Cheng Cheng

U-shaped association of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertension: mediating role of renal dysfunction in a nationwide cohort (NHANES 2005–2018)

To evaluate the association between the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among adults with hypertension in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We conducted a prospective cohort analysis using NHANES 2005–2018...

A nomogram for differentiating false-negative from true-negative diagnoses following non-diagnostic CT-guided lung biopsy

This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram that integrates clinical data, radiological findings, and biopsy procedural characteristics to distinguish false-negative from true-negative diagnoses in patients with non-diagnostic results following CT-guided lung biopsy. This...