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inflüssen auf die menschliche Gesundheit, and NHS National Institute of Health Research Applied Research Collaborations East of England, UK.AC Immune, La Caixa Foundation, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Institute on Aging, Wellcome Trust, Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, EU Joint Programme-Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Alzheimer's society, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Stiftung für die Erforschung von Verhaltens und Umwelteinflüssen auf die menschliche Gesundheit, and NHS National Institute of Health Research Applied Research Collaborations East of England, UK. This study aims to investigate the association between hemoglobin and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who were treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This was a secondary analysis based on a retrospective cohort study involving 204 patients with stable CAD. Patients were divided into four groups according to hemoglobin levels (Q1 6.90-12.30 g/dL; Q2 12.40-13.80 g/dL; Q3 13.90-14.90 g/dL; Q4 15.00-19.00 g/dL). Lasso regression analysis was performed to select characteristic variables and reduce dimensions. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used for comparing data among groups. After an average follow-up of 783 days, 28/204 (17.72%) patients with CAD occurred MACE. Univariate analysis data showed that hemoglobin level was negatively associated with the incidence of MACE in patients with CAD treated with PCI (Q2 vs Q1 OR=0.19, P=0.005; Q3 vs Q1 OR=0.25, P=0.013; Q4 vs Q1 OR=0.13, P=0.002). The negative correlation between hemoglobin and MACE still existed after adjusting selected variables obtained from multivariate regression analysis (Q2 vs Q1 OR= 0.18, P=0.007; Q3 vs Q1 OR=0.29, P=0.038; Q4 vs Q1 OR=0.19, P=0.016). Curve fitting illustrated that hemoglobin level presented a non-linear and negative association with MACE in patients with CAD treated with PCI. Hemoglobin level can be utilized as a prognostic indicator of MACE in patients with CAD after PCI.Hemoglobin level can be utilized as a prognostic indicator of MACE in patients with CAD after PCI. To examine the relationship between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia. MEDLINE, EMBASE, POPLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, and WHO COVID-19, Chinese, and preprint databases (all from December 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021). Google Scholar, bibliographies, and conference proceedings were also searched. Observational studies that assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and preeclampsia and that reported unadjusted and/or adjusted risk estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) or data to calculate them. The primary outcome was preeclampsia. Secondary outcomes included preeclampsia with severe features, preeclampsia without severe features, eclampsia, and the hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. Two reviewers independently reviewed studies for inclusion, assessed their risk of bias, and extracted data. ABT-199 concentration Pooled unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs, and preeclampsia with severe features (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.18-2.63; І =58%; 7 studies), eclampsia (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.01-3.84; І =0%, 3 studies), and HELLP syndrome (OR 2.10, 95% CI 1.48-2.97; 1 study) among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection, as compared to those without the infection. Overall, the direction and magnitude of the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy on preeclampsia was consistent across most pre-specified subgroup and sensitivity analyses. Both asymptomatic and symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections significantly increased the odds of preeclampsia although it was higher among patients with symptomatic illness (OR 2.11, 95% CI 1.59-2.81) than among those with asymptomatic illness (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.21-2.10). SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy is associated with higher odds of preeclampsia.SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy is associated with higher odds of preeclampsia. Autosomal dominant neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV) is a rare disorder characterized by uveitis, retinal neovascularization, and retinal degeneration. We sought to describe the course of treated and untreated ADNIV and to identify risk factors for severe vision loss. Observational case series. Clinical data from ADNIV patients from four families seen from 1967 through 2019 at a single academic, tertiary referral center were reviewed. The main outcome measures were visual acuity at baseline and follow-up, as well as risk factors for vision loss. A total of 130 eyes from 65 ADNIV patients (45 female, 20 male; mean age 40.8 years old, range 6-77 years) were included. Mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at presentation was LogMAR 0.59 (about Snellen 20/80). Longitudinal analysis included 84 eyes from 42 patients (31 female, 11 male), with mean follow up of 17.3 years (range 2 - 43.6 years). Mean BCVA at last follow up was LogMAR 1.48 (about Snellen 20/600). The disease accelerated in the fifth decade of life, during which the majority of eyes went from normal vision or mild vision loss to at least moderate vision loss (20/70 Snellen equivalent); 25 eyes from 16 patients (29.8%;) showed a steep trajectory of vision loss to no light perception. Tractional retinal detachment was the greatest risk factor for severe vision loss (BCVA <20/200) on multivariable analysis (p<0.05). ADNIV patients have a high lifetime risk of severe vision loss. Tractional retinal detachment is an important risk factor for poor vision.ADNIV patients have a high lifetime risk of severe vision loss. Tractional retinal detachment is an important risk factor for poor vision.This study compared the serological and electrocardiographic evolution among patients with chronic T. cruzi infection treated during childhood or left untreated. A retrospective cohort study was conducted during a mean follow-up period of 25 years in 82 patients half of them underwent treatment (nifurtimox 8, benznidazole 33) before being 15 years old, whereas the other half remained untreated. During the follow-up, negative seroconversion occurred in 92.7% of the treated children, while all the untreated ones remained positive for conventional serology. At baseline, 2 patients from each group had electrocardiographic abnormalities. During the study period, 4/41 (9.75%) and 9/41 (21.95%) of treated and untreated patients displayed an altered electrocardiogram, respectively. In multivariate analyses, the probability of developing electrocardiographic abnormalities was significantly reduced among treated patients (OR = 0.18, 95% CI = 0.04-0.79; p = 0.023). Electrocardiographic abnormalities attributable to Chagas cardiomyopathy were seen in 3 patients from the untreated group (complete right bundle branch block + left anterior fascicular block, frequent ventricular extrasystole, and left anterior fascicular block).