Creating a Computing Programs Package to Aid in the Assessment and Prognosis of Patients Suffering from Cerebrovascular Diseases by Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez, Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Darian Alvarez Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Buergo Zuaznábar, Diosdania Alfonso Falcón

“…<strong>Results:</strong> A Software which shows in different screens the correspondent variables to the different evaluative scales and the prognosis Cuban scale ¨Stroke¨ is created. It is applicable to every type of patient suffering from cardiovascular diseases and an immediate assessment and prognosis is obtained. …”
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Using artificial intelligence to optimize anti-seizure treatment and EEG-guided decisions in severe brain injury by Zade Akras, Jin Jing, M. Brandon Westover, Sahar F. Zafar

“…Characteristic EEG changes have been identified in diverse neurologic conditions including stroke, trauma, and anoxia, and the increased utilization of continuous EEG (cEEG) has identified potentially harmful activity even in patients without overt clinical signs or neurologic diagnoses. …”
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Galectin-3 Is a Potential Mediator for Atherosclerosis by Ziyu Gao, Zhongni Liu, Rui Wang, Yinghong Zheng, Hong Li, Liming Yang

“…Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory arterial disease forming the pathological basis of many cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. Numerous studies have implicated inflammation as a key player in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. …”
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Prediction of parison formation using process data in extrusion blow molding by Tokunaga Tomohiro, Kajiwara Toshihisa, Nakayama Yasuya

“…Comparison of parison shapes extruded by production equipment against numerical simulations verifies for prediction of the distributions of the diameter and thickness of the parison shape to within ±20% of measured values, even under conditions different from those under which the data is obtained except for the data around large and fast stroke changes. The results show the possibility to predict parison shapes close to the one in production without directly solving the complex flow of inhomogeneous viscoelastic materials.…”
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Management of Neuraxial Analgesia in a Parturient with Factor XIII Deficiency: A Case Report and Proposed Management Algorithm by David B. Carroll, Conrad Myler, Natthapol Songdej, Khaled Sedeek, Dmitri Bezinover

“…A 28-year-old pregnant woman, with a history of hemorrhagic stroke secondary to severe congenital FXIII deficiency, presented in active labor requesting an epidural. …”
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Early Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Postsurgical Hypothyroidism by Archana Sinha, Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva, Rajan Kumar, Bryan H. Curry

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old African American woman with slurred speech and altered mental status that was initially suspected to have stroke. Her chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly and subsequent echocardiogram showed a large pericardial effusion with echocardiographic evidence of cardiac tamponade. …”
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Suitability of Hydraulic Disk Brakes for Passive Actuation of Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation Exoskeleton by Arno H. A. Stienen, Edsko E. G. Hekman, Alfred C. Schouten, Frans C. T. van der Helm, Herman van der Kooij

“…Passive, energy-dissipating actuators are promising for force-coordination training in stroke rehabilitation, as they are inherently safe and have a high torque-to-weight ratio. …”
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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Associated with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telengiectasia by Scarano Valentina, De Santis Daniele, Suppressa Patrizia, Lastella Patrizia, Lenato Gennaro Mariano, Triggiani Vincenzo, Sabbà Carlo

“…A 65-year-old man was referred to our clinic for the rehabilitation of right hemiparesis caused by ischaemic stroke. Hypertension, postphlebitic syndrome of lower limbs, frequent nose bleeding, and anemia were present in his history; in his adolescence, he was treated for idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. …”
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Design of Noise-Reducing Two-Stage Cage Control Valve and Its Fluid Characteristics and Cavitation Study by Ruiming Yu, Xi Lu

“…The flow characteristics of the noise-reducing two-stage cage control valve are studied, and the fluid flow coefficients, flow characteristic curves, the relationship of flow coefficients with nominal diameter at the same stroke, and the relationship of flow coefficients with different nominal diameters at different strokes are analyzed. …”
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Brachial thromboembolectomy and retrograde innominate artery stenting in acute limb ischemia by Rachel Bernardo, BS, Hamda Almaazmi, MD, Shawn Sarin, MD, MBA, Salim Lala, MD, MBA, FACS, FRCSI

“…The retrograde approach was chosen to minimize stroke risk associated with embolization. The successful resolution of the arterial thrombus and restoration of arterial patency underscore the importance of individualized management strategies in complex vascular emergencies.…”
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Design of a 20,000 Pound Variable Stiffness Actuator for Structural Vibration Attenuation by John Leavitt, James E. Bobrow, Faryar Jabbari

“…In order to test the actuator on a full scale structure, an effective spring constant of approximately 10,000 pounds/inch was required over a two inch stroke. Because of the spring-like behavior, rather than damper-like behavior, the actuator does not transmit high forces to a vibrating structure like linear viscous dampers do when velocities are high. …”
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Hypoxia Inducible Factor Pathway and Physiological Adaptation: A Cell Survival Pathway? by Hemant Kumar, Dong-Kug Choi

“…Hypoxia plays a key role in the pathophysiology of heart disease, cancers, stroke, and other causes of mortality. Hypoxia inducible factor(s) (HIFs) are key oxygen sensors that mediate the ability of the cell to cope with decreased oxygen tension. …”
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Therapeutic Use of Botulinum Toxin in Neurorehabilitation by Domenico Intiso

“…Its use for the reduction of focal spasticity following stroke, brain injury, and cerebral palsy is provided. …”
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Non-Thrombotic Filling Defects in Cerebral Veins and Sinuses: When Normal Structures Mimic a Disease by Marialuisa Zedde, Rosario Pascarella

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Treatment Tactics for Psychosis in Parkinson’s Disease: A Literature Review by Daiva Milmantienė

“…Modified NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) criteria can be used. Several scales have been developed to assess the risk of psychosis development, to confirm the diagnosis, and to evaluate the symptom severity. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Glukosa Darah Saat Masuk Rumah Sakit Dengan Lama Hari Rawat Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut (SKA) Di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Rosi Oktarina, Yertizal Karani, Zulkarnain Edward

“…Hal ini didasari oleh beberapa pengaruh kadar glukosa darah yang tinggi terhadap sistem kardiovaskuler seperti gangguan fungsi ventrikel kiri, stroke volume yang menurun, regurgitasi katup mitral berulang, gangguan pada waktu pengisian diastolik hingga risiko tinggi untuk arritmia, serta hubungannya dengan peningkatan risiko trombosis. …”
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Long-Term Safety of Ixekizumab Treatment in Patients with Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Axial Spondyloarthritis: a Post Hoc Analysis of Cerebro-Cardiovascular Events by Mark Lebwohl, Atul Deodhar, Sergio Schwartzman, Carlo Salvarani, Meghan Feely McDonald, Natalia Bello, Elsie L. Grace, Elsa Inman, Andris Kronbergs, Marcus Ngantcha, Proton Rahman, Kim A. Papp, Joseph F. Merola, Alice B. Gottlieb, Andrew Blauvelt

“…., adjudicated cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal stroke), DVT, and PE was assessed in adults who received ≥ 1 dose of IXE across 25 randomized clinical trials (17 PsO, 4 PsA, 4 axSpA). …”
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Comparison of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Normal-Appearing White Matter to Cerebrovascular Lesions and Correlation with Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors and Severity by Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Christopher J. M. Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Joel Ramirez, Stephen R. Arnott, Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Malcolm Binns, Derek Beaton, Wendy Lou, Kelly Sunderland, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Jane Lawrence, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, J. B. Orange, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Sandra E. Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C. Strother, Richard H. Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, null ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha

“…Ten cerebral tissue types were segmented including NAWM, and vascular lesions including stroke, periventricular and deep white matter hyperintensities, periventricular and deep lacunar infarcts, and perivascular spaces (PVS) using T1-weighted, proton density-weighted, T2-weighted, and fluid attenuated inversion recovery MRI scans. …”
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients with High-Risk Angiographic Findings Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Sida Jia, Ce Zhang, Yue Liu, Deshan Yuan, Xueyan Zhao, Runlin Gao, Yuejin Yang, Bo Xu, Zhan Gao, Jinqing Yuan

“…Patients in the HRCA group had higher incidence of unplanned revascularization (2 years: 9.7% vs. 5.1%, p<0.001; 5 years: 15.4% vs. 10.3%, p<0.001), 2-year MACCE (13.1% vs. 8.8%, p<0.001), and 5-year death/MI/revascularization/stroke (23.0% vs. 18.4%, p=0.001). Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed similar results. …”
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Right ventricular myocardial work: proof-of-concept for the assessment of pressure-strain loops of patients with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension by Bárbara Lacerda Teixeira, Francisco Albuquerque, Raquel Santos, André Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalheiro, João Reis, Luis Almeida Morais, Tânia Mano, Pedro Rio, Ana Teresa Timoteo, Rui Cruz Ferreira, Ana Galrinho

“…Significant correlations were found between mean pulmonary artery pressure, cardiac index, venous oxygen saturation, NT-proBNP and RVGCW, RVGWW and RVGWE; between pulmonary vascular resistance, cardiac output, right ventricular stroke work and RVGWI, RVGCW, RVGWW and RVGWE; between stroke volume and RVGWW and RVGWE; between pulmonary artery pulsatility index and RVGWI, RVGCW and RVGWW; between RA pressure and RVGWE. …”
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