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Cardiology General

Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and Risk of Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes

Nov 23, 2020

Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are a newly-discovered class of incretin-based drugs used for the treatment of type-2 diabetes. While clinical trials have found DPP-4 inhibitors to be effect...

Oral Fluoroquinolone Use and Serious Arrhythmia

Nov 23, 2020

Fluoroquinolone is an antibiotic drug used to treat and prevent various bacterial infections. Some common fluoroquinolone antibiotics include ofloxacin, levofloxacin, gemifloxacin, and ciprofloxacin. ...

Primary Prevention and Risk Factor Reduction in CHD Mortality

Nov 23, 2020

Despite several advancements in cardiology and heart care, coronary heart disease (CHD) and other cardiovascular complications remain to be the leading cause of mortality across the globe. This study ...

Tranexamic acid in traumatic brain injury.

Nov 23, 2020

Some surgeons advocate the usage of tranexamic acid (TXA) in traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of TXA in improving the outcome of TBI pat...

Incidence and risk factors of preoperative deep venous thrombosis in closed tibial shaft fracture: a prospective cohort study.

Nov 23, 2020

To investigate the preoperative morbidity of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and predictive risk factors associated with DVT after closed tibial shaft fracture.Ultrasonography and blood analyses were per...

STS-ACC TVT Registry of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Nov 23, 2020

The STS-ACC TVT Registry (Society of Thoracic Surgeons-American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry) from 2011 to 2019 has collected data on 276,316 patients undergoing transcat...

Assessment of Trends in Statin Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults From 2007 to 2016.

Nov 23, 2020

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is highly prevalent in the US, with studies indicating substantial rates of nonadherence to and undertreatment with statin therapy. The 2013 American Col...

Morbidity and Mortality of Surgically Treated Pathologic Humerus Fractures Compared to Native Humerus Fractures.

Nov 23, 2020

Despite an increasing prevalence of patients sustaining pathologic fractures of neoplastic origin, few studies have investigated 30-day postoperative complication profiles following surgical treatment...

An EEG channel selection method for motor imagery based brain-computer interface and neurofeedback using Granger causality.

Nov 23, 2020

Motor imagery (MI) brain-computer interface (BCI) and neurofeedback (NF) with electroencephalogram (EEG) signals are commonly used for motor function improvement in healthy subjects and to restore neu...

Meta-analysis of Transradial vs Transfemoral Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Nov 23, 2020

Transradial access (TRA) has emerged as an alternative to transfemoral access (TFA) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. However, the ra...

Worsening Racial Disparities in Patients Undergoing Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in the United States.

Nov 23, 2020

The most comprehensive healthcare policy changes aimed at reducing racial disparities were implemented in 2011 and continue today. It is unknown if these initiatives have led to a decrease in racial d...

Dexmedetomidine exerts cardioprotective effect through miR-146a-3p targeting IRAK1 and TRAF6 via inhibition of the NF-κB pathway.

Nov 23, 2020

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common cause of mortality. Cardiac miR-146a is emerging as a potent regulator of myocardial function. Dexmedetomidine preconditioning provides cardiop...

Strain-Guided Management of Potentially Cardiotoxic Cancer Therapy.

Nov 23, 2020

In patients at risk of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD), initiation of cardio-protective therapy (CPT) is constrained by the low sensitivity of EF for minor changes in LV function. G...

Associations between comorbidities and immediate and one-year outcomes following supervised exercise therapy and patient education - a cohort study of 24,513 individuals with knee or hip osteoarthritis.

Nov 23, 2020

To investigate if comorbidities are associated with change in health outcomes following an eight-week exercise and education program in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA).We included 24,513 individuals ...

Comorbidity between depressive symptoms and chronic conditions - findings from the Indonesia Family Life Survey.

Nov 23, 2020

To estimate the prevalence of symptoms of depression in the population, and to identify patient groups with a history of chronic conditions with the highest risks of comorbid depression.Data were draw...

The effect of cinnamon supplementation on lipid profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Nov 23, 2020

The present systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of cinnamon supplementation on blood lipid profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes.A systematic search (with no l...

Sugar-containing beverages and their association with risk of breast, endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers among Canadian women.

Nov 23, 2020

The association of sugar containing beverages (SCBs) with risk of breast, endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers is unclear. Therefore, we investigated these associations in the Canadian Study of...

Anatomic and Flow Characteristics of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Angiographic Stenoses Predisposing to Myocardial Infarction.

Nov 23, 2020

The impact of the anatomic characteristics of coronary stenoses on the development of future coronary thrombosis has been controversial. This study aimed at identifying the anatomic and flow character...

Pneumonia in medical professionals during COVID-19 outbreak in cardiovascular hospital.

Nov 23, 2020

The pandemic of coronavirus associated disease (COVID-19) placed the health care workers at high risk. We investigated clinical and treatment characteristics of infected medical professionals in a car...

The significance of Holter electrocardiography in the etiological evaluation of transient ischemic stroke.

Nov 23, 2020

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a common neurovascular disorder associated with a higher risk of stroke within the first 24 h after the first event. Acute cerebral and arterial neuroimaging combine...