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SLM2 Is A Novel Cardiac Splicing Factor Involved in Heart Failure due to Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Jul 19, 2021

Alternative mRNA splicing is a fundamental process to increase the versatility of the genome. In humans, cardiac mRNA splicing is involved in the pathophysiology of heart failure. Mutations in the spl...

Sports-related concussions in high school females: an epidemiologic analysis of twenty-year national trends.

Jul 15, 2021

The epidemiology of sports-related concussions (SRCs) and closed head injuries (CHIs) in high school females remains undefined at the national level, especially for unorganized sports and recreational...

Unclear outcomes of heart rate variability following a concussion: a systematic review.

Jul 15, 2021

: To systematically regroup articles that were published since the latest systematic search, but with specific inclusion criteria to help comparison that will offer a focused presentation of methods a...

Unconventional animal models for traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Jul 15, 2021

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the main causes of death worldwide. It is a complex injury that influences cellular physiology, causes neuronal cell death, and affects molecular pathways in the...

Clinical impact of MultiPoint pacing in responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Jul 15, 2021

Cardiac resynchronization therapy demonstrated benefits in heart failure. However, only 60-70% are responders and only 22% are super-responders. MultiPoint pacing (MPP) improves structural remodeling,...

Coenzyme Q nanodisks counteract the effect of statins on C2C12 myotubes.

Jul 15, 2021

Depletion of coenzyme Q (CoQ) is associated with disease, ranging from myopathy to heart failure. To induce a CoQ deficit, C2C12 myotubes were incubated with high dose simvastatin. This resulted in a ...

Use of Actigraphy (Wearable Digital Sensors to Monitor Activity) in Heart Failure Randomized Clinical Trials: A Scoping Review.

Jul 15, 2021

Actigraphy-based measurements of physiologic parameters may enable design of patient-centric heart failure (HF) clinical trials. Recently, the Heart Failure Collaboratory (HFC) focused on recommendati...

Prevalence and Predictors of Fatigue and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Minor Ischemic Stroke.

Jul 12, 2021

Patients who are victims of a mild stroke are vulnerable to several invisible and neglected neurological sequelae. In parallel, it is known that fatigue and neuropsychiatric symptoms are common compli...

An automatic machine learning approach for ischemic stroke onset time identification based on DWI and FLAIR imaging.

Jul 12, 2021

Current thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treatment strictly relies on the time since stroke (TSS) less than 4.5 h. However, some patients are excluded from thrombolytic treatment because ...

Protective effects of Nrf2 against sepsis-induced hepatic injury.

Jul 12, 2021

This study was designed to investigate the changes of liver injury and Nrf2 signaling pathway in the process of sepsis. We also aimed to examine the role of Nrf2 in resisting oxidative stress and reli...

Luteolin activates Tregs to promote IL-10 expression and alleviating caspase-11-dependent pyroptosis in sepsis-induced lung injury.

Jul 12, 2021

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by an excessive pulmonary inflammatory response. Pyroptosis is a newly form of programmed inflammatory cell death that is triggered by infla...

Decompressive craniectomy and risk of wound infection after microsurgical treatment of ruptured aneurysms.

Jul 12, 2021

Due to prolonged hospitalization and the complexity of care required for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), they have a high risk of complications. Risk for wound infection after...

Comparison of deep learning, radiomics and subjective assessment of chest CT findings in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.

Jul 12, 2021

Comparison of deep learning algorithm, radiomics and subjective assessment of chest CT for predicting outcome (death or recovery) and intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients with severe acute ...

High flow nasal cannula for adult acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in the ED setting: A narrative review.

Jul 12, 2021

High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a noninvasive ventilation (NIV) system that has demonstrated promise in the emergency department (ED) setting.This narrative review evaluates the utility of HFNC in a...

Cardiovascular Risk in Users of Mirabegron Compared with Users of Antimuscarinic Treatments for Overactive Bladder: Findings from a Non-Interventional, Multinational, Cohort Study.

Jul 12, 2021

During clinical trials, mirabegron, a β3-adrenoreceptor agonist, was associated with increased vital signs vs placebo in patients with overactive bladder.The purpose of this study was to compare inci...

The Predictive Role of a Novel Risk Index in Patients Undergoing Carotid Artery Stenting: Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index.

Jul 12, 2021

Inflammatory mechanisms play an important role in both atherosclerosis and stroke. There are several inflammatory peripheral blood count markers associated with carotid artery stenosis degree, symptom...

Lethal hyperammonemia in a CAR-T cell recipient due to pneumonia: a case report of a unique severe complication.

Jul 12, 2021

We report the first incidence of infection causing lethal hyperammonemia in a chimeric receptor antigen T cell (CAR-T) recipient. A 53-year-old woman, after receiving CAR-T therapy, suffered sepsis a...

Impact of Advancing Age on the Status and Risk of Postoperative Infections After Liver Resection.

Jul 12, 2021

Despite the recently increasing number of elderly patients undergoing liver resection, the impact of advancing age on postoperative infections (PIs) incidence and risk remains unclear. This study aime...

Chronic cerebral lipocalin 2 exposure elicits hippocampal neuronal dysfunction and cognitive impairment.

Jul 12, 2021

Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) is a pleiotropic molecule that is induced in the central nervous system (CNS) in several acute and chronic pathologies. The acute induction of LCN2 evolved as a beneficial process, ...

The inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in improving inflammatory response after traumatic brain injury.

Jul 12, 2021

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) provokes primary and secondary damage on endothelium and brain parenchyma, leading neurons die rapidly by necrosis. The mammalian target of rapamycin signalling pathway (m...

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