Sep 28, 2020

To examine the relationship between the cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity as measured by Body mass index (BMI), body fat and blood pressure with the second to fourth digit ratio (2d:4d); a p...

Sep 28, 2020

Sacubitril-valsartan has been shown to have superior effects over angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with heart failure (HF) and hypertension. The e...

Sep 28, 2020

Study the changing clinical and therapeutic profiles of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients during a 10-year period in a diabetes care centre in Southern India.Retrospective, cross-sectional data of newly ...

Sep 28, 2020

Accumulatig evidence demonstrated that inflammation is associated with the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) was reported to be involved in immun...

Sep 28, 2020

Trastuzumab is a drug used in HER2-positive breast cancer that increases patient survival. Due to cardiotoxicity is the most important side effect of trastuzumab treatment, cardiac monitoring should b...

Sep 28, 2020

End-stage renal disease is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease (AVD). We investigated whether low plantar skin perfusion pressure (SPP), a useful indicator of periphe...

Sep 28, 2020

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by extremely elevated plasma levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high risk of premature a...

Sep 28, 2020

Argatroban in acute noncardioembolic stroke ineligible for intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or endovascular treatment (EVT) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate whether argatroban improved earl...

Sep 28, 2020

MR-pro ANP is a novel peptide with multiple biological functions, especially within the cardiovascular system. It plays an important role in physiological and pathological processes in the human body...

Sep 28, 2020

To explore and reflect on the current anticoagulation therapy offered to patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), potential challenges and the future vision for oral anticoagulants for patients with AF...

Sep 28, 2020

In stroke survivors, atrial fibrillation (AF) is typically evaluated solely by short-term ECG monitoring in the stroke unit. Prolonged continuous ECG monitoring or insertable cardiac monitors require ...

Sep 24, 2020

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a prevalent and serious complication in hospitalized medical patients. Pulmonary embolism is the most common preventable cause of hospital death. VTE extends hospitaliz...

Sep 24, 2020

In the chronic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have arisen regarding the care of patients with a tracheostomy and downstream management. This review addresses gaps in the literature regardin...

Sep 24, 2020

A dilated epidural venous plexus (DEVP) is a rare cause of radiculopathy, back pain, cauda equina syndrome, and other neurological symptoms. This vascular mass can be secondary to inferior vena cava (...

Sep 24, 2020

There is a great debate regarding the association of cholesterol intake from egg consumption and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Most studies show that moderate egg consumption is not a...

Sep 24, 2020

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) can occur without self-awareness of symptoms. We aimed to investigate characteristics of patients with tissue-based diagnosis of TIA but having no self-awareness of the...

Sep 24, 2020

According to current guidelines, aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) patients are mostly managed in intensive care units (ICU) regardless of baseline severity. We assessed the prognostic and ec...

Sep 24, 2020

Many biomarkers that could be used to assess ejection fraction, heart failure, or myocardial infarction fail to translate into clinical practice because they lack essential performance characteristics...

Sep 24, 2020

Myocardial infarction (MI) leading to heart failure (HF) is a major cause of death worldwide. Previous studies revealed that the circadian system markedly impacts cardiac repair post-MI, and that ligh...

Sep 24, 2020

The effects of different doses of orally administered sildenafil on pulmonary haemodynamics in dogs with pulmonary hypertension (PH) have not been documented in an invasive and quantitative manner. In...