Patterns and Risk Factors for Rehospitalizations Within the First 90 Days Following Discharge After Heart Transplantation.

Background: Heart transplantation (HT) recipients are at risk for urgent rehospitalizations following discharge. However, data on prevalence, risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with post-HT rehospitalization are limited.

Methods: This study aims to describe patterns of urgent rehospitalizations in HT recipients at a cardiology reference center in Brazil.

Ascending aortic rupture incidentally revealed at the cath lab: surprising, rare, and life-threatening.

An 80-year-old woman who was an active smoker with neglected long-term hypertension, but no known previous aortic or connective tissue disorders, presented to the emergency department complaining of sudden chest pain associated with cardiogenic shock.

Machine Learning and Health Science Research: Tutorial.

Machine learning (ML) has seen impressive growth in health science research due to its capacity for handling complex data to perform a range of tasks, including unsupervised learning, supervised learning, and reinforcement learning. To aid health science researchers in understanding the strengths and limitations of ML and to facilitate its integration into their studies, we present here a guideline for integrating ML into an analysis through a structured framework, covering steps from framing a research question to study design and analysis techniques for specialized data types.

The Association of Cardiovascular and Neurological Comorbidities in Geriatric Patients Sustaining Ocular Trauma.

Purpose: Falls are associated with ocular trauma in the elderly. However, it is unlikely for a fall to cause ocular injury unless there is a disruption in the protective maneuvers that shield the face. We suspect ocular injury may be an early indicator of systemic or neurologic degeneration.

Approach to prophylactic measures for central venous catheter-related infections in hemodialysis: a critical review.

Vascular access is the major risk factor for bacteremia, hospitalization, and mortality among hemodialysis (HD) patients. The type of vascular access most associated with bloodstream infection is central venous catheter (CVC). The incidence of catheter-related bacteremia ranges between 0.