Sep 07, 2020

Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of death globally, and inflammation is considered as a vital contributor to the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. Recently, microRNA-421-3p-derived macro...

Sep 07, 2020

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are the preferred endocrine treatment for postmenopausal hormonal receptor-positive breast cancer. However, there is controversy on the long-term cardiovascular and cerebrov...

Sep 03, 2020

Spinal cord infarction due to interruption of the spinal vascular supply during anterior thoracolumbar surgery is a rare but devastating complication. Here, the authors sought to summarize the data on...

Sep 03, 2020

Thromboelastography (TEG) is regularly used for monitoring abnormalities of the coagulation system in patients with sepsis. However, it is unclear whether TEG parameters are associated with sepsis-ind...

Sep 03, 2020

Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a complex spectrum of disability that delays recovery of critically ill-immobilized patients with sepsis. Much discrepancy remain on the use of cortic...

Sep 03, 2020

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic disease named Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) of epochal dimension. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is wide, ra...

Sep 03, 2020

Since first report of a novel coronavirus in December of 2019, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has crippled healthcare systems around the world. While many initial screening protocols...

Sep 03, 2020

Advancements in less invasive lateral retropleural/retroperitoneal approaches aim to address the limitation of posterolateral approaches and avoid complications associated with anterior open thoracoto...

Sep 03, 2020

The study sought to evaluate 30-day safety and efficacy of dual-layer mesh-covered carotid stent systems for carotid artery stenting (CAS) in the clinical practice.When compared with carotid endartere...

Sep 03, 2020

Carotid endarterectomy has traditionally been the strategy for the surgical management of carotid stenosis. Alongside the usual techniques, this study presents another technique: endarterectomy with s...

Sep 03, 2020

Cushing's syndrome is characterized by excessive cortisol and immuno-suppression. We experienced a case of Cushing's syndrome caused by adrenocortical carcinoma that was complicated by multiple opport...

Sep 03, 2020

to externally validate currently available nomograms for predicting lymph node invasion (LNI) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients and to assess the potential risk of complications of extended pelvic lym...

Sep 03, 2020

In patients who undergo mechanical ventilation during surgery, the ideal tidal volume is unclear.To determine whether low-tidal-volume ventilation compared with conventional ventilation during major s...

Sep 03, 2020

To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on neuronal apoptosis in rats with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to explore the action mechanism of EA on improving the brain nerve function of TBI...

Sep 03, 2020

Traumatic brain injury affects millions of people each year and is an established risk factor for addiction. Recent animal studies have causally demonstrated that injuries can increase drug self-admin...

Sep 03, 2020

Sports-related concussions (SRCs) have received attention due to their prevalence in youth. An SRC results from a strong force causing neurological impairment. Recent research has recommended rehabili...

Sep 03, 2020

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the commonest genetic cardiac disease, with a prevalence of 1/500. It is caused by over 1400 different mutations, mainly involving the genes coding for sarcomere p...

Sep 03, 2020

The whole-body bioelectrical phase-angle (PhA) is emerging as a new tool in stratifying prognosis in patients with both acute (AHF) and chronic heart failure (CHF).To evaluate the determinants of PhA ...

Sep 03, 2020

The cerebral collaterals play an important role in penumbral tissue sustenance after an acute ischemic stroke. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential role of collaterals in the selection of ac...

Sep 03, 2020

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan and rapidly spread, affecting >10 million cases worldwide. Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and prim...