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Prognostic Value of D‐Dimer in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Intramural Hematoma: Observations from the Acute Aortic Syndrome Group of the Registry of Acute Non‐Traumatic Chest Pain in China

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Acute type A aortic dissection (AAD) and acute type A intramural hematoma (AIMH) are life‐threatening conditions with high mortality rates, and prognostic indicators are critical for guiding urgent treatment decisions.
Lingyue Qiu   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proteomic Analysis of Golden Sputum Reveals Pulmonary Complement Activation During Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most common severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). In recent years, a major role of inflammation and innate immunity has been evidenced, but ACS pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, and therapeutic options are limited.
Slimane Allali   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and prognostic impact of abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction in Hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease

open access: yesBMC Nephrology
Background Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) face a significantly elevated risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and heart failure (HF) being major contributors.
Qingkuan Li   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction without chest pain suffer a poor prognosis?

open access: yesTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2019
Objective: Previous studies have discussed acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients without chest pain, but have not focused on non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
Ding-Kuo Chien   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic Contribution to Asthma Informs Acute Chest Syndrome Pathophysiology and Risk Stratification

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a severe complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) occurring in ~50% of patients, some presenting frequent episodes. We lack tools to identify patients at high risk of ACS occurrence or frequent episodes. Epidemiological studies have found an association between asthma and ACS, but whether this link is causal is ...
Sara El Aouhel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
wiley   +1 more source

Percutaneous coronary intervention employing a double drug-eluting stent sandwich strategy for a right coronary artery aneurysm with severe calcified stenosis: a case report

open access: yesBMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Coronary artery aneurysm(CAA) represents a rare subset of coronary artery disease and is associated with heightened risks of cardiovascular mortality.
Cheng Li, Qingkuan Li, Qingwei Ji
doaj   +1 more source

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