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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in High-Surgical Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience and Outcome

Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2022
Background. Re-operative mitral valve (MV) replacement is a high-risk procedure, therefore, transcatheter MV replacement (TMVR) is a promising therapeutic option. Aim.
Fatma A. Taha, Hesham Naeim, Fareed Alnozha, Osama Amoudi, Reda Abuelatta   +4 more
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Misdiagnosis of Psychosis and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Young Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2023
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interaction and the presence of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior.
Jiangbo Ying, Melvyn Weibin Zhang, Sreedharan Geetha Sajith, Giles Ming-Yee Tan, Ker-Chiah Wei   +4 more
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Brain Atrophy as an Outcome of Disease-Modifying Therapy for Remitting-Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis International, 2023
Introduction. Currently, clinical trials of DMTs strive to determine their effect on neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. We aimed to determine the impact of currently used DMTs on brain atrophy and disability in RRMS. The main goal of this review is
Magdalena Chylińska, Jakub Komendziński, Adam Wyszomirski, Bartosz Karaszewski   +3 more
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Ascending Aorta Diameter Changes after Aortic Valve Replacement in Elderly Patients with Aortic Valve Stenosis

Cardiology Research and Practice, 2022
Objective. To describe the natural history of the ascending aorta in elderly patients after aortic valve replacement (AVR) for aortic valve stenosis and to clarify the risk factors associated with the progression of the ascending aorta. Methods.
Jiamiao Gong, Kang An, Hongyuan Lin, Jianfeng Hou   +3 more
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Association of blood lipids with coronary artery plaque among Saudi patients referred to computed tomography

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Background Blood lipids are strong risk factors for the progression of atherosclerotic plaques. However, data on gender-specific associations are limited.
Sumaya Al Helali, Muhammad Abid Hanif, Ahmad Al Majed, Nura Alshugair, Abdullah Belfageih, Hamad Al Qahtani, Sameer Al Dulikan   +6 more
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Del Nido versus warm blood cardioplegia in adult patients with a low ejection fraction

The Cardiothoracic Surgeon, 2021
Background Del Nido cardioplegia was recently introduced to adult cardiac surgery with encouraging results. The effect of Del Nido cardioplegia in patients with low ejection fraction (EF) has not been thoroughly evaluated. The objective of this study was
Amr A. Arafat, Essam Hassan, Juan J. Alfonso, Ebtesam Alanazi, Ahmad S. Alshammari, Asif Mahmood, Khaled Al-Otaibi, Adam I. Adam, Khaled D. Algarni, Claudio Pragliola   +9 more
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Evaluation of Knowledge Regarding Rheumatic Fever and Its Prevention among Doctors at a Tertiary Cardiac Care Unit [PDF]

Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2022
Background: Rheumatic heart disease is one of the most frequent types of acquired heart disease, and it is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death.
Salman Ahmed, Ghazanfar Ali Shah, Tahir Saghir, Shehzad Khatti, Naveen Roy, Romana Awan, Syed Abdul Bari, Jawaid Akbar Sial, Khadijah Abid   +8 more
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Case report: Diagnostic challenges in early onset Alzheimer’s disease

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction According to World Alzheimer Report 2021, more that 55 million of people in the world suffer from dementia. And although age is the strongest known risk factor for dementia, dementia does not exclusively affect older people.
E. Chabukovska, S. Todevska, O. Pashanko, M. Petrushevska, G. Novotni, A. Novotni, V. Sukloska   +6 more
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Like My Aunt Dorothy: Effects of Conversational Styles on Perceptions, Acceptance and Metaphorical Descriptions of Voice Assistants during Later Adulthood [PDF]

, 2023
Little research has investigated the design of conversational styles of voice assistants (VA) for adults in their later adulthood with varying personalities. In this Wizard of Oz experiment, 34 middle-aged (50 to 64 years old) and 24 older adults (65 to 80 years old) participated in a user study at a simulated home, interacting with a VA using either ...
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An assessment of esophageal balloon use for the titration of airway pressure release ventilation and controlled mechanical ventilation in a patient with extrapulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Esophageal pressure measurement is a minimally invasive monitoring process that assesses respiratory mechanics in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Óscar Arellano-Pérez, Felipe Castillo Merino, Roberto Torres-Tejeiro, Sebastián Ugarte Ubiergo   +3 more
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