Mar 25, 2021

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in the western world. Myocardial infarction is among the most prevalent and results in significant cell loss within the myocardium. S...

Mar 25, 2021

Most studies investigated the value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as a marker of renal tubular injury only at a single time point. We investigated the possible utilization of NG...

Mar 25, 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has placed a tremendous strain on healthcare services. This study, prepared by a large international panel of stroke experts, assesses the rapidly growing research ...

Mar 25, 2021

The management and prognosis of acute ischemic stroke due to multiple large-vessel occlusion (LVO) (MLVO) are not well scrutinized. We therefore aimed to elucidate the differences in patient character...

Mar 25, 2021

Studies have shown nonlinear relationships between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and outcomes, with increased risk observed at both low and high blood pressure levels. However, the relationships betwe...

Mar 25, 2021

Risk factors of mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients have not yet been sufficiently evaluated. In particular, chronological transits and interactions of the impact of risk factors have rarely be...

Mar 25, 2021

Vitamin D is a hormone regulating not only calcium and phosphate homeostasis but also, at the same time, exerting many other extraskeletal functions via genomic effects (gene transcription) and probab...

Mar 25, 2021

 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases in Germany. In the long term, there is an increased risk of developing liver cirrhosis and subsequent dise...

Mar 25, 2021

Atherosclerosis (AS) is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases. Studies have revealed critical roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the progression of AS. This study was conducted to elucidate...

Mar 25, 2021

Common carotid artery (CCA) and internal carotid artery (ICA) are aligned linearly, but their hemodynamic role in ischemic stroke has not been studied in depth.We aimed to investigate whether CCA and ...

Mar 25, 2021

Atherosclerosis causes a chronic reduction of vascularization with consequent impairment of the performance of organs, like the brain or muscles, which determines the functional and cognitive decline ...

Mar 25, 2021

Management of young adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is challenging.To evaluate the profile of young adults (16-25 years) with HCM included in the French prospective HCM registry.Patients...

Mar 25, 2021

Natriuretic peptides are helpful in detecting chronic heart failure (HF) in primary care; however, there are a lack of data evaluating thresholds recommended by clinical guidelines. This study assesse...

Mar 25, 2021

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, the most common cause of supraventricular tachycardia in the global population and the most common arrhythmia requiring treatment in a...

Mar 22, 2021

Grading red blood cell (RBC) aggregation is important for the early diagnosis and prevention of related diseases such as ischemic cardio-cerebrovascular disease, type II diabetes, deep vein thrombosis...

Mar 22, 2021

There is limited data on the markers of coagulation and hemostatic activation (MOCHA) profile in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its ability to identify COVID-19 patients at risk for thromboti...

Mar 22, 2021

To determine the efficacy and safety of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in preventing pulmonary embolism (PE) in high-risk patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty.2857 hip or knee arthroplasty p...

Mar 22, 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of using novel non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for anticoagulation following left atrial appendage closure (LAAC)....

Mar 22, 2021

Despite the importance of stroke volume readings in understanding the work of the cardiovascular system in patients, its routine daily measurement outside of a hospital in the absence of special equip...

Mar 22, 2021

The impact of weight changes in middle age on the incidence of cardiovascular disease has not been well elucidated. We investigated whether a 5-year weight change was associated with risk of stroke an...