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Rheumatology (Oxford)
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Objectives: The 2022 European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) Guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) recommend risk stratification to optimize management. However, the performance of generic PAH risk stratification tools in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated PAH remains unclear. Our objective was to identify the most accurate approach for risk stratification at SSc-PAH diagnosis.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
Background: Tai Chi is a low-impact form of exercise that involves a series of slow movements that flow together. Increased plasma homocysteine(Hcy) levels are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and may be reduced by exercise. This study aimed to compare plasma Hcy levels and the risk of hyperhomocysteinemia in 1,176 adults with and without Tai Chi exercises.
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January 2025
Cardiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Background And Aims: Due to the multitude of risk factors outlined in the guidelines, personalised dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) guidance after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is complex. A simplified method was created to facilitate the use of risk stratification. We aimed to compare the predictive and prognostic value of the 'Zuidoost Nederland Hart Registratie' (ZON-HR) classification for bleeding risk with the PREdicting bleeding Complications In patients undergoing Stent implantation and subsEquent DAPT (PRECISE-DAPT) score and to determine the effect of ticagrelor monotherapy versus DAPT in patients with or without high bleeding risk (HBR).
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January 2025
Universidad del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Unidad Docente de Medicina y Enfermería, Campus de Álava, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Bioaraba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Servicio de Hospitalización a Domicilio, Osakidetza-Servicio Vasco de Salud, País Vasco, Spain. Electronic address:
Background: A readmission is defined as a new admission to hospital for at least one night in the 30 days following a discharge. Some are caused by events unrelated to the reason for the initial admission (unavoidable) and others caused by the same pathology (related). Different predictive models allow the identification of patients at higher risk of readmission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntibiotics (Basel)
January 2025
Unit II, Department of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, 20157 Milan, Italy.
: Vascular access device (VAD)-associated infections, including catheter-related (CRBSI) and catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI), present significant challenges in patient care. While multidisciplinary VAD teams (VATs) are equipped with protocols for managing these infections, adherence to these guidelines in real-life practice is inconsistent. This study aims to evaluate the alignment between actual VAD infection management practices and VAT-recommended protocols.
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