Enhancing the European power system resilience with a recommendation system for voluntary demand response.

Climate change, geopolitical tensions, and decarbonization targets are bringing the resilience of the European electric power system to the forefront of discussion. Among various regulatory and technological solutions, voluntary demand response can help balance generation and demand during periods of energy scarcity or renewable energy generation surplus. This work presents an open data service called Interoperable Recommender that leverages publicly accessible data to calculate a country-specific operational balancing risk, providing actionable recommendations to empower citizens toward adaptive energy consumption, considering interconnections and local grid constraints.

Risk of bleeding with the concurrent use of amiodarone and DOACs: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aims: Amiodarone is frequently prescribed alongside direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in atrial fibrillation (AF). There are concerns regarding drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between amiodarone and DOACs. The literature is conflicting on the clinical implications of this DDI, hence we conducted a meta-analysis to compare bleeding risk among patients receiving DOACs, with and without concurrent amiodarone.

Correlation of ECG and cardiac MRI for assessment of ventricular hypertrophy and dilatation in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot.

Background: Surgically repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) is associated with progressive right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) and dilation (RVD). Accurate estimation of RVH/RVD is vital for the ongoing management of this patient population. The utility of the ECG in evaluating patients with rTOF with pre-existing right bundle branch block (RBBB) has not been studied.

Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Disease Progression: Magnitude of the anti-progression effect and role of intervention timing.

Background: Recent randomized controlled trials(RCT) have shown that catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation(AF) is associated with a lower incidence of progression to persistent AF compared to the use of antiarrhythmic drug(AAD) therapy.

Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the magnitude of the anti-progression effect of catheter ablation, as well as the effect of intervention timing.

Methods: MEDLINE/EMBASE databases were searched until April 1 2024 for RCTs comparing catheter ablation and AAD therapy for the treatment of paroxysmal AF and reporting the rate of progression to persistent AF at 3 years (PROSPERO CRD42024534288).

Retinal microvascular changes in systemic lupus erythematosus assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography.

Purpose: To assess the retinal microvasculature of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Twenty adult SLE patients without disease activity and no ocular manifestations were recruited and cross-sectionally assessed. A demographically similar cohort of healthy subjects was used for comparison.