Panaich et al conducted 1:1 propensity score matching between angioplasty and stenting in patients with peripheral arterial disease to predict mortality/complication in hospital with the use of multivariate logistic regression model….
A woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and a regular supraventricular tachycardia continues to have electrocardiographic abnormalities after the spontaneous return of normal sinus rhythm. A 35-year-old woman with a 13-year…
As the number of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) survivors grows, understanding long-term complications becomes more important. Mediastinal radiotherapy (MRT) seems to cause valvular disease, and the prevalence might increase during follow-up….
In the study “Relation of new permanent right or left bundle branch block on short- and long-term mortality,” the investigators present a study of 5,570 patients who were diagnosed with…
Almost daily on my emails there is a new open access (online) medical journal requesting a manuscript from me, or asking that I review a manuscript received by them. During…
The intraindividual variability and association of human collateral functional supply to different arterial regions is unknown. The primary study end point was collateral flow index (CFI) as obtained in the…
Contemporary data on clinical outcomes after utilization of atherectomy in lower extremity endovascular revascularization are sparse. The study cohort was derived from Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project nationwide inpatient sample…
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was found to be a useful parameter in a variety of cardiovascular and thrombotic disorders. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective case–control study to establish…
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition, whose current specific cause and outcome are unknown. Our purpose was to analyze it. We performed a retrospective observational study with prospective follow-up data…
Thrombotic events while receiving antiplatelet agents (APAs) are more common in subjects with versus without chronic kidney disease (CKD). Data on antiplatelet effects of APA in CKD are scarce and…
