Atrial Septal Defect secundum with inferior floppy rim in the elderly: surgical closure or transcatheter closure? A case report.

Atrial Septal Defect closure in childhood and early adulthood has a good prognosis, but in older individuals the risk-benefit ratio is not as straightforward. We report a 57-year-old man who was easily fatigued when exercising. The cardiac examination revealed a wide and fixed splitting of S2, a pulmonary ejection systolic murmur grade III/VI, and increased jugular venous pressure.

Quantification of hs-Troponin Levels and Global Longitudinal Strain among Critical COVID-19 Patients with Myocardial Involvement.

Myocardial involvement among critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often has worse outcomes. An imbalance in the oxygen supply causes the excessive release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which results in increased ventilation requirements and the risk of death in COVID-19 patients. We evaluated the association between the hs-troponin I levels and global longitudinal strain (GLS) as evidence of myocardial involvement among critical COVID-19 patients.

Association polymorphism of guanine nucleotide-binding protein β3 subunit () C825T and insertion/deletion of the angiotensin-converting enzyme () gene with peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Introduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a potentially life-threatening pregnancy-related heart disease. Genetic roles such as gene polymorphisms may relate to the etiology of PPCM. This study analyzes the association between single nucleotide gene polymorphism (SNP) guanine nucleotide-binding protein beta-3 subunit () C825T and insertion/deletion (I/D) of the angiotensin-converting enzyme () gene with the incidence of PPCM.

Survival analysis and outcome prediction of COVID-19 patients: a retrospective observational study from tertiary referral hospital in Indonesia.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global concern. Recently, Indonesia contributed the third-highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world. We provide supporting information for COVID-19 management.

Sustainable Diesel from Pyrolysis of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Basic Soaps: The Effect of Temperature on Yield and Product Composition.

The production of sustainable diesel without hydrogen addition remains a challenge for low-cost fuel production. In this work, the pyrolysis of unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) basic soaps was studied for the production sustainable diesel (bio-hydrocarbons). UFAs were obtained from palm fatty acids distillate (PFAD), which was purified by the fractional crystallization method.

The effect of Ca/Mg/Zn mixing ratio on the research octane number of bio-gasoline during basic soap pyrolysis.

Pyrolysis is one of the available technologies to convert oleic basic soap into gasoline-compatible fuel. In this research, the process mentioned was applied using the mixture of Ca, Mg, Zn in the production of oleic basic soap. The reactions were carried out in a batch glass reactor at atmospheric pressure at the temperature of 450 °C.

Right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension in COVID-19: a meta-analysis of prevalence and its association with clinical outcome.

Introduction: Rapid spread of COVID-19 has caused detrimental effects globally. Involvement of the ACE2 receptor has identified COVID-19 as a multi-organ disease. Preliminary studies have provided evidence that cardiac involvement, including right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), were found in COVID-19 cases, even in the non-advanced stage.

Density functional study of methyl butanoate adsorption and its C-O bonds cleavage on MoS-based catalyst with various loads of Ni promoters.

Due to the increasing demands of new and renewable energy sources by utilising plant oils, uncovering the underlying physico-chemical phenomena at the atomic level responsible for the effective deoxygenation plays a vital role in improving the performance of well-known as well as in looking for the possible new catalysts. This study aims at investigating the adsorption and C-O bonds cleavage of methyl butanoate (MB) over MoS-based catalyst with various loads of Ni promoters by using first-principles density functional theory (DFT). This study employs surface model that never been used by previous researchers for their investigations of adsorption and bonds cleavage on Ni promoted MoS-based catalysts.

Highly crystalline mesoporous SSZ-13 zeolite obtained controlled post-synthetic treatment.

The generation of mesoporosity in SSZ-13 zeolite by means of desilication post alkaline treatment normally results in severe damage to the microporous framework hence giving an undesirable decline in catalytic performance. Herein, we propose a post-synthetic desilication treatment that is controllable with an aim to preserve the high crystallinity of SSZ-13 zeolite during the formation of mesopores. The extent of desilication in alkaline media is controlled by deliberately leaving the organics within SSZ-13 frameworks as they can effectively hinder the attack of hydroxyl ions on siloxane bonds.

The effect of topical retinoic acid (Airol) in the treatment of tinea versicolor.

A clinical trial with retinoic acid (Airol) cream 0.05% applied topically was carried out on 50 patients suffering from tinea versicolor allocated to a random procedure. The results, judged in terms of cure rate, incidence of relapse and tolerance were very satisfactory.