Mar 20, 2020

In the continuity equation, assumption of a round-shaped left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) leads to underestimation of the true aortic valve area in two-dimensional echocardiography. The current s...

Mar 20, 2020

Centrifugal continuous flow pumps are currently the state of the art in left ventricular assist device therapy. This study was conducted to compare the results after implantation of the HVAD® and the...

Mar 20, 2020

The characterization of brain cortical activity in heart-failure patients affected by Cheyne-Stokes Respiration might provide relevant information about the mechanism underlying this pathology. Centra...

Mar 20, 2020

Ischemic stroke is a devastating disease, often resulting in death or permanent neurological deficits. EMMPRIN/CD147 is a plasma membrane protein that induces the production of matrix metalloproteinas...

Mar 20, 2020

: This study aimed to evaluate the changes in aortic stiffness in young patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) after blunt thoracic aortic injury (TBAI) and to examine the ass...

Mar 20, 2020

This study explored the effect of pterostilbene (PTS) complexed with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) on right heart function, glutathione and glutaredoxin systems and the expression of intracel...

Mar 20, 2020

Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) can chronically relieve ischemic chest pain and improve the prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite its role in mitigating heart complications, EEC...

Mar 20, 2020

Anaphylactic cardiovascular events constitute an underrated cause of medical emergencies in hospitalized patients. Coronary arteries and myocardium are targeted by anaphylactic mediators leading to ac...

Mar 20, 2020

In children with pneumonia, chest x-ray (CXR) is typically the first imaging modality used for diagnostic work-up. Repeated CXR or computed tomography (CT) are often necessary if complications such as...

Mar 20, 2020

Antibiotic stewardship (ABS) denotes structured and continuous measures to improve the quality of prescribing anti-infectives. The aim is to achieve optimal treatment results and to minimize undesirab...

Mar 19, 2020

THURSDAY, March 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) frequently have digestive symptoms, and those with digestive symptoms have a worse clinical outcome, according to...

Mar 18, 2020

Research indicates that adults with asthma as well as depression, anxiety, or both demonstrate higher asthma-related healthcare use, including emergency department (ED) visits. Naomi S. Bardach, MD, ...

Mar 18, 2020

Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS) is characterized by hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia with elevated anti-insulin antibodies. Most commonly observed in the Japanese population, elsewhere it is rare and a...

Mar 18, 2020

Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), a potentially fatal syndrome characterized by a rapid decline in kidney function. Excess production of superoxi...

Mar 18, 2020

Investigate 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and the correlation with cardiovascular sequential organ failure assessment (CV-SOFA) and pediatric risk of mortality III (PRISM-III) scores in criti...

Mar 18, 2020

This work aims to investigate the function and mechanism of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) cytoskeleton regulator RNA (CYTOR) in myocardial injury induced by sepsis. The sepsis-induced myocardial injury...

Mar 18, 2020

Platelets have the highest bacterial contamination risk of all blood components, and septic transfusion reactions remain a problem. A good estimate of contamination rates could provide information abo...

Mar 18, 2020

To determine if baseline lipid levels contribute to the relationship between lipid levels during sepsis and outcomes.We conducted a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary-care academic medical cente...

Mar 18, 2020

During an outbreak of respiratory diseases including atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, a previously unknown β-coronavirus was detected in patients. The newly discovered coronavirus is similar to some β-c...

Mar 18, 2020

SinceDecember 2019, novelcoronavirus infected pneumonia emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread throughout China. In severe novel coronavirus pneumonia cases, the number of platelets, their dynamic c...