Comparison of Traditional and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation on Dietary Behavior and Clinical Risk Factor Outcomes: Secondary Analysis Research.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess differences in dietary behavior and clinical risk factor outcomes and explore predictors of change among patients participating in traditional and Pritikin intensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Methods: This secondary analysis of cardiac registry data from 2015 to 2021 included patients participating in traditional CR (n = 420) or Pritikin intensive CR (n = 1005) at a single hospital site. Dietary behavior outcomes included the Rate Your Plate measure, while clinical risk factor outcomes included fasting lipids, blood pressure, anthropometrics, functional outcomes, and psychosocial assessment.

Clinical utility of coronary CT angiography to guide PCI: a survey among P4 investigators.

Background: Coronary CT Angiography (CTA) is increasingly being used to plan percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), offering detailed pre-procedural anatomical and physiological insights. The Precise Procedural and PCI Plan (P4) study evaluates the efficacy of CT- versus intravascular ultrasound-guided PCI. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of various CT-guided PCI tools and strategies as perceived by experienced operators within the context of the P4 study.

How anaesthetic drugs are selected to account for patient and surgical factors: A case report.

The patient's health and nature of the surgery are important considerations when selecting anaesthetic drugs. This report considers the anaesthetic drugs selected for a patient undergoing day case diagnostic laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain. Appropriate drug selection for patients with a suspected history of cancer is crucial.

Motor network reorganization associated with rTMS-induced writing improvement in writer's cramp dystonia.

Background: Writer's cramp (WC) dystonia is an involuntary movement disorder with distributed abnormalities in the brain's motor network. Prior studies established the potential for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to either premotor cortex (PMC) or primary somatosensory cortex (PSC) to modify symptoms. However, clinical effects have been modest with limited understanding of the neural mechanisms hindering therapeutic advancement of this promising approach.