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A novel strategy to reduce the readmission rates in congestive heart failure: intermittent empirical intravenous diuretics
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
Improvements in the medical management of heart failure have changed the course of the disease. However, mortality rates, hospitalization rates, and treatment costs are not at desired levels. Diuretics have been widely ...
An antiarrhythmic approach to hydroxychloroquine-induced QT prolongation
(Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum Bv, 2020)
Derivatives of quinolone, namely quinidine, quinine
and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, hydroxylated form of
aminoquinone), have been used for decades in the
treatment of different diseases, including malaria,
rheumatological ...
Golden ratio in congestive heart failure: a promising proportion for prognosis and decompensation
(2020)
The article published by Kowalczys et al. [1]
was read with great enthusiasm and interest. Briefly, the prognostic value of daytime heart rate (HR),
systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure
(BP), and their ...
Cardiac biomarkers in the setting of asthma exacerbations: a review of clinical implications and practical considerations
(Current Medicine Group, 2020)
Purpose of Review The present paper aims to highlight clinical implications of elevated cardiac biomarkers and associated myocardial dysfunction in a variety of cardiac and non-cardiac scenarios in patients with an asthma ...
Association between atrial septal aneurysm and arrhythmias
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020)
Objective. This study aimed to assess the association of atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) with cardiac arrhythmias by comparing patients with ASA with a control group with non-ASA, matched for age and gender. Methods. 641 ...
Recurrent takotsubo cardiomyopathy: further insights into morphological patterns
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2020)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) has been widely recognized as a specific form of transient myocardial dysfunction, and is well known to have a potential recurrence risk following the index event [1-11]. In a recent systematic ...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of multiple sclerosis: a multifaceted phenomenon with important implications
(NLM (Medline), 2020)
Dear Editor, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) has been universally regarded as a unique form of reversible myocardial dysfunction associated with a variety of emotional and physical stressors. In their recently published ...
Ecchymosis and coldness in peripheral varicose vein patients: observations from Vein-Turkey study
(Sage Publications Inc, 2020)
The purpose of this subgroup analysis is to investigate and analyze the venous leg symptoms including sense of coldness and sign of ecchymosis in patients with or without peripheral varicose veins (PVVs) from VEIN-TURKEY ...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an obscure cause of emerging cardiovascular manifestations in the setting of Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis
(Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l., 2020)
Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis (BBE) has been regarded as a specific form of post-infectious and potentially autoimmune neurological disorder with a relatively favorable prognosis and usually presents with sensorial ...
Where cystatin C acts: inside or outside of the plaque
(Springer-Verlag Italia Srl, 2020)
We have read the impressive article recently published by Ren
et al. evaluating the plasma cystatin C (Cyst C) in patients with
acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and carotid stenosis [1]. Briefly,
they have divided the patients ...
