Bridging Requirements, Planning, and Evaluation: A Review of Social Robot Navigation.

Navigation lies at the core of social robotics, enabling robots to navigate and interact seamlessly in human environments. The primary focus of human-aware robot navigation is minimizing discomfort among surrounding humans. Our review explores user studies, examining factors that cause human discomfort, to perform the grounding of social robot navigation requirements and to form a taxonomy of elementary necessities that should be implemented by comprehensive algorithms.

Risk factors for thrombosis and spontaneous echocardiographic contrast with sludge in atrial fibrillation patients treated with oral anticoagulants before electrical cardioversion.

Background: Knowledge of thrombosis (T) risk predictors and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are important tools in appropriate qualification of patients for safe electrical cardioversion.

Aims: We aimed to investigate predictors of T and spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) with sludge in the left atrium (LA) and appendage (LAA) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on oral anticoagulation.

Methods: The study included 300 patients with AF lasting >48 hours.

Electric Cardioversion in Older Adults. Is Sedation Using Propofol Safe in the Absence of the Direct Anesthetist's Assistance?

This study aimed to assess the safety of electric cardioversion in the absence of anesthetists assistance. We also evaluated the efficacy and safety of this procedure in older adults (≥80 years) compared to younger populations. We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients who underwent electric cardioversion at our cardiology department.

Efficacy and safety of antazoline vs propafenone for conversion of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm: a randomized, double-blind study (AnProAF).

Introduction: Antazoline is a frequently used antiarrhythmic drug (AAD); however, to date, no randomized controlled trial has evaluated its efficacy and safety for cardioversion of recent‑onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in comparison with other approved AADs.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare clinical efficacy and safety of antazoline and propafenone for a rapid conversion of nonvalvular paroxysmal AF to sinus rhythm in patients without heart failure.

Patients And Methods: This was a single‑center, randomized, double‑blind study.

Electric cardioversion in patients treated with oral anticoagulants: embolic material in the left atrial appendage.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia. The sinus rhythm restoration procedure without adequate anticoagulant preparation may lead to a thromboembolic event in approximately 5-7% of patients. The initiation of oral anticoagulation significantly reduces this risk by inhibiting formation of embolic material in the heart cavities, especially in the left atrial appendage (LAA).

Electric cardioversion in patients treated with oral anticoagulants: embolic material in the left atrial appendage.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia. The sinus rhythm restoration procedure without adequate anticoagulant preparation may lead to a thromboembolic event in approximately 5-7% of patients. The initiation of oral anticoagulation significantly reduces this risk by inhibiting formation of embolic material in the heart cavities, especially in the left atrial appendage (LAA).

Left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent oral anticoagulation.

Background: Electric cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of embolism, with embolic material existing in the heart cavities. The initiation of oral anticoagulation therapy reduces the risk of thromboembolic events. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombi in non-valvular AF, to compare vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) and non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) with respect to thrombus prevalence, and to evaluate the rate of LAA thrombus persistence on repeat transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) after treatment change.

Differences in Symptomatology and Clinical Course of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Women ≤45 Years of Age Compared to Older Women.

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in young people are rare. The data regarding differences in symptoms in relation to age are scarce, which may have an influence on outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in the clinical course of ACS between younger women (≤45 years old) and older women (63-64 years old).

Factors Affecting Early Mortality and 1-Year Outcomes in Young Women With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Aged Less Than or Equal to 45 Years.

Given that up to 2% of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) are young women, the purpose of this study was to evaluate factors affecting outcomes in young women with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) aged less than or equal to 45 years. We evaluated 796 women with STEMI aged less than or equal to 45 years between 2007 and 2014, and mortality was 4.0%.

Risk factors predisposing to acute coronary syndromes in young women ≤45 years of age.

Background: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are rare in young women. The purpose of this study was to characterize risk factors (RF) predisposing to ACS in young women and evaluate possible age-related differences.

Methods And Results: We studied 1941 young women with ACS aged ≤45 years (≤45ACS) from the PL-ACS registry and compared them with two control groups: 4275 women aged 63-64 years with ACS (63-64ACS) from the PL-ACS registry and 1170 young healthy women aged ≤45 years (≤45H) without confirmed coronary artery disease (CAD), from two national, representative, cross-sectional population health surveys, NATPOL 2011 and WOBASZ.

Relationship between infarct artery location, acute total coronary occlusion, and mortality in STEMI and NSTEMI patients.

Introduction: The prevalence of total coronary occlusion of an infarct‑related artery (IRA) and its impact on the outcome can differ between patients with non‑ST‑elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and those with ST‑segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Objectives: We evaluated the impact of IRA occlusion on the outcome of myocardial infarction according to the presence or absence of ST‑segment elevation and the location of the culprit lesion.

Patients And Methods: We analyzed 4581 patients with STEMI and 2717 patients with NSTEMI who underwent PCI and were enrolled in the Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes.

Total coronary occlusion of infarct-related arteries in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularisation.

Background: The prevalence and impact of total coronary occlusion of an infarct-related artery (IRA) on outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) remain unclear.

Aim: We evaluated the clinical significance of total coronary occlusion in NSTEMI patients.

Methods: A total of 2767 patients with NSTEMI enrolled in the Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes, who underwent percutaneous coronary interventions, were analysed.

Post-procedural TIMI flow grade 2 is not associated with improved prognosis in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization (PL-ACS registry).

Background: The impact of final Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow in the infarct-related artery (IRA) on outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarc-tion (NSTEMI) patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of post-procedural TIMI flow in IRA on outcomes in NSTEMI patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization.

Methods: We analyzed 2,767 patients with first NSTEMI from the Polish Registry of Acute Coronary Syndromes (PL-ACS) who underwent PCI.

Acute coronary syndrome in a 100-year-old woman treated successfully with primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty.

We present a case of a 100-year-old woman living alone with ST-elevation myocardial infarction acute coronary syndrome of the infero-lateral wall treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary angiography revealed critical 99% stenosis in the marginal branch of the circumflex artery and insignificant lesions in other arteries. Two bare metal stents were implanted successfully in the same session.