Cardiology General
Sep 14, 2020
The new coronavirus disease (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than 350,000 deaths worldwide. Thrombotic complications due to considerable inflammation, cytokine-mediated microvascular damage and pulmonary ...
Sep 14, 2020
Brain tumor resection by craniotomy is associated with a high risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This study evaluated the incidence and preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for DVT within 30�...
Sep 14, 2020
Background Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Both diseases share many risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and smoking. P...
Sep 14, 2020
Premature coronary artery disease is one of the most pressing global issues in modern cardiology. The aim of the study was to investigate the role of family history of premature cardiovascular disease...
Sep 14, 2020
Stroke is a major public health issue in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite the emergence of new effective interventions for acute stroke care, uptake remains slow and largely inac...
Sep 14, 2020
Endurance training improves aerobic fitness and cardiac function in individuals with heart failure. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well characterized. Exercise training could therefore act...
Sep 14, 2020
The use of controlled substances like cocaine increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and myocardial infarction (MI). However, outside of alcohol and tobacco, substance use is not included ...
Sep 14, 2020
Diets rich in saturated fats have become a staple globally. Fifty percent of women of childbearing age in the United States are obese or overweight, with diet being a significant contributor. There is...
Sep 14, 2020
More frequent and intense periods of extreme heat (heatwaves) represent the most direct challenge to human health posed by climate change. Older adults are particularly vulnerable, especially those wi...
Sep 14, 2020
Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are at high risk of developing several autoimmune diseases. However, the epidemiological connection between IBD and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) rema...
Sep 14, 2020
Infusion of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) mimetics failed to induce regression of atherosclerosis in recent randomized clinical trials. However, patients in these previous trials had normal levels of...
Sep 14, 2020
Coronary artery disease (CAD) arises from the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple risk loci and single nucleotide...
Sep 14, 2020
Although coronary artery calcium (CAC) density has been associated with plaque stability, pathological evidence is lacking. We investigated the relationship between coronary computed tomography (CCT)-...
Sep 14, 2020
To estimate the cost savings and health benefits of improving detection of individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England, to determine to which patient subgroups these benefits a...
Sep 14, 2020
In the present study, our aim was to ascertain the preoperative cardiac risk factors related to the in-hospital mortality in the elderly patients (aged over 65 years) who required preoperative cardio...
Sep 14, 2020
Holistic care models emphasize management of comorbid conditions to improve patient-reported outcomes in treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated relations between multimorbidity, physic...
Sep 14, 2020
Pancreatic cancer is associated with poor survival and quality of life. In Romania the prognostic influence of known risk factors for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, such as age, smoking, chronic pancreati...
Sep 14, 2020
The opioid crisis has illuminated the risks of opioid use for pain management, with renewed interest in reducing opioid consumption after common orthopedic procedures. Anti-inflammatory medication is ...
Sep 11, 2020
Cardiac surgery or cardiovascular surgery is a surgery of the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. In patients undergoing cardiac surgery who are at moderate-high risk for death, both...
Sep 11, 2020
Ischemic conditioning refers to an endogenous form of cardioprotection that can be elicited by brief ischemic cycles and reperfusion to the heart or an organ away from the heart. This study aims to as...