Trends of case-fatality rate by acute coronary syndrome in Portugal: Impact of a fast track to the coronary unit [0.03%]
葡萄牙急性冠脉综合征病死率的变化趋势：急诊快速进入心脏监护病房的影响
D Abreu,F J Pinto,C Matias-Dias et al.
D Abreu et al.
Introduction: Efforts were made to improve management of coronary disease as the fast-track system to the Coronary Unit. We aim to analyse case-fatality rates by acute coronary syndrome in Portugal from 2000 to 2016, main...
Pharmaceutical intervention after evaluation of the risk of ictus in elderly patients institutionalized with atrial fibrillation [0.03%]
评价老年住院心房颤动患者的卒中危险度后给予药物干预
Alberto Frutos Pérez-Surio,Roberto Lozano Ortiz,Alejandro Martínez Crespo
Alberto Frutos Pérez-Surio
Objectives: To evaluate the risk of having a stroke and the risk of bleeding in institutionalized patients with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with increased morbidity a...
Evaluation of aortic 18F-NaF tracer uptake using PET/CT as a predictor of aortic calcification in postmenopausal women: A longitudinal study [0.03%]
评估PET/CT摄取18F-NaF预测绝经后妇女主动脉钙化的纵向研究
Marina Cecelja,Amelia Moore,Ignac Fogelman et al.
Marina Cecelja et al.
Introduction: Aortic calcification as detected by computed tomography is associated with arterial stiffening and is an important predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Uptake of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF)...
The use of EndoAnchors in endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with challenging proximal neck: Single-centre experience [0.03%]
EndoAnchors在腹主动脉瘤难治性近端颈内血管修复中的应用：单中心经验
Rocco Giudice,Ottavia Borghese,Giorgio Sbenaglia et al.
Rocco Giudice et al.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to present a single-centre experience with EndoAnchors in patients who underwent endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms with challenging proximal neck, both in the prevent...
Philip Campbell,Diego Kaski,Tabish A Saifee
Philip Campbell
Susac syndrome is an orphan disease characterised by encephalopathy, branch retinal artery occlusion and sensorineural hearing loss. As the clinical triad is rarely present at symptom onset, it is often initially misdiagnosed and appropriat...
Low Walking Impairment Questionnaire score after a recent myocardial infarction identifies patients with polyvascular disease [0.03%]
低步行能力问卷评分可识别近期心肌梗死后合并多血管病患者
Birgitta Jönelid,Björn Kragsterman,Lars Berglund et al.
Birgitta Jönelid et al.
Objectives: To evaluate whether the Walking Impairment Questionnaire score could identify patients with polyvascular disease in a population with recent myocardial infarction and their association with cardiovascular even...
Right atrial myxoma presenting as a pulmonary embolism in a 32-year-old female [0.03%]
32岁女性右房黏液瘤误诊为肺栓塞1例
Amitabh C Pandey,John J Carey,Jess L Thompson
Amitabh C Pandey
Primary cardiac tumors are typically benign, with myxomas being most common. We present a 32-year-old female with a chief complaint of dyspnea and a constant non-radiating chest pressure along the left sternal border. She was found to have ...
Endothelial dysfunction and heart failure: A review of the existing bibliography with emphasis on flow mediated dilation [0.03%]
内皮功能障碍与心力衰竭：现有文献综述及对血流介导的扩张作用的重点分析
Sofia Giannitsi,Maria Bougiakli,Aris Bechlioulis et al.
Sofia Giannitsi et al.
Heart failure affects 1-2% of the population worldwide, and it is characterized by episodes of decompensation often requiring hospitalization. Although targeted treatment has reduced the prevalence of rehospitalizations to 30-50%, mortality...
Efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants on the resolution of left ventricular thrombus-A case series and literature review [0.03%]
直接口服抗凝药物治疗左心室血栓疗效的一组病例及文献回顾
Reem A Bahmaid,Shoroq Ammar,Sarah Al-Subaie et al.
Reem A Bahmaid et al.
Background: Left ventricular thrombus is a frequent complication of acute myocardial infarction and a risk factor for thromboembolic complications. Warfarin has been frequently used, but has some disadvantages that limit ...
False activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory: The price to pay for shorter treatment delay [0.03%]
冠状动脉造影实验室的误启动：较短治疗延迟付出的代价
George Degheim,Abeer Berry,Marcel Zughaib
George Degheim
Introduction: In patients with acute ST elevation myocardial ischemia (STEMI), national efforts have focused on reducing door-to-balloon (D2B) times for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This emphasis on t...