Jul 15, 2021

Atherosclerosis is the most prominent underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is initiated by cholesterol deposition in the arterial intima, which causes macrophage recruitment and proinf...

Jul 15, 2021

How patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and their clinicians consider cost in forming care plans remains unknown.To identify factors that inform conversations regarding costs of anticoagulants for ...

Jul 15, 2021

To analyze in-hospital complications in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) depending on renal function.Observational study in patients with STEMI.The study included 169 pa...

Jul 13, 2021

A quality improvement initiative helped pediatric practice sustain improvement in adherence to obesity management recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.   Obesity affe...

Jul 12, 2021

Limited data are available on the role of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for the treatment of upper extremities deep vein thrombosis (UEDVT).The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness a...

Jul 12, 2021

Cytokine storm and endotoxin release during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been related to vasoplegic shock and organ dysfunction. We hypothesised that early (during CPB) cytok...

Jul 12, 2021

The polarization of microglia/macrophages after cerebral ischemia is critical for post-stroke damage/recovery. Previously, we found that pseudoginsenoside-F11 (PF11), an ocotillol-type saponin, has ne...

Jul 12, 2021

High level of unmet needs were reported by stroke survivors after hospital discharge. Peer support interventions may play a valuable role in the management of stroke, but the evidence is unclear.To de...

Jul 12, 2021

We sought to compare complications associated with tunneled peripherally inserted central catheters (tPICCs) and tunneled-cuffed centrally inserted central catheters (tCICCs) in adult home parenteral ...

Jul 12, 2021

The cardiac conduction system is a network of heterogeneous cell population that initiates and propagates electric excitations in the myocardium. Purkinje fibers, a network of specialized myocardial c...

Jul 12, 2021

Right atrial thrombi are rarely found straddling a patent foramen ovale (PFO). A thrombus straddling a PFO (TSPFO), also known as impending paradoxical embolism, is a medical emergency associated with...

Jul 12, 2021

Lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been shown to predict a higher risk of hospital readmission and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Few studies have explored the ...

Jul 12, 2021

Depressed right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) has clear prognostic significance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Accordingly, improvements in RVEF represent a desirable e...

Jul 12, 2021

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have shown high effectiveness in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19, hospitalization, severe disease, and death. Nevertheless, a minority of vaccinated individuals might get...

Jul 12, 2021

In 2017, the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines redefined the threshold of high blood pressure (BP) for non-pregnant adults. Several studies aimed to deter...

Jul 12, 2021

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adulthood (LADA) is different from type 2 diabetes. Present treatment protocols do not reflect that. DPP-4 and SGLT2 inhibitors have changed therapy. DPP-4 inhibitor use ...

Jul 12, 2021

Diabetes is associated with increased fracture risk in human bone, especially in the elderly population. In the present study, we investigate how simulated advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and m...

Jul 12, 2021

The antihyperglycemic potential of syringaldehyde has been previously investigated; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we performed a postprandial glucose test (in vivo)...

Jul 12, 2021

Rupture of an extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECAA) is a very rare and life-threatening condition. In order to get a comprehensive view of past and current management of the ruptured ECAA (rECA...

Jul 12, 2021

The atherosclerosis "iron hypothesis" generates a fair amount of debate since it has been proposed. Here, we revisited the "iron hypothesis" by examining whether dietary iron overload would intensify ...