Apr 01, 2021

Von Willebrand factor (VWF) elevation correlates with the left atrial blood stasis in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, the long-term impact of elevated VWF in patients with NVAF is not...

Apr 01, 2021

Cocaine is the most commonly used illicit drug in the European Union. Its cardiac effects are numerous and diverse, both in acute and chronic abuse, and include myocardial infarction, myocarditis, cat...

Apr 01, 2021

Yearly, about two million infants die during the first 28 days of life. Most of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and third of those are caused by severe infections. Early identification of inf...

Apr 01, 2021

BACKGROUND Leclercia adecarboxylata is a gram-negative rod, which is normally found in water and food. It is an emerging pathogen that affects immunocompromised patients, including patients with hemat...

Apr 01, 2021

To determine the ability of 0.2% polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB)-impregnated gauze to inhibit the growth of bacteria isolated from equine infected sites.In vitro study.Nine bacterial isolates were ...

Apr 01, 2021

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in cognitive-communication performance using Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests (WJIV) from pre-injury baseline to post sport-related concussion. It wa...

Apr 01, 2021

Purpose Generalized linear mixed-model (GLMM) and Bayesian methods together provide a framework capable of handling a wide variety of complex data commonly encountered across the communication science...

Apr 01, 2021

Purpose Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience impairments to self-regulation and social communication that strain relationships. Video self-modeling (VSM) provides visible and audib...

Apr 01, 2021

Commonly used predictive models for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) do not perform when applied to head and neck cases. A head and neck-specific risk prediction tool is needed.Data on 794...

Apr 01, 2021

Prolonged pressure overload triggers cardiac hypertrophy and frequently leads to heart failure (HF). Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) and its receptor VEGFR-3 are components of the centra...

Apr 01, 2021

The Carillon Mitral Contour System has been shown to reduce mitral regurgitation and left ventricular volumes in symptomatic heart failure patients with functional mitral regurgitation. We sought to e...

Mar 30, 2021

“The use of nicotine, alcohol, and illicit substances, alone or in combination, may predispose patients with burn injuries to poor outcomes and complications in a hospital setting,” explains Kevin...

Mar 29, 2021

Pain from burn injuries can be challenging to treat and remains one of the most severe forms of trauma a patient can endure, explains Sierra R. Young, PharmD, BCCCP.  “Patients with burn injuries e...

Mar 29, 2021

Acute kidney injury (AKI), characterised by excessive inflammatory cell recruitment and programmed cell death, has a high morbidity and mortality; however, effective and specific therapies for AKI are...

Mar 29, 2021

Moyamoya disease and syndrome are progressive steno-occlusive cerebrovascular diseases that manifest clinically with ischemic episodes. There is evidence for the use of electroencephalography (EEG) in...

Mar 29, 2021

Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) can cause acute and long-term cognitive impairment and increase the mortality rate in sepsis patients, and we previously reported that 2% hydrogen gas (H) inhala...

Mar 29, 2021

Temperature regulation in women undergoing emergency caesarean section is a complex topic about which there is a paucity of evidence-based recommendations. The adverse effects of inadvertent peri-oper...

Mar 29, 2021

The primary aim of this study was to identify the modifiable risk factors for acquiring ventilator associated events (VAE). Secondary aims were to investigate the intensive care unit (ICU) course and ...

Mar 29, 2021

 To determine the performance of radiologists with different levels of expertise regarding the differentiation of COVID-19 from other atypical pneumonias. Chest CT to identify patients suffering fro...

Mar 29, 2021

There is currently an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2...