Jul 22, 2021

Complete revascularization of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with multivessel disease (MVD) has recently shown to reduce risk of adverse cardiovascular events, including cardiovas...

Jul 22, 2021

Circulating secretoneurin (SN) concentrations, as measured by established radioimmunoassay (RIA), risk stratify patients with cardiovascular disease. We now report data for a recently developed resear...

Jul 22, 2021

 Surgical drains are routinely used following autologous reconstruction, but are often cited as the leading cause of peri-operative discomfort. This study defined routine drain use duration and asse...

Jul 22, 2021

Arterial stiffness, defined as the rigidity of the arterial wall, is the consequence of vascular aging and is associated with the full spectrum of cardiovascular diseases. Carotid-femoral pulse wave v...

Jul 22, 2021

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) directly overlies the myocardium with changes in its morphology and volume associated with myriad cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, EAT's immune structure...

Jul 22, 2021

Atherosclerosis (AS) is characterized by dyslipidemia and chronic inflammation. In the high-fat environment, the lipid metabolism of dendritic cells (DCs) is abnormal, which leads to abnormal immune f...

Jul 22, 2021

Previous studies have used supplements to increase dietary nitrate intake in clinical populations. Little is known about whether effects can also be induced through vegetable consumption. Therefore, t...

Jul 19, 2021

To assess the efficacy and safety of different perioperative regimens using network meta-analysis for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with hepatic/portal vein thrombosis. The interested modalities incl...

Jul 19, 2021

The aim of this study was to construct a nomogram that will predict the overall survival (OS) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).Imaging data, clin...

Jul 19, 2021

The Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) has established multicenter registries for coronary artery disease (CAD) to investigate clinical characteristics, management and risks for mortality. However, t...

Jul 19, 2021

There is a lack of evidence about the use of local anaesthetics (LAs) in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in dental procedures. Thus, this study evaluated the safety of using LA with vasoco...

Jul 19, 2021

The 10-O-(N N-dimethylaminoethyl)-ginkgolide B methane-sulfonate (XQ-1H) is an effective novel drug for the treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular disease derived from Ginkgolide B, a traditional Chine...

Jul 19, 2021

The proliferation of neural stem cells (NSCs), or lack thereof, can have profound effects on brain tissue remodeling for ischemic stroke (IS). In this study, we aimed to reveal the influence of the ln...

Jul 19, 2021

Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1, aka SERPINE1) is a moderately heritable glycoprotein that regulates fibrin clot dissolution (fibrinolysis).Test whether the heritabilities (h ) of PAI-1 ...

Jul 19, 2021

Combined exercise training (CET) has been associated with positive responses in the clinical status of patients with heart failure (HF). Other nonpharmacological tools, such as amino acid supplementat...

Jul 19, 2021

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in youths, but there is limited knowledge about the etiology of early-onset CVD. We aimed to examine the association between maternal education before childb...

Jul 19, 2021

To assess adherence to anti-hypertensive medication by pregnant women and to identify the factors associated with adherence or lack thereof.Observational study in 100 pregnant women with either chroni...

Jul 19, 2021

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an important factor related to cardiovascular disease. In recent years, studies have shown the involvement of IGF-1 and blood pressure (BP). Nevertheless, the r...

Jul 19, 2021

Sexual history taking for risk behavior contributes to improving health outcomes in primary care. Giving the high numbers of people living with AIDS, every patient in South Africa should be offered an...

Jul 19, 2021

Pre-operative hemoglobin (Hb) A1c levels ≥ 8% can lead to increased post-operative complications. In bariatric surgery patients, attaining a pre-operative HbA1c < 8% can be a challenge. The purpo...