Jul 12, 2021

Herein we present a single institution 5-year experience with ascending aorta dissection biopsies depicting the clinicopathological features of 62 cases. To detect microscopic abnormalities in the aor...

Jul 12, 2021

Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) syndrome is a very rare congenital heart disease with an incidence of one in 300,000 and a high rate of mortality early in lif...

Jul 12, 2021

Decisions regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) must consider information about presumed health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose of the study was to assess HRQL in patien...

Jul 08, 2021

Protein S (PS) is an essential natural anticoagulant. PS deficiency is a major contributor to acquired hypercoagulability. Acquired hypercoagulability causes myocardial infarction, stroke, and deep ve...

Jul 08, 2021

Dear members and colleagues, it is my great honor being the president of our society, Korean Association of HBP Surgery over the last year and being here to present my talk today as well. Ulsan Univer...

Jul 08, 2021

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is usually a complication of deep vein thrombosis and is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) is a secretory protein tha...

Jul 08, 2021

The corticoreticulospinal tract (CReST) is a descending motor pathway that reorganizes after corticospinal tract (CST) injury in animals. In humans, the pattern of CReST innervation to upper limb musc...

Jul 08, 2021

Aortic valve repair(AVr) has emerged as a feasible and effective alternative to replacement(AVR) in patients with aortic insufficiency(AI), however, little data exists comparing outcomes. Thus, the ob...

Jul 08, 2021

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), a leading cause of death in modern society, have become a major public health issue globally. Although numerous approaches have been proposed to reduce morbidity and mo...

Jul 08, 2021

In patients with obesity the distribution of subcutaneous tissue can make blood pressure measurement on the standard location of the upper arm difficult. In these cases, alternative locations such as ...

Jul 08, 2021

The triglyceride glucose index (TyG index) is a simple and reliable surrogate marker of insulin resistance (IR) that can predict functional outcomes and mortality after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Ho...

Jul 08, 2021

Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in patients with CKD or diabetes mellitus (DM). However, the relevance between DM and CI in diabetic patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) has not been clear...

Jul 08, 2021

The dietary shift from animal protein (AP) to plant protein (PP) sources is encouraged for both environmental and health reasons. For instance, PPs are associated with lower cardiovascular and diabete...

Jul 08, 2021

Stroke recurrence accounts for a great percentage of catastrophic complications, yet no comprehensive study has analyzed the factors associated with stroke recurrence in Cameroon. We carried out this ...

Jul 08, 2021

Although acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is the most commonly used antithrombotic agent for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events, residual atherothrombotic risk has prompted guideline rec...

Jul 08, 2021

This review aims at summarizing updated evidence on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk associated with consumption of specific food items to substantiate dietary strategies for atherosclerosis preventi...

Jul 08, 2021

Cardiac arrhythmia, which is an abnormal heart rhythm, is a common clinical problem in cardiology. Arrhythmias can be divided into many Categories, and accurate detection of arrhythmias can effectivel...

Jul 08, 2021

The pharmacological management of atrial fibrillation (AF) comprises anticoagulation, for stroke prophylaxis, and rate or rhythm control drugs to alleviate symptoms and prevent heart failure. The aim ...

Jul 08, 2021

Most important international guidelines recommend the use of CHA₂DS₂-VASc and HAS-BLED scores for stroke and bleeding risk assessments in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, respectively. The 2020 ...

Jul 05, 2021

Obesity can be an independent predictor of fibrosis in tissues, including the liver, heart, and skin. We evaluated a rural Appalachian cohort of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) for its relation to...