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Venous Doppler flow patterns, venous congestion, heart disease and renal dysfunction: A complex liaison.

Feb 12, 2024

The published an article written by Kuwahara that we take the pleasure to comment on. We focused our attention on venous congestion. In intensive care settings, it is now widely accepted that venous...

Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol with coronary artery disease: a retrospective study.

Feb 12, 2024

Remnant cholesterol (RC) represents a low-cost and readily measured lipid index that contributes significantly to residual cardiovascular disease risk. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index exhibits a ...

Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Feb 12, 2024

Aim To investigate the prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods The study included fifteen patients with first or repeated ACS and treated/no...

Characteristics of patients with newly diagnosed hematological malignancies referred for echocardiography.

Feb 12, 2024

The importance of cardio-hemato-oncology programs is increasing. The main aim of the study was to identify all coexisting cardiovascular disorders in patients with new hematological malignancies refer...

RAFF-5 Study to improve the quality and safety of care for patients seen in the emergency department with acute atrial fibrillation and flutter.

Feb 12, 2024

We sought to improve the immediate and subsequent care of ED patients with acute atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter (AFL) by implementing the principles of the CAEP AF/AFL Best Practices Checklist.T...

Natural History of Cancer-Associated Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis.

Feb 05, 2024

There is uncertainty in the management of cancer-associated isolated splanchnic vein thrombosis (SpVT).To describe the natural history of SpVT by cancer type and thrombus composition and to review ant...

Universal Risk Prediction for Individuals With and Without Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.

Feb 05, 2024

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines recommend distinct risk classification systems for primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention. However, both systems r...

Radial Versus Femoral Access for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Clinical Trial.

Feb 05, 2024

Transfemoral access is predominantly used for mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with a large vessel occlusion. Following the interventional cardiology guidelines, routine transradial access ...

TRUST Technique for Neurointervention: A Promising Alternative for Complex Cases.

Feb 05, 2024

Neurointervention via Transradial Access (TRA) is becoming increasingly popular as experience with this technique increases. However, approximately 8.6-10.3% of complex TRA cases are converted to femo...

Control of mean arterial pressure using a closed-loop system for norepinephrine infusion in severe brain injury patients: the COMAT randomized controlled trial.

Feb 05, 2024

Brain injury patients require precise blood pressure (BP) management to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and avoid intracranial hypertension. Nurses have many tasks and norepinephrine titrat...

Short-term mild hyperventilation on intracranial pressure, cerebral autoregulation, and oxygenation in acute brain injury patients: a prospective observational study.

Feb 05, 2024

Current guidelines suggest a target of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO) of 32-35 mmHg (mild hypocapnia) as tier 2 for the management of intracranial hypertension. However, the effects of mild...

Treat Obesity to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Feb 05, 2024

Obesity, a multifactorial, relapsing chronic disease, serves as a gateway to a spectrum of metabolic, cardiovascular, mechanical and mental health problems. Over the last few decades, the global preva...

Intelligent Drug Delivery: Pioneering Stimuli-Responsive Systems to Revolutionize Disease Management- An In-depth Exploration.

Feb 05, 2024

In recent years, there has been an escalating interest in stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (SRDDS) due to their ability to revolutionize the delivery of therapeutics. SRDDSs offer a multitude ...

Risk Factors and Prognosis of Early Neurological Deterioration after Bridging Therapy.

Feb 05, 2024

Early neurological deterioration (END) after bridging therapy (BT) of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients is associated with poor outcomes.We aimed to study the incidence, risk factors and prognosis ...

Electric Cardioversion in Older Adults. Is Sedation Using Propofol Safe in the Absence of the Direct Anesthetist's Assistance?

Feb 05, 2024

This study aimed to assess the safety of electric cardioversion in the absence of anesthetists assistance. We also evaluated the efficacy and safety of this procedure in older adults (≥80 years) co...

Practical Guide on Left Atrial Appendage Closure for the Non-implanting Physician. An International Consensus Paper.

Feb 05, 2024

A significant proportion of patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation and are in need of thromboembolic protection are not treated with oral anticoagulation or discontinue this treatment shortly af...

Oral anticoagulant safety in family practice: prognostic accuracy of Bleeding Risk Scores (from the CACAO study).

Jan 29, 2024

To assess bleeding risk of patients treated by oral anticoagulants, several scores have been constructed to assist physicians in the evaluation of the benefit risk. Most of these scores lack a strong ...

Prospective analysis of pre and postoperative laboratory parameters associated with thrombosis in patients with ovarian cancer.

Jan 29, 2024

Patients with ovarian cancer have a high risk of developing thrombosis. We aimed to investigate pre and post operative biomarkers associated with thrombosis including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonar...

Prevalence of Guideline Discordant Aspirin use and Associated Adverse Events in Patients on Warfarin for Mechanical Valve Replacement.

Jan 29, 2024

For patients on warfarin for mechanical heart valve replacement, the 2020 American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Guidelines recommend only adding aspirin in patients with a spec...

Anticoagulant prescribing patterns in patients with primary central nervous system malignancies and secondary metastases.

Jan 29, 2024

To evaluate the safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in patients with central nervous system (CNS) malignancies and secondary metastases. All adult p...