Vegetations Lurking in the Dark and the Role of Neoendothelialization.

• IE of PFO devices is rare but devastating and necessitates surgical removal. • Guidelines specify antibiotics for dental work, but epidural abscesses cause IE too. • Incomplete NE of PFO devices is an independent risk factor for IE.

A longitudinal analysis of tobacco use in younger and older U.S. veterans.

United States (U.S.) veterans are prone to higher rates of smoking and smoking-related disease.

The Agile Deployment of Machine Learning Models in Healthcare.

The continuous delivery of applied machine learning models in healthcare is often hampered by the existence of isolated product deployments with poorly developed architectures and limited or non-existent maintenance plans. For example, actuarial models in healthcare are often trained in total separation from the client-facing software that implements the models in real-world settings. In practice, such systems prove difficult to maintain, to calibrate on new populations, and to re-engineer to include newer design features and capabilities.

Endovascular Treatment of Carotid-Internal Jugular Venous Fistula in a Bomb Blast Victim.

Carotid-internal jugular venous fistula is one of the rarest presentations among victims of bomb blast injuries. Treatment of such fistula is open surgery with high mortality and morbidity. Endovascular treatment with covered stent seems to have an optimal result with low complications.