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Cardiology General

Venous and arterial thromboembolic complications in COVID-19 patients admitted to an academic hospital in Milan, Italy.

May 01, 2020

Few data are available on the rate and characteristics of thromboembolic complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.We studied consecutive symptomatic patients with laboratory-proven COVID-1...

Intermittent theta burst stimulation improves the spatial cognitive function of rats with chronic hypertension-induced cerebral small vessel disease.

May 01, 2020

We investigated whether intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) can improve the spatial cognitive function of rats with hypertension-induced cerebral small vessel disease. To prove our hypothesis,...

Epidemiological characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in IRAN: A single center study.

May 01, 2020

An outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran has spread throughout the country. Identifying the epidemiological characteristics of this disease will help to make appropriate decisions and thus control the epidemic...

A retrospective cohort analysis for the risk factors of intraoperative hypotension.

May 01, 2020

To reveal the risk factors of intraoperative hypotension (IH) and investigate whether IH was corrected in time.This retrospective cohort study included patients undergoing surgeries in one medical cen...

Prevalence of and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema in patients with early and late onset diabetes mellitus.

May 01, 2020

To compare the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME), as well as their risk factors in patients with early onset diabetes (EOD, ≤40 years) and late onset diabetes ...

Zinc-α2-glycoprotein is associated with non-albuminuric chronic kidney disease progression in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study with 4-year follow-up.

May 01, 2020

To investigate the association between baseline plasma zinc-α2-glycoprotein and non-albuminuric chronic kidney disease progression in type 2 diabetes.Adults with normoalbuminuria at entry (n=341; age...

Characteristics of adult- compared to childhood-onset type 1 diabetes.

May 01, 2020

To compare diagnosis characteristics, diabetes management and comorbidities in a population diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in childhood with those in a similar population diagnosed in adulthood to ide...

Histopathology and genetic susceptibility in COVID-19 pneumonia.

May 01, 2020

The clinical features of COVID-19 range from a mild illness to patients with a very severe illness with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring ventilation and Intensive Care Unit admission. Ris...

Hyperoxia improves autonomic function in individuals with long-duration type 1 diabetes and macroalbuminuria.

May 01, 2020

Acute oxygen inhalation and slow deep breathing improve measures of autonomic function transiently in individuals with short-duration type 1 diabetes. Our aims were to examine these interventions and ...

Global and regional prevalence, burden, and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study.

May 01, 2020

Estimation of the epidemiological burden of carotid atherosclerosis can serve as a basis for prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. We aimed to provide the first estimation on the preval...

Small dense low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (sdLDL-C): Analysis, effects on cardiovascular endpoints and dietary strategies.

May 01, 2020

Lipid profile screening is crucial for the prevention, evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). Small dense low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (sdLDL-C) is an emerging biomarker...

Diagnostic performance of angiography-based quantitative flow ratio for the identification of myocardial ischemia as assessed by N-ammonia myocardial perfusion imaging positron emission tomography.

May 01, 2020

Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a novel, adenosine-free method for functional lesion interrogation based on 3-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography and computational algorithms. We sought to ...

Mindfulness with paced breathing reduces blood pressure.

May 01, 2020

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a major avoidable cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the United States (US) and worldwide, due primarily to increased risks of stroke as well as myocardial i...

Saphenous vein graft disease, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment. A review of the literature.

May 01, 2020

The saphenous vein remains the most frequently used conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting, despite reported unsatisfactory long-term patency rates. Understanding the pathophysiology of vein graf...

Risk factors for left atrial appendage thrombus.

May 01, 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common persistent rhythm disorder that has been shown to be associated with a significant increase in stroke risk. Left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombi are respons...

[Prevalence of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalized in Cardiology Departments].

May 01, 2020

To estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) 3b - 5 stages and the newly diagnosed sustained reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <30 ml / min / 1.73 m2 in patients ...

Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients.

May 01, 2020

Ischaemic stroke and systemic embolism are the major potentially preventable complications of atrial fibrillation (AF) leading to severe morbidity and mortality. Anticoagulation using vitamin K antago...

Systolic & Diastolic Hypertension in Patients on Hemodialysis

Apr 30, 2020

Prior research indicates that hypertension in patients receiving hemodialysis is predominantly systolic, whereas isolated diastolic hypertension is rare and mainly affects younger patients. For a revi...

Severe venous thromboembolism in the puerperal period caused by thrombosis: A case report.

Apr 28, 2020

The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnant women is significantly higher than that in non-pregnant women. VTE is more common after delivery than before delivery, and this condition can ...

Intravenous Leiomyomatosis of the Uterus: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in 14 Cases.

Apr 28, 2020

This study aimed to retrospectively review the diagnosis and surgical treatment of uterine intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL).The clinical data of 14 patients with uterine IVL admitted to our hospital b...