Cardiology General
Nov 12, 2020
Microvascular networks are vital components of the cardiovascular system, performing many key roles in maintaining the health and homeostasis of the tissues and organs in which they develop. As discus...
Nov 12, 2020
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide. This study sought to share our experiences with in-hospital management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AM...
Nov 12, 2020
Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease has a complex pathogenesis which extends beyond cholesterol intimal infiltration. It involves chronic inflammation of the coronary artery wall driven by systemi...
Nov 12, 2020
To determine the frequency and association of single nucleotide polymorphism of transcription cell factor7-like2 rs7903146 (C>T) in metabolic syndrome patients with and without acute coronary syndr...
Nov 12, 2020
Recent clinical trials suggest that it is safe to acutely lower systolic blood pressure (BP) to 140 mm Hg after ICH, but uncertainty remains regarding optimal management. We sought to better define t...
Nov 12, 2020
Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic agent, which has shown an effect on reducing blood loss in many diseases. Many studies focus on the effect of TXA on cerebral hemorrhage, however, whether ...
Nov 12, 2020
The gut microbiota has been implicated in the therapeutic effects of antidiabetics. It is unclear if antidiabetics directly influences gut microbiome-host interaction. Oral peroxisome proliferator-act...
Nov 12, 2020
The presence of COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of thrombotic events including ischemic strokes. Whilst a number of recent reports suggest that COVID-19 associated stroke tends to be severe, ...
Nov 12, 2020
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors are a class of oral glucose lowering drugs, used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In a pilot study using human kidney biopsies we observed high DPP4 expres...
Nov 12, 2020
Background The impact of the new 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guideline on dementia risk at the population level has not been evaluated. Method...
Nov 12, 2020
The proportion of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) which are actually preventable is unknown, and little is understood about the factors associated with individual preventable PPH. The D...
Nov 12, 2020
Active foamy macrophage enrichment drives atherosclerotic plaque initiation and evolution, and is the prominent target for precisely identifying vulnerable plaque. Precise imaging of high-risk plaque ...
Nov 12, 2020
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is challenging to diagnose due to its intermittent nature. Circadian rhythmicity has been reported for cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction; whether ...
Nov 12, 2020
Cellular senescence of endothelial cells causes vascular dysfunction, promotes atherosclerosis, and contributes to the development of age-related vascular diseases. Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6), a conserved NAD+...
Nov 12, 2020
This report presents the findings of the 2019 Spanish Catheter Ablation Registry.Data collection was retrospective. A standardized questionnaire was filled by each of the participant centers.Data sent...
Nov 12, 2020
Current guidelines do not suggest in which groups of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) individual non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) should be used for the prevention of thrombo...
Nov 09, 2020
To evaluate the short-term (12 weeks) safety and utilisation of rivaroxaban prescribed to new-user adult patients for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and for the preventio...
Nov 09, 2020
The role of anticoagulation (AC) in the management of cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) remains unclear.We conducted a retrospective study of cirrhotic patients diagnosed with PVT f...
Nov 09, 2020
Anterior lumbar spine surgery (ALSS) requires mobilization of the great vessels, resulting in a high risk of iatrogenic vascular injury (VI). It remains unclear whether VI is associated with increased...
Nov 09, 2020
Differences in access to stroke care and compliance with standard of care stroke management among patients of varying racial and ethnic backgrounds and sex are well-characterized. However, little is k...