Cardiology General
Feb 04, 2020
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the liver manifestation of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular morbidity, but we ignore the role of steatosis per se in surv...
Feb 04, 2020
To identify the incidence of hypertension, overweight/obesity in middle-aged population in China, and explore their impact on cardiovascular events. From 2009 to 2010, 12 areas were sampled in China...
Feb 04, 2020
The predictive ability of ECI and CCI have been compared in orthopaedic and gastrointestinal surgery, however their predictive ability for complications secondary to spine surgery and posterior cervic...
Feb 04, 2020
New fixed-dose combination drugs (FDCs) had been developed in limited numbers in Japan. Since regulatory requirements were relaxed in 2005, 73 new FDCs have been approved by PMDA since 2006. In this s...
Feb 04, 2020
To investigate the characteristics and possible mechanisms of differtent stroke patterns of single subcortical small infarction (SSSI) in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory. The clinical and...
Jan 30, 2020
Venous thromboembolic disease is a major problem among critically ill patients, with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Many critically ill patients have contraindications to systemic ant...
Jan 30, 2020
Patient safety indicators (PSI) were developed for hospitals to screen for healthcare-associated adverse events. PSIs are believed to be preventable and have become a part of major pay-for-performance...
Jan 30, 2020
Physical activity can prevent a wide range of diseases, including highly prevalent conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and associated cardiometabolic disorders. Numerous guidelines for the pres...
Jan 30, 2020
To compare long-term outcomes in patients after carotid endarterectomy and those who refused surgical correction and received only conservative treatment.There were 1035 carotid endarterectomies perfo...
Jan 30, 2020
The SELECT-D trial demonstrated reduction in recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) but increased bleeding with rivaroxaban compared to dalteparin for treatment of acute VTE in cancer patients, at 6 m...
Jan 30, 2020
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) and portal vein thrombosis (PVT) are serious causes of morbidity and mortality after pediatric liver transplantation. To reduce thrombotic complications, routine ant...
Jan 30, 2020
It remains unsettled whether alcoholic cirrhosis is a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). We used data from nationwide healthcare registries to study all Danes diagnosed with alcoholic cirrho...
Jan 30, 2020
Ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure are major contributors to high morbidity and mortality. Approximately 1.5 million cases of myocardial infarction occur annually in the United States...
Jan 30, 2020
While different imaging and treatment options are available in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) care, there is a lack of data regarding their use across Europe. We examined the diagnostic and treatment s...
Jan 30, 2020
Reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can cause a series of additional clinical damage, defined as myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, and thus there is a need for effe...
Jan 30, 2020
Comprehensive control of multiple cardiovascular risk factors reduces cardiovascular risk but is difficult to achieve.A multinational, cross-sectional, observational study.The International ChoLestero...
Jan 30, 2020
The 2018 and 2019 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) guidelines for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) recommend consideration of...
Jan 30, 2020
Classifying subjects into clinically and biologically homogeneous subgroups will facilitate the understanding of disease pathophysiology and development of targeted prevention and intervention strateg...
Jan 30, 2020
Chronic kidney diseases (CKDs) are the most common forms of kidney disease all around the world. The incidence of CKD is rising, which is mainly driven by population aging as well as by a global rise ...
Jan 30, 2020
Waist circumference (WC) is measured for the assessment of abdominal obesity, whereas carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a marker of preclinical atherosclerosis. The relationship between WC and c...