Mar 23, 2020

The role of histamine and platelet activating factor (PAF) as involved mediators in the pathophysiology of diabetic complications, in particular diabetic nephropathy (DN), has become a new focus of co...

Mar 23, 2020

Chronic kidney disease is a global health problem that is closely related to the aging population. Although plasma glucose levels have been shown to be related to renal dysfunction, risk factors for r...

Mar 23, 2020

This chapter gives an overview of present knowledge and clinical aspects of antidiabetic drugs according to the recently available research evidence and clinical expertise.Many agents are acting on ei...

Mar 23, 2020

To describe the features of cotton wool spots (CWSs) in diabetic retinopathy (DR) by using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT angio...

Mar 23, 2020

Coronary artery disease (CAD) has historically been responsible for more deaths in women than in men and previous studies have suggested sex differences in revascularization approaches and outcomes. W...

Mar 23, 2020

The transformation of macrophages to foam cells is a critical component in atherosclerotic lesion formation. Maslinic acid (MA), a novel natural pentacyclic triterpene, has cardioprotective and anti-i...

Mar 23, 2020

Danshensu (DSS) is a water-soluble phenolic compound in Danshen (Salvia Miltiorrhiza Radix et Rhizoma). Although various pharmacological activities have been recognized, little is known regarding its ...

Mar 23, 2020

Assess achievement of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) targets in European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) guidelines.Systematic literature review.Medline...

Mar 23, 2020

We aimed to assess the association between migraine headache and incident dementia.Migraine is a risk factor for white matter hyperintensities and ischemic stroke, which are both associated with incre...

Mar 20, 2020

A 64-year-old man presented to the emergency department with generalised fatigue and dizzy spells. His background history includes a previous admission with right leg deep vein thrombosis, provoked by...

Mar 20, 2020

Clinical significance of distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is important as it can potentially result in pulmonary embolism (PE), DVT extension, DVT recurrence and post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). Contr...

Mar 20, 2020

The diagnosis of isolated cortical vein thrombosis (ICVT) involving superficial middle cerebral vein (SMCV) remains challenging even in the present era of modern MRI protocols.The purpose of this stud...

Mar 20, 2020

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) (Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and pulmonary embolism (PE)), is a common complication in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Recently, aspirin was recommende...

Mar 20, 2020

Patients with trauma-induced coagulopathies may benefit from the use of antifibrinolytic agents, such as tranexamic acid (TXA). This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of TXA in civilian adults h...

Mar 20, 2020

This study evaluated the clinical characteristics of the acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and established prognostic values of the biomarkers and echocardiograp...

Mar 20, 2020

Ischemic stroke is a devastating disease, often resulting in death or permanent neurological deficits. EMMPRIN/CD147 is a plasma membrane protein that induces the production of matrix metalloproteinas...

Mar 20, 2020

Although swimming is recognized as a symmetrical sport, equivalence between each body side cannot be insured. Swimmers with physical and motor impairment may present asymmetries that are even more pro...

Mar 20, 2020

Wellens' syndrome, also regarded as left anterior descending coronary T-wave syndrome, is an electrocardiography (EKG) pattern that indicates critical proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) st...

Mar 20, 2020

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have elevated risks of developing stroke, heart failure, and myocardial infarction. However, the impact of AF on the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...

Mar 20, 2020

To investigate the effect of preoperative HbA1c levels on the postoperative outcomes of coronary artery disease surgery in diabetic and nondiabetic patients.The MEDLINE (via PubMed), Cochrane Library,...