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Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular disease behavioural risk factors in rural interventions: cross-sectional study

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17
Aug

Abstract This study aims to (1) assess the distribution of variables within the population and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) behavioural risk factors in patients, (2) identify target risk factor(s) for behaviour modification intervention, and (3) develop an analytical model to define cluster(s) of risk factors which could help make any generic intervention more […]

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Infection

Weather Change Likely Driving Viral Fever Surge In Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka

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17
Aug

Representational image (IANS) Cases of seasonal flu have been on the rise across India, with inexplicable viral outbreaks becoming increasingly more common of late. The flood-like conditions created by the incessant rains have further exacerbated the spread of infectious diseases in some states. Fever, sometimes accompanied by a runny nose and sore throat, are being […]

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Cardiovascular

CarDS Lab Members Selected as Finalists for 2023 AHA Young Investigator Awards

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16
Aug

Evangelos Oikonomou: Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil, will present his research focused on a strategy to optimize randomized controlled trial enrollment efficiency during the AHA Scientific Sessions Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award for Early Career Investigators in Training. The presentation, “An Explainable Machine Learning-Based Phenomapping Strategy for Adaptive Predictive Enrichment in Randomized Controlled […]

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Infection

COVID-19 associated bacterial infections in intensive care unit: a case control study

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16
Aug

Abstract We described the secondary bacterial infections (SBI) among COVID-19 patients in comparison with non-COVID-19 patients. We performed a retrospective case–control study between January 01, 2020 and April 01, 2022. Including the adult patients, who stayed ≥ 72 h in intensive care unit (ICU). In total 405 patients were included, 135 had (33.3%) COVID-19, with similar age and […]

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Congenital disorders

The Medical Minute: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patients Need Help Transitioning to Adulthood

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16
Aug

Newswise — For parents, few words are more earth-shattering than when a pediatrician says the phrase “heart defects.” What follows can seem like a lifetime of sleepless nights, surgical procedures, medications, insurance worries and social nightmares. Many parents become so preoccupied with the mission of saving their child, they can miss a crucial truth. One […]

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Blood

Older mouse brains rejuvenated by protein found in young blood

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16
Aug

The hippocampus of a mouse. Ageing-related changes in this area of the brain are partially reversed in mice that receive doses of a molecule called platelet factor 4 (PF4).Credit: Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute/Science Photo Library A protein involved in wound healing can improve learning and memory in ageing mice1. Platelet factor […]

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Blood

Can blood pressure decrease after maximal exercise test predict the blood pressure lowering effect of aerobic training in treated hypertensive men?

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16
Aug

Abstract The acute decrease in blood pressure (BP) observed after a session of exercise (called post-exercise hypotension) has been proposed as a tool to predict the chronic reduction in BP induced by aerobic training. Therefore, this study investigated whether post-exercise hypotension observed after a maximal exercise test is associated to the BP-lowering effect of aerobic […]

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Blood

Why Blood Type Seems to Be Linked With COVID-19 Risk

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Since the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have investigated whether ABO blood group is related to the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and illness. iStock.com/vladm After all, nearly 20 years ago, researchers reported that type O blood was associated with a lower risk of the original SARS. In addition, other studies had linked type […]

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