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Cureus
December 2024
Cardiology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakesh, MAR.
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, poses challenges in predicting thromboembolic risk. While the CHADS-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years (doubled), type 2 diabetes mellitus, previous stroke, transient ischemic attack, or thromboembolism (doubled), vascular disease, age 65-74 years, and sex category) score remains essential, its limitations include failure to identify left atrial (LA) thrombus in some patients. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides superior detection of LA thrombi and thrombogenic factors compared to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), improving risk stratification, especially in intermediate-risk groups.
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January 2025
Institute of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Shijiazhuang050021, China.
To analyze the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and influencing factors of adults in Hebei Province, and provide scientific evidence for the development of comprehensive CKD prevention and control strategies. In China Adult Chronic Disease and Nutrition Surveillance in Hebei in 2018, a total of 7 562 permanent residents aged ≥18 years were selected by multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling from 13 surveillance points in Hebei for questionnaire survey, medical examination and laboratory test. A total of 1 067 CKD patients were detected in the adults aged ≥18 years in this survey, with a weighted prevalence rate of 12.
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January 2025
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Angers University Hospital, Reference Center for Rare Thyroid and Hormone Receptor Diseases, 49933 Angers cedex 09, France; Univ Angers, Inserm, CNRS, MITOVASC, Equipe CarMe, SFR ICAT, F-49000 Angers, France. Electronic address:
Primary hyperparathyroidism is treated surgically. Postoperatively, close monitoring of blood calcium levels is necessary to detect any hypocalcemia. Postoperative PTH assays can be performed within 24 hours to identify patients who will not develop permanent hypoparathyroidism.
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December 2024
Diabetes and Endocrinology, United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust, Lincoln, GBR.
The cardiovascular implications of thyroid disease have been recognized as one of the most characteristic signs that result from the effect of thyroid hormone (TH). Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism produce changes in cardiac contractility, myocardial oxygen consumption, cardiac output, blood pressure, and systemic vascular resistance. The bradyarrhythmias, including atrioventricular block and sick sinus syndrome, are exceedingly rare in hyperthyroidism.
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January 2025
Department of Biophysics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Red blood cells (RBC), are the most unique and abundant cell types. The diameter of RBCs is 7-8 μm. They have an essential role in transporting circulatory oxygen.
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