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Which Patients With Diabetes and Ketoacidosis Face Higher Death Risk?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) hospitalized for ketoacidosis had a higher mortality rate versus patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a study of national data. In the retrospective study, the.

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Sociodemographic Factors Impact Visit Adherence in Patients with Wet AMD

HCPLive

Factors, including social deprivation and race, significantly affected visit adherence for patients with nAMD across a large healthcare system.

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In vivo mitral valve repair for the transplanted donor heart in orthotopic heart transplantation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

A 53-year-old woman with the dilated phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent orthotopic heart transplantation. The donor heart was evaluated as normal preoperatively without mitral regurgitation or the.

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Elucidating VSMC phenotypic transition mechanisms to bridge insights into cardiovascular disease implications

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, despite advances in understanding cardiovascular health. Significant barriers still exist in effectively preventing and managing these diseases. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are crucial for maintaining vascular integrity and can switch between contractile and synthetic functions in response to stimuli such as hypoxia and inflammation.

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Etienne Sibille, PhD: Innovations in Cognitive Pathology

HCPLive

Sibille and colleagues have made progress in refining the therapeutic pathways of Alzheimer disease. Human trials may soon follow.

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Cryptogenic ischemic stroke in cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis and sinus rhythm: a case report

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiac amyloidosis is a group of diseases characterized by the deposition of amyloid fibers in cardiac tissue. Two forms are mainly reported: light chain (AL) and transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis. Among the complications of transthyretin amyloidosis there are thrombotic events and, to a lesser extent, hemorrhagic events. The latter are likely caused by perivascular amyloid deposition resulting in capillary fragility, in addition to INR lability during anticoagulant therapy.

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Is There a Role for Calcium Channel Blockers in the Contemporary Treatment Paradigm for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 20 , Page 1565-1567, May 14, 2024.

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Closure of Coal-Burning Plant in Pittsburgh Linked to Big Reductions in Heart-Related Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 20 , Page 1611-1613, May 14, 2024.

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A lucky or unlucky survivor? – a blunt trauma-induced myocardial infarction case

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

No abstract available

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Correction to: An Aspirin-Free Versus Dual Antiplatelet Strategy for Coronary Stenting: STOPDAPT-3 Randomized Trial

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 20 , Page e1189-e1190, May 14, 2024.

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Sixty Years of Hemodynamic Pharmacology in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

The New England Journal of Medicine

In April 1964, leading cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and pathologists convened in London for a 2-day symposium to discuss a relatively new disease entity that we now know as obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).1 The proceedings kicked off with a comment by the group’s chairman: “I have never before taken.

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Unraveling the Complex Relationship Between Gut Microbiome and Cardiovascular Diseases

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 20 , Page 1543-1545, May 14, 2024.

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Zero-Contrast Left Atrial Appendage Closure, a Feasible Alternative for Patients with a High Risk of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

HeartRhythm

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an alternative to reduce thrombotic risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Conventionally this procedure requires the use of a contrast agent. A significant proportion of patients who underwent this procedure have chronic kidney disease, presenting a high risk of contrast-induced nephropathy.

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ECMO management for severe pulmonary embolism with concurrent cerebral hemorrhage: a case report

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundAcute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a common and potentially fatal cardiovascular disease that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest in severe cases. When conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation measures fail to achieve the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients with APE, venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) becomes a viable therapeutic option.

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Pericardial Disease in Cardiac Amyloidosis

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 11 May 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Osamah Badwan, Felix Berglund, Akiva Rosenzveig, Ian Persits, Ahmad Gharaibeh, Ashwin Kumar, Ankit Agrawal, Lidiya Sul, Nicholas Chan, Tom Kai Ming Wang, Mazen Hanna, Allan L.

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High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among Former National Football League Players

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

I expected that former football players, especially at the national level would continue some form of physical activity and remain relatively fit during the rest of their life as they have been well trained. But results of an analysis of HUDDLE study tells us differently [1]. Heart Health: Understanding and Diagnosing Disease by Leveraging Echocardiograms was aimed to raise awareness and estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors among members of the United Sta

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Optimal Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Multivessel Disease and Diabetes

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 11 May 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Ko Yamamoto, Hiroki Shiomi, Takeshi Morimoto, Akiyoshi Miyazawa, Sunao Nakamura, Satoru Suwa, Takanari Fujita, Tairo Kurita, Shigeo Sugawara, Kenji Fujii, Nobuhiro Suematsu, Tsuyoshi Isawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kinya Shirota, Kiyoshi Hibi, Kazushige Kadota, Kenji Ando, Koh Ono, Takeshi Kimura