Oct 12, 2020

The outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in low-risk patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis have not been studied in a large scale, multicentered, prospective fashion.To eva...

Oct 12, 2020

Statin therapy is underused for many patients who could benefit.To evaluate the effect of passive choice and active choice interventions in the electronic health record (EHR) to promote guideline-dire...

Oct 12, 2020

To evaluate the association of the type D personality and the level of coronary arteries calcification in population-based sample.1595 residents aged 25 to 64 years were recruited in a observational ...

Oct 12, 2020

We use longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, covering the years 1997-2011, to estimate the effect of a diabetes diagnosis on an economic outcome (employment probabilities) and ...

Oct 08, 2020

Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonosis worldwide. It is still endemic in many regions of the world. A 6-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department (ED) due to a sudden change in ...

Oct 08, 2020

In this analysis, we aimed to systematically compare the procedural and post-operative complications (POC) associated with laparoscopic versus open abdominal surgery for right-sided colonic cancer res...

Oct 08, 2020

Covid-19 associated coagulopathy (CAC) is associated with prothrombotic state and thromboembolism. However, true incidence of thromboembolic events is difficult to determine in the ICU setting. The ai...

Oct 08, 2020

Accumulating evidence shows that atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Catheter ablation for AF prolongs the duration of sinus rhythm, thereby improving the qualit...

Oct 08, 2020

To investigate whether elevated serum levels of sTWEAK (soluble tumor necrosis factor-like inducer of apoptosis) might be involved in a higher frequency of symptomatic hemorrhagic transformation (HT) ...

Oct 08, 2020

Sestrins are a family of stress-responsive antioxidant proteins responsible for regulation of cell viability and metabolism. The best known Sestrin targets are mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinases that control d...

Oct 08, 2020

Recent studies have suggested that the prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) through diet is very important and that the intake of polyphenol-rich foods can improve cardiovascular health. In this s...

Oct 08, 2020

Functional decline of stem cell transplantation in ageing hosts is well documented. The mechanism for this is poorly understood, although it is known that advancing age does not provide an optimal mil...

Oct 08, 2020

Sodium oxybate (SO), the sodium salt of γ-hydroxybutyric acid, is one of the primary pharmacologic agents used to treat excessive sleepiness, disturbed nighttime sleep, and cataplexy in narcolepsy. T...

Oct 08, 2020

Many systematic reviews and meta-analyses have assessed the efficacy of dietary patterns on blood pressure (BP) lowering but their findings are largely conflicting.This umbrella review aims to provide...

Oct 08, 2020

Global HEARTS is a WHO initiative for cardiovascular disease prevention and control. Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is an essential component of the initiative. This study aimed to determine...

Oct 08, 2020

O -GlcNAc transferase (OGT) is the only enzyme that catalyzes the post-translational modification of proteins at Ser/Thr with a single β- N -acetylglucosamine ( O -GlcNAcylation). Its activity has be...

Oct 08, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. Inflammatory responses play crucial roles in the progress of DR. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) are key si...

Oct 08, 2020

This study was performed to explore the effects of metabolic memory on diabetic erectile dysfunction (ED), especially the severity and response to treatment.Through medical records and follow-up by te...

Oct 08, 2020

The excessive production of inflammatory mediators by vascular endothelial cells (ECs) greatly contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. In this study, we explored the potential effect of lnc...

Oct 08, 2020

Kidney transplant recipients exhibit a dramatically increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. In 2007, Austrian centres implemented a consensus of comprehensive CV screening programme prior to kidney transp...