Drug-eluting stents for saphenous vein grafts associated with better outcomes than bare-metal stents
1. Among patients who have received a saphenous vein graft during coronary bypass surgery and later experience treatment failure, deployment of a drug-eluting stent...
Outcomes of COVID-19-related ARDS patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
1. Patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) had a comparable 90-day mortality rate to those with non-COVID ARDS on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...
Incidence, risk factors, and in-hospital mortality of post-operative AKI following aortic dissection repair
The Incidence, Risk Factors and In-Hospital Mortality of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients After Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Single-Center Retrospective...
Association of the amount and pattern of physical activity with arterial stiffness: The Maastricht...
1. Higher amounts of weekly physical exercise were associated with better carotid-to-femoral pulse wave velocities but not with carotid distensibility, which are both markers...
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation shows benefit for patients with COVID-19 related severe acute respiratory distress...
1. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) was associated with 60-day survival rates similar to other studies evaluating...
Increased proportion of out of hospital cardiac arrests at start at COVID-19
1. The proportion of out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) within all acute myocardial infarction (AMI) hospital admissions was higher at the start of...
Low dose edoxaban prevents stroke in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
1. Low dose edoxaban was superior to placebo in preventing stroke or systemic embolism for very elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation at risk...
Early changes in albuminuria with Canagliflozin predicts kidney and cardiovascular outcomes
1. Among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease being treated with canagliflozin, earlier reductions in albuminuria were associated with a...
COVID-19 associated with a wide range of cardiac manifestations in pediatric patients
1. Pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic present with a wide range of cardiac manifestations that require early detection and treatment.
Evidence Rating Level: 2...
Sex- and location-specific differences in cardiovascular risk factors found in the Rotterdam Study
1. Sex- and location-specific differences among three cardiovascular risk factors were found to be associated with cardiovascular mortality.
Evidence Rating Level: 3 (Average)
Converging evidence suggests...
