An efficient artificial neural network-based optimization techniques for the early prediction of coronary heart disease: comprehensive analysis by Subhash Mondal, Ranjan Maity, Amitava Nag

“…Abstract Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the world’s leading cause of death, contributing to a high mortality rate. This emphasizes the requirement for an advanced decision support system in order to evaluate the risk of CHD. …”
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Multi-metabolic altered patterns and cardiovascular risk factors associated to hypertension in the community. by Alexis Ocampo Segura., Yoel Alberto Hernández Rodríguez., Benigno Figueiras Ramos., Raúl López Fernández, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> In the community under study family history of hypertension, alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and altered glucose are strongly associated to hypertension and constitute risk factors that should be taken into consideration in order to diminish the mortality rate due to vascular disorders.…”
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The Outcome of Thoracentesis versus Chest Tube Placement for Hepatic Hydrothorax in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample by Ali Ridha, Yasir Al-Abboodi, Matthew Fasullo

“…We concluded that chest tube placement has two times higher mortality rate and longer hospital length of stay when compared to patients who underwent thoracentesis.…”
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Choice of Allograft in Patients Requiring Intestinal Transplantation: A Critical Review by Genevieve Huard, Thomas Schiano, Jang Moon, Kishore Iyer

“…Reflecting their degree of sickness, the waitlist mortality rate and the early posttransplant outcomes of patients receiving L-ITx are worse than IITx. …”
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All-Cause Mortality Risk in Australian Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes by Lelia L. F. de Abreu, Kara L. Holloway, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Muhammad A. Sajjad, Mark A. Kotowicz, Julie A. Pasco

“…Women with diabetes were older and had higher measures of adiposity, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides compared to the IFG and normoglycaemia groups (all p<0.001). Mortality rate was greater in women with diabetes compared to both the IFG and normoglycaemia groups (HR 1.8; 95% CI 1.3–2.7). …”
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A Nomogram Model for Mortality Risk Prediction in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Subjected to Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse (DOTS) by Yi Xie, Jing Han, Weili Yu, Zhili Hou, Zhen Wan

“…There were 10,697 patients in the survival group and 510 in the mortality group who had successfully initiated DOTS, and the mortality rate was 4.55%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that age, male, relapse cases, first sputum positivity, patient delay, and HIV-positive were independent risk factors for pulmonary TB death. …”
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A Case Report of Complete Resolution of Auricular Mucormycosis in an 18-Month-Old Diabetic Child by Mariam Aljehani, Hatem Alahmadi, Mansour Alshamani

“…The challenge of early detection and intervention makes it one of the high mortality rates among other infectious diseases. Case Report. …”
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Ultrasound Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in the Management of a Right Atrial Thrombus: A New Weapon in the Armamentarium? by Mohamed Shokr, Ramanjit Kaur, Kevin Belgrave, Arshad Javed, Mahir Elder, Shaun Cardozo, Luis Afonso, Amir Kaki

“…Catheter related thrombosis (CRT) is a commonly encountered entity fraught with substantial risk for mortality secondary to various complications including pulmonary embolism (PE), tricuspid regurgitation, endocarditis, right sided heart failure, and cardiogenic and septic shock. CRT carries a mortality rate of 18% in hemodialysis patients and more than 40% in nonhemodialysis patients. …”
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Transjugular Portosystemic Shunting in Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites by Yu. V. Khoronko, M. A. Kozyrevskiy, A. V. Dmitriev, A. A. Volokhova, G. Yu. Spiridenko, K. R. Bogomolova

“…The TIPS procedure is justified in cirrhotic PH patients with RA for reducing the mortality rate in a one year follow-up.…”
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HSV-1 Encephalitis: High Index of Clinical Suspicion, Prompt Diagnosis, and Early Therapeutic Intervention Are the Triptych of Success—Report of Two Cases and Comprehensive Review... by Dimitrios Patoulias, Georgios Gavriiloglou, Konstantinos Kontotasios, Mairi Tzakri, Petros Keryttopoulos, Christos Koutras

“…Its annual incidence has significantly increased over the last 20 years and the mortality rate is 7%, if early diagnosed and treated, and 70%, if left untreated, while it is associated with high rates of morbidity. …”
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A multi-disciplinary, protocolised care for hip fracture surgeries shortens hospital stay, time to admission and surgery by Khai Cheong Wong, Gideon Jia Wei Cheok, Kenny Xian Khing Tay, Joyce Suang Bee Koh, Tet Sen Howe, Yeong Huei Ng

“…Mean length of stay was shorter in the POST-PROTOCOL group (11.2 ± 9.0 vs 14.8 ± 13.0 days; 95% CI, 2.5 to 4.7; p < .001), with more patients discharged within 9 days (55.6% vs 43.2%; p < .001). Inpatient mortality rate was similar ( p = .213). Conclusion Despite having a higher proportion of patients with poorer physiological status, time to admission, time to surgery and length of stay improved in the POST-PROTOCOL group.…”
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Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil by Emiliana Cristina Melo, Ana Beatriz Guedes Ribeiro, Rosana Rosseto de Oliveira, Robsmeire Calvo Melo Zurita, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias

“…The aim of this study was to analyze maternal and child health indicators and infant mortality rate (IMR) at the cities located at the 18th Health Division (HD) in Parana State, Brazil. …”
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Dissecting Pseudoaneurysm of the Proper Hepatic Artery Repaired by Primary Anastomosis: A Case Report by Roshan Razik, Aria Fallah, Charbel Sandroussi, Alice C. Wei, Ian D. McGilvray

“…Although rare, visceral artery pseudoaneurysms often present as surgical emergencies with a specific mortality rate as high as 35% related to aneurysmal rupture. …”
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The Role of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Subcutaneous Esophageal Bypass in a Dysphagic Patient by Simone Vetere, Maria Luisa Mennini, Daniele Pironi, Manuela Brighi, Stefano Pontone

“…Esophageal reconstructions are high risk procedures because of their morbidity and mortality rate. Cervical anastomotic strictures, colon transplant redundancy, recurrent dysphagia, intestinal obstruction, regurgitation, and aspiration are the most frequent late complications. …”
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A Study of the anthrax transmission model in herbivorous animals involving vaccination and harvesting by Anita Triska, Mona Zevika

“…Caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, anthrax is a serious zoonotic disease with a mortality rate of up to 60%. This disease naturally occurs in soil and commonly affects both domestic and wild animals worldwide. …”
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Impact of Inappropriate Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy on Mortality of Septic Patients with Bacteremia: A Retrospective Study by Saoraya Lueangarun, Amorn Leelarasamee

“…Inappropriate empiric antimicrobials could be a major cause of unfavorable mortality rates in co-morbid patients. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and impact of first-dose and 24-hour inappropriate antimicrobials on mortality rates of bacteremic septic patients. …”
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Demographics, aetiology and outcome of paediatric acute liver failure in Singapore by Fang Kuan Chiou, Veena Logarajah, Christopher Wen Wei Ho, Lynette Suk-Hui Goh, Sivaramakrishnan Venkatesh Karthik, Marion Margaret Aw, Kong Boo Phua

“…Overall spontaneous recovery rate (survival without liver transplantation [LT]) was 38.2%, and overall mortality rate was 47.1%. Six patients underwent living-donor LT, and the post-transplant survival at one year was 83.3%. …”
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Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Herpes Simplex Type 1 Infection during Adalimumab Therapy for Crohn’s Disease by Jenny Roselli, Tommaso Innocenti, Erica Nicola Lynch, Laura Parisio, Pasquale Apolito, Tommaso Mello, Giuseppe Macrì, Monica Milla, Maria Rosa Biagini, Mirko Tarocchi, Stefano Milani, Andrea Galli

“…Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe mucocutaneous adverse drug reaction with a relatively high mortality rate. SJS is described during herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infection and, rarely, even during adalimumab therapy. …”
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Pair combinations of human monoclonal antibodies fully protected mice against bunyavirus SFTSV lethal challenge. by Bang Li, Xiang-Rong Qin, Jia-Chen Qu, Guan-du Wu, Wen-Kang Zhang, Ze-Zheng Jiang, Pan-Pan Liu, Ze-Min Li, Tian-Mei Yu, Chuan-Min Zhou, Yong-Jun Jiao, Xue-Jie Yu

“…Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by a tick-borne virus SFTSV with a mortality rate of up to 30%. Currently, there is no vaccine or effective therapy for SFTS. …”
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Diphtheria case detection and carrier study of close contacts: A step towards diphtheria eradication by Shilpa R. Shah, Nisha C. Karanje

“…Introduction: Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by gram-positive bacilli C. diphtheriae involving nasal, pharyngeal, tonsillar, or laryngeal mucus membranes. The mortality rate is as high as 20%, with India contributing almost 78% of the world incidence. …”
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