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Cardiology General

Spontaneous Neuronal Plasticity in the Contralateral Motor Cortex and Corticospinal Tract after Focal Cortical Infarction in Hypertensive Rats.

Oct 01, 2020

In this study, we investigated the spontaneous neural plasticity on the contralateral side in hypertensive rats, including the expression of nerve growth factors (synaptophysin [SYN] and growth-associ...

Timing of Emergency Postpartum Hospital Visits in the Fourth Trimester.

Oct 01, 2020

 The concept of the "fourth trimester" emphasizes the importance of individualized postpartum follow-up. Women seek care for urgent issues during this critical time period. Our objective was to eval...

Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with diabetes less than 40 years of age.

Oct 01, 2020

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). Age is factor associated with different clinical features of OSA. There is limited data on clinical differences of ...

Metabolite signature of albuminuria involves amino acid pathways in 8,661 Finnish men without diabetes.

Oct 01, 2020

To investigate metabolite signature of albuminuria in individuals without diabetes or chronic kidney disease to identify possible mechanisms resulting in increased albuminuria and elevated risk of T2D...

Maternity services in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of modifications to standard care.

Oct 01, 2020

To explore the modifications to maternity services across the UK, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the context of the pandemic guidance issued by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaeco...

COVID-19 and cardiac injury: clinical manifestations, biomarkers, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up.

Oct 01, 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has the characteristics of high transmission, diverse clinical manifestations, and a long incubation period. In addition to infecting the respiratory system, COVID-...

Investigation of Sleep Breathing Disorders in Young Patients (Under 55 years) with Mild Stroke.

Oct 01, 2020

Many patients with stroke also have sleep breathing disorders (SBD), most of which is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).Sixty patients with a history of stroke aged under 55 years were included in our stu...

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Beyond 90 days in Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis in the SAMMPRIS Trial.

Oct 01, 2020

The safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet use for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis beyond 90 days is unknown. Data from SAMMPRIS was used to determine if dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) be...

Prevalence and association of the Wellens' sign with coronary artery disease in an ethnically diverse urban population.

Oct 01, 2020

Wellens' sign is considered to be an ominous sign indicative of underlying significant proximal left anterior descending artery stenosis. We sought to identify the prevalence of the Wellens' pattern i...

Serum Total Antioxidant Capacity and Enzymatic Defence of Dogs with Chronic Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: A Preliminary Study.

Oct 01, 2020

Atrial fibrillation may potentially contribute to oxidative stress to a greater extent than chronic heart failure. The aim of the study was to compare the serum total antioxidant capacity and enzymati...

Incidence and outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation and major bleeding complications: from the TREAT-AF study.

Oct 01, 2020

Optimal stroke prevention strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who experience a major bleed are poorly defined. We sought to estimate the effectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulat...

On the search for the right definition of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Oct 01, 2020

The definition of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has evolved from a clinically based "diagnosis of exclusion" to definitions focused on objective evidence of diastolic dysfunct...

Predictors of insufficient recanalization and portal hypertensive complications after treatment of non-cirrhotic, non-malignant portal vein thrombosis - a population-based study.

Sep 28, 2020

In acute portal vein thrombosis (PVT), a six-month anticoagulation treatment achieves complete recanalization in only 35%-45% of patients, but the predictors of poor treatment responses are unclear. W...

Long-term anticoagulant treatment in patients with inferior vena cava agenesis and deep vein thrombosis.

Sep 28, 2020

Inferior vena cava agenesis (IVCA) is a rare and underdiagnosed congenital anomaly that predisposes to deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Optimal duration of anticoagulant treatment in these patients is not ...

Risk of post-thrombotic syndrome after deep vein thrombosis treated with rivaroxaban versus vitamin-K antagonists: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sep 28, 2020

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a burdensome long-term complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Recent studies have suggested that rivaroxaban may reduce PTS events compared to vitamin-K antagoni...

Perioperative safety of simultaneous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with non-cardiac surgery of moderate-to-severe severity.

Sep 28, 2020

To evaluate the perioperative safety of simultaneous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) with non-cardiac surgery.From September 2013 to January 2019, patients who underwent OPCABG surge...

Repeat convection-enhanced delivery for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.

Sep 28, 2020

While the safety and efficacy of convection-enhanced delivery (CED) have been studied in patients receiving single-dose drug infusions, agents for oncological therapy may require repeated or chronic i...

Swollen heart in COVID-19 patients who progress to critical illness: a perspective from echo-cardiologists.

Sep 28, 2020

Cardiac complications are common and associated with mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19; however, the diagnostic and prognostic implications of critical care echocardiography (CCE) hav...

Lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular death in oldest-old (≥80 years) patients with acute myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study.

Sep 28, 2020

Compared with what is known about the prognostic value of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in middle-aged patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), less is understood concerning the role of ...

Knockdown of circ_0060745 alleviates acute myocardial infarction by suppressing NF-κB activation.

Sep 28, 2020

It has been shown that circRNAs are involved in the development of heart diseases. However, few studies explored the role of circRNAs in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The present study aims to in...