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Cardiology General

The ACE-2 in COVID-19: Foe or Friend?

Apr 28, 2020

COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading outbreak globally. Emerging evidence demonstrates that older individuals and people with underlying metabolic conditions of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperli...

Thiazolidinediones reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic events in diabetic patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Apr 28, 2020

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) improve glycaemic control, and ameliorate liver steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in patients with fatty liver disease. We aimed to study the impact of TZD and glycaemic ...

Surgical embolectomy in a cat with cardiogenic aortic thromboembolism.

Apr 28, 2020

A seven-year-old, spayed female, domestic longhair cat was referred for management of a sudden aortic thromboembolism (ATE). Echocardiography showed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with severe left atrial...

EX VIVO IKKβ ABLATION RESCUES THE IMMUNOPOTENCY OF MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS FROM DIABETICS WITH ADVANCED ATHEROSCLEROSIS.

Apr 28, 2020

Diabetes is a conventional risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction (MI) is the most common cause of death among these patients. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs...

Long non-coding RNA SNHG12 promotes the vascular smooth muscle cells proliferation and migration via regulating miR-199a-5p/HIF-1α.

Apr 28, 2020

The dysregulation of proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes to atherosclerosis (AS) and accumulating reports indicate the crucial roles of long noncoding RNA (...

Synergistic effects of pomegranate juice and atorvastatin for improving cerebellar structure and function of breast-feeding rats maternally fed on a high cholesterol diet.

Apr 28, 2020

A highly cholesterol-diet is associated with atherosclerosis and little about the development of cerebellar cortex disorder. The study illustrated the changes of cerebellar cortex of rat neonate mater...

A Promoter Polymorphism (Rs57137919) of ABCG1 Gene Influence on Blood Lipoprotein in Chinese Han Population.

Apr 28, 2020

and Purpose: ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 1 (ABCG1) has the function of transporting free intracellular cholesterol to extracellular high-density lipoprotein particles, which plays a crucia...

Seasonality of postoperative pneumonia after coronary artery bypass grafting: A national inpatient sample study.

Apr 28, 2020

The development of postoperative pneumonia following cardiac surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, seasonal variation as a risk factor for the development of postope...

Altered calcium handling produces reentry-promoting action potential alternans in atrial fibrillation-remodeled hearts.

Apr 28, 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) alters atrial cardiomyocyte (ACM) Ca2+ handling, promoting ectopic beat formation. We examined the effects of AF-associated remodeling on Ca2+-related action potential dynamic...

Pattern of Cardiovascular Disease among Admitted Patients in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.

Apr 28, 2020

Cardiovascular diseases are the dominant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In 2008, cardiovascular deaths represented 30% of all global deaths, with more than 80% of deaths in developing cou...

DOAC Tied to Higher Stroke Risk vs Warfarin

Apr 24, 2020

Researchers suggest off label use of direct oral anticoagulants for LV thrombi needs more study Treatment with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) carried a greater risk of stroke or system...

Vascular Ultrasound Modalities Identify Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis

Apr 20, 2020

Both 2D and 3D US more likely to spot progression than CACS A study of more than 3,500 middle-age healthy adults found that subclinical atherosclerosis progressed in 40% of adults over a period of 3 ...

Smart Tech on Par with Standard Care for BP Control Following MI

Apr 20, 2020

Patients report high satisfaction with smartphone-based intervention An integrated smartphone technology approach proved no better or worse than standard care for controlling hypertension following a...

Apixaban therapy in a pregnant woman with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and venous thromboembolic events caused by congenital antithrombin deficiency: A case report.

Apr 20, 2020

We report the case of a 35-year-old pregnant woman (gravida 3, para 1) with antithrombin deficiency who was successfully treated with apixaban. She had a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia an...

Genetic predisposition to smoking in relation to 14 cardiovascular diseases.

Apr 20, 2020

The aim of this study was to use Mendelian randomization (MR) to determine the causality of the association between smoking and 14 different cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).Our primary genetic instrume...

Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacological prophylaxis and intermittent pneumatic compression for prevention of venous thromboembolism in adult undergoing neurosurgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Apr 20, 2020

Whether intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is a more effective form of thromboprophylaxis than anticoagulants in individuals undergoing neurosurgery remains controversial. Relevant studies are s...

Incidence of tamponade following temporary epicardial pacing wire removal.

Apr 20, 2020

Placement of temporary epicardial pacing wires (TEPW) is common practice in cardiac surgery. Removal of TEPW in the postoperative period can lead to serious bleeding necessitating surgical interventio...

Short-term exposure to PM and risk of venous thromboembolism: A case-crossover study.

Apr 20, 2020

Short-term exposure to air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity but little evidence is available on pollution effects on venous thromboembolism (VTE), a common vascul...

Aspirin or anticoagulation after cryptogenic stroke with patent foramen ovale: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Apr 20, 2020

Since closure has restrictive eligibility criteria, the vast majority of patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) receive medical treatment. However, the optimal antithrombotic ...

Fragility fractures in Europe: burden, management and opportunities.

Apr 20, 2020

This report provides an overview and a comparison of the burden and management of fragility fractures in the largest five countries of the European Union plus Sweden (EU6). In 2017, new fragility frac...