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Cardiology General

Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and stroke risk in hemodialysis patients: 10-Years outcome of the Q-Cohort study.

Mar 29, 2021

The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), which is calculated using the serum albumin level and body mass index, is a nutritional marker associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events i...

Generation and Cultivation of Transgene-Free Macaque and Baboon iPSCs Under Chemically Defined Conditions.

Mar 29, 2021

Non-human primates (NHP), and in particular Old World monkeys including macaques and baboons, are key animal models for the late preclinical testing of novel stem cell-based therapies and other advanc...

Clinical Relevance of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Beyond Coronary Artery Stenosis.

Mar 29, 2021

 The capabilities of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) have advanced significantly in the past decade. Its capacity to detect stenotic coronary arteries safely and consistently has led...

Cardiac performance in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: a 6 month follow-up study.

Mar 29, 2021

Myocardial injury is frequently observed in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Different cardiac abnormalities have been reported during the acute COVID-19 phase...

Switching to riociguat versus maintenance therapy with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (REPLACE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial.

Mar 29, 2021

Riociguat and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i), approved for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), act on the same pathway via different mechanisms. Riociguat might be an alter...

Intra-arterial versus oscillometric blood pressure measurements in women with severe peripartum hypertension undergoing urgent treatment with nicardipine: An observational study.

Mar 29, 2021

The aim of this study was to compare radial arterial catheter-derived pressure with oscillometric blood pressure in women with severe peripartum hypertension undergoing urgent treatment with intraveno...

Pancreatic lipase and α-amylase inhibitory activity of extracts from selected plant materials after gastrointestinal digestion in vitro.

Mar 29, 2021

A screening of inhibitory activity of α-amylase, as well as pancreatic lipase (PL), under the influence of aqueous and ethanolic preparations from 12 plant materials was performed. The most active aq...

AMD3465 (hexahydrobromide) rescues the MG63 osteoblasts against the apoptosis induced by high glucose.

Mar 29, 2021

Diabetic osteoporosis (DOP) is a serious complication of diabetes, which brings a heavy burden to patients' families and society. The SDF-1/CXCR4 signal pathway may be a target to prevent articular ca...

Low Muscular Strength, Weight Status, and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.

Mar 29, 2021

To investigate the association between muscular strength and metabolic syndrome (MetS), with a specific focus on the role of weight status, using a nationally representative sample of US youth.The ana...

Hemostatic factors, inflammatory markers and risk of incident venous thromboembolism: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Mar 29, 2021

Several hemostatic factors and inflammatory markers are associated with the risk of incident venous thromboembolism (VTE), however most existing data are from case-control studies in Caucasian populat...

Systemic immune-inflammation index and incident cardiovascular diseases among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: The Dongfeng-Tongji cohort study.

Mar 29, 2021

Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been recently investigated as a novel inflammatory and prognostic marker. SII may be used as an indicator reflecting the progressive inflammatory process i...

Cardiac-CT with the newest CT scanners: An incoming screening tool for competitive athletes?

Mar 29, 2021

Competitive athletes of all skill levels are at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to certain heart conditions. Prior to engagement in high-intensity athletics, it is necessary to screen for these...

Analysis of conflicts of interest among authors and researchers of European clinical guidelines in cardiovascular medicine.

Mar 29, 2021

We aimed to assess the frequency and nature of financial conflicts of interest among both the guideline committee authors and the authors of research studies used to support the European Society of Ca...

Middle East Treatment Strategies and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: One-Year Follow-up Data from Garfield-AF Study.

Mar 29, 2021

The Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF) aims to determine real-life treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atri...

The Incidence and Location of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Lower Extremity Fracture Patients Receiving Sequential Chemical Prophylaxis.

Mar 25, 2021

To investigate the incidence and location of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with lower extremity fractures receiving pharmacological thromboprophylaxis with LMWH followed by rivaroxaban. All p...

Relation Between Platelet Reactivity Levels and Diabetic Retinopathy Stage in Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Using Multiplate Whole Blood Aggregometry.

Mar 25, 2021

: To test the hypothesis of a possible association between platelet reactivity and the severity of diabetic retinopathy using Multiplate whole blood aggregometry in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. ...

Trauma Outcome Predictor (TOP): An Artificial-Intelligence (AI) Interactive Smartphone Tool to Predict Outcomes in Trauma Patients.

Mar 25, 2021

Classic risk assessment tools often treat patients' risk factors as linear and additive. Clinical reality suggests that the presence of certain risk factors can alter the impact of other factors; in o...

Exertional Heat Stroke at the Boston Marathon: Demographics and the Environment.

Mar 25, 2021

Assess associations between exertional heat stroke (EHS) and sex, age, prior performance and environmental conditions, and report on resources needed for EHS cases at the Boston Marathon.We analyzed p...

Blood Pressure Responses to Static and Dynamic Knee Extensor Exercise between Sexes: Role of Absolute Contraction Intensity.

Mar 25, 2021

Males have larger blood pressure (BP) responses to relative intensity static handgrip exercise compared to females. Controlling for absolute load (maximal voluntary contraction [MVC]) abolishes these ...

Nucleated Red Blood Cells as Markers of Perinatal Adaptation in Preterm Neonates Receiving Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy.

Mar 25, 2021

 The study aimed to assess the association of nucleated red blood cells (NRBC), a surrogate of intrauterine hypoxia, and elevated pulmonic vascular resistance (E-PVR) and oxygen requirement after mi...