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An Electronically Delivered, Patient-Activation Tool for Intensification of Medications for Chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: The EPIC-HF Trial.

Nov 19, 2020

Major gaps exist in the routine initiation and dose up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapies (GDMT) for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Without novel a...

Precipitating factors of heart failure decompensation, short-term morbidity and mortality in patients attended in primary care.

Nov 19, 2020

To evaluate the precipitating factors for heart failure decompensation in primary care and associations with short-term prognosis. Prospective cohort study with a 30-d follow-up from an index consult...

How Patients With Heart Failure Perform Daily Life Activities: An Innate Energy-Saving Strategy.

Nov 19, 2020

Cardiopulmonary exercise test and 6-minute walking test are frequently used tools to evaluate physical performance in heart failure (HF), but they do neither represent activities of daily living (ADLs...

Sepsis, the Administration of Intravenous Fluids and Respiratory failure: A Retrospective analysis - SAIFR Study.

Nov 19, 2020

Although resuscitation with intravenous fluids (IVF) is the cornerstone of sepsis management, consensus regarding their association with improvement in clinical outcomes is lacking.Is there a differen...

Characterizing blood clots using acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography and ultrasound shear wave elastography.

Nov 19, 2020

Thromboembolism in a cerebral blood vessel is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is one of the emergency procedures performed to remove emboli. However, the int...

An extensive posterior circulation infarction secondary to primary hyperthyroidism accompanied with superior mesenteric artery syndrome: A case report and description of patho-physiological association.

Nov 16, 2020

Hyperthyroidism-related anterior circulation ischemic events have been well documented; however, posterior circulation infarction is rarely reported, not to mention with superior mesenteric artery syn...

Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion and Venous Abnormalities in CADASIL.

Nov 16, 2020

Individuals with the inherited progressive microangiopathy Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts (CADASIL) most classically develop migraine with aura and recurrent subcor...

Deep learning-based clustering robustly identified two classes of sepsis with both prognostic and predictive values.

Nov 16, 2020

Sepsis is a heterogenous syndrome and individualized management strategy is the key to successful treatment. Genome wide expression profiling has been utilized for identifying subclasses of sepsis, bu...

Direct Airway Instillation of Neutrophils Overcomes Chemotactic Deficits Induced by Injury.

Nov 16, 2020

Trauma induces neutrophil migration toward injury sites, both initiating wound healing and protecting against local bacterial infection. We have previously shown that mitochondrial formyl peptides (mt...

The long-term risk of cardiovascular events in patients following bariatric surgery compared to a non-surgical population with obesity and the general population: a comprehensive national cohort study.

Nov 16, 2020

This study evaluated the differences in long-term cardiovascular events between obese patients who received bariatric surgery (BS), those who did not, and the general population (GP).Between 2003 and ...

Management of internal carotid artery near-occlusion: the need for updated evidence.

Nov 16, 2020

Near occlusion of internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare and easily misdiagnosed condition and the decision for revascularisation still remains controversial. We conducted an updated meta-analysis in...

Septic arthritis post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to Clostridioides difficile.

Nov 16, 2020

Clostridioides difficile is an obligate anaerobe ubiquitous in the environment and is of particular interest in the healthcare setting as a cause of healthcare associated infection usually presenting ...

The otc gene of Streptococcus suis plays an important role in biofilm formation, adhesion, and virulence in a murine model.

Nov 16, 2020

Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that can cause meningitis, arthritis, pneumonia, and sepsis. It poses a serious threat to the swine industry and public health worldwide. ...

Benzylpenicillin Serum Concentrations in Neonates With Group B Streptococci Sepsis or Meningitis: A Descriptive Cohort Study.

Nov 16, 2020

Adequate dosage recommendations are imperative for successful treatment of invasive infections. We evaluated the occurrence of sub- and supratherapeutic serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrati...

Dynamic Expression of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-D and Phosphorylated Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Β after Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats.

Nov 16, 2020

We explored the dynamic expression of platelet-derived growth factor-D (PDGF-D) and phosphorylated platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (p-PDGFR-β) after traumatic brain injury in rats to provi...

Establishing 'proof of concept' for a social cognition group treatment program (SIFT IT) after traumatic brain injury: two case studies.

Nov 16, 2020

Social cognitive deficits are prevalent after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Despite this, few remediation studies exist. This study aimed to demonstrate 'proof of concept' for a novel group treatment ...

Utility of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor as a potential biomarker for detection of cerebrocardiac syndrome following severe traumatic brain injury.

Nov 16, 2020

Cerebrocardiac syndrome (CCS) is a common complication after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) and its occurrence obviously increases the risk of a poor outcome. Macrophage migration inhibitory fac...

Diagnostic performances of lung ultrasound associated with inferior vena cava assessment for the diagnosis of acute heart failure in elderly emergency patients: a diagnostic study.

Nov 16, 2020

Few studies are looking at the usefulness of lung ultrasound combined with inferior vena cava (ultrasound strategy) in the particularly challenging diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF) in elderly dy...

Development of a Nostalgic Remembering Intervention: Feeling Safe in Dyads Receiving Palliative Care for Advanced Heart Failure.

Nov 16, 2020

Dyads receiving palliative care for advanced heart failure are at risk for the loss of feeling safe, experienced as a fractured sense of coherence, discontinuity in sense of self and relationships, an...

Effectiveness and safety of Baduanjin exercise (BDJE) on heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF): A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nov 16, 2020

Nearly half of the heart failure (HF) patients have been classified as HF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) and the prevalence has been increasing over time. The subject of thi...

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