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A Structured Framework for Translation of the ACNS Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology Into Spanish

Purpose: The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) Critical Care EEG Terminology provides standardized language for describing electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns in critically ill patients but has not been formally translated into Spanish. We aimed to develop a con...

Cardiovascular and psycho-emotional changes among completers of a medical student cohort with high loss to follow-up

Abstract Background Medical students are exposed to academic and lifestyle factors that may adversely affect cardiovascular and psycho-emotional health. Although these outcomes have been widely studied, most evidence is cross-sectional, and longitudinal evidence from Latin Americ...

Imaging manifestations of malignancy in inflammatory bowel disease: patterns, pitfalls and pearls

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancies arising in the setting of chronic inflammation, dysplasia, stricturing disease, and fistulizing complications. Although endoscopic surveillance remains the corn...

Factors Associated with Adherence to Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based secondary prevention strategy that improves functional capacity, quality of life, and cardiovascular outcomes. However, adherence to CR programs remains suboptimal, limiting their effectiveness. Methods: A retrospecti...