Leriche syndrome is a progressive disease distinguished by chronic occlusion of the abdominal aortoiliac arteries.[1]Diabetes mellitus,hypertension,dyslipidemia,and smoking are considered risk factors,and its symptoms...
Vocal cord paralysis that presents as hoarseness due to an underlying cardiovascular pathology is a rare clinical entity known as Ortner’s syndrome(OS).The syndrome was first described in 1897 by Norbert Ortner in a ...
supported by the Multi-center RCT Clinical Project of the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases,Chinese PLA General Hospital(NCRCGPLAGH-2023001);the Beijing Nova Program(No.20220484020);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.7252181);the Capital’s Funds for Health Improvement and Research(No.2024-2G-5033).
BACKGROUND Early control of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)is crucial for reducing the progress of cardiovascular disease.However,its additional role to the risk of primary osteoporosis in men with coronary...
BACKGROUND The association between uric acid-albumin ratio(UAR)with different diseases has been evaluated before.However,the association between UAR with spontaneous reperfusion(SR)in patients with ST-segment elevatio...
OBJECTIVES To examine 5-year trends and variations in dual antiplatelet therapy(DAPT)prescription among multiethnic Malaysian patients aged 60 years and older.METHODS Using the Malaysian National Cardiovascular Diseas...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82070432&No.82070435&No.82270469&No.82370426);the Ministry of Science and Technology,Beijing,China(2018YFC1704902&2022YFC3601302);the Shanghai Commissions of Science and Technology and Health(a special grant for“leading academics”)(No.19DZ2340200);the Three-year Action Program of Shanghai Municipality for Strengthening the Construction of Public Health System Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Application,Shanghai,China(GWV-10.1-XK05);the Clinical Research Program,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine(2018CR010),Shanghai,China.
BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation(AF)is a common cardiac arrhythmia in the elderly.This study aimed to evaluate urban-rural disparities in its prevalence and management in elderly Chinese.METHODS Consecutive participants...
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators(ICDs)represent an established therapeutic strategy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death and reduction of mortality in high-risk patients,while ICDs with cardiac resynchron...
supported by the Cultivation of Scientific Research Project of Changhai Hospital,Shanghai,China(No.2021JCMS20);Major Topics of the Health Commission of Jiangsu Province(ZD2021020).
The prevalence of mitral regurgitation(MR)is increasingly worldwide as a consequence of improved survival and ischemic heart disease.Severe MR is associated with worse prognosis,independent of left ventricular functio...
supported by grants from 2019 Hebei Science and Technology Project(grant number19277787D);2019 Hebei Innovation Capability Promotion Project(grant number 199776249D).
Background Recent studies have shown that sodium-glucose cotransporters-2(SGLT2)inhibitors significantly improve major adverse cardiovascular events in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction(HFpEF)patients,but...
Cardiovascular diseases(CVD)are undoubtedly the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly.Population aging is a global phenomenon.In developed countries,by the year 2050 one in four people will be aged 6...