported to GISAID1. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. View on Web

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SARS‐CoV‐2and Mutation RT‐qPCR Test Positivity Correlation with ABO and Rh Blood Types

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader SARS‐CoV‐2and Mutation RT‐qPCR Test Positivity Correlation with ABO and Rh Blood Types via Journal of Medical Virology ABSTRACT Introduction Studies show that there may be a relationship between ABO blood type and SARS-CoV-2transmission. It was aimed to determine by investigating the blood type of patients whose one-step reverse transcription and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) test was positive for Sars-CoV-2. Materials and Methods ABO and Rh blood type of individuals whose RT-qPCR test was positive for SARS-CoV-2were examined and an evaluation was made to identify whether there was a relationship between them or not. Results The blood type data of 44.928 SARS-CoV-2positive RT-qPCR test results has been obtained. 17.656 (39.29%) were delta, 8048 (17.91%) were alpha, 800 (1.78%) were beta and 3000 (6.67%) were omicrons while 15.424 (34.33%) SARS-CoV-2positive mutation was found to be negative. Discussion Our study suggests that O and Rh (-) blood types may provide protection against delta, AB and Rh (+) blood types may hinder omicron infection while A and Rh (+) blood types may be more vulnerable to alpha and delta while B and Rh (+) are more sensitive to beta mutation. Conclusion Molecular mechanism underlying the relationship between blood types and SARS-CoV-2infection needs further molecular studies and multi-centered studies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. View on Web

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