Apr 06, 2020

The emergence of pathophysiological, epidemiologic, and genetic data strongly supports the causality for lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD)...

Apr 06, 2020

The benefits and risks of acute reperfusion therapy (RT) in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) remain uncertain in older patients, especially in nonagenarians. We aimed to assess the impact of RT in this po...

Apr 06, 2020

This study evaluated microRNA (miRNA) changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and their association with the occurrence of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and poor functional outcome after SAH. Forty-thr...

Apr 06, 2020

While in an acute hospital setting, it is challenging for clinicians to make discharge decisions due to the multifactorial process and the individual patient characteristics.To evaluate and develop a ...

Apr 06, 2020

Incomplete restoration of myocardial blood flow (MBF) is reported in up to 30% of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) despite prompt mechanical revascularization. Experimental hyperinsu...

Apr 06, 2020

Cardiac risk assessment is a critical component of vascular disease management before surgical intervention. The predictive risk reduction of a negative cardiac stress test result remains poorly defin...

Apr 06, 2020

The presence of carotid artery disease is known risk factor for perioperative stroke in cardiac surgery. The optimal management of patients with concomitant heart and carotid artery disease is not kno...

Apr 06, 2020

We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of different anti-platelet regimens after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug eluting stent (DES) implantation using a network meta-analysi...

Apr 06, 2020

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) commonly occurs in patients with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the preferred therapy for these patients. The aim o...

Apr 06, 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with mid-range left ventricular ejection fraction (mrEF) of 40-49% have neither preserved (pEF > 50%) nor reduced (rEF ...

Apr 06, 2020

Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is a common finding in patients with long-term pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The influence of PAH severity in the development of PAA remains unclear. We sought...

Apr 06, 2020

Autophagy in cardiomyocyte is involved in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (M-I/R) injury. Caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) plays a critical role in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs...

Apr 06, 2020

To investigate perinatal factors and early morbidities associated with early serum phosphate (sPhos) levels in a cohort of preterm infants. Retrospective data were obtained from the medical records of...

Apr 06, 2020

The past 3 decades witnessed the rapid growth of diabetes in China. To better serve large numbers of patients, the Chinese Medical Doctor Association launched metabolic management center (MMC) progra...

Apr 06, 2020

In the past few decades, the prevalence of obesity has increased not only in Western countries but also in Asia. Obesity is frequently accompanied by unhealthy adipocyte expansion; this results in a c...

Apr 06, 2020

The Danish Excellence Centre in Ophthalmic Epidemiology (DECODE-EYE) is a national research collaboration formed in order to study the real-life interaction between ocular and systemic disease based o...

Apr 06, 2020

Testosterone (T) plays a pivotal role in coordinating a series of psychological, cognitive and physical events that might (or might not) culminate in male sexual activity. In fact, T deficiency is ass...

Apr 06, 2020

Several studies have suggested that drug resistance in colon cancer patients with diabetes may be associated with long-term insulin administration, which in turn decreases the survival rate. Metformin...

Apr 06, 2020

The diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive diagnostic methods for detecting coronary artery disease has increased in recent years. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of O-water positro...

Apr 06, 2020

The spleen performs several important physiologic functions. However, patients can have functional asplenia or have their spleen removed for a number of reasons, which can put them at risk for several...