Relationship Between the Hemoglobin-to-Red Cell Distribution Width Ratio and in-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure.

Purpose: Hemoglobin (Hb) levels and red cell distribution width (RDW) are standard and widely used parameters that predict clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The Hb to RDW ratio (HRR) provides an incremental clinical prediction, as it reflects the various clinical characteristics of patients. No published data exists in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) and eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) databases on HRR and its association with in-hospital mortality among patients with CHF.

Successful Treatment of a Patient with Hepatic Portal Vein Gas after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report.

Background: Transcatheter radiofrequency ablation is one of the main treatments for atrial fibrillation, but related complications of this surgery are uncommon.

Case Presentation: Here, we report a 70-year-old elderly male patient with atrial fibrillation who experienced severe abdominal pain early after undergoing radiofrequency ablation; related imaging examinations suggested that the patient had intestinal edema and thickening, combined with hepatic portal vein gas accumulation. The reason was that the patient experienced intestinal necrosis due to superior mesenteric artery embolism related to radiofrequency surgery.

Imaging Changes in Liver After Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer: A Case Report.

Background: Colon cancer with liver metastasis is a common occurrence in clinical practice. The presence of liver metastasis has a significant impact on the treatment strategy of patients, so the first step is to diagnose whether it is liver metastasis. Imaging is one of the auxiliary methods for diagnosing liver metastases, but due to the presence of different diseases with the same shadow, we need to be cautious when using imaging methods for the diagnosis of liver metastases.

One-stop procedure of "Atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation + left atrial appendage closure" guided by 3D printing technology: A case report.

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become a hot topic in clinical research in recent years. We report a 68-year-old female with a 3-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation refractory to antiarrhythmic therapy and unable to tolerate anticoagulation therapy who underwent successful atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation combined with left atrial appendage occlusion guided by 3D printing technology. There was no recurrence of her atrial fibrillation and there was continued complete occlusion of her left atrial appendage at 3-month and 1-year follow-ups.

Relationship between Prothrombin time and All-cause Mortality in Heart Failure.

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Electrocardiogram of a patient with mushroom poisoning-induced myocarditis.

A patient presented to our hospital with myocarditis caused by mushroom poisoning. The early ECG changes in this patient were very similar to the ECG of hyperacute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or hyperkalemia, but further tests eliminated these options. The patient was fully treated by timely hemodialysis treatment, confirming the diagnosis of mushroom poisoning-induced myocarditis.

One-stop procedure of "atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation + left atrial appendage closure + coronary artery fistula embolization": A case report.

Background: Through a case of atrial fibrillation (AF) combined with coronary artery fistula, a one-stop interventional operation treatment of "AF radiofrequency ablation + left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) + coronary artery fistula (CAF) embolization" was performed. We have checked the relevant literature, and there is no similar report, which may help clinicians deal with similar situations.

Case Presentation: The patient had a 6-year history of paroxysmal AF, and had experienced negative effects of the drug treatment.

Fishbone-induced Pericardial Hemorrhage Resulting in a Misdiagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Fishbone intake is a common clinical event; but serious complications resulting from the ingestion of fishbones, such as perforations in the stomach, diaphragm, and pericardium and heart lacerations, are rare. Here, we present a case of fishbone-induced pericardial hemorrhage that led to a misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) since the emergency coronary angiogram showed normal coronaries. However, the patient's circulatory status was not good and an echocardiogram revealed pericardial effusion.

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) as the Effect Modifiers to Modify the Association Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Stroke.

Background And Objectives: Few studies have evaluated the impact of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) on prognosis for critically ill patients with acute stroke according to recent studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between RDW and mortality in these patients.

Methods: Clinical data were extracted from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) and analyzed.

Association between platelets and in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with tumours: a retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: Platelet count is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with cancer. It remains unknown whether the platelet count is related to in-hospital mortality in severely ill patients with tumours.

Design: A retrospective study based on a dataset from a multicentre cohort.

Association between basal platelet count and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure: a secondary analysis from the eICU collaborative research database.

Background: Evidence regarding the correlation between platelet count and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) is limited. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate whether platelet count was associated with all-cause mortality in critical patients with ARF by using the electronic intensive care unit (eICU) Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD).

Methods: In this retrospective multicenter cohort study, the data of 26961 patients with ARF hospitalized in ICUs between 2014 and 2015 were collected.

Relationship Between the Hemoglobin-to-Red Cell Distribution Width Ratio and All-Cause Mortality in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: An Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database.

Aim: To investigate the association between the hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width (RDW) ratio (HRR) and all-cause mortality in ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Design: This study was a retrospective cohort analysis. In total, 1018 ischemic stroke patients with AF were enrolled using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database, (MIMIC)-IV.

Non-linear relationship between basal serum albumin concentration and cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with end-stage renal disease: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to investigate the association between serum albumin concentration and the risk of cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with end-stage renal disease in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Design: This was a secondary analysis.

Setting: The Phillip electronic-ICU collaborative database from 2014 to 2015.

Relationship Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and All-Cause Mortality in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.

Purpose: Studies regarding death risk factors of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) patients were limited. We conducted this study to investigate whether red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was independently related to all-cause mortality of DIC patients.

Methods: We used data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III version 1.

NT-proBNP and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Received Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: The prognostic significance of the amino-terminal fragment of the prohormone brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not been fully elucidated. Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) are clinically viable indicators for the accurate, rapid, and safe evaluation of patients with STEMI. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between NT-proBNP levels and the occurrence of short-term MACEs in patients with STEMI who underwent emergency PCI.

The Association Between Serum Anion Gap and All-Cause Mortality in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.

Purpose: Studies regarding death risk factors of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) patients were limited. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate whether the serum anion gap (AG) was independently related to all-cause mortality of DIC patients.

Methods: We used the data from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III version 1.

Case Report: Application of Thoracoscopic Clamp Radiofrequency Ablation on Atrial Tachycardia Originating From Right Atrial Appendage After Catheter Ablation Failure.

Atrial tachycardia originating from the right atrial appendage has a higher probability of failure of catheter ablation. Here we report a case of a 13-year-old boy with incessant tachycardia, complicated by heart enlargement, and heart failure. Electrophysiological examination showed that atrial tachycardia (AT) originated from the apex of the right atrial appendage, and endocardial catheter ablation was ineffective.

Association between red blood cell distribution width and in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction.

Previous studies have shown an independent association between increased red cell distribution width (RDW) and mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, evidence regarding the predictive significance of repeated measures of RDW in patients with AMI remains scarce. We aimed to investigate the association between the dynamic profile of RDW and in-hospital mortality in patients with AMI.

The Relationship Between the Serum Anion Gap and All-Cause Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis: An Analysis of the MIMIC-III Database.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the serum anion gap (AG) and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) in intensive care units (ICUs).

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective cohort analysis, data of patients with AP were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database (version III). We collected the maximum serum AG value within the first 24 hours of ICU admission.