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Propensity score analysis of red cell distribution width to serum calcium ratio in acute myocardial infarction as a predictor of in-hospital mortality

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Results A total of 4,105 ICU-admitted AMI patients were analyzed. The optimal cut-off value of the RCR for in-hospital mortality was 1.685.

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Atherosclerosis and Hippocampal Volumes in Older Adults: The Role of Age and Blood Pressure

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundLower hippocampal volume is associated with late‐life cognitive decline and is an important, but nonspecific marker for clinical Alzheimer's dementia. Cerebrovascular disease may also be associated with hippocampal volume. We did not find confounding or interactions with sex, diabetes, orAPOEε4.ConclusionsAtherosclerosis