Cardiology General
Jan 31, 2022
It is generally assumed by practitioners and guideline authors that combined modalities (methods of treatment) are more effective than single modalities in preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE), def...
Jan 31, 2022
Cardiac troponin I and T are particularly sensitive and specific markers for cardiomyocyte damage. Myocardial injury can occur due to a discrepancy between oxygen supply and demand (eg coronary artery...
Jan 31, 2022
Delayed neointima formation over a neurovascular stent is associated with thrombotic complications that can lead to stroke. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an intra-arterial injectio...
Jan 31, 2022
Since there is crosstalk in functions of the heart and kidney, acute or chronic injury in one of the two organs provokes adaptive and/or maladaptive responses in both organs, leading to cardiorenal sy...
Jan 31, 2022
Self-care is essential for treating hypertension by lowering and controlling blood pressure, to ultimately reduce cardiovascular disease. A valid and reliable hypertension self-care measure is needed ...
Jan 31, 2022
Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)-based measures of insulin secretory response have not been validated in pregnancy.In a secondary analysis of a longitudinal study, participants were studied pre-preg...
Jan 31, 2022
Although rosacea is classically considered a skin disorder, recent evidence shows that it is emerging as a systemic vascular disease. The classical symptoms of burning, intense erythema and flushing c...
Jan 31, 2022
Previous studies have investigated the close association between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and the risk of coronary heart disease (CAD) in the Chinese population. However, the results remain inconc...
Jan 31, 2022
Osteocalcin (OC), an osteoblast-derived regulator of metabolic processes, and circulating early endothelial progenitor cells (EPC, CD34 - /CD133 + /KDR +) expressing OC (OC +) are potentia...
Jan 31, 2022
The right atrium (RA) is the cardiac chamber that has been least well studied. Due to recent advances in interventional cardiology, the need for greater understanding of the RA anatomy and physiology ...
Jan 26, 2022
It’s nearly impossible to avoid screen time these days; between smartphones, TVs, computers, and tablets, almost everyone’s daily routine revolves around time spent on screens. That includes child...
Jan 24, 2022
To develop and validate a predictive model to determinate patients at increased risk to suffer from recurrence following a first provoked deep vein thrombosis (VTE).Predictive variables, i.e. male sex...
Jan 24, 2022
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by arterial and/or venous thrombosis with antiphospholipid antibodies. Dysregulation of the complement pathway has been implicated in APS pathophysiolo...
Jan 24, 2022
Coagulation mechanisms are critical for maintaining homeostasis in the central nervous system (CNS). Thrombin, an important player of the coagulation cascade, activates protease activator receptors (P...
Jan 24, 2022
Aspirin (ASA) is widely used as an antiplatelet therapeutic drug in secondary prevention. Last years brought many reports on ASA resistance or high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) to aspirin.T...
Jan 24, 2022
Physical inactivity, prolonged sitting, and unhealthy dietary habits are common in Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers. These factors increase risk of long-term health conditions.329 HGV drivers across ...
Jan 24, 2022
Extracellular matrix proteins are regulated by metzincin proteases, like the disintegrin metalloproteinases with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) family members. This review focuses on the emerging role...
Jan 24, 2022
Fingertip reactive hyperemia-peripheral artery tonometry (RH-PAT) is an emerging novel non-invasive method for evaluating endothelial function. We aimed to evaluate endothelial function with fingertip...
Jan 24, 2022
In recent years, the prevalence and mortality of heart failure (HF) and other associated cardiovascular diseases have doubled in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Studies in high-income countries indicate tha...