Critical Care General
Nov 26, 2020
Review the literature on predictors of participation and quality of life in children and young people who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), and/or multi-trauma in a m...
Nov 26, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. The clinical presentation of this virus mainly manifests in the respiratory system but may also lead t...
Nov 26, 2020
African-American and Hispanic postmenopausal women have the highest risk for heart failure (HF) compared to other races, but HF prevalence is lower than expected in some national cohorts. It is unknow...
Nov 26, 2020
The NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation-mediated pyroptosis pathway has been linked to myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury. This study explore...
Nov 26, 2020
Phosphodiesterase-5A inhibitors (PDE5i) are sometimes used in patients with advanced HFrEF prior to heart transplant or LVAD to reduce RV afterload and mitigate the risk of right HF. Conflicting evide...
Nov 26, 2020
Previous studies showed inconsistent results regarding associations between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and diabetes. The present study aimed to make a...
Nov 23, 2020
Stroke leads to significant neuronal death and long-term neurological disability due to synergistic pathogenic mechanisms. Stroke induces a change in eating habits and in many cases, leads to undernut...
Nov 23, 2020
Cannabinoids have been shown to protect the retina from ischemic/excitotoxic insults. The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties of the synthe...
Nov 23, 2020
The prevalence of obesity is increasing. The association with knee osteoarthritis is well documented, resulting in the population requesting total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for invalidating symptoms to ...
Nov 23, 2020
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the origin of the spread assumed to be located in Wuhan, China, began in December 2019, and is continuing until now. With the COVID-19 pandemic...
Nov 23, 2020
The long-term effects of ambient PM and chemical constituents on childhood pneumonia were still unknown. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 30,315 children in the China Children, Homes, Health (...
Nov 23, 2020
The risk and burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are higher in homeless than in housed individuals but population-based analyses are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence, in...
Nov 23, 2020
Early-onset sepsis (EOS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of birth. Clinical symptoms are often unspecific and biomarkers have low predictive values for EOS. Therefore, clinical suspicio...
Nov 23, 2020
Bacterial infection triggers a cytokine storm that needs to be resolved to maintain the host's wellbeing. Here, we report that ablation of mA methyltransferase subunit METTL14 in myeloid cells exacerb...
Nov 23, 2020
The primary lesion arising from the initial insult after traumatic brain injury (TBI) triggers a cascade of secondary tissue damage, which may also progress to connected brain areas in the chronic pha...
Nov 23, 2020
Despite its many benefits, bicycling carries the risk of accidents. Although numerous studies have reported the effect of helmet use on traumatic brain injury, it remains unclear if, and to what exten...
Nov 23, 2020
Impairments in gait and balance function are typical after concussion. There is evidence that these neuromuscular deficits persist past the typical time of symptom resolution. The ability to quantify ...
Nov 23, 2020
Zika virus infection affects more than 80 countries in the world, mainly those with a tropical climate. Although the most frequent clinical presentation is characterized by rash, conjunctivitis, myalg...
Nov 23, 2020
The most comprehensive healthcare policy changes aimed at reducing racial disparities were implemented in 2011 and continue today. It is unknown if these initiatives have led to a decrease in racial d...
Nov 23, 2020
Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common cause of mortality. Cardiac miR-146a is emerging as a potent regulator of myocardial function. Dexmedetomidine preconditioning provides cardiop...