Biobehavioral Predictors of Coronary Angioplasty Outcome
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart Diseases1 moreTo examine some of the psychosocial predictors of poor outcome among revascularized coronary artery disease patients.
Framingham Children's Study - Food and Exercise Habits in Framingham Study Descendents
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesTo identify early childhood determinants of eating and exercise behaviors that relate to cardiovascular disease.
Racial Differences in the Coronary Microcirculation
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart Diseases5 moreTo study mechanisms of excess coronary ischemia secondary to alterations in autoregulation and arteriolar vasoreactivity in Black Americans with hypertension, varying degree of left ventricular hypertrophy, and angiographically normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries.
Stroke and MI in Users of Estrogen/Progestogen
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart Diseases4 moreTo estimate the relative risks of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and of stroke in postmenopausal users of estrogen/progestogen (E/P) combinations and to estimate the relative risks of MI and of stroke in users of estrogen alone.
Prospective Study of Health in Runners and Walkers
Coronary DiseaseCardiovascular Diseases4 moreTo compare rates of coronary heart disease (CHD), cancer, total mortality and exercise injuries in 68,000 runners and 68,000 walkers during four years of surveillance
Identification of Genes Predisposing to Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Disease1 moreTo find genes important in the susceptibility to coronary heart disease.
Genes of Hypertension in African Americans
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart Diseases1 moreTo identify genes contributing to hypertension in African Americans by focusing on the physiological pathways that determine arterial pressure.
Prospective Validation of the Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade (EHMRG) Score in Patients...
Heart FailureHeart Diseases1 moreIn this prospective validation study, researchers investigates accuracy of EHMRG (Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade) score in predicting the 7th and 30th day risk of mortality in patients with acute heart failure who applying to the emergency department.
Cardiac Management of Patients With Thalassemia Minor and Breast Cancer
Breast CancerThalassemia Minor1 moreThis retrospective study aimed to evaluate the demographic characteristics, clinical conditions in term of physical examination findings), functional status, and laboratory results of patients with thalassemia minor (TM) and breast cancer (BC) in order to identify any differences between the group with BC only. Available data as anticancer treatment, comorbidities, weight and height will be combined to report body mass index (BMI) in kg/m2, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, ECG, transthoracic echocardiography, blood count, lipid panels, glucose, kidney function tests, (N terminal) NT-proBNP, troponins, handgrip assessments, functional status were extracted from patients files and hospital electronic archives.
Wireless US-guided CVC Placement in Infants
Wireless UltrasoundCentral Venous Catheter1 moreBackground: Neonates and small infants with congenital cardiac disease undergoing cardiac surgery represent major challenges facing pediatric anesthesia and perioperative medicine. Aims: We here aimed to investigate the success rates in performing ultrasound guided central venous catheter insertion (CVC) in neonates and small infants undergoing cardiac surgery, and to evaluate the practicability and feasibility of thereby using a novel wireless ultrasound transducer (WUST). Methods: Thirty neonates and small infants with a maximum body weight of 10 kg and need for CVC before cardiac surgery were included in this observational trial and were subdivided into two groups according to their weight: < 5 kg and ≥5 kg. Cannulation success, failure rate, essential procedure related time periods, and complications were recorded and the clinical utility of the WUST was assessed by a 5-point Likert scale.