Apr 06, 2020

As the cardiovascular system ages, it becomes more vulnerable to the effects of oxidative stress and inflammation. The aging process, along with external factors such as radiation exposure and lifesty...

Apr 06, 2020

P2Y12 receptors on platelets have long been the main target of antiplatelet drugs. However, a growing number of studies have revealed that P2Y12 receptor activation on microglia and vascular smooth mu...

Apr 06, 2020

MicroRNA plays an integral role in the development of atherosclerosis. Our study aimed to investigate the roles of miR-599 in LPS-induced endothelial damage in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (...

Apr 06, 2020

Remarkable progress has been made in the development of new therapies for cancer, dramatically changing the landscape of treatment approaches for several malignancies and continuing to increase patien...

Apr 06, 2020

The European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend (Class IA) single-time-point screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using pulse palpation. The role of pulse palpation for AF detection has not ...

Apr 06, 2020

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) include thrombin inhibitor dabigatran and coagulation factor Xa inhibitors rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban, and betrixaban. NOACs have several bene...

Apr 06, 2020

To investigate the relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level and incidence of left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (LASEC) in the patients with nonvalvular...

Apr 06, 2020

In this study, we aimed to investigate the usefulness of P wave peak time (PWPT), a novel ECG parameter, in patients who were diagnosed with acute ischaemic stroke (IS) and had paroxysmal atrial fibri...

Apr 06, 2020

Ivabradine lowers heart rate by inhibiting the hyperpolarization-activated current in pacemaker cells, and its use for the treatment of heart failure (HF) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) is well desc...

Mar 31, 2020

TUESDAY, March 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Variability in bedtimes may be detrimental to cardiovascular health, according to a study published online March 23 in npj Digital Medicine. Louis Faust, f...

Mar 30, 2020

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) occurs in 20-50% of patients with proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In this study, we aimed to identify potential markers of thrombolysis success at the early stage a...

Mar 30, 2020

To present our institutional experience in laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy (Lap-SPDP) using Kimura technique with or without early occlusion of the root of the splenic artery. In ...

Mar 30, 2020

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a valuable and life-saving treatment for patients with intestinal failure. While its use is increasing, it has been demonstrated to be a risk factor for intravenous cathet...

Mar 30, 2020

Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) is a rare presentation of venous thromboembolism. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is essential as delayed recognition and treatment may lead to permanent disability or eve...

Mar 30, 2020

The prophylactic use of inferior vena cava filters among patients with major trauma is researched by several controlled studies with contradicting results. We performed an updated meta-analysis with ...

Mar 30, 2020

The prognostic importances of on-treatment clinic and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) levels have never been investigated in individuals with resistant hypertension. We aimed to evaluate them for the o...

Mar 30, 2020

The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guideline recommends high-intensity statin (HIS) in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, but little is k...

Mar 30, 2020

: Compared to clinic blood pressure (BP), sleep-time BP and non-dipping BP pattern are better predictors of target organ damage and cardiovascular sequalae.: In a retrospective study, we determined wh...

Mar 30, 2020

Some researchers have previously shown that RNAi knockdown of arginyl-tRNA synthetase (ArgRS) before or after a hypoxic injury can rescue animals from death, based on the model organism, C. elegans. H...

Mar 30, 2020

A combination of Angelicae Dahuricae Radix and Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma has been widely used as the herb-pair in traditional Chinese medicine to treat stroke, migraine and epilepsy. However, the unde...