Systemic Inflammation In Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia With Sonographic Crystal Deposits, Including A Comparison With Normouricemia And Gout.

Objective: To describe the inflammatory profile of asymptomatic hyperuricemia (AH) with ultrasound evidence of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals (AH-MSUpos), vs AH without deposits (AH-MSUneg), intercritical gout, and normouricemia.

Methods: Based on serum urate levels, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and history of flares, we divided 122 participants into four groups: normouricemia, AH-MSUneg, AH-MSUpos, and intercritical gout. We tested four ultrasound definitions for MSU deposition in AH: grade 2-3 (G2-3) double contour and/or tophi, G1-3 double contour and/or tophi, G1-3 Stewart scheme (double contour sign in knee cartilage and/or first metatarsophalangeal joint and/or tophi in first metatarsophalangeal joint), and G2-3 Stewart scheme.

Effects and Optimal Dose of Exercise on Endothelial Function in Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is considered an effective treatment for enhancing endothelial function in patients with heart failure (HF). However, recent studies have been published and the optimal "dose" of exercise required to increase the benefits of exercise-based CR programmes on endothelial function is still unknown.

Objectives: (a) To estimate the effect of exercise-based CR on endothelial function, assessed by flow-mediated dilation (FMD), in patients with HF; (b) to determine whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is better than moderate-intensity training (MIT) for improving FMD; and (c) to investigate the influence of exercise modality (i.

Effects of Exergaming in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Compared to Conventional Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are used for improving prognosis and quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nonetheless, adherence to these programs is low, and exercise-based CR programs based on virtual reality (i.e.

Utility of indocyanine green in the detection of radiologically silent hemangioblastomas: case report.

Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are rare, benign, hypervascularized tumors. Fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) can visualize tumor angioarchitecture. The authors report a case of multiple HBs involving two radiologically silent lesions only detected intraoperatively by ICG fluorescence.