Apr 29, 2021

To explore the associations of urinary retinol binding protein (RBP) and β-microglobulin (β-MG) with urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) and renal function in hospitalized patients with type...

Apr 29, 2021

A 56-year-old female was admitted to Department of Gastroenterology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital with diarrhea for seven months, and abnormal liver function for six months. She had a histo...

Apr 29, 2021

Patients with critical limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) have poor long-term survival following lower-extremity revascularization due to coexistent coronary artery disease (CAD). A new cardiac diagnost...

Apr 29, 2021

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) exhibit pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic properties. However, they have only been reported as important regulators in atherosclerosis, especially in atherothro...

Apr 29, 2021

Diabetes is the most important comorbidity of cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease is the main cause of mortality and disability of patients with type 2 diabetes. In order to standardize...

Apr 29, 2021

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases, with a high disability rate and mortality rate. The early detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation have great clinical...

Apr 26, 2021

Preoperative anemia is a well-established risk factor for adverse perioperative outcomes in major surgery, but studies exploring complications after pelvic reconstructive surgery are limited. The obje...

Apr 26, 2021

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is one of the main complications that occurs after venous thrombosis. There is little data on the proportion of patients that will develop upper extremity PTS (UE-PTS) a...

Apr 26, 2021

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common condition with a high risk of post-thrombotic morbidity, especially in patients with a proximal thrombus. Successful iliofemoral (IF) clot removal has been shown...

Apr 26, 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted many aspects of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care, including timely access to primary percutaneous coronary interven...

Apr 26, 2021

Various operative techniques are used to perform tracheostomies. The objective of this study was to evaluate patient factors that influence the decision to perform a Bjork flap or a window.A retrospec...

Apr 26, 2021

Increasing evidences suggest the involvement of disrupted circadian clock in various pathologies including stroke and substance abuse. Here we took an attempt to do a comparative study on the regulati...

Apr 26, 2021

: The aim of this paper is to indicate if carotid stenosis is predictive for the prognosis of coronary artery disease.: Our study is a prospective cohort study. 1031 patients with proven coronary arte...

Apr 26, 2021

Background There is increasing evidence that opioids interfere with the oral bioavailability of P2Y inhibitors leading to delayed onset of antiplatelet effects. Several strategies have been proposed t...

Apr 26, 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...

Apr 26, 2021

Contemporary embryo biopsy in the United States involves removal of several cells from a blastocyst that would become the placenta for preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). Embryos are then cryoprese...

Apr 26, 2021

Studies on the hypertensive effect of long-term exposure to air pollution are mixed, and sparse evidence exists regarding its effects on homocysteine (Hcy), another crucial risk factor for cardiovascu...

Apr 26, 2021

COVID-19 is one of the world's major health crises. The objective of this study was to determine the predictive factors of severe hypoxemia in patients hospitalized in COVID-19 health facilities in Bu...

Apr 26, 2021

Interprofessional education can promote healthcare professionals' competence to work in interprofessional collaboration, which is essential for the quality and safety of care. An interprofessional app...

Apr 26, 2021

Diabetes mellitus (DM) and thyroid disorders are the most common endocrine disorders in clinical practice. Unrecognized thyroid disorders have an adverse effect on metabolic functions. The aim of the ...