Hritvik Jain,Maryam Shahzad,Nandan Patel et al. Hritvik Jain et al.

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of vasculitis in individuals aged >50 years. While it has been hypothesized that GCA increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular events, existing literature presents conflicting findings. ...

F N U Varnika,Siri Vummaneni,Parth Munjal et al. F N U Varnika et al.

Continuous telemetry is a widely used, or overutilized, practice on regular nursing floors despite many patients not having the proper indications for this intensive cardiac surveillance. Some of the factors driving this problem come under ...

Mohamed Elfil,Hazem S Ghaith,Ankita Jain et al. Mohamed Elfil et al.

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). Transradial access (TRA) has emerged as an alternative to traditional transfemoral access (TFA), showing promi...

Ratnadeep Biswas,HariOm Vaja,Vishnu Shankar Ojha et al. Ratnadeep Biswas et al.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluate the efficacy of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) in reducing blood pressure among hypertensive patients. From an initial 323 articles, 37 studies involving 1504 patients met the inc...

Zina Otmani,Hazem Ayman Elsayed,Mazen Negmeldin Aly Yassin et al. Zina Otmani et al.

Obesity in heart failure (HF) patients often experience a significant burden of symptoms and physical limitations. Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, has a beneficial impact on cardiovascular outcomes in obese patients...

Oisharja Fardeen Oishe,Sadia Islam,Parisa Pakrad et al. Oisharja Fardeen Oishe et al.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with postcardiac events such as myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, and sudden cardiac arrest causing significant physiological trauma and psychological effec...

Abhiraj Saxena,Rob Tatum,Hui Chen et al. Abhiraj Saxena et al.

Cirrhosis is a progressive form of liver disease associated with significant patient morbidity and mortality. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) and Child-Pugh scores are disease severity classification systems that carry predictive v...

Omar Al-Qassab,Amro Aglan,William H Frishman et al. Omar Al-Qassab et al.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and dementia commonly co-occur and pose significant challenges to public health, particularly in aging populations. While the heightened risk of stroke in AF undoubtedly contributes to neurocognitive injury, accumul...

Sara Elattar,Swati Chand,Amr Salem et al. Sara Elattar et al.

Obesity-related hypertension (HTN) is a growing global health concern, being a significant contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The article reviews the complex pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the link between obe...

Mohamed Elfil,Hazem Ghaith,Eris Spirollari et al. Mohamed Elfil et al.

Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is a prevalent neurosurgical condition with increasing incidence, especially among the elderly. The pathophysiology of cSDH is multifactorial, involving inflammation, fibrinolysis, and angiogenesis, with fra...