Bariatric surgery association with risk of recurrent stroke hospitalization among older stroke survivors with obesity: A national inpatient sample study (2016-2019).

Background And Aims: The paucity of large-scale data exploring the effect of prior bariatric surgery on recurrent stroke outcomes in older individuals with obesity who survived a stroke led us to address the gap, with an emphasis on the risk of recurrent stroke and its trends.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of the National Inpatient Sample data from 2016 to 2019. Older individuals with obesity who survived a stroke (>65 years) and had a recurrent acute ischemic stroke (AIS) hospitalization, with or without prior bariatric surgery (PBS), were identified using ICD-10 codes.

Meta-analysis of renin angiotensin aldosterone modulators mitigating atrial fibrillation risk in hypertensive patients.

Introduction: Hypertension is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy/enlargement/fibrosis and atrial ectopic rhythm, leading to an increased risk of Atrial Fibrillation (AF). We aimed to stratify the effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEi) and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) on the risk of AF.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases were screened, and cross-citation was conducted for studies reporting AF in hypertensive patients on ACEi and ARB.

WITHDRAWN: Non-Anti-TNF Biologics as Salvage Therapy for Refractory Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis, A Systematic Review.

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The role and timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in acute biliary pancreatitis without cholangitis: A nationwide analysis.

Background/purpose: The role and optimal timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in acute biliary pancreatitis without cholangitis (ABPwoC) remains unclear. Using a large national database, we aimed to examine hospitalization outcomes of patients with ABPwoC as a function of the performance and timing of ERCP.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of adult patients with ABPwoC utilizing the National Inpatient Sample from 2016-2017.