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Cardiology General

JCL roundtable: Evolution of preventive cardiology and clinical lipidology.

Jan 22, 2024

It's a privilege to discuss preventive cardiology with 3 of the foremost U.S. leaders in this growing subspecialty. Preventive cardiology is the practice of primordial, primary, and secondary preventi...

Factors associated with the initial intracranial hemorrhage occurrence in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.

Jan 15, 2024

Studies focusing on intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) are limited; thus, we aimed to identify factors associated with the occurrence of ICH in Thai patien...

Factors that may affect the outcome of acute occlusive mesenteric ischemia. A single-center study.

Jan 15, 2024

Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare but lethal disease. Acute occlusive mesenteric ischemia consists of mesenteric artery embolism, mesenteric artery thrombosis, and mesenteric vein thrombosis. This s...

Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Epidemiology, Screening, and Prognosis.

Jan 15, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrythmia and one of the strongest risk factors and causal mechanisms of ischemic stroke (IS). Acute IS due to AF tends to be more severe than wit...

Randomised, siteless study to compare systematic atrial fibrillation screening using enrichment by a risk prediction model with standard care in a Swedish population aged ≥ 65 years: CONSIDERING-AF study design.

Jan 15, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and confers an increased risk of mortality, stroke, heart failure and cognitive decline. There is growing interest in AF screening; however, the ...

Zahorec index or Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, valid biomarker of inflammation and immune response to infection, cancer and surgery.

Jan 15, 2024

For many years, the physicians are searching for easily measurable marker of immune response to the stress and inflammation. More than, 20 years ago Zahorec (2001) proposed neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ra...

Effectiveness of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction with lipid lowering therapy for secondary prevention amongst older individuals: a nationwide cohort study.

Jan 15, 2024

Data about the clinical benefit from initial low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction with lipid lowering treatment for secondary prevention and risk of major vascular events amongst olde...

Sex differences in the association between insulin resistance and non-fatal myocardial infarction across glycaemic states.

Jan 15, 2024

Females are generally less prone to cardiovascular (CV) events than males, but this protection is trumped by diabetes. The mechanism behind the increased relative risk in females with diabetes is not ...

Effect of carotenoid supplementation on blood pressure in adults: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Jan 15, 2024

Hypertension (HTN) is regarded as a serious public health issue throughout the world. High blood pressure (BP) may be improved by carotenoid supplementation; however, randomized controlled trials (RCT...

Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review.

Jan 15, 2024

Several systematic reviews (SRs), with and without meta-analyses, have investigated the use of wearable devices to improve physical activity, and there is a need for frequent and updated syntheses on ...

Updated CRUSADE score to predict in-hospital bleeding: External validation in the Thai percutaneous coronary intervention registry.

Jan 15, 2024

The Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes with Early Implementation of the ACC/AHA Guidelines (CRUSADE) score has been recommended to predict in-hospital ...

Associations between low serum levels of ANRIL and some common gene SNPs in Iranian patients with premature coronary artery disease.

Jan 15, 2024

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of mortality in the world. Premature development of CAD can be attributed to women under 55 and men under 45. Many genetic factors play a part in prema...

Optimizing the management of electrophysiology labs in Chinese hospitals using a discrete event simulation tool.

Jan 15, 2024

The growing demand for electrophysiology (EP) treatment in China presents a challenge for current EP care delivery systems. This study constructed a discrete event simulation (DES) model of an inpatie...

The relationship of atrial fibrillation with left atrial size in patients with essential hypertension.

Jan 15, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and it is a major public health problem worldwide. Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for the development of AF. This study ...

Cancer-associated splanchnic vein thrombosis: Clinical implications and management considerations.

Jan 08, 2024

Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT), a thrombosis which involves the portal, mesenteric, and splenic veins, and the Budd-Chiari syndrome, represents an uncommon type of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Like...

Intra-abdominal Venous Thromboses and Their Management.

Jan 08, 2024

While a plethora of articles discuss management of deep venous thromboses in extremities, there is a relative scarcity of literature comprehensively describing intra-abdominal venous thromboses, and t...

Acute ischemic stroke prediction and predictive factors analysis using hematological indicators in elderly hypertensives post-transient ischemic attack.

Jan 08, 2024

Elderly hypertensive patients diagnosed with transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at a heightened risk for developing acute ischemic stroke (AIS). This underscores the critical need for effective risk ...

The association between metabolic syndrome and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Jan 08, 2024

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) poses an additional risk for the development of coronary artery disease and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). In this study, we investigated the assoc...

Intracardiac mass presenting as acute myocardial infarction.

Jan 08, 2024

Cardiac tumors, although rare, present intricate diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, necessitating timely intervention for optimal patient outcomes. This case report focuses on a 65-year-old woman ...

Prediction of Venous Trans-Stenotic Pressure Gradient Using Shape Features Derived From Magnetic Resonance Venography in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patients.

Jan 08, 2024

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition of unknown etiology associated with venous sinus stenosis. This study aimed to develop a magnetic resonance venography (MRV)-based radiomics m...