Atrial fibrillation in cancer patients who develop stroke.

Background: Acute ischemic stroke (Stroke) and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) are known complications in cancer patients and those with atrial fibrillation (AF). The role AF plays in Stroke/TIA in the setting of cancer is unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between AF and Stroke/TIA in cancer patients.

Outcomes, Trends, and Predictors of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (from the National Inpatient Sample).

Major bleeding has been identified as one of the most common complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with some suffering gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). This study aimed at assessing the incidence and predictors of GIB after TAVI in the United States. We performed a retrospective analysis of data from the National Inpatient Sample database from 2011 to 2018.

MTHFR gene polymorphisms in hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism among Jordanian females.

Objective: Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is involved in DNA methylation that is associated with autoimmune pathology. We investigated the association between MTHFR genetic polymorphisms at g.677C>T and g.