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Background The impact of the new 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guideline on dementia risk at the population level has not been evaluated. Methods and Results We studied...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Little is known about the relationship of antithrombotic therapy and the risk of dementia in patients with AF without clinical stroke.This was an...

Cognitive impairment and depression in patients with heart failure (HF) are common comorbidities and are associated with increased morbidity, readmissions and mortality. Timely recognition of cognitive impairment and depression...

Background Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a frequent cause of inpatient admissions in the United States. The purpose of this study was to analyze the racial and gender disparities that occur in CHF admissions and determine...

The United States Food and Drug Administration is investigating possible diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs and cats.To retrospectively review DCM cases for signalment, diet information, echocardiographic...

To examine the association of a high C-reactive protein (CRP) level at discharge from an acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) hospitalisation with the 1-year clinical outcomes.A post-hoc subanalysis of a prospective cohort...

Mobile technology-based solutions present promising effects against cardiovascular diseases. Long-term follow-up in mobile phone-based interventions has not yet been elucidated as a primary prevention technique for...

High blood pressure (BP) during sleep (asleep blood pressure) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but a national prevalence estimate of masked asleep hypertension (high BP while sleeping but without...

Cardiac injury with attendant negative prognostic implications is common among patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Whether cardiac injury, including myocarditis, also occurs with...

Using a nationwide epidemiological database, we aimed to clarify the association of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) with subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among young adults.Medical records of 1,180,062 young adults...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia affecting more than six million people in the United States. The economic burden is estimated to be >$6 billion annually with catastrophic events dramatically increasing...

Due to the important pathological roles of the HIV-1 gp120, the protein has been intensively used in the research of HIV. However, recombinant gp120 preparation has proven to be difficult because of extremely low expression...

Circulatory collapse during/post-pulmonary vein (PV) isolation by cryo-balloon ablation is a Cardiology emergency that has multiple potential causes and requires a methodical investigative approach. Some of the complications...

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The fact that elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) play a causal role in the development of ASCVD is...

Whether the QT interval displays circadian rhythm after heart rate correction is unresolved and the relationship of QT interval to heart rate variability (HRV) is uncertain.To test the hypothesis that there is a circadian rhythm...

Although an association of fine particulate matter (PM) with asthma incidence has been assumed, there is insufficient evidence regarding the effect of long-term exposure to PM on incident asthma among elderly adults.This study...

This study aimed to evaluate the difference in tumor mutation burden (TMB) between oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) and larynx squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC).Patients with OCSCC or LSCC were identified from datasets...

The rates and intensity of tobacco use are higher in persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (PwS) compared to the general population, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. We aimed to systematically review...

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a cytokine similar to IL-7, which is released by airway epithelial cells in response to injury and inflammation. Current literature is contradictory about the association between different...