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Cardiology General

Atrial fibrillation evolution and rhythm control strategy following left appendage closure: new insights from the prospective FLAAC registry.

May 06, 2021

Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an alternative to oral anticoagulation (OAC) for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with high thromboembolism risk, particularly with contraindicatio...

Dapagliflozin, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Outcomes

May 05, 2021

Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, is known to reduce cardiovascular (CV) deaths and hospitalizations in patients with type 2 diabetes by promoting renal glucose excretion. How...

Protein Kinase II Delta Inhibition After Myocardial Infarction

May 05, 2021

The occurrence of left ventricular (LV) remodeling after anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) results in heart failure and death. Studies have found that calcium/calmodulin-depe...

Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Type 2 Myocardial Infarction

May 05, 2021

Accurate and rapid noninvasive discrimination of type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI), caused by the supply-demand mismatch from type-1 myocardial infarction (T1MI), is essential as the treatment for t...

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Sex-Related Disparities

May 05, 2021

The data available on secondary prevention care variations in women with premature and extremely premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is not clear. The objective of this study is t...

Diagnostic Value of D-dimers for Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis in Children: A Prospective Study.

May 03, 2021

The present study sought to evaluate the discriminative and predictive ability of D-dimer for pediatric limb DVT. Children aged 28 days-18 years requiring imaging to rule out limb DVT, as per the ...

Use of Pre-Operative Pharmacologic Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy.

May 03, 2021

To determine whether a single dose of pre-operative enoxaparin for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis impacts rates of thrombotic and bleeding events after robotic partial nephrectomy (RPNx).A r...

A nomogram based on easily obtainable parameters for distal deep venous thrombosis in patients after acute stroke.

May 03, 2021

To develop and validate a nomogram to predict the probability of distal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) within first 14 days of stroke onset in patients by using easily obtainable parameters.This is a re...

A Similar Lifetime CV Risk and a Similar Cardiometabolic Profile in the Moderate and High Cardiovascular Risk Populations: A Population-Based Study.

May 03, 2021

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major, worldwide problem that remains the dominant cause of premature mortality in the world, and increasing rates of dysglycaemia are a major contributor to its deve...

Automatic Acute Stroke Symptom Detection and Emergency Medical Systems Alerting by Mobile Health Technologies: A Review.

May 03, 2021

To survey recent advances in acute stroke symptom automatic detection and Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) alerting by mobile health technologies.Narrative review RESULTS: Delayed activation of EMS for...

Association between malnutrition and long-term mortality in older adults with ischemic stroke.

May 03, 2021

Malnutrition is associated with poor prognosis of different diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association of malnutrition with long-term mortality of older adults with ischemic stroke in C...

The Association Between Ambient Temperature Variability and Myocardial Infarction in a New York-State-Based Case-Crossover Study: an Examination of Different Variability Metrics.

May 03, 2021

Short-term temperature variability has been consistently associated with mortality, with limited evidence for cardiovascular outcomes. Previous studies have used multiple metrics to measure temperatur...

The effect of immediate coronary angiography after cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation on left ventricular function. A sub-study of the COACT randomised trial.

May 03, 2021

The effect of immediate coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who are successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest in the absence of ST-segment elevation myoc...

Negatively charged nanoparticles of multiple materials inhibit shear-induced platelet accumulation.

May 03, 2021

Platelet accumulation by VWF under high shear rates at the site of atherosclerotic plaque rupture leads to myocardial infarction and stroke. Current anti-platelet therapies remain ineffective for a la...

Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with metabolic syndrome independent of insulin resistance and obesity in young adults - The Berlin Aging Study II.

May 03, 2021

Age-related changes affect vitamin D absorption and metabolism. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations have been reported as risk factor for the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, rece...

The association between preterm birth and postpartum mental health care utilization among California birthing people.

May 03, 2021

While birthing person's mental health conditions such as postpartum depression are common, little is known about how mental health care utilization varies postpartum based on whether or not an infant ...

Impact of Type of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease on Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women Managed in a Multidisciplinary Cardio-Obstetrics Program.

May 03, 2021

Maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) complicates up to 4% of pregnancies in the United States. Knowledge regarding the impact of CVD category is limited.The purpose of this study is to compare matern...

Nicotinamide provides neuroprotection in glaucoma by protecting against mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction.

May 03, 2021

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a REDOX cofactor and metabolite essential for neuronal survival. Glaucoma is a common neurodegenerative disease in which neuronal levels of NAD decline. We a...

The tryptic peptides of hemoglobin for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus using label-free and standard-free LC-ESI-DMRM.

May 03, 2021

N-1-(deoxyfructosyl) valine of β-hemoglobin, commonly referred to as HbA1c, is the "gold standard" for clinical detection of diabetes. Instead of quantifying the full-length HbA1c glycated protein, i...

Optical glucose biosensor built-in disposable strips and wearable electronic devices.

May 03, 2021

On-demand screening, real-time monitoring and rapid diagnosis of ubiquitous diseases, such as diabetes, at early stages are indispensable in personalised treatment. Emerging impacts of nano/microscale...