To compare the tunnel transposition and elevation transposition methods used for superficialization of the basilic vein in terms of complication and patency rates.This retrospective study included patients who underwent...
The significant interaction between major infection and 5-year mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for complex coronary artery disease (CAD) was observed previously....
The involvement of the circulating endothelium-derived microparticles (EMPs) and the endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been shown in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). The current study aimed to explore...
Primary resection of ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma has become a front-line standard-of-care treatment for Cushing disease. However, surgical intervention can be challenging due to elevated blood pressure, as well as direct...
Weight loss improves overall health, and reduces inflammation, risk of stroke, heart attack, diabetes, certain cancers, and death among individuals with obesity. Weight loss also improves mobility, increases stamina, and...
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic sarcoidosis. Steroid sparing agents are increasingly used, despite lack of randomized trials or published guidelines to direct...
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), one severe complication in the diabetes, leads to high mortality in the diabetic patients. However, the understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying DCM is far from completion. Herein, we...
Virtual population generation is an emerging field in data science with numerous applications in healthcare towards the augmentation of clinical research databases with significant lack of population size. However, the impact of...
The implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is often the only therapy in terminal heart failure (HF). However, despite technical advancements, the physical fitness of the patients is still limited. One strategy...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) has a strong genetic predisposition. However, despite substantial discoveries made by genome-wide association studies (GWAS), a large proportion of heritability awaits identification. Non-additive...
To assess the diagnostic role of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and fractional flow reserve computed tomography (FFRCT) in confirming or excluding ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) and to provide a rational...
To investigate the prevalence of Noonan spectrum disorders in a pediatric population with pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) and explore other characteristics of NSD associated with PVS.A retrospective medical record review was...
