Study Factors Associated with Early Complications of the Permanent Pacemaker Implantation: A Research Report in Vietnam.

Introduction: The permanent pacemaker implantation has a history of more than 60 years with improved mortality and quality of life but also recorded many complications.

Objectives: The objective is to evaluate the rate of early complications at the National Heart Institute of Vietnam and the factors associated with the early complication of the permanent pacemaker implantation procedure.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive is about 294 patients who received permanent pacemaker implantation at the National Heart Institute of Vietnam from 01/08/2020 to 30/30/2020.

Investigation of the Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Early Complication of Electrode Dislodgement in Patients has Indications for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and reopen the drive procedure of early complications of electrode dislodgement in patients with an indication for permanent pacemaker implantation at the Vietnam National Heart Institute.

Methods: This is a study on patients who received permanent pacemaker implantation at the Vietnam National Heart Institute during the period from August 1, 2019 to March 30, 2020.

Results: In all cases with complications of electrode dislodgement after implantation indicated to reopen the machine to handle complications, the results of handling complications are safe and stable.

Evaluating Renal Benefits of Rivaroxaban Versus Vitamin K Antagonists in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Real-world Evidence.

Background: AF is a global health concern, with systemic complications including renal dysfunction. This systematic review and meta-analysis compares the effects of rivaroxaban, a Factor Xa inhibitor, and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) on renal outcomes in AF patients.

Methods: The study protocol is registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023462756).

A novel missense variant located within the zinc finger domain of the GLI3 gene was identified in a Vietnamese pedigree with index finger polydactyly.

Background: Polydactyly, particularly of the index finger, remains an intriguing anomaly for which no specific gene or locus has been definitively linked to this phenotype. In this study, we conducted an investigation of a three-generation family displaying index finger polydactyly.

Methods: Exome sequencing was conducted on the patient, with a filtration to identify potential causal variation.

The Frail Scale - A Risk Stratification in Older Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of frailty on in-hospital adverse outcomes and net adverse clinical events (NACE) in older patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Patients And Methods: This observational study included elderly patients (≥60 years old), diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) at admission from February 2021 to August 2021. The primary outcome was net adverse clinical events (NACE) defined as a composite of all-cause mortality, stroke, and major bleeding.

Improving Accuracy of Lung Nodule Classification Using Deep Learning with Focal Loss.

Early detection and classification of pulmonary nodules using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems is useful in reducing mortality rates of lung cancer. In this paper, we propose a new deep learning method to improve classification accuracy of pulmonary nodules in computed tomography (CT) scans. Our method uses a novel 15-layer 2D deep convolutional neural network architecture for automatic feature extraction and classification of pulmonary candidates as nodule or nonnodule.