Feb 13, 2020

Neurovascular coupling enables rapid adaptation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) to support neuronal activity. Modern techniques enable the simultaneous recording of neuronal activities and hemodynamic pa...

Feb 13, 2020

A spontaneous rupture of the bladder diverticulum in an adult patient is extremely rare. The recommended treatment is surgery. However, some cases can be successfully treated with urinary catheterizat...

Feb 13, 2020

To determine the risk factors related to hemorrhagic transformation in Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis.Studies published in different languages were r...

Feb 13, 2020

Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed whether accelerated surgery could redu...

Feb 10, 2020

To review the clinical evidence on the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) revascularization options in left main (LM) disease in comparison with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Coron...

Feb 10, 2020

Endothelial cells are of great importance in many types of diseases including the coronary artery diseases in heart and stroke in brain. In this review, we explore the heterogeneity among endothelial ...

Feb 10, 2020

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with increased risk for stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Since activated platelets play an important role in cardiovascular disease, ...

Feb 10, 2020

Intravenous injection of alteplase is recommended for patients with minor disabling and not non-disabling ischemic stroke symptoms within 4.5 h of ischemic stroke symptom onset. However, it is hard f...

Feb 10, 2020

Data indicate that many healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) result from the use of medical devices, such as indwelling vascular and urinary catheters, accounting for about 25% of all HAIs. The eff...

Feb 10, 2020

To analyze (1) associations between postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after CABG and long-term cardiovascular outcome, (2) whether associations were influenced by AF during follow-up, and (3) i...

Feb 07, 2020

“In 2016, the Sepsis-3 task force proposed the quick SOFA (qSOFA) score (2 or more of the following: hypotension, elevated respiratory rate, or altered mental status) as a bedside tool to efficientl...

Feb 04, 2020

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have frequent infectious complications requiring nephrotoxic medications, necessitating monitoring of renal function. Although adult studies have suggested that cyst...

Feb 04, 2020

We examined factors associated with follow-up blood cultures (FU-BCs) in patients with monomicrobial gram-negative bloodstream infection (GN-BSI), and investigated impact of FU-BCs on therapeutic mana...

Feb 04, 2020

BACKGROUND Lemierre's syndrome is a potential life-threatening disease commonly occurring in young, healthy individuals. It is often preceded by an oropharyngeal infection causing bacteremia. This may...

Feb 04, 2020

Brain injury has been recently understood to be a common occurrence among adults experiencing homelessness, resulting in the need for modifications to clinical practice in agencies serving this popula...

Feb 04, 2020

Medical respite programs provide a safe place for people experiencing homelessness to recover from an acute illness or injury. Many patients in respite programs have experienced a traumatic brain inju...

Feb 04, 2020

Occupational therapists have a long history of addressing community performance and participation challenges faced by individuals with complex, chronic conditions, including those with serious mental ...

Feb 04, 2020

There has been considerable public interest in the topic of traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a risk factor for development of late-life dementia. A review was performed on empirical studies examining t...

Feb 04, 2020

Fractional excretion of urea (FEUrea) is often used to understand the etiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients receiving diuretics. While FEUrea demonstrates diagnostic superiority over fract...

Feb 04, 2020

CONTEXT;: The left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) is correlated to right atrial pressure (RAP) in heart failure.  We compared diagnostic value of the inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements to the...