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Cardiology General

High prevalence of occult thrombosis in mild/moderate COVID-19.

Dec 24, 2020

More and more reports had observed the thrombosis in severe COVID-19 cases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of thromboembolism in mild/ moderate COVID-19. All of the patients had n...

Risk factors associated with deep venous thrombosis in patients with different bed-rest durations: A multi-institutional case-control study.

Dec 24, 2020

Deep vein thrombosis represents a threat to public health and a heavy economic burden to society, and often occurs as a complication or cause of death in bedridden patients. How to prevent deep vein t...

Risk profile of decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant stroke after revascularization treatment.

Dec 24, 2020

Revascularization by pharmacological and/or endovascular treatment is an effective therapy for acute ischemic stroke caused by artery occlusion. In the context of malignant middle cerebral artery infa...

Sudden death and its predictors in myocardial infarction survivors in an Indian population.

Dec 24, 2020

This study was conducted to assess the incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in post myocardial infarction patients and to determine the predictive value of various risk markers in identifying cardi...

Electrically conductive 3D printed TiCT MXene-PEG composite constructs for cardiac tissue engineering.

Dec 24, 2020

Tissue engineered cardiac patches have great potential as a therapeutic treatment for myocardial infarction (MI). However, for successful integration with the native tissue and proper function of the ...

Inhibition of Exo-miR-19a-3p derived from cardiomyocytes promotes angiogenesis and improves heart function in mice with myocardial infarction via targeting HIF-1α.

Dec 24, 2020

Myocardial infarction (MI), a common presentation for cardiovascular disease, is caused by reduction of blood flow and oxygen supply and is one of the main causes of death worldwide. MicroRNAs partici...

Hepatic Steatosis Is Associated with Elevated Serum Iron in Patients with Obesity and Improves after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Dec 24, 2020

Iron is closely related to metabolism. However, the relationship between iron and hepatic steatosis has not been fully elucidated.We aimed to investigate the triangular relationship between iron and h...

Timing of Delivery in Women with Cardiac Disease.

Dec 24, 2020

 Guidelines do not exist to determine timing of delivery for women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in pregnancy. The neonatal benefit of a term delivery as compared with an early term delivery is ...

Effects of intracerebroventricular leptin and orexin-A on the baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in conscious rats fed a normal or high-fat diet.

Dec 24, 2020

This study examined the effect of leptin and orexin-A on autonomic baroreflex control in conscious Wistar rats exposed to high-fat (45% fat) or normal (3.4%) diet for 4 weeks. Renal sympathetic nerve...

Assessment of Risk Indicators for Targeted Cytomegalovirus Screening in Neonates.

Dec 24, 2020

In the absence of universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection, the aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of a targeted screening protocol based on maternal and neonatal ...

Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors attenuate cardiac ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats with diabetes mellitus type 2.

Dec 24, 2020

The aim of our study was to assess and compare the effects of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors, saxagliptin and sitagliptin, on metabolic control of disease and cardiac function in rats with d...

Retrospective study of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs.

Dec 24, 2020

The United States Food and Drug Administration is investigating possible diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs and cats.To retrospectively review DCM cases for signalment, diet informat...

Which Screening Questionnaire is Best for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Sleep Clinic Population Considering Age, Gender, and Comorbidities?

Dec 24, 2020

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive power of the screening questionnaires including Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Berlin questionnaire (BQ) and STOP-Bang questionnaire (SBQ) to ...

A novel nitroalkene vitamin E analogue inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome and protects against inflammation and glucose intolerance triggered by obesity.

Dec 24, 2020

Chronic metabolic diseases, like obesity, type II diabetes and atherosclerosis often involve a low-grade and sterile systemic inflammatory state, in which activation of the pro-inflammatory transcript...

Outcomes after Emergency Admission with a Diabetic Foot Attack Indicate a High Rate of Healing and Limb Salvage But Increased Mortality: 18-Month Follow-up Study.

Dec 24, 2020

The diabetic foot attack (DFA) is perhaps the most devastating form of diabetic foot infection, presenting with rapidly progressive skin and tissue necrosis, threatening both limb and life. However, c...

Artificial Intelligence as a Business Partner in Cardiovascular Precision Medicine: an Emerging Approach for Disease Detection and Treatment Optimization.

Dec 24, 2020

In the real world, medical practice is changing hand in hand with the development of new Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and problems from different areas have been successfully solved using AI a...

Hydroxychloroquine for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Dec 24, 2020

On the basis of in-vitro activity and data from previous trials and studies, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have emerged as the proposed treatments of COVID-19. However, the clinical outcomes of h...

AC Pulsed Field Ablation Is Feasible and Safe in Atrial and Ventricular Settings: A Proof-of-Concept Chronic Animal Study.

Dec 24, 2020

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) exploits the delivery of short high-voltage shocks to induce cells death via irreversible electroporation. The therapy offers a potential paradigm shift for catheter ablati...

Gender Differences in Factors Associated with Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss among Adults Who Were Overweight or Obese: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Dec 24, 2020

The impact of heterogeneity on gender difference for achieving clinically meaningful weight loss (cmWL) remains unclear. Here, we explored the potential gender differences in factors associated with c...

Pregnancy Outcomes Associated with Introduction of Early Diabetes Screening Guidelines.

Dec 24, 2020

 The study aimed to evaluate perinatal outcomes associated with introduction of and adherence to early diabetes screening guidelines. Retrospective cohort study of all women who received prenatal ...