Nov 13, 2023

Declines in cardiovascular mortality have stagnated in the United States since 2011. There is growing concern that these patterns reflect worsening cardiovascular health in younger adults. However, li...

Nov 13, 2023

Infected urolithiasis is a serious condition that carries with it a high rate of morbidity and mortality.This review highlights the pearls and pitfalls of infected urolithiasis, including presentation...

Nov 13, 2023

The pathophysiology of post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) behavioral and cognitive changes is not fully understood, especially in its mild presentation. We designed a weight drop TBI model in mice to i...

Nov 13, 2023

Timely diagnosis and management of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly reduce mortality rates. Ultrasound examination of the optic nerv...

Nov 13, 2023

Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), the age-related expansion of blood cells with preleukemic mutations, is associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and heart failur...

Nov 13, 2023

Predictors of ICU-acquired pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) are not well-established in critically ill patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), making IPA commonly misdiagnosed and anti-funga...

Nov 06, 2023

Individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience changes in their quality-of-life (QOL) post-injury. Given the vast literature that exists about QOL after TBI, a scoping rev...

Nov 06, 2023

Myocardial infarction (MI) is accompanied by the formation of a fibrotic scar in the left ventricle (LV) and initiates significant alterations in the architecture and constituents of the LV free wall ...

Oct 30, 2023

Stair climbing is a readily available form of physical activity with potential cardioprotective merits. Herein, we investigated the association between stair climbing and atherosclerotic cardiovascula...

Oct 30, 2023

To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of occupational lung diseases, to reduce the missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses of the diseases and to help standardize the diagnosis and treatme...

Oct 30, 2023

To perform a systematic review on contemporary outcomes of endovascular repair and open surgical repair (OSR) for the treatment of mycotic aortic aneurysm (MAA).A comprehensive literature search on th...

Oct 30, 2023

Sepsis is an overwhelming reaction to infection that comes with high morbidity and mortality. It requires urgent interventions in order to improve outcomes. Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) are cons...

Oct 30, 2023

College faculty are receiving attention as influential members of the Return to Learn (RTL) process for students with concussion. Investigators continue to learn more about how faculty can assist stud...

Oct 30, 2023

Decisions about life-sustaining therapy (LST) in the intensive care unit (ICU) depend on predictions of survival as well as the expected functional capacity and self-perceived quality of life after di...

Oct 30, 2023

Critical care clinicians are likely to see an increasing number of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) who are receiving FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) given th...

Oct 23, 2023

The detrimental effects of hyperoxia exposure have been well-described in patients admitted to intensive care units. However, data evaluating the effects of short-term, early hyperoxia exposure in pat...

Oct 23, 2023

Sepsis and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) are associated with poorer long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants (VPIs), but less is known about the long-term effect of meningitis...

Oct 23, 2023

We herein present a unique and extremely rare fulminant case of Edwardsiella tarda infection-related necrotizing fasciitis. The patient had alcoholic cirrhosis and preferred to consume raw fish. He ex...

Oct 23, 2023

Endogenous signals, namely nitric oxide (NO) and electrons, play a crucial role in regulating cell fate as well as the vascular and neuronal systems. Unfortunately, utilizing NO and electrical stimula...

Oct 23, 2023

End-stage heart failure often requires heart transplantation as a life-prolonging treatment. Immunosuppressive therapy is necessary to avoid rejection, but is associated with serious adverse effects. ...