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Peripheral Vascular Disease

Home Healthcare Now, 2020
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a leading health concern in the United States, with an estimated prevalence of 8.5 million. The incidence of PVD is growing due to increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, as well as an aging population. Peripheral vascular disease is categorized as either venous, arterial, or mixed.
Constance F, Swenty, Mellisa, Hall
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Diet, life-style and cardiovascular morbidity in the rural, free living population of Elafonisos island

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background There are about 70 small islands in the Aegean and Ionian Sea, of less than 300 Km2 and 5000 inhabitants each, comprising a total population of more than 75,000 individuals with geographical and socioeconomic characteristics of special ...
Chris J. Kapelios, Ioannis Kyriazis, Ioannis Ioannidis, Charilaos Dimosthenopoulos, Erifili Hatziagelaki, Stavros Liatis, The PERSEAS Study Group   +6 more
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Mitochondria in vascular disease [PDF]

Cardiovascular Research, 2012
Mitochondria are often regarded as the powerhouse of the cell by generating the ultimate energy transfer molecule, ATP, which is required for a multitude of cellular processes. However, the role of mitochondria goes beyond their capacity to create molecular fuel, to include the generation of reactive oxygen species, the regulation of calcium, and ...
Emma, Yu, John, Mercer, Martin, Bennett
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Temporal Evolution of Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis De Novo Presentation: Trends in Coronary Angiography and Clinical Characteristics (LM-EVOLUTION Study)

Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Conclusions: In consecutive patients presenting with de novo LM stenosis, angiographic SS showed a statistically significant negative trend over a decade, driven primarily by a reduction in non-LM-SS.
Jakub Chmiel, Kacper Miłosz Książek, Jagoda Dradrach, Grażyna Wnuk, Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Karol Musiał, Władysław Dąbrowski, Łukasz Czyż, Paweł Iwaszczuk, Kenneth Rosenfield, Piotr Musiałek   +10 more
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Regulation of T cell afferent lymphatic migration by targeting LTβR-mediated non-classical NFκB signaling

Nature Communications, 2018
Lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTβR) signalling regulates leukocyte migration through the lymphatic endothelial layers. Here, the authors show that treatment of an LTβR-derived decoy peptide can target the non-classical NFκB pathway to inhibit T cell and ...
Wenji Piao, Yanbao Xiong, Konrad Famulski, C. Colin Brinkman, Lushen Li, Nicholas Toney, Chelsea Wagner, Vikas Saxena, Thomas Simon, Jonathan S. Bromberg   +9 more
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Anticoagulant management in an antithrombin-deficient pregnant woman with a history of venous thromboembolism: a case report

Thrombosis Journal
Background Antithrombin deficiency (ATD) in pregnant patients significantly increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), but guidelines for managing anticoagulation during pregnancy, labour, and postpartum in patients with ATD are limited.
Matija Kozak, Tjaša Vižintin Cuderman, Mojca Božič Mijovski, Miha Lučovnik, Marko Miklič, Gregor Tratar, Tamara Rojnik   +6 more
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Empagliflozin on top of metformin treatment improves arterial function in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2018
Background Deteriorated arterial function and high incidence of cardiovascular events characterise diabetes mellitus. Metformin and recent antidiabetic drugs, SGLT2 inhibitors, reduce cardiovascular events.
Mojca Lunder, Miodrag Janić, Miha Japelj, Andrej Juretič, Andrej Janež, Mišo Šabovič   +5 more
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The original and two new derivative versions of the COMPERA 2.0 risk assessment model: useful tools for guiding balloon pulmonary angioplasty

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background The COMPERA 2.0 4-stratum (4-S) risk score has been demonstrated superior over the 3-stratum (3-S) one in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and medically managed patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH ...
Yi Zhang, Xin Li, Qi Jin, Qin Luo, Qing Zhao, Tao Yang, Qixian Zeng, Lu Yan, Anqi Duan, Zhihua Huang, Meixi Hu, Changming Xiong, Zhihui Zhao, Zhihong Liu   +13 more
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Self-Radiopaque Markers Guiding Physician-Modified Fenestration (S-Fenestration) in Aortic Arch Endovascular Repair

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Backgrounds and Objectives: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has currently become the “first-line choice” for descending aortic pathologies. For pathologies located at the aortic arch, TEVAR with physician-modified fenestration (PMF) has been ...
Xin Li, Xin Li, Chang Shu, Chang Shu, Chang Shu, Quanming Li, Quanming Li, Hao He, Hao He, Ming Li, Ming Li, Lunchang Wang, Lunchang Wang, Jiehua Li, Jiehua Li, Dingxiao Liu, Dingxiao Liu, Mingyuan Du, Mingyuan Du   +18 more
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Efficacy and safety of mechanical pulmonary valve replacement: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is the most common valve replacement procedure for pulmonary valve dysfunction in congenital heart diseases (CHD).
Ali Rafati, Sina Rashedi, Yeganeh Pasebani, Milad Vahedinejad, Hamed Ghoshouni, Yaser Toloueitabar, Mostafa Mousavizadeh, Sedigheh Saedi, Amirhosein Jalali, Zahra Khajali, Hassan Tatari, Fahimeh Farrokhzadeh, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki, Behshid Ghadrdoost, Parham Sadeghipour   +15 more
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