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Cardiology General

Temporal Trends in Oral Anticoagulant Prescription in Atrial Fibrillation Patients between 2004 and 2019.

May 16, 2022

In the recent years, antithrombotic prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has changed significantly. The main aim of this study is to assess the temporal trends of antithrombotic thera...

Diabetes Screening by Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Equivalent Body Mass Index and Age Thresholds.

May 16, 2022

Racial/ethnic minority populations in the United States have increased rates of diabetes compared with White populations. The 2021 guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommend dia...

Transthyretin Val122Ile Variant & Incident Heart Failure

May 11, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to see if the amyloidogenic Val122Ile (TTR) transthyretin variation was linked to the risk of heart failure and death in a large, geographically varied cohort of Black ...

US Food & Drug Administration (FDA): Use of Extrapolation in New Drug Approvals

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to look at the frequency of extrapolation beyond pivotal trial data into approved indications in connection to disease severity, disease subtype, and concurrent drug us...

Playing College American Football With Long-term Health Outcomes & Mortality

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the prevalence of self-reported health issues among former collegiate football players compared to a general population sample of men and standardized mort...

Association of the US Presidential Election with Hospitalizations for Acute Cardiovascular Conditions

May 10, 2022

Previous research had linked population-wide psychosocial or environmental stressors to an increased risk of acute cardiovascular disease (CVD). Researchers sought to look into acute cardiovascular di...

Influenza Vaccination & the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to see if seasonal influenza vaccination was linked to a lower risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events and if the latest cardiovascular outcome trial results w...

Sex & Race Differences in NT-proBNP Natriuretic Peptide Concentration & Absolute Risk of Heart Failure

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to see if physiologic drivers of N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations account for sex and race disparities in NT-proBNP concentrations...

Incremental Value of a CACS Beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to locate, evaluate, and summarise any cohort studies that compared CVD (cardiovascular disease) risk score + CACS (coronary artery calcium scores) to CVD risk score al...

Long-term Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to look at the long-term survival of adult patients who have survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) hospital admission. An iterative technique was used to re...

Association Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) Reduction & Statin Treatment's Effects

May 10, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the relationship between absolute reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and stro...

Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease & Colorectal Cancer

May 09, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to inform the US Preventive Services Task Force on the benefits and risks of aspirin in the prevention of primary cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Through ...

Is intravenous tranexamic acid effective in reduction of blood loss during pelvic and acetabular surgery?

May 09, 2022

Pelvic and acetabular surgery is associated with one of the highest amounts of blood loss. Tranexamic acid is a good choice to reduce blood loss during this type of surgery. However, being antifibrino...

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology: Area Deprivation Index and Oral Anticoagulation in New Onset Atrial Fibrillation.

May 09, 2022

Oral anticoagulation is a standard of care for thromboembolic stroke prevention in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF). Social determinants of health have had limited investigation in AF and par...

The great vessel freeze-out: A meta-analysis of conventional versus frozen elephant trunks in aortic arch surgery.

May 09, 2022

The optimal treatment strategy for complex aortic arch and proximal descending aortic pathologies remains controversial. Despite the frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique's increasing popularity, its ...

Targeted neutrophil-mimetic liposomes promote cardiac repair by adsorbing proinflammatory cytokines and regulating the immune microenvironment.

May 09, 2022

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) induces a sterile inflammatory response that may result in poor cardiac remodeling and dysfunction. Despite the progress in anti-cytokine biologics, anti-inflammation ...

Association of vitamin D receptor gene rs739837 polymorphism with type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus susceptibility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

May 09, 2022

Increasing evidence shows that genetic variants of genes in the diabetes mellitus (DM) metabolic pathway, such as the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene rs739837 polymorphism, increase the risk of DM susce...

Subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis and cognitive function in older adults.

May 09, 2022

The combined effects of increased life expectancy and the considerable number of persons reaching old age will magnify the dementia epidemic in the USA. Demonstration that subclinical atherosclerosis ...

Single-cell genomics identifies distinct B1 cell developmental pathways and reveals aging-related changes in the B-cell receptor repertoire.

May 09, 2022

B1 cells are self-renewing innate-like B lymphocytes that provide the first line of defense against pathogens. B1 cells primarily reside in the peritoneal cavity and are known to originate from variou...

Temporal trends in characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of heart failure in octogenarians over two decades.

May 09, 2022

Octogenarians represent the most rapidly expanding population segment in Europe. The prevalence of heart failure (HF) in this group exceeds 10%. We assessed changes in clinical characteristics, therap...