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Cardiology General

Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM™) Measurements Prove Unreliable Compared to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Adolescents with Cardiac Disease.

Jan 07, 2021

The purpose of this stuy is to prospectively assess the reliability of the ultrasound cardiac output monitor (USCOM™) for measuring stroke volume index and predicting left ventricular outflow t...

The Application of Tirofiban in the Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.

Jan 07, 2021

The purpose of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tirofiban during endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients.We systematically searched PubMed, Em...

Atrial fibrillation in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source during 3 years of prolonged monitoring with an implantable loop recorder.

Jan 07, 2021

Undocumented atrial fibrillation (AF) is suspected as a main stroke cause in patients with ESUS, but its prevalence is largely unknown. This prospective study therefore aimed at delineating the preval...

Prognostic value of cardiac I-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging for predicting cardiac events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Jan 07, 2021

In patients with aortic valve stenosis (AS), cardiac sympathetic nervous (CSN) dysfunction and its improvement after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have been reported. The prognostic im...

Role of free-breathing motion-corrected late gadolinium enhancement technique for image quality assessment and LGE quantification.

Jan 07, 2021

To compare the image quality and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) quantification between free-breathing motion-corrected and conventional breath-hold LGE method in a variety of cardiovascular disease...

Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Older Breast Cancer Survivors in the United States: A Matched Cohort Study.

Jan 07, 2021

It has been suggested that cardiovascular risks are increased in breast cancer survivors, but few studies have quantified the risks of a range of specific clinically important cardiovascular outcomes ...

[Response to the six-minute walk test in children with cardiovascular risk].

Jan 07, 2021

Cardiovascular risk (CVR) is defined as the possibility of a subject suffering from car diovascular disease within a certain period. Although the pathology appears in adult life, the physiopathologica...

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I: First report from the Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Registry of North America (CDAR).

Jan 07, 2021

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias (CDAs) are characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis and distinctive erythroblast abnormalities; the diagnosis is often missed or delayed due to significant phen...

Health-related quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis: evolution over time and main determinants.

Jan 07, 2021

In SSc patients, disease specific determinants that influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over time have not been described. We aim to, in patients with SSc, (i) evaluate if and how HRQoL c...

Low placental growth factor levels and high soluble endoglin levels at 26-31 weeks of gestation precede light placenta with and without relatively heavy infant, respectively: A retrospective cohort study.

Jan 07, 2021

Our aim was to examine whether serum levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble endoglin (sEng) at 19-25 and 26-31 weeks of gestation were associated with the occurrence of the 9-block cat...

A multi-omics view of the complex mechanism of vascular calcification.

Jan 07, 2021

Vascular calcification is a high incidence and high risk disease with increasing morbidity and high mortality, which is considered the consequence of smooth muscle cell transdifferentiation initiating...

New insight into the role of isorhamnetin as a regulator of insulin signaling pathway in type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model: Molecular and computational approach.

Jan 07, 2021

We intended to examine the molecular mechanism of action of isorhamnetin (IHN) to regulate the pathway of insulin signaling. Molecular analysis, immunofluorescence, and histopathological examination w...

Impact of ocular and systemic risk factors on progression of geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration.

Jan 07, 2021

Geographic atrophy (GA) corresponds to an end-stage form of age-related macular degeneration and the leading cause of irreversible vision loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of fun...

A cross-talk between gut microbiome, salt and hypertension.

Jan 07, 2021

Cardiac disorders contribute to one of the major causes of fatality across the world. Hypertensive patients, even well maintained on drugs, possess a high risk to cardiovascular diseases. It is, there...

Racial Differences and Temporal Obesity Trends in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.

Jan 07, 2021

Obesity increases with age, is disproportionately prevalent in black populations, and is associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). An "obesity paradox," or improved survi...

Role of electrocardiographic early repolarization pattern in long-term outcomes of a community-based middle-aged and geriatric ambulatory population: a prospective cohort study.

Jan 07, 2021

In some studies, electrocardiographic early repolarization pattern (ERP) has been associated with an increased risk of death from cardiac causes. However, little is known about the prognostic signific...

Crash Diet

Jan 06, 2021

“You need to re-think the crash diet.” ...

Conference Highlights: AHA 2020

Jan 05, 2021

New research was presented at AHA 2020, the virtual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the conference.  ...

Predictors of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer: A retrospective cohort study.

Jan 04, 2021

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colon cancer (CC) increases morbidity and mortality. Risk of thrombosis in IBD and CC is well established. Still, it ...

Cauda equina syndrome secondary to portal vein thrombosis: case report of favorable outcome with conservative treatment.

Jan 04, 2021

Epidural varicosis is a rare though well-known cause of cauda equina syndrome (CES). Although inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction is the most common finding in such cases, portal vein hypertension ca...