A geriatrician's approach to managing the complex older adult with obesity
Abstract The prevalence of obesity in older adults is rapidly increasing due to the demographic shift occurring globally. Older adults with obesity face health care challenges due to multimorbidity, functional dependency, and disability. This population often has prior history of struggles through weight‐loss attempts during the middle years of life ...
Shenbagam Dewar
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Coronary CTA-Guided Bifurcation PCI: Role of FFRCT Virtual PCI and Myocardial Mass for Preprocedural Planning. [PDF]
Carvalho PEP+8 more
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ABSTRACT Doxorubicin (DOX) and trastuzumab (TmAb) are widely used to treat HER2‐positive breast cancer (BC), as monotherapies and in combination (DOX + TmAb). While highly effective, their combined use significantly increases the risk of irreversible cardiotoxicity, posing a major clinical concern.
Sijia Yu+4 more
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Incremental value of physiological indices to predict high-risk plaques detected by NIRS-IVUS. [PDF]
Kakehi K+10 more
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Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are critical regulators of inter‐tissue communication in cardiovascular diseases. In this study, it is found that lung‐derived sEVs enhance cardiac fibroblasts activation and aggravates myocardial fibrosis progression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). sEVmiR‐15a‐5p and sEVmiR‐96‐5p exert this effect via targeting
Minwen Long+10 more
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Diagnostic performance of target vs. vessel μFR in stable coronary artery disease. [PDF]
Huang W+10 more
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Foetal Cardiac Function in Early Labour and Intrapartum Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study
ABSTRACT Objective To assess foetal myocardial deformation in normo‐oxygenated foetuses in early labour and its relationship with intrapartum outcomes. Design Single centre prospective study. Setting Referral tertiary maternity unit. Population Uncomplicated singleton term pregnancies in early labour.
Andrea Dall'Asta+7 more
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The safety profile of deferred revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing non-hyperemic functional assessments. [PDF]
Błaziak M+5 more
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Nicotinamide riboside improved arterial stiffness (cardio–ankle vascular index), reduced skin ulcer area, and showed a trend toward mitigating heel pad thinning in patients with Werner syndrome, with no serious adverse events. Metabolomic analysis revealed a significant decrease in creatinine, suggesting a potential suppression of renal functional ...
Mayumi Shoji+15 more
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Association between post-PCI vessel fractional flow reserve (vFFR) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings: Results from the FAST OCT study. [PDF]
Ziedses des Plantes AC+15 more
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