Mar 22, 2021

Septic arthritis in children is considered an orthopedic surgical emergency, which requires prompt intervention to prevent later sequela. In the last decades, several minimal invasive techniques were ...

Mar 22, 2021

Streptococcus pneumoniae infection is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children with severe sequelae. Cytokines are important molecules in regulating of host inflammatory and anti-inflammato...

Mar 22, 2021

Soccer is a global sport played by millions annually with an increasing popularity in the United States. Game is played by a wide range of participants from all ages and levels of competition. This sc...

Mar 22, 2021

Human brains develop across the life span and largely vary in morphology. Adolescent collision-sport athletes undergo repetitive head impacts over years of practices and competitions, and therefore ma...

Mar 22, 2021

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be a major source of military-related morbidity and mortality. The insidious short- and long-term sequelae of mild TBIs (mTBIs) have come to light, with ongoi...

Mar 22, 2021

As NEP degrades many substrates, the specific therapeutic mechanism of NEP inhibition with angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi) in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is n...

Mar 22, 2021

Recently, dipeptidyl peptidase 3 (DPP3) has been discovered as the peptidase responsible for cleavage of Angiotensin (1-7) (Ang (1-7)). Ang (1-7) is part of the ACE II - Angiotensin(1-7)- Mas (AAM) pa...

Mar 22, 2021

The Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GIse) Registry Of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve RegurgitaTiOn (GIOTTO) was conceived in order to assess the safety and efficacy of the Mitra...

Mar 22, 2021

Children have been less impacted by the Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID) pandemic, but its repercussions on pediatric illnesses may have been significant. We examined the indirect impact of the pandemic...

Mar 18, 2021

Absence of myocardial fibrosis on late gadolinium enhanced (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with improvement of left ventricular systolic function after catheter ablation (CA) for ...

Mar 18, 2021

To determine the incidence and risk factors of the venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).We retrospectively reviewed the records of 896 consecutive ca...

Mar 18, 2021

Patients with autoimmune diseases were advised to shield to avoid COVID-19, but information on their prognosis is lacking. We characterised 30-day outcomes and mortality after hospitalisation with COV...

Mar 18, 2021

The pathogenetic steps leading to Covid-19 interstitial pneumonia remain to be clarified. Most postmortem studies to date reveal diffuse alveolar damage as the most relevant histologic pattern. Antemo...

Mar 18, 2021

In this work, we considered the theoretical role of low-dose radiation therapy (approximately 0.5-1.0 Gy) in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection. Monte Ca...

Mar 18, 2021

 Electrical cardiometry is an impedance-based monitoring technique that provides data on several hemodynamic parameters in a noninvasive way. There is limited information on clinical utility of the ...

Mar 18, 2021

Toxic metabolic encephalopathy (TME) has been reported in 7-31% of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, some reports include sedation-related delirium and few data ...

Mar 18, 2021

Human parechovirus type 3 has been recognized as a cause of pediatric infection, occasionally associated with serious illness, including sepsis and meningitis, particularly among young infants. The a...

Mar 18, 2021

United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets are at risk for sustaining concussions; however, several factors inhibit disclosure. We aimed to better understand the role of social support in concussi...

Mar 18, 2021

Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) is the radiation toxicity that can affect the hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems upon accidental radiation exposure within a short time. Currently, the...

Mar 18, 2021

Arteries play a critical role in carrying essential nutrients and oxygen throughout the brain; however, vessels can become damaged in traumatic brain injury (TBI), putting neural tissue at risk. Even ...