Dec 07, 2020

Evidence indicates that psoriasis is associated with increased systemic and vascular inflammation, heightened prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and obesity, which all accelerates the dev...

Dec 07, 2020

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) hemodynamic and unloading support in patients with advanced severe congestive heart failure can significantly improve cardiac function, allowing the removal of LV...

Dec 07, 2020

Each year, nearly 800k individuals in the United States experience a first or recurrent stroke, of whom between 10%-15% occur among adults 18 to 45 years of age.  Stroke incidence and hospitalization...

Dec 07, 2020

Small vessel disease (SVD) is an umbrella term for pathological changes in small cerebral vessels that contributes to cerebral microbleeds (CMB), white matter lesions, and lacunar infarcts. An overwhe...

Dec 07, 2020

Health care providers give special importance to the proper measurement of blood pressure (BP) and treatment when BPs are shown to be persistently elevated. The consequences of elevated BP include hig...

Dec 07, 2020

There is increasing evidence of the gut microbiota's influence on hypertension and its complications, such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, chronic kidney disease. This is not unexpect...

Dec 07, 2020

- The management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is particularly challenging in patients with cancer who undergo complex treatment protocols. Cancer patients often have comorbidities which may affect ...

Dec 07, 2020

COVID-19 patients may develop coagulopathy which is associated with poor prognosis and high risk of thrombosis. The objective of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of deep venous thrombosis of l...

Dec 07, 2020

This study examines the relationship between meniscus tear presentations and failure rates following all-inside repair in isolation and in conjunction with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstr...

Dec 07, 2020

Performing systematic reviews is a time-consuming and resource-intensive process.We investigated whether a machine learning system could perform systematic reviews more efficiently.All systematic revi...

Dec 07, 2020

Severe neurological sequelae occur in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication; however, whether the latter increases the long-term risk of developing ischemic stroke is unclear. We investigate...

Dec 07, 2020

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common comorbidity among patients taking direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Herein, we evaluate the influence of kidney function on Stroke/SEE, hemorrhage and...

Dec 07, 2020

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have revolutionized the care of patients with advanced heart failure, yet still require concomitant medications in order to achieve the best possible clinical o...

Dec 07, 2020

Although the number of complex percutaneous coronary intervention (CPCI) procedures is increasing, data regarding sex-related outcomes following CPCI are scarce.We retrospectively analyzed data of pat...

Dec 07, 2020

Variations by hospital and region in the selection of an early invasive strategy (EIS) after non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in patients with high-risk criteria are unknown.We ...

Dec 07, 2020

To systematically review the literature to compare the efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid (TXA) as a means to minimize hemarthrosis-related complications following arthroscopic procedures of the k...

Dec 07, 2020

Infection of prosthetic aortic grafts represents a serious complication with high morbidity and mortality. Replacement with autologous material is recommended, in absence thereof biological material s...

Dec 07, 2020

Racial disparities in open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair have been well documented, with black patients reported to suffer from poor outcomes compared with their white counterparts. It is unclear wh...

Dec 07, 2020

Comprehending the risk factors that contribute to the formation of fusiform aneurysms (FA) might provide some insight into treatment and prevention strategies. This case-control study aimed to compare...

Dec 07, 2020

The post-translational modification of serine and threonine residues of proteins by O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) regulates diverse cellular processes in the cardiovascular system. UDP-GlcNA...