Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery in <1-year age group: A single-center experience.

Purpose: Urolithiasis in infants is uncommon. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) are the management options. RIRS is the least studied of these options in infants.

π-Spacer Engineering: Driving Near-infrared Aggregation Induced-emission and Mechanofluorochromism in Carbazole-biscyanostilbenes.

In this study, we report the design and synthesis of two novel carbazole-based bis-cyanostilbenes incorporating phenyl and thiophene π-spacer units to investigate their distinct impacts on photophysical properties. Notably, the thiophene-based derivative exhibits remarkable far-red/near-infrared (NIR) solid-state emission, with an emission peak at 732 nm, which shifts to 750 nm upon mechanical grinding, demonstrating pronounced mechanochromic fluorescence in the NIR region. Although its quantum yield is moderate, the ability to modulate its emission through mechanical stimuli opens exciting opportunities for stimuli-responsive NIR applications.

Dual Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Regimens for Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention is necessary for preventing stent thrombosis and ensuring long-term cardiovascular protection. It is important to be thoughtful in balancing thrombotic and bleeding risk when deciding therapy regimen and duration. Revascularization randomized trials have studied many specific, at-risk populations; however, women remain underrepresented.

Outcomes of 1.3 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention according to the presence of cancer and atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study.

Aim: To evaluate outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with cancer and atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods: Data of all adult discharges undergoing PCI between October 2015 and December 2018 were obtained from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of adverse complications were calculated using binominal logistic regression.

Glowing discoveries: Schiff base-cyanostilbene probes illuminating metal ions and biological entities.

Schiff bases featuring cyanostilbene units have emerged as versatile and highly effective probes for the selective detection of various metal ions as well as biologically important species. This review comprehensively highlights recent advances in the development and application of the probes, which exhibit remarkable Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE), Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer (TICT), and Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) properties. These unique structural characteristics facilitate their potential applications in the detection of biologically important metal ions such as Zn, Fe, Cu, Hg and Co ions with high sensitivity and selectivity.