Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 4

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of right ventricular diastolic dysfunction on the results of 5-year follow-up of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Patients were enrolled in this prospective obs...

Background: Healthcare systems worldwide are increasingly burdened by rising costs, growing patient demand, and limited resources. In this context, cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) plays a vital role in evaluating the clinical value of medical inter...

Introduction: Patients with orthopedic injuries often require cast immobilization therapy using casts. Driving with a cast on the right lower limb restricts many things. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with driving capacity aft...

Chronic kidney disease is a global health burden with a rising incidence and prevalence in developed and developing nations. Once established, it results in a progressive accumulation of a myriad of uraemic toxins. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) uses the b...

Background/Objectives: Mental health problems are a major cause of disability, impacting nearly 20% of adolescents. Nevertheless, they are hesitant to seek help because of stigma and fear of being labelled. Adolescents often have low mental health li...

Background: Recently, the lateralization shoulder angle (LSA) and distalization shoulder angle (DSA) have been proposed to assess lateralization and distalization in reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). However, there is insufficient evidence about t...

Background/Objectives: Endometriosis affects up to 10% of women of reproductive age and about 47% of adolescents with pelvic pain. Symptoms include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Adolescents often present atypical symptoms...

Background: After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, general fatigue in patients with long COVID and post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC) became a medical issue. Although there is a lack of evidence-based treatments, Kampo medicine (traditional Japanese m...

Background/Objectives: The aim was to develop a Japanese version of the Obstetric Quality of Recovery-11 questionnaire (ObsQoR-11J), assess its feasibility, reliability, and validity, and investigate its association with postpartum depression and fun...

Background: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and diabetes face high risks of comorbidities, tissue loss, and cardiovascular events. As global type 2 diabetes (T2DM) prevalence rises, so does its incidence in symptomatic patients with PAD...