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Relationship between the HeartMate Risk Score category on admission and outcome in patients with acute heart failure referred to a cardiac intensive care unit
The HeartMate Risk Score (HMRS), a simple clinical prediction rule based on the patients’ age, albumin, creatinine, and the international normalized...
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Left atrial and ventricular longitudinal strain by cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking improves prognostic stratification of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
We aimed to investigate the predictive value of left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV) longitudinal strain derived by CMR-FT early after ST-segment...
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On the Importance of Including Cohesive Zone Models in Modelling Mixed-Mode Aneurysm Rupture
IntroductionThe precise mechanism of rupture in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has not yet been uncovered. The phenomenological failure criterion...
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Longitudinal economic burden of incident complications among metabolic syndrome populations
BackgroundThis study quantifies the longitudinal economic burden for a wide spectrum of incident complications, metabolic syndrome (MS)-related risk...
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Metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general population: evidence from NHANES 2001–2018
BackgroundThe prevalence of obesity-associated insulin resistance (IR) is increasing along with the increase in obesity rates. In this study, we...
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The Current State of Coronary Revascularization: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Versus Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Purpose of ReviewThe optimal revascularization strategy for coronary artery disease depends on various factors, such as disease complexity, patient...
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Pd/Pa fluctuation with continuous ATP administration indicates inaccurate FFR measurement caused by insufficient hyperemia
Continuous intravenous adenosine triphosphate (ATP) administration is the standard method for inducing maximal hyperemia in fractional flow reserve...
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Evaluation of fragility fracture risk using deep learning based on ultrasound radio frequency signal
BackgroundIt was essential to identify individuals at high risk of fragility fracture and prevented them due to the significant morbidity, mortality,...
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The association between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent chronic disease often accompanied by low-grade inflammation. Recently, the...
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The Elusive Nature of ABCC8-related Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (ABCC8-MODY). A Review of the Literature and Case Discussion
Purpose of ReviewMaturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) are monogenic forms of diabetes resulting from genetic defects, usually transmitted in...
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Efficacy of tibial cortex transverse transport in treating diabetic foot ulcer and its effect on serum omentin-1 and irisin levels
ObjectiveDiabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common and debilitating complication of diabetes that is associated with an increased risk of lower-limb...
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Methodological Quality of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Evidence-Based Guidelines: A Systematic Review Using the AGREE II and AGREE REX Tools
PurposePulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease with a poor prognosis, and its management should be grounded in well-developed...
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Quantitative flow ratio or angiography for the assessment of non-culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes, a randomized trial
BackgroundPatients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes often have multivessel disease (MVD). Quantitative flow...
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Niclosamide modulates phenotypic switch and inflammatory responses in human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells
Excessive proliferation and migration of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) represent key steps of pulmonary vascular remodeling,...
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Risk of venous thromboembolism in relation to high physical activity level in men over 27 year follow up
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common type of cardiovascular disease. An association between high level of physical activity (PA) and...
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Accuracy of the COMPASS-CAT thrombosis risk assessment scale in predicting venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: a meta-analysis
ObjectiveThis systematic review aims to assess the accuracy of the COMPASS-CAT tool in predicting venous thromboembolism (VTE) among cancer patients.
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Effect of switching from twice-daily basal insulin to once-daily insulin glargine 300 U/mL (Gla-300) in Brazilian people with type 1 diabetes
BackgroundLow adherence to the number of insulin injections and glycemic variability are among the challenges of insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes...
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Association between bone turnover markers, bone mineral density, and serum osteoglycine in middle-aged men with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
BackgroundPatients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have decreased bone health. We aimed to investigate serum levels of bone turnover markers...
