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Cardiology General

Risks of recurrent stroke and all serious vascular events after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: pooled analyses of two population-based studies.

May 24, 2021

Patients with stroke due to spontaneous (non-traumatic) intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) are at risk of recurrent ICH, ischaemic stroke, and other serious vascular events. We aimed to analyse these ris...

Biotherapeutic-loaded injectable hydrogels as a synergistic strategy to support myocardial repair after myocardial infarction.

May 24, 2021

Myocardial infarction (MI) has been considered as the leading cause of cardiovascular-related deaths worldwide. Although traditional therapeutic agents including various bioactive species such as grow...

Maternal diseases and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy across gestational age groups.

May 24, 2021

To estimate the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in nulliparous women with diabetes, chronic hypertension or obesity in three gestational age groups.Population-based observational cohort st...

Studies of binding by 2-imidazolines to human serum albumin and alpha-acid glycoprotein by high-performance affinity chromatography.

May 24, 2021

2-Imidazoline drugs are used in a variety of applications, such as the treatment of hypertension and opioid withdrawal. It is known these drugs bind to serum proteins and have significant variations w...

Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

May 24, 2021

The outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has rapidly become a public health emergency of international concer...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) after trauma: Improving incidence, but increasing mortality.

May 24, 2021

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an infrequent, yet morbid inflammatory complication in injury victims. With the current project we sought to estimate trends in incidence, determine outco...

The prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older adults with diabetes: A meta-analysis.

May 24, 2021

Coexistence of frailty and chronic diseases including diabetes is related to a higher risk of adverse health outcomes. There is an increasing interest in the intersection of diabetes and frailty. Unde...

Tween 20-capped gold nanoparticles for selective extraction of free low-molecular-weight thiols in saliva followed by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection.

May 24, 2021

Low-molecular-weight thiols are widely present in human fluids, and are regarded as a kind of potential broad-spectrum evaluation indicators for some clinical diseases. In this work, gold nanoparticle...

Chemerin in Atherosclerosis.

May 24, 2021

Atherosclerosis (AS), a chronic arterial disease, is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, inflammatory reactions and lipid accumulation in parallel with aberrant angiogenesis and vascular smooth ...

Polysaccharides and extracts from Agaricus brasiliensis Murill - A comprehensive review.

May 24, 2021

Edible mushrooms have been increasingly introduced into the human diet, which has driven research into their functional properties. Thus, Agaricus brasiliensis Murill or Agaricus blazei Murill (ABM) i...

Metabolomic correlates of coronary atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk, both or neither. Results of the 2 × 2 phenotypic CAPIRE study.

May 24, 2021

Traditional cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) and coronary artery disease (CAD) do not always run parallel. We investigated functional-metabolic correlations of CAD, RFs, or neither in the CAPIRE (Cor...

Background characteristics and anticoagulant usage patterns of elderly non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients in the ANAFIE registry: a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study in Japan.

May 24, 2021

To explore anticoagulant usage patterns stratified by stroke and bleeding risk in elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).Prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study.The...

First-line therapy: insights from a real-world analysis of cryoablation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

May 24, 2021

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using cryoballoon ablation (CBA) is mainly reserved for patients with drug-refractory or drug-intolerant symptomatic atrial fibrillation. We evaluated a large cohort of ...

Iron-deficiency anaemia in childhood: a risk factor for severe venous thrombosis?

May 20, 2021

Iron deficiency anaemia is a common disorder in the paediatric age-group. The association between iron deficiency and venous thrombosis in children without an underlying illness is rare. Two cases are...

Homozygous Factor V Leiden presenting as irreversible chronic colon ischemia resulting from inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis.

May 20, 2021

A 42-year-old man presented with 6 months of unexplained left lower quadrant abdominal pain and hematochezia accompanied by weight loss despite extensive evaluations. Stool studies for pathogens were ...

Ovarian vein and IVC thrombosis due to normal vaginal delivery; a case report and literature review.

May 20, 2021

Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is exceedingly rare, which commonly occurs in postpartum patients and can result in serious complication such as pulmonary emboli. With a presentation often mimicking tha...

Health promotion interventions post-stroke for improving self-management: A systematic review.

May 20, 2021

It is well-documented that women tend to be worse off post-stroke. They are often frailer, have less independence, lower functionality, increased rates of depression, and overall a lower quality of li...

Flight muscle power increases with strain amplitude and decreases with cycle frequency in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata).

May 20, 2021

Birds that use high flapping frequencies can modulate aerodynamic force by varying wing velocity, which is primarily a function of stroke amplitude and wingbeat frequency. Previous measurements from z...

Elastic wing deformations mitigate flapping asymmetry during manoeuvres in rose chafers (Protaetia cuprea).

May 20, 2021

To manoeuvre in air flying animals produce asymmetric flapping between contralateral wings. Unlike the adjustable vertebrate wings, insect wings lack intrinsic musculature, preventing active control o...

Frailty Measurement and Implications for Cerebrovascular Disease Management in a Veteran Based Population.

May 20, 2021

Rapid and objective preoperative assessment of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) remains difficult and variable. The Risk Analysis Index (RAI) is a validated medical record-based assess...