{"title":"Meaning and relevance of paper mills","authors":"Marta Pulido","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.02.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.02.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 6","pages":"Pages 291-293"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Rosales-Castillo, Antonio Bustos-Merlo, Joaquín Escobar Sevilla
{"title":"Identification of NDST1 variant as a cause of intellectual disability","authors":"Antonio Rosales-Castillo, Antonio Bustos-Merlo, Joaquín Escobar Sevilla","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 6","pages":"Pages 309-310"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Javier Ugalde , Alberto Caballero , Marta Martín Fernández , Eduardo Tamayo , Olga de la Varga-Martínez
{"title":"Value of the biomarker soluble tyrosine kinase 1 type fms (sFLT-1) in the diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis: a systematic review","authors":"Miguel Javier Ugalde , Alberto Caballero , Marta Martín Fernández , Eduardo Tamayo , Olga de la Varga-Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The present systematic review analyses the role of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFLT-1) as an indirect biomarCker of endothelial dysfunction in sepsis or septic shock from articles published in Pubmed between 2010 and March 2022.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>A systematic review of studies studying sFLT-1 monitoring in intensive care units in adults with sepsis or septic shock vs. controls for sepsis diagnosis and prognosis has been carried out (PROSPERO CRD42023412929 Registry).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The endothelial dysfunction of sepsis is one of the keys to the development of the disease. VEGF binds to sFlt-1 acting as a competitive inhibitor of VEGF signalling in endothelial cells and thus neutralizes its pro-inflammatory effects. Endothelial dysfunction is reflected in increased sFLT-1 levels. High values of sFLT-1 were used for the differential diagnosis of sepsis versus other inflammatory pathologies, septic shock versus other types of shock, were elevated over time, estimation of disease prognosis, correlation with sepsis severity, organ dysfunction, and mortality prediction.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>It is evident that sepsis is based on endothelial dysfunction. sFLT-1 is one of the main biomarkers of microvascular alteration and is a predictive diagnostic and prognostic biomarker.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 5","pages":"Pages 224-231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2387020624003681/pdfft?md5=0a7d827c91a86fc6a32bc28f3c26914f&pid=1-s2.0-S2387020624003681-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142162733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ester Zamarrón , Layla Diab , Jaime Pavón , Carlos Carpio , Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala , María Concepción Prados
{"title":"Renal involvement in adults with cystic fibrosis: Study of 89 patients","authors":"Ester Zamarrón , Layla Diab , Jaime Pavón , Carlos Carpio , Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala , María Concepción Prados","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>We are assisting to an increase in survival rates among individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Until now, renal involvement was a minority issue, but with the rise in life expectancy, we will likely see an increase in its prevalence. Our main objective was to assess renal function in CF and study risk factors associated with its deterioration.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted, including adults with CF. Clinical, respiratory function, microbiological, blood and urine analysis, and major chronic treatments received were collected.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Eighty nine patients with a mean age of 35 ± 12 years were analyzed. Mean serum creatinine levels were 0.8 ± 0.2 mg/dL. 10.6% had a glomerular filtration rate less than 90 ml/min/1.73 m<sup>2</sup>. No patient showed albuminuria. In multivariate model, only age was an independent risk factor for reduced glomerular filtration (OR 0.344, 95% CI 0.004−0.017, p = 0.002).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>11% of CF adults show decreased glomerular filtration, with age being the sole independent risk factor. Vigilance for this uncommon condition is crucial.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 5","pages":"Pages 238-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142162729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrés Santiago-Sáez , Pilar Pinto Pastor , Bernardo Perea-Pérez
{"title":"Forensic medicine units in hospitals, a necessary care system","authors":"Andrés Santiago-Sáez , Pilar Pinto Pastor , Bernardo Perea-Pérez","doi":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.medcle.2024.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74154,"journal":{"name":"Medicina clinica (English ed.)","volume":"163 4","pages":"Pages e51-e54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142098452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}