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One-year prognosis of transient ischemic attacks with nonfocal symptoms.

Jun 11, 2020

A few studies suggested an increased risk of stroke or coronary heart disease in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) presenting with nonfocal symptoms. We aimed to assess the vascular progn...

Factors affecting awareness of myocardial infarction symptoms among the general public.

Jun 11, 2020

We aimed to determine the level of awareness of myocardial infarction (MI) symptoms among the general public in Korea and identify factors affecting awareness of MI symptoms using data from the 2017 C...

Survival benefit associated with early detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in veteran inpatients with cirrhotic ascites.

Jun 11, 2020

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is common in hospitalized cirrhotic patients with ascites and carries high mortality. This study aimed to determine whether early diagnostic paracentesis (EDP) ...

Cancer and COVID-19: Unmasking their ties.

Jun 11, 2020

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and its clinical manifestation, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) have rapidly spread across the globe, leading to the declaration ...

The Influence of Academic Hospitalists on Labor and Delivery Outcomes.

Jun 11, 2020

Our goal was to examine differences in maternal and neonatal outcomes following the transition from a private practice to an academic model at a community hospital.This is a retrospective cohort study...

Effect of Preinjury Oral Anticoagulants on Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury from Falls in Older Adults.

Jun 11, 2020

Warfarin has been the oral anticoagulant of choice for the treatment of thromboembolic disease. However, upwards of 50% of all new anticoagulant prescriptions are now for direct oral anticoagulants (D...

Self-defining memories after severe traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study.

Jun 11, 2020

Autobiographical memory plays a major role in the (re)construction of sense of identity, a recurrent issue after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although the recall of specific autobiographical events...

Early parosmia signs and affective states predicts depression and anxiety symptoms six months after a mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

Jun 11, 2020

This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate qualitative (parosmia) and quantitative (hyposmia/anosmia) olfaction 2-4 weeks (baseline) and six months (follow-up) after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI...

Management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in ICU: statement from front-line intensive care experts in Wuhan, China.

Jun 11, 2020

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic has swept all over the world, posing a great pressure on critical care resources due to large number of patients needing critical care. State...

Postconditioning with Nitrates Protects Against Myocardial Reperfusion Injury: A New Use for an Old Pharmacological Agent.

Jun 11, 2020

Early reperfusion remains the key therapy to salvage viable myocardium and must be applied as soon as possible following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to attenuate the ischemic insult. However,...

The role of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in evaluation of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty outcome in patients with critical limb ischemia.

Jun 11, 2020

Imaging modalities such as CTA and MRA provide significant information about the distribution of macrovascular lesions of the limbs in patients with peripheral arterial disease but not for the local m...

Clinical benefit of remdesivir in rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Jun 11, 2020

Effective therapeutics to treat COVID-19 are urgently needed. While many investigational, approved, and repurposed drugs have been suggested, preclinical data from animal models can guide the search f...

A Novel Response to Emergency Treatment & Transport

Jun 09, 2020

Currently, Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) pays for ambulance services only when patients are transported to covered destinations, mainly the ED. This incentive of traditional ambulance transportation ...

Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiac Surgery: Highly Morbid but Improving Over Time.

Jun 08, 2020

Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery are associated with high morbidity and mortality. We sought to determine the granular impact of individual gastrointestinal complications after car...

The influence of pre-treatment on biomat development in soil treatment units.

Jun 08, 2020

Soil treatment units (STUs) receiving effluent from on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTSs) rely on the gradual development of a microbial biomat/biozone at the infiltrative surface for optimal e...

Outcomes of stand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion of L5-S1 using a novel implant with anterior plate fixation.

Jun 08, 2020

Compared to other approaches, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is believed to be more effective at restoring segmental lordosis and reducing risks of adjacent-segment disease. It remains contro...

Nitrate contamination and source apportionment in surface and groundwater in Ghana using dual isotopes (N and O-NO) and a Bayesian isotope mixing model.

Jun 08, 2020

The rising food production to meet the growing human population has led to increased anthropogenic inputs of nutrients such as NO in groundwater and aquatic environments. Nitrate concentrations, hydro...

Apigenin, flavonoid component isolated from Gentiana veitchiorum flower suppresses the oxidative stress through LDLR-LCAT signaling pathway.

Jun 08, 2020

Flower of Gentiana veitchiorum has traditionally been used as an herbal medicine in Tibet for treatment of variola, respiratory infection, and pneumonia. However, the effective components contained in...

Alltest rapid lateral flow immunoassays is reliable in diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection from 14 days after symptom onset: A prospective single-center study.

Jun 08, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis is challenging in patients from 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of symptoms, due to the low positivity rate of the PCR. Serologic tests could be complementary to PCR in the...

Long-term and Temporal Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic-valve Replacement in Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Meta-analysis.

Jun 08, 2020

To determine the 5-year and temporal performance of TAVR versus SAVR.TAVR has become a valuable treatment for severe aortic stenosis but the long-term safety and efficacy remain unclear.Databases were...

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