Cardiac Muscle Injury and Echocardiographic Plus Electrocardiographic Findings in Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Myocardial injury has been described in coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19). Few studies have reported cardiovascular imaging data with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and electrocardiography (ECG) findings in COVID-19 patients, and their correlation with mortality.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study that included COVID-19 patients from March 2020 through February 2021 who had TTE and ECG during hospital admission.

Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Among Children and Adolescents in Child Welfare Custody Admitted to the Hospital: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis.

To assess the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents in child welfare custody admitted to the hospital. Data were collected from the 2016-2017 National Inpatient Sample of the US population of general hospital admissions. Data for patients aged 12-17 years who were in child welfare custody were obtained using the diagnosis code Z6221: child in welfare custody.

Pyo-pericardium secondary to bacteremia in intra-venous drug user.

Pyo-pericardium is a collection of purulent fluid in the pericardial sac. It is a rare finding seen in less than 1% of patients who develop acute pericarditis. The condition, though uncommon, has a mortality risk of 100% in untreated patients and 40% in treated patients.

Changes in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios in postcardiac arrest patients treated with targeted temperature management.

Objective: The prognostic value of changes in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (NLR) in cardiac arrest survivors receiving targeted temperature management (TTM) is unknown. The current study investigated NLR in postcardiac arrest (PCA) patients undergoing TTM.

Methods: This retrospective single-center study included 95 patients (59 males, age: 55.

The Role of MicroRNAs in Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Despite extensive study, the etiology of breast cancer remains ambiguous. A group of genetic modifiers known as microRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging onto the scene of breast cancer research.