MANTA vascular closure device is an alternative vascular access closure device that is predominantly designed for large bore arteriotomy procedures.Its implementation to reduce morbidity and mortality following percut...
Atrial fibrillation(Afib)is a common arrhythmia with significant public health implications,affecting millions of individuals worldwide.Catheter ablation(CA)is an established treatment for drug-resistant Afib,yet recu...
Heart failure(HF)is a medical condition associated with high morbidity and mortality,despite ongoing advances in diagnosis and treatment.Among the various causes of HF,cardiomyopathies are particularly significant and...
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a severe congenital defect involving underdeveloped left-sided cardiac structures,leading to significant mortality and morbidity.Prenatal diagnosis using fetal ultrasound and echocar...
Interleukins(ILs),a subset of cytokines,play a critical role in the pathogenesis of coronary heart disease(CHD)by mediating inflammation.This review article summarizes the role of ILs such as IL-1,IL-2,IL-3,IL-4,IL-5,...
BACKGROUND The EuroSCORE II is a globally accepted tool for predicting mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.However,the discriminative ability of this tool in non-European populations may be inadequate,lim...
the Medical Ethics Committee of the Hefei Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.PJ-KY-2024-025).
BACKGROUND A significant proportion of cancer patients experience autonomic dysfunction,and cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy can exacerbate impairments in the cardiac autonomic nervous syst...
BACKGROUND Up to one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR)have an indication for oral anticoagulation(OAC),primarily due to underlying atrial fibrillation.The optimal approach conce...
BACKGROUND Transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR)can be performed through multiple access sites with the preferred approach being transfemoral.In patients with severe peripheral arterial disease and previous gra...
BACKGROUND Cases of esophageal,airway,and pericardial perforations caused by chicken bone ingestion are rare worldwide,but their incidence has shown an upward trend in recent years.Injuries caused by chicken bones are...