Right Ventricular Function Score by Echocardiography for Predicting Outcomes After Heart Transplantation by Wei Sun, Yuji Xie, Ye Zhu, Yun Yang, Xin Zhang, Nianguo Dong, Guohua Wang, Yuman Li, Jing Wang, Qing Lv, Mingxing Xie, Li Zhang

“…Background The impaired right ventricular (RV) function may occur after heart transplantation (HT). …”
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Maternal exposure to air pollution and the risk of small for gestational age in offspring: A population-based study in Taiwan by Chien-Yu Huang, Chia-Lin Liu, Mei-Huei Chen, Po-Nien Tsao, Chien-Yi Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou, Pau-Chung Chen

“…Background: Exposure to air pollution has been associated with a wide range of adverse health effects; however, few studies addressed the relationship between ambient particulate matter as well as the compositions in particulate matter such as lead and the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) in offspring. …”
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Chronic cOronary Syndrome in Swedish PRImary care (COSPRI)—a study protocol for a 5-year cluster randomized controlled trial on a novel package versus standard investigation in pat... by Staffan Nilsson, Fade Gabro, Erik Stertman, Lars Bernfort, Mats Fredrikson, Pontus Henriksson, Peter Johansson, Lisa Kastbom, Anita Kärner Köhler, Johan Lööf, Ghassan Mourad, Eva Olsson, Carlos Valladares, Carl Johan Östgren, Sofia Sederholm Lawesson, Jan Engvall, Fredrik Iredahl

“…Abstract Background This trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a novel diagnostic package in the investigation of symptomatic chronic coronary artery disease (CAD), with a focus on reducing the time to diagnosis and improving risk assessment, compared to the current standard investigation approach. …”
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Rationale and Design of the REPEAT Trial: A Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement to Valve‐in‐Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement... by Matthias Raschpichler, Suzanne de Waha, Stefan Blankenberg, Marcio A. Diniz, Emilia Bagiella, Annetine C. Gelijns, Vinicius F. Calsavara, Aakriti Gupta, Niklas Schofer, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Mohamed Abdel‐Wahab, Holger Thiele, Raj Makkar, Michael A. Borger

“…Background Redo surgical aortic valve replacement (rSAVR) has for long been the therapeutic reference standard for degenerated surgical aortic bioprostheses. …”
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Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences by Jennifer Pillay, Lindsay A. Gaudet, Sabrina Saba, Ben Vandermeer, Ashiqur Rahman Ashiq, Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling

“…Abstract Background About 20–30% of older adults (≥ 65 years old) experience one or more falls each year, and falls are associated with substantial burden to the health care system, individuals, and families from resulting injuries, fractures, and reduced functioning and quality of life. …”
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Portal Vein Obstruction in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients: An Evaluation of Self‐Reported Management Practices by Lydia Sieben, Bader A. Alfares, Ruben H. deKleine, Barbara E. Wildhaber, Thomas Casswall, Greg Nowak, Martin Delle, Denise Aldrian, Valeria Berchtold, Georg F. Vogel, Piotr Kaliciński, Malgorzata Markiewicz‐Kijewska, Adam Kolesnik, Jesús Quintero, María Mercadal Hally, Mauricio Larrarte King, Paolo Marra, Michela Bravi, Domenico Pinelli, Mureo Kasahara, Seisuke Sakamoto, Hajime Uchida, Vidyadhar Mali, Marion Aw, Stéphanie Franchi‐Abella, Emmanuel Gonzales, Florent Guérin, Guillermo Cervio, Julia Minetto, Sergio Sierre, Martín deSantibañes, Victoria Ardiles, Jimmy Walker Uño, Helen Evans, David Duncan, John McCall, Steffen Hartleif, Ekkehard Sturm, Jai V. Patel, Marumbo Mtegha, Raj Prasad, Cristina T. Ferreira, Luiza S. Nader, Marco Farina, Catalina Jaramillo, Manuel I. Rodriguez‐Davalos, Peter Feola, Amit A. Shah, Phoebe M. Wood, Michael R. Acord, Ryan T. Fischer, Bhargava Mullapudi, Richard J. Hendrickson, Rajeev Khanna, Viniyendra Pamecha, Amar Mukund, Khalid Sharif, Girish Gupte, Simon McGuirk, Gilda Porta, Winita Hardikar, Marco Spada, Tommaso Alterio, Giuseppe Maggiore, Marisa Beretta, Rudi A. J. Dierckx, Reinoud P. H. Bokkers, Hubert P. J. van derDoef, PORTAL Registry Investigators

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Portal vein obstruction (PVO) is a known complication after pediatric liver transplantation (pLT). …”
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Peripheral Artery Tonometry Reveals Impaired Endothelial Function before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Periprocedural Myocardial Injury by Zhangwei Chen, You Zhou, Jiasheng Yin, Qinglai Gao, Ao Chen, Yan Xia, Danbo Lu, Dong Huang, Juying Qian, Junbo Ge

“…Background. Periprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) is a most common complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). …”
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Muscle-building interventions improve glucose metabolism in elderly type 2 diabetic patients with sarcopenic obesity by Tingting Han, Xinyue Liang, Hongxia Liu, Mingyu Zhu, Sisi Shen, Jia Song, Hongwei Chen, Ningxin Chen, Yue Liu, Ziyi Wei, Yurong Weng, Xian Jin, Yaomin Hu

“…Abstract Background Among all the elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) of different body compositions, patients with sarcopenic obesity exhibited the most severe degree of insulin resistance despite possessing a normal body weight. …”
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Cerebrovascular Disease Detected on Preprocedural Computed Tomography in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement by Ko Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ueda, Daiji Uchiyama, Yasuaki Takeji, Tomohiko Taniguchi, Takeshi Morimoto, Hiroyuki Tabata, Kenichi Ishizu, Toru Morofuji, Masaomi Hayashi, Akihiro Isotani, Shinichi Shirai, Nobuhisa Ohno, Shinichi Kakumoto, Kenji Ando, Kenji Minatoya, Takeshi Kimura

“…Background There is a scarcity of data on the prevalence and clinical impact of cerebrovascular disease detected on preprocedural computed tomography (CT) before aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis. …”
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Association of body mass index and outcomes in surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement by Bennet S. Cho, MD, Troy N. Coaston, BS, Amulya Vadlakonda, BS, Sara Sakowitz, MPH, MS, Syed Shaheer Ali, Esteban Aguayo, MD, Peyman Benharash, MD

“…Background: The association between body mass index (BMI) and outcomes in surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is not well understood. …”
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The perceived workload of first-line healthcare professionals during neonatal resuscitation by Hai-Bo Huang, Kui Sang, Ming Zhou, Lin Yi, Jiang-Qin Liu, Chuan-Zhong Yang, Brenda H.Y. Law, Georg M. Schmölzer, Po-Yin Cheung

“…Background: Neonatal resuscitation is stressful for healthcare professionals as measured using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX). …”
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Exercise Right Ventricular‐Pulmonary Arterial Coupling and Functional Outcome in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Secondary Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation by Carlo Fino, Diego Bellavia, Michele D'Alonzo, Maurizio Merlo, Vito D. Bruno, Julien Magne, Massimo Caputo, Amedeo Terzi, Michele Senni, Samuele Bichi, Caterina Simon, Edoardo Sciatti, Giovanni Marchetto, Attilio Iacovoni, Philippe Pibarot

“…Background The exercise assessment of the right ventricular‐pulmonary arterial (PA) coupling adds diagnostic and prognostic value in patients with heart failure. …”
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Mediation Analysis of Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 20 and Poor Prognosis After Ischemic Stroke by Keyang Chen, Wenting Huang, Beilei Hu, Fangwang Fu, Yungang Cao, Huiqin Xu, Lixin Ruan, Yongang Li, Yan Li, Jun Chen, Fei Liang, Xue Wang, Xudong Du, Li Lin, Xiaokun Li

“…FGF20 levels were measured using the ELISA method. The primary outcome was poor stroke functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale score of 3–6), and secondary outcomes included death and composite vascular events. …”
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Effect of individualized versus conventional perioperative blood pressure management on postoperative major complications in high-risk patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: study... by Jaeyeon Chung, Chang-Hoon Koo, Jungchan Park, Hye-Bin Kim, Jinyoung Bae, Jae-Woo Ju, Soowon Lee, Ah Ran Oh, Hyo Sung Kim, Soo Jung Park, Yunseok Jeon, Karam Nam, for the Seoul PeRioperative OUTcome research-4 (SPROUT-4) Investigators

“…Abstract Background Intraoperative hypotension is very common during surgery and is linked to major organ dysfunction and mortality. …”
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Hand dexterity and mobility independently predict cognition in older adults: a multi-domain regression analysis by Thomas Rudolf Schneider, Ansgar Felbecker, Ansgar Felbecker, Ben von Mitzlaff, Ben von Mitzlaff, Gregor Weissofner, Gregor Weissofner, Sarah Meier, Sarah Meier, Patrick Eggenberger, Patrick Eggenberger, Patrick Eggenberger, Simon Annaheim

“…BackgroundMotor function is a sensitive indicator of cognitive aging but the unique contributions of different motor domains are unclear when assessed together.MethodsWe evaluated 98 community-dwelling older adults (median age: 74). …”
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Use of Population-Based Compartmental Modeling and Retinol Isotope Dilution to Study Vitamin A Kinetics and Total Body Stores among Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age by Michael H Green, Veronica Lopez-Teros, Joanne Balmer Green, Georg Lietz, Sika M Kumordzie, Anthony Oxley, Ahmed D Fuseini, K Winifred Nyaaba, Emily Becher, Jennie N Davis, K Ryan Wessells, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Reina Engle-Stone, Marjorie J Haskell

“…Background: Limited data are available on vitamin A kinetics and total body stores (TBS) in women. …”
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Enhanced efficacy of aprepitant-based triple prophylaxis in preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting following metabolic bariatric surgery: a single-center, retrospective cohor... by Xiaodong Shan, Xiaodong Shan, Xiaodong Shan, Yidi Yang, Xiaoao Xiao, Mingchuang Zhang, Rui Chen, Qingqiu Huang, Yuanqing Gao, Xitai Sun, Xitai Sun

“…BackgroundMetabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is associated with high risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). …”
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General anesthesia is an independent predictor for worse maternal outcome in pregnant pulmonary arterial hypertension patients without cardiac shunt but not for those with shunt by Weida Lu, Min Li, Fuqing Ji, Hua Feng, Liangyi Qie, Guo Li, Qiushang Ji, Mingying Ling, Fan Jiang, Xiaopei Cui

“…Abstract. Background. Although pregnancy imposes extra risk in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), hemodynamic characteristics vary between PAH patients with and without cardiac shunts. …”
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New prognostic index for neoadjuvant chemotherapy outcome in patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Chuying Huo, Bin Wu, Dongdong Ye, Miaochun Xu, Shaolin Ma, Aoshuang Cheng, Yunyun Liu, Chunxian Huang, Yuhao Zhang, Zhongqiu Lin, Bowen Li, Huaiwu Lu

“…Abstract Background A validated prognostic index for the outcome of patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) remains elusive. …”
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Do collaterals to infarct bed in STE-ACS patients undergoing emergent percutaneous coronary revascularization matter? An assessment of a prospective pool for in-hospital course by Rajesh Kumar, Naveed Ullah Khan, Ayaz Mir, Khalid Naseeb, Gulzar Ali, Arti Ashok, Mukesh Kumar, Abiha Urooj, Uroosa Safdar, Aisha Hussain, Muhammad Ishaq, Tahir Saghir, Jawaid Akbar Sial, Abdul Hakeem, Musa Karim

“…Background: Limited data exist on the role of coronary collaterals circulation (CCC) in patients with ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (STE-ACS). …”
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