Background: There is limited study that illuminates the relationship between obesity indices and prognosis in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, nor has it been examined whether the obesity paradox persists when using these metrics.
Methods And Results: This study is a post hoc analysis of data from the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist) trial. A total of 3114 individuals were included in our final analysis, and a total of 481 (15.
Background: Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) holds greater diagnostic and prognostic value than left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the heart failure (HF) patients. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index serves as a reliable surrogate for insulin resistance (IR) and is strongly associated with several adverse cardiovascular events. However, there remains a research gap concerning the correlation between the TyG index and GLS among patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral environment deterioration results from a lack of self-cleaning ability in patients with cognitive dysfunction but is also a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction. Adverse oral conditions can be alleviated and improved through a self-management and medical examination. In this review, the epidemiological evidence of previous studies is integrated to highlight the relationship between periodontitis, tooth loss, oral flora, oral dysfunction and cognitive dysfunction, emphasizing the importance of oral health for cognition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor in vitro cell irradiation using tandem accelerator-based MeV protons and carbon ions, by TOPAS simulation, a pilot study of performance evaluation is presented on a collimation beamline for 3 MeV protons and 10 MeV carbon ions from a 2 × 3 MV tandem accelerator. Based on the elements and source parameters, a collimated beam of 2.8 MeV protons or 2.
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