Association between low-grade chronic inflammation and depressed left atrial compliance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A retrospective analysis.

Background: A novel paradigm of diastolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) proposed the induction of coronary microvascular dysfunction by HFpEF comorbidities via a systemic pro-inflammatory state and associated oxidative stress. The consequent nitric oxide deficiency would increase diastolic tension and favor fibrosis of adjacent myocardium, which implies not only left ventricular (LV), but all-chamber myocardial stiffening. Our aim was to assess relations between low-grade chronic systemic inflammation and left atrial (LA) pressure-volume relations in real-world HFpEF patients.

The surgical anatomy of the superficial and deep palmar arches: A Meta-analysis.

Introduction: The following study aimed to find the pooled prevalence estimate of anatomical variations in the palmar vasculature, namely the superficial palmar arch (SPA) and the deep palmar arch (DPA). The importance of understanding the vasculature of the hand has become critical with the increasing use of hand microsurgery.

Methods: Major online medical databases (PubMed, EMBASE, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science) were extensively searched for terms pertaining to the SPA, the DPA, and their anatomy and variations.

Left atrial compliance: an overlooked predictor of clinical outcome in patients with mitral stenosis or atrial fibrillation undergoing invasive management.

In the assessment of cardiovascular disease, the clinical significance of left atrial (LA) pressure-volume relations has largely been overlooked in contrast to left ventricular (LV) compliance. However, LA compliance has recently gained more attention. Net atrioventricular compliance (), a joint measure of LA and LV compliance, can be calculated non-invasively by a previously validated method using parameters from standard echocardiography.

Risk of injury to the sural nerve during posterolateral approach to the distal tibia: An ultrasound simulation study.

When surgeons operate on the foot and ankle, the most common complication that may arise is injury of the cutaneous nerves. The sural nerve (SN) is potentially at risk of being injured when treating fractures involving the distal tibia using the posterolateral approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate how differences in length and position of the surgical treatment of fractures involving the distal tibia can affect the risk of SN injury.