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Prof. Maciej Banach

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Vice-Rector for Collegium Medicum at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Professor of Cardiology at the Medical University of Lodz & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, President of PoLA and ILEP, EiC of AMS, Deputy Editor of EHJ-Open.

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Nonlinear relationship between muscle quality index and hyperuricemia among non-elderly adults Introduction: The muscle quality index (MQI) is an increasingly prominent indicator of muscle status. The objective of this research is to analyze the connection between MQI and hyperuricemia. Mate...

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05.10.2025 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Association betweenย metabolic syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomized study Introduction: Epidemiological studies have revealed parallel increases in the incidences of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinical observational studies have shown a...

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05.10.2025 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Serum ฮณ-Klotho and Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Levels in Patients with Pressure Ulcers Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of ฮณ-Klotho and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in patients with pressure ulcers. Material and methods: Patients aged โ‰ฅ18 years receiv...

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The Outcome of Coronavirus Disease 2019 among People Living with HIV in European Union versus Non-European Union Countries Introduction: The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region differs in access to HIV and co-infections care and treatment. The aim of the study was to analyze the relation between the severity of the C...

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05.10.2025 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Identification of potential drug target genes for atopic dermatitis leveraging mendelian randomization, single-cell transcriptomics, and spatial transcriptomics Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common chronic inflammatory dermatosis, currently lacks definitive curative treatments. This study aimed to identify potential drug targets for AD throu...

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05.10.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sleep disturbances and heart failure: observational study and Mendelian randomization study Introduction: Sleep disturbances are prevalent among patients with heart failure (HF) and may trigger acute exacerbations of the condition. However, the causal relationship between sleep disturbances...

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04.10.2025 10:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Telomere length across the spectrum of metabolic health: an analysis from the LIPIDOGEN2015 study Introduction: Telomere length is a cellular aging marker and correlates with various cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. The current study assessed the association between obesity, metabolic s...

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04.10.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A predictive nomogram for post-acute pancreatitis diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study Introduction: Post-acute pancreatitis diabetes mellitus (PPDM-A) is a non-negligible sequela of acute pancreatitis (AP), as it has a greater risk of mortality and development of pancreatic cancer com...

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Interleukin 6: friend or foe in diabetic nephropathy? Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum cytokine levels, particularly interleukin 6 (IL-6), and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 1 (T1D) and type 2...

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04.10.2025 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Effects of different types of exercise interventions on metabolic and cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus:a systematic review and network meta-analysis Introduction: The aim of this study is to assess the effects of various exercise interventions of differing types and intensities on metabolic and cardiorespiratory function in children and adolescen...

Just Released ONLINE: Effects of different types of #exercise #interventions on #metabolic and cardiorespiratory #fitness in #children and #adolescents with type 1 #diabetes mellitus:a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

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20.09.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ENTPD1-AS1 promotes gastric cancer by activating the WNT signaling pathway through the FTO/WIF1 axis and interaction with SRSF1 Introduction: Gastric cancer (GC) remains a major global health burden. Emerging evidence highlights the critical regulatory roles of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in GC pathogenesis. The purpose of ...

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20.09.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Causal association between sleep traits and diabetic nephropathy Introduction: To explore the causal association between genetically predicted sleep traits (chronotype, sleep duration, short sleep duration, long sleep duration, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and sl...

Just Released ONLINE: Causal #association between #sleep traits and diabetic #nephropathy.

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20.09.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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COX7C alleviates lipid accumulation and apoptosis in hyperlipidemia models via HIF-1ฮฑ pathway Introduction: Background: One of the main contributing factors to the growth of atherosclerosis is hyperlipidemia (HLP). COX7C is a mitochondrial protein that is essential to mitochondrial function a...

Just Released ONLINE: #COX7C alleviates #lipid accumulation and #apoptosis in #hyperlipidemia models via HIF-1ฮฑ #pathway.

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20.09.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Familial hemiplegic migraine, epilepsy, and a suspicion of intracranial hypertension in a patient with a positive family history

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13.09.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Predictive factors for three-year mortality after discharge in elderly patients: A comparison of those with and without diabetes. Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized adults. However, data regarding the impact of DM on long-term mortality after discharge in very old patient...

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06.09.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Nuclear Factor I A in Type 2 Diabetes and Mild Cognitive Impairment: biomarkers and mechanistic insights Introduction: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are interrelated conditions that significantly impair quality of life. This study aimed to identify a feasible biomarker for as...

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Relationship between endometriosis and mental health. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Introduction: Chronic gynecological condition endometriosis affects about 10 percent of reproductive aged women and imposes a heavy physical and psychological burden. The impact of pain and infertili...

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06.09.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Causality analysis of plasma fatty acids with pneumonia: identifying diagnostic biomarkers through transcriptome-wide association study Introduction: Fatty acids mediate pulmonary inflammation through cytokine regulation, interactions with the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway, and mediators like 18-HEPE that boost interferon-ฮป. To syste...

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06.09.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dissecting the Impact of Appendectomy on Colorectal Cancer through Metabolites and Inflammatory Proteins: A Mendelian Randomization Study Introduction: Traditional longitudinal epidemiological investigations have demonstrated an association between appendectomy and the cumulative incidence of Colorectal cancer(CRC). However, there is a...

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06.09.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MiR-28-3p regulates high glucose-induced endothelial dysfunction by targeting CXXC5 Introduction: Data from the CEO database show that microRNA (miR)-28-3p levels are elevated in diabetic patients. Nevertheless, the role of miR-28-3p in peripheral artery disease with diabetes has no...

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23.08.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Antiviral flavonoids- and polyphenols-driven novel anti-HBV efficacy of<i> Ilex paraguariensis</i> Introduction: Antiviral natural products have shown great promise as alternatives to conventional therapies to address drug resistance in hepatitis B virus (HBV). The abundance of bioactive flavonoid...

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23.08.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19: a systematic review Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major worldwide challenge, with a great impact on health systems and economic mechanisms. SARS-CoV-2, the pathogenic agent that generates COVID-19, cr...

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23.08.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The burden of depression among women of childbearing age globally from 1990 to 2019 Introduction: We aimed to estimate the incidence of depression among women of childbearing age between 1990 and 2019 in terms of age, gender, country, and socio-economic development index (SDI). Ma...

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22.08.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Updated Focused Review of Hematological, Inflammatory, and Lipid Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndrome At present hematological indices and biomarkers of inflammation that may be associated with atherosclerosis and the prediction of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) attract a lot of academic attention. Th...

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22.08.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Key technical aspects and vascular access safety in membrane-based therapeutic plasma exchange for the pediatric population Introduction: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a widely used extracorporeal blood purification procedure. While its principles are similar across age groups, the technical complexity and risks ar...

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22.08.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gut microbiota and arterial hypertension โ€“ a narrative review In patients with hypertension, intestinal dysbiosis and increased intestine permeability are ob-served. Modification of intestinal microbiota with some probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, as well a...

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Diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid chemokine ligand 13 (CXCL13) levels for viral and autoimmune encephalitis Introduction: Chemokine ligand 13 (CXCL13) has been reported to be a valuable diagnostic biomarker in Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). However, its utility in the diagnostics of viral and autoimmune (AE)...

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Balancing work and maternity roles among women doctors: Exploring the relationship between career and family life. Introduction: The role of female mothers has long been the subject of social stereotyping and debate. Psychological and sociological research suggests that women approach these roles with a more comp...

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18.08.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weekend warrior physical activity patterns can reduce the risk of gallstone formation: NHANES 2017-2020 and Mendelian randomization analyses Introduction: Physical activity (PA) has a significant impact on gallstone formation, but the relationship is still unclear, and the patterns of PA have received little attention. This study aims to ...

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Does body weight relate to variation in the sexual functioning evaluation index Introduction: This study investigates the association between body weight, self-rated health, and physical attractiveness with sexual life evaluation in Polish healthcare workers. Material and meth...

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