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Turk J Med Sci 2021 Apr 17. Epub 2021 Apr 17.

Background/aim: Because of close relations to important anatomical structures such as cavernous sinus and optic nerve, sphenoid sinus variations must be well trained by the Otolaryngologist who has an interest in endoscopic sinus surgery. Newly defined sphenoseptal cell (SSC) is one of those variations that may lead to insufficient endoscopic sinus surgery outcomes if not defined preoperatively with imaging studies. The present study aimed to present the main characteristics of this special type of nasal cell. Read More

Cancer Epidemiol 2021 Apr 13;72:101938. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Miami, USA. Electronic address:

Introduction: Kidney cancer incidence is increasing among Hispanics but rate differences by distinct group, such as Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Mexican have not been studied. To fill this knowledge gap, we use mortality data, reflecting fatal kidney cancers, to examine patterns by race-ethnicity, including detailed Hispanic groups, and correlate the mortality rates with each group's prevalence of known kidney cancer risk factors: smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease.

Methods: We used individual-level death data for California, Florida, and New York (2008-2018), and population prevalence data from the National Health Interview Surveys (2008-2018). Read More

J Neurol Sci 2021 Apr 13;425:117446. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Research Center of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Center for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Administrative Center, Hospital District of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland. Electronic address:

Background: Case-fatality of Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been reported to have improved in some areas recently. Previous reports have shown that in Finland ICH survival has improved already from the 1980s. We aimed to investigate if this trend has continued and to assess possible predictors for death. Read More

Clin Biochem 2021 Apr 13. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address:

Aims: Concentrations of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) are associated with incident ischemic stroke and predict the presence and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Accordingly, we hypothesized that concentrations of cTnI measured with a very high sensitivity (hs-) assay would be associated with subclinical stages of carotid atherosclerosis in the general population.

Methods: We measured hs-cTnI on the Singulex Clarity System in 1745 women and 1666 men participating in the prospective observational Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study. Read More

Acta Odontol Scand 2021 Apr 16:1-9. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Institute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.

Background: Low-grade inflammation and depressiveness have been associated with chronic pain conditions.

Objective: To examine whether low-grade inflammation mediates the association between depressive symptoms and temporomandibular (TM) pain in Finnish adults based on the Health 2000/2011 Surveys (BRIF8901).

Methods: The sample comprised subjects who underwent clinical TM pain examination (pain on palpation of the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints) in 2000 and 2011 and responded to questions on TM pain symptoms in 2011. Read More