Mar 22, 2021

The Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (GIse) Registry Of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve RegurgitaTiOn (GIOTTO) was conceived in order to assess the safety and efficacy of the Mitra...

Mar 22, 2021

Children have been less impacted by the Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID) pandemic, but its repercussions on pediatric illnesses may have been significant. We examined the indirect impact of the pandemic...

Mar 18, 2021

Absence of myocardial fibrosis on late gadolinium enhanced (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with improvement of left ventricular systolic function after catheter ablation (CA) for ...

Mar 18, 2021

To determine the incidence and risk factors of the venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).We retrospectively reviewed the records of 896 consecutive ca...

Mar 18, 2021

Patients with autoimmune diseases were advised to shield to avoid COVID-19, but information on their prognosis is lacking. We characterised 30-day outcomes and mortality after hospitalisation with COV...

Mar 18, 2021

The pathogenetic steps leading to Covid-19 interstitial pneumonia remain to be clarified. Most postmortem studies to date reveal diffuse alveolar damage as the most relevant histologic pattern. Antemo...

Mar 18, 2021

In this work, we considered the theoretical role of low-dose radiation therapy (approximately 0.5-1.0 Gy) in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection. Monte Ca...

Mar 18, 2021

 Electrical cardiometry is an impedance-based monitoring technique that provides data on several hemodynamic parameters in a noninvasive way. There is limited information on clinical utility of the ...

Mar 18, 2021

Toxic metabolic encephalopathy (TME) has been reported in 7-31% of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, some reports include sedation-related delirium and few data ...

Mar 18, 2021

Human parechovirus type 3 has been recognized as a cause of pediatric infection, occasionally associated with serious illness, including sepsis and meningitis, particularly among young infants. The a...

Mar 18, 2021

United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets are at risk for sustaining concussions; however, several factors inhibit disclosure. We aimed to better understand the role of social support in concussi...

Mar 18, 2021

Acute radiation syndrome (ARS) is the radiation toxicity that can affect the hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems upon accidental radiation exposure within a short time. Currently, the...

Mar 18, 2021

Arteries play a critical role in carrying essential nutrients and oxygen throughout the brain; however, vessels can become damaged in traumatic brain injury (TBI), putting neural tissue at risk. Even ...

Mar 18, 2021

Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) offer heart failure (HF) diagnostic information, including intrathoracic impedance (ITI) or physical activity (PA). However, few studies have evaluated t...

Mar 18, 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed considerable strain on critical care resources. How United States (U.S.) hospitals responded to this crisis is unknown.What actions did U.S. hos...

Mar 18, 2021

Vitamin C is a well-known antioxidant and essential cofactor for numerous biological reactions. Several studies reported that vitamin C can improve the symptoms and prognosis of patients with sepsis a...

Mar 16, 2021

Findings from numerous studies indicate that patients with burns who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) in the ICU have an increased mortality rate when compared with those who do not develop AKI, expl...

Mar 15, 2021

The developmental origins of ischemic heart disease (IHD) have been widely documented but little is known about their persistence across more than one generation. This study aimed to investigate wheth...

Mar 15, 2021

Recent evidence indicates that treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) may favorably affect the risk of stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic ki...

Mar 15, 2021

Obesity is a risk factor for ischaemic stroke but provides a survival advantage. The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and long-term function is less clear. The presence of an obesity paradox...