Dec 17, 2020

The vascular enlargement (VE) pattern differs from previously described imaging patterns for pneumonia. This study aimed to investigate the incidence, computed tomography (CT) characteristics, and dia...

Dec 17, 2020

Thrombin is increasingly recognized to be of importance for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of thrombin generation variables in a cohort of patien...

Dec 17, 2020

Although asthma has been suggested as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), robust longitudinal evidence of this relationship is limited.Using Framingham Offspring Cohort data, we sought to ...

Dec 17, 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased mortality, predictors of which are poorly characterized. We investigated the predictive power of the commonly used CHADS-VASc score (congestive he...

Dec 17, 2020

Local wound infections are a major challenge for patients and health professionals. Various diagnostic and therapeutic options are available. However, a generally accepted standard is still lacking in...

Dec 17, 2020

Acute liver failure (ALF) patients display systemic innate immune suppression and increased susceptibility to infections. PD-1 expression by macrophages has been associated with immune suppression dur...

Dec 17, 2020

Immune dysfunction is an important factor driving mortality and adverse outcomes after trauma but remains poorly understood, especially at cellular level. To deconvolute trauma-induced immune response...

Dec 17, 2020

Age in severely injured patients has been increasing for decades. Older age is associated with increasing mortality. However, morbidity and mortality could possibly be reduced when accurate and aggres...

Dec 17, 2020

Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) has implications in many areas, including cognitive functioning. Findings regarding cognitive problems in people with SCI are inconsistent, presumably due to multip...

Dec 17, 2020

Objective and accurate cognitive assessment scales are essential for guiding cognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and ...

Dec 17, 2020

Electrocardiographic T-wave morphology is used in drug safety studies as an adjunct to the QT interval, but few measurements of T-wave morphology can be interpreted in clinical practice. Morphology co...

Dec 17, 2020

Heart failure hospitalizations are a major financial cost to healthcare systems. This study aimed to evaluate the costs associated with inpatient hospitalization.Patients with a primary diagnosis of h...

Dec 17, 2020

Increasing patient age has been identified in clinical trials as a poor prognostic factor for functional independence after endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke. These findings may n...

Dec 17, 2020

White matter lesions (WML) are common structural alterations in the white matter of the brain and their prevalence increases with age. They are associated with cerebral ischaemia and cognitive dysfunc...

Dec 17, 2020

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are proven medications of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid-related disorders, erosive esophagitis, Barrett esophagus, prevention of gastrointestina...

Dec 14, 2020

Since the implementation of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in 2015 for patients with ischemic stroke and large-vessel occlusion, the question arose as to whether patients should be primarily admitted to...

Dec 14, 2020

We aimed to update the evidence-base of long-term noise exposures from road, rail, and aircraft traffic on both non-accidental and cardiovascular mortality. A systematic review and meta-analysis were ...

Dec 14, 2020

Locus coeruleus (LC)-derived noradrenaline is important in cognition and decreases with age, but the impact of prior noradrenaline deficiency on vulnerability to inflammation-induced acute cognitive d...

Dec 14, 2020

The impact of blood transfusion on tissue oxygen delivery (DO) and tissue oxygen consumption (VO) is a subject of current clinical studies. The primary objective of this observational study is to eval...

Dec 14, 2020

Nepeta is a multiregional genus of the "Lamiaceae" (Labiatae or Mint) family. Species of Nepeta are a valuable part of traditional medicine and used extensively, particularly in the Himalayan region o...