Mar 11, 2021

To synthesize the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of nursing case management in primary health care, compared to usual care, in improving blood pressure in adults over 18 years wit...

Mar 11, 2021

The catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) showed promising results for patients in lowering BP, but there were also many non-responders. One of the possible reasons was the incomplete neural ablation...

Mar 11, 2021

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultra rapid lispro (URLi) versus lispro in persons with type 1 diabetes on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII).This was a phase 3, 16-week, treat-to-...

Mar 11, 2021

As more innovative insulin therapies become available, it is necessary to better understand the interrelations between glycaemic metrics of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), postprandial glucose (PPG), Hb...

Mar 11, 2021

To identify factors associated with the level of knowledge of the disease in people with type 2 Diabetes.A cross-sectional study carried out with 412 people with diabetes registered in the Primary Hea...

Mar 11, 2021

In the last decades a significant increase of the migratory phenomenon from South Asian countries to the western world has occurred due to several factors, such as economic crisis, political instabili...

Mar 11, 2021

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and heart failure share common risks and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, it is unknown whether cardiac function can be an independent ...

Mar 11, 2021

Vitamin K Antagonists (VKA) and non-vitamin K oral antagonist anticoagulants (NOAC) are used in the clinic to reduce risk of thrombosis. However, they also exhibit vascular off-target effects. The aim...

Mar 11, 2021

Improving adherence to direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) is challenging, and simple text messaging reminders have not been effective.SmartADHERE was a randomized trial that tested a personalized digit...

Mar 11, 2021

Background Current American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society guidelines and European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) for mai...

Mar 08, 2021

Postoperative care has been evolving since the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was introduced in China. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of early ambulation within 24 h aft...

Mar 08, 2021

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is characterized by pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, has become a serious public concern. Notably, over half of the patients with VTE are over 70 years...

Mar 08, 2021

The 2018 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) cholesterol guideline defines very high atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk as a history of ≥ 2 major ASC...

Mar 08, 2021

Stroke continues to be a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Rates of intra-arterial reperfusion treatments (IAT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are increasing, and these trea...

Mar 08, 2021

To develope and validate a nomogram to predict the probability of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in patients after acute stroke during the first 14 days with clinical features and easily obtainable bioc...

Mar 08, 2021

We estimated the 2020 European Society of Cardiology-Acute Cardio Vascular Care (ESC-ACVC) quality indicators (QI) for the management of acute myocardial infarction, from three existing registries to ...

Mar 08, 2021

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is potentiated by risk factors including physical inactivity and remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Although regular physical activity (PA) does not rever...

Mar 08, 2021

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) are important in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The "ARB-MI paradox" implies that no risk reductio...

Mar 08, 2021

To identify CT parameters useful for assessment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).Retrospective study of 165 patients who had undergone right heart catheteriz...

Mar 08, 2021

We used real-world exposure scenarios to evaluate the effect of six ambient air pollutant (PM, PM, NO, SO, CO, and O) exposure on renal function among older adults without chronic kidney disease (CKD)...