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Optimal Systolic Blood Pressure Target, Time-to-Intensification and Time-to-Follow-up in the Treatment of Hypertension
(2014-07-07)
Objective:
I sought to determine the systolic intensification threshold, time-to-intensification and time-to-follow-up associated with the lowest risk of cardiovascular events or death in primary care patients with ...
CHANGES OF DIASTOLIC FUNCTION IN LATE LIFE AND NON-CARDIAC RISK FACTORS FOR HEART FAILURE IN THE BLACK- PERSPECTIVES ON HEART FAILURE IN HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS
(2021-06-23)
Paper 1
Introduction: Diastolic dysfunction is a potent risk factor for heart failure (HF). However, there is limited data regarding longitudinal changes of diastolic function in the very old, who are at the highest risk ...
Patient and Healthcare Provider Characteristics Associated with Obtaining Abdominal CT scans to Evaluate Diarrhea in United States Emergency Departments (NHAMCS-ED 2016-2018)
(2022-05-10)
Abstract
Background: Adults with diarrhea are frequently evaluated in emergency departments (EDs) in the United States (US). Abdominal/pelvic CT can be helpful in the exploration of intra-abdominal pathologies that require ...
Adverse Events Associated with Sedative and Anesthetic Drugs in Pediatric Patients
(2023-05-11)
OVERVIEW
The use of sedatives and anesthetics in pediatric critical care settings and operating rooms is inevitable. Sedation is required in critically ill pediatric patients to aid ventilation and decrease anxiety and ...
Iron Metabolism, Incident Heart Failure Phenotypes and Cardiac Dysfunction in Late Life
(2023-05-11)
Iron contributes to a variety of biological processes, such as oxygen transport, mitochondrial respiration, and free radical protection with particular importance in cells with high energy requirements, such as cardiomyocytes. ...
PIGMENTED SKIN LESIONS IN CHILDREN: CONGENITAL MELANOCYTIC NEVUS, PEDIATRIC LONGITUDINAL MELANONYCHIA, AND PEDIATRIC MELANOMA
(2024-04-26)
Background: Considering childhood is a prime period for nevogenesis and given the ectodermal origin of melanocytes and neural tissues, congenital or early-onset nevi might be associated with neurological and developmental ...
Evaluating Third Generation Valve System Performance and Pacemaker Implantation Variability After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
(2024-05-01)
Abstract
Background: The choice of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) prosthesis
is crucial in optimizing short- and long-term outcomes.
Objective: To conduct a meta-analysis comparing outcomes of 3rd generation ...