Jun 22, 2020

After introducing the first Cochlear Implants also in children theses are grown with electrical intracochlear stimulation and subsequent auditory cortical development. Over the meantime the positionin...

Jun 22, 2020

To determine the incidence of DVT and to evaluate the risk factors of DVT under LMWH prophylaxis in patients with thoracolumbar fractures caused by high‑energy injuries postoperatively. A total of 5...

Jun 22, 2020

This study aimed to assess the risk factors and the association of circulatory failure with treatments, complications, outcomes, and resource utilization in hospitalized patients for heatstroke in th...

Jun 22, 2020

The association of malnutrition on stroke subtypes has not been well established. We investigated the relationship between malnutrition and functional outcome according to stroke subtypes.Acute consec...

Jun 22, 2020

Elderly cryptogenic ischemic stroke (IS) patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) have a high risk of recurrent IS (RIS) compared to other stroke subtypes. In young ESUS patients, di...

Jun 22, 2020

How does the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) vary with type and age of menopause?Earlier surgical menopause (e.g. <45 years) poses additional increased risk of incident CVD events, compared to...

Jun 22, 2020

Diabetes is an independent risk factor for cognitive impairment. We aimed to investigate the association between the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist dulaglutide and cognitive impairme...

Jun 22, 2020

This report documents a case of a patient who developed neuropathy, which presented as dental pain and was later diagnosed with Lyme disease. A healthy female patient presented to the endodontist with...

Jun 22, 2020

In order to reduce transmission of COVID-19, social distancing measures were proposed, including spatial distancing (2m distance), or even generalized lockdown. Main concern was to prevent overwhelmin...

Jun 22, 2020

Based on platelets and liver stiffness measurements, the Baveno VI criteria (B6C), the expanded B6C (EB6C), and the ANTICIPATE score can be used to rule out varices needing treatment (VNT) in patients...

Jun 22, 2020

Apart from its known actions as a pulmonary vasodilator, nitric oxide (NO) is a key signal mediator in the neonatal brain. Despite the extensive use of NO for pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH), its ...

Jun 22, 2020

Kaempferol is a natural polyflavonol that has gained considerable attention as antidiabetic therapeutics. Recent reports emphasize the role of hyperglycemia and RhoA/Rho Kinase activity in the pathoge...

Jun 22, 2020

The objectives of this study were to identify the risk factors for metabolic syndrome in patients on antipsychotics and to compare the frequency of metabolic monitoring with evidence-based guidelines....

Jun 22, 2020

ApoC2 is an important activator for lipoprotein lipase-mediated hydrolysis of triglyceride-rich plasma lipoproteins. ApoC2-deficient patients display severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) and recurrent a...

Jun 22, 2020

Poor dietary habits contribute to the obesity pandemic and related cardiovascular diseases but the respective impact of high saturated fat versus added sugar consumption remains debated. Herein, we ai...

Jun 22, 2020

Recent major clinical trials of the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes have shown that they reduce three-point major adverse cardiovascular event...

Jun 22, 2020

Clinical guidelines, while representing an objective reference to perform appropriate treatment choices, contain grey zones, where recommendations are not supported by solid evidence. In a conference ...

Jun 22, 2020

Management of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be challenging in clinical practice. Given the complexity of AF patients and the continuous advances in AF clinical management, there is a need for standardi...

Jun 22, 2020

Despite the proven superiority of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) over the Cockcroft-Gault (CG) formula, current guidelines recommend the latter to assess renal functio...

Jun 18, 2020

Patients with cancer are at high risk for thrombotic events, mainly deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are among ...