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The Use of Real-Time 3D Intraoperative Ultrasound "Angiography" in Localization and Occlusion Control of a Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm: A Case Report.

Dec 07, 2020

 Infectious (mycotic) aneurysms are rare with high mortality and are most commonly found at the distal branches of the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Because aneurysms of the distal MCA are located d...

Low-dose Whole-lung Irradiation for COVID-19 Pneumonia: Final Results of a Pilot Study.

Dec 07, 2020

Radiotherapy (RT) -commonly employed in cancer management- has been considered as one of the potential treatments for COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we present the results of the pilot trial evaluating low...

Myeloid arginase-1 controls excessive inflammation and modulates T cell responses in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia.

Dec 07, 2020

Regulatory properties of macrophages associated with alternative activation serve to limit the exaggerated inflammatory response during pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Arginase-1...

Prevalence and Outcomes Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency among Indexed Hospitalizations with Cardiovascular Disease and Cerebrovascular Disorder-A Nationwide Study.

Dec 07, 2020

: According to past studies, recovery and survival following severe vascular events such as acute myocardial infarction and stroke are negatively impacted by vitamin D deficiency. However, the nationa...

Revacept, an Inhibitor of Platelet Adhesion in Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial.

Dec 07, 2020

Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and internal carotid artery stenosis harbor an increased risk of recurrent stroke especially within 2 weeks after the first event. In addition...

The missing acute coronary syndromes in the COVID-19 era.

Dec 07, 2020

To determine whether the number of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes has reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.Numbers of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) activations, ...

White Blood Cell Count is the most Reliable Test for the Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. An observational study on 38 patients.

Dec 07, 2020

The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to evaluate the diagnostic testing performance of synovial WBC count, PMN%, synovial glucose, synovial protein, synovial LDH and synovial CRP levels, as...

Effect of nurse-led, goal-directed lung physical therapy on prognosis of patients with sepsis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii pulmonary infection.

Dec 07, 2020

To investigate the role of nurse-led, goal-directed lung physical therapy on the prognosis of patients with sepsis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii pulmonary infection.Patients with sepsis caused by ...

Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging highlights neurovasculature changes following experimental traumatic brain injury in the rat.

Dec 07, 2020

Neurovascular injury has been proposed as a universal pathological hallmark of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with molecular markers of angiogenesis and endothelial function associated with injury sever...

Inducing different severities of traumatic brain injury in Drosophila using a piezoelectric actuator.

Dec 07, 2020

Drosophila models have been instrumental in providing insights into molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, with wide application to human disease. The brain degeneration associated with traumatic ...

Diagnosis Clinical Criteria Of Sport Related Concussion: Toward An Operational Criteria Definition In France.

Dec 07, 2020

An expert working group was set up at the initiative of the Ministry of Sports with the objective of harmonizing the management of sport related concussion (SRC) in France, starting with its definitio...

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-7 and risk of congestive heart failure hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Dec 07, 2020

The occurrence of congestive heart failure (CHF) hospitalization among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is a poor prognostic marker.To assess whether Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-7...

Prognostic value of Goldberger's electrocardiographic criteria for left ventricular dysfunction.

Dec 07, 2020

The ability of the Goldberger electrocardiographic (ECG) triad criteria to detect left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) is well-established. However, the prognostic significance of this triad as a predic...

Systematic Duplex Ultrasound Screening in Conventional Units for COVID-19 Patients with Follow-up of 5 Days.

Dec 07, 2020

COVID-19 patients may develop coagulopathy which is associated with poor prognosis and high risk of thrombosis. The objective of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of deep venous thrombosis of l...

Association Between Carbon Monoxide Intoxication and Incidence of Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Nested Case-Control Study in South Korea.

Dec 07, 2020

Severe neurological sequelae occur in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication; however, whether the latter increases the long-term risk of developing ischemic stroke is unclear. We investigate...

Pharmacotherapy for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices.

Dec 07, 2020

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have revolutionized the care of patients with advanced heart failure, yet still require concomitant medications in order to achieve the best possible clinical o...

Novel Prefabricated Bovine Pericardial Grafts as Alternate Conduit for Septic Aorto-Iliac Reconstruction.

Dec 07, 2020

Infection of prosthetic aortic grafts represents a serious complication with high morbidity and mortality. Replacement with autologous material is recommended, in absence thereof biological material s...

Cilostazol Addition to Aspirin could not Reduce the Neurological Deterioration in TOAST Subtypes: ADS Post-Hoc Analysis.

Dec 07, 2020

Our previous trial acute dual study (ADS) reported that dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) using cilostazol and aspirin did not reduce the rate of short-term neurological worsening in non-cardioembolic ...

Visceral Adiposity & COVID-19 Severity

Dec 04, 2020

Data indicate that, depending on the degree of obesity, patients with obesity who are infected with COVID-19 have a 1.3- to 7.4-fold increased risk of requiring critical care when compared with patien...

Exosomes derived from BDNF-expressing 293T attenuate ischemic retinal injury and .

Dec 03, 2020

Retinal ischemia emerges in many ocular diseases and is a leading cause of neuronal death and dysfunction, resulting in irreversible visual impairment. We previously reported that brain-derived neurot...

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