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Cardiology General

Increasing Prevalence and High Survival Rate of Liver Transplanted Patients with NASH and PSC Cirrhosis.

Mar 04, 2024

Epidemiological studies on liver transplant (LT) patients can provide valuable information about the etiology and trends of cirrhosis. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and trend o...

Digital computerised cognitive training for preventing cognitive decline among hypertensive patients: a study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (DELIGHT trial).

Mar 04, 2024

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an important intervenable stage for the prevention of dementia. Hypertension is associated with impaired cognition, and when combined with MCI, it may lead to a poor...

Six-Month Pilot Testing of a Digital Health Tool to Support Effective Self-Care in People With Heart Failure: Mixed Methods Study.

Mar 04, 2024

Digital tools may support people to self-manage their heart failure (HF). Having previously outlined the human-centered design development of a digital tool to support self-care of HF, the next step w...

The impact of mitochondrial dysfunction on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

Mar 04, 2024

Aim: To determine the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis based on the analysis of research data and statistics from the MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science Core Co...

High Diagnostic Accuracy of Long-Term Electrocardiogram Interpretation by General Practitioners.

Mar 04, 2024

Traditional long-term ECG monitoring systems have primarily been used by cardiologist. New remote and wearable easy-to-use devices have led to increased use of ECG recordings also outside cardiology c...

Variations in serum low-density lipoprotein and sST2 among heart failure patients with different ejection fraction groups and their clinical significance.

Mar 04, 2024

This study aimed to examine the changes in serum Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) and Soluble Growth Stimulating Expressed Gene 2 Protein (sST2) among Heart Failure (HF) patients with varyi...

Acute venous thromboembolism plasma and red blood cell metabolomic profiling reveals potential new early diagnostic biomarkers: observational clinical study.

Feb 26, 2024

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. The diagnosis of acute VTE is based on complex imaging exams due to the lack of biomarkers. Recent multi-omics based resear...

Cardiovascular Adverse Drug Reactions of Anti-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies for Migraine Prevention: An Analysis from the European Spontaneous Adverse Event Reporting System.

Feb 26, 2024

Anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (anti-CGRP-mAbs) have recently been approved for the prevention of migraine, and their safety profile is not fully characterized.The aim of t...

The role of neurohospitalism in a specialized cardiovascular hospital.

Feb 26, 2024

Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery are among the specialties that most commonly require neurology inpatient consultations. We aimed to study the neurology referrals by the cardiovascular-specialize...

Inverted U-shaped relationship between Barthel Index Score and falls in Chinese non-bedridden patients: a cross-sectional study.

Feb 26, 2024

Performing activities of daily living comprise an important risk factor for falls among non-bedridden stroke inpatients in rehabilitation departments.To explore the correlation between Barthel Index s...

Current and potentially novel antithrombotic treatment in acute ischemic stroke.

Feb 26, 2024

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the most common type of stroke and requires immediate reperfusion. Current acute reperfusion therapies comprise the administration of intravenous thrombolysis and/or end...

Establishment and validation of a prediction model for nonrecovery of left ventricular ejection fraction in acute myocardial infarction patients combined with decreased left ventricular ejection fraction.

Feb 26, 2024

This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for nonrecovery of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) during follow-up in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who underwent percutan...

The comparison of fluidized positioners and traditional gel pads for skin protection in neurosurgical patients undergoing lateral and prone positions: A retrospective analysis with propensity score matching method.

Feb 26, 2024

To compare fluidized positioners and gel pads for skin protection in neurosurgery patients placed in lateral and prone positions. It is one of the major challenges that operating room nurses face in p...

Impact of different sequential triple oral combination therapies based selexipag on outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Feb 26, 2024

While the GRIPHON study and others have confirmed the efficacy and safety of selexipag with single, dual, and initial triple combination therapy for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)...

Protocol for a multicentre and prospective follow-up cohort study of early detection of atrial fibrillation, silent stroke and cognitive impairment in high-risk primary care patients: the PREFA-TE study.

Feb 26, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. Future estimations suggest an increase in global burden of AF greater than 60% by 2050. Numerous studies provide growing evidenc...

Implementing Formal Mitral Heart Team Improves Multidisciplinary Evaluation Rate and Survival of Patients With Severe Primary Mitral Regurgitation.

Feb 26, 2024

Multidisciplinary heart team (HT) evaluation is recommended for patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation to optimize treatment decisions. However, its impact on patient outcomes remains unkno...

Success in Heart Failure? An Investigation of Heart Failure Readmission Rates and Medication Regimen Optimization.

Feb 26, 2024

In May 2022, the American College of Cardiology updated their guideline-directed medical therapy for congestive heart failure (CHF) to include four pillars of therapy. These pillars aim to better cont...

A higher non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio was associated with an increased risk of progression of nonculprit coronary lesion in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Feb 26, 2024

The ratio of nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has been shown associated with various metabolic diseases and atherosclerosis in prim...

Polymorphic Variants of SCN5A Gene (rs41312433 and rs1805124) Associated with Coronary Artery Affliction in Patients with Severe Arrhythmias.

Feb 26, 2024

Several mutations in this gene for the α subunit of the cardiac sodium channel have been identified in a heterogeneous subset of cardiac rhythm syndromes, including Brugada syndrome, progressive card...

An Artificial Intelligence Analysis of Electrocardiograms for the Clinical Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Narrative Review.

Feb 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is enjoying great success in the field of scientific research. Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are the cornerstone form of examination in...