Perioperative Treatment with Rivaroxaban and Dabigatran on Changes of Coagulation and Platelet Activation Biomarkers following Left Atrial Appendage Closure by Yao Yao, Yanli Li, Qinchun Jin, Xiaoye Li, Xiaochun Zhang, Qianzhou Lv

“…The primary endpoints of this study were the efficacy and safety characteristics of different antithrombotic strategies, including DRT incidence, stroke or transient ischemic attack, systemic embolism, and clinical major and nonmajor bleeding complications during the follow-up of 180 days. …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine injections for heart failure: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Shanshan Lin, Qingyang Shi, Fengwen Yang, Xianliang Wang, Jingyuan Mao

“…The outcomes of interest include all-cause mortality, rehospitalisation rate, left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal pro-BNP, cardiac output, stroke volume, 6 min walking distance and adverse events. …”
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Association of Fatty Acid Synthase with Level of Fatty Acids in Osteoporosis Patients by Abeer Hassan Alwan, Ekhlass M. Taha

“…Osteoporotic fractures are more common in women than breast cancer, myocardial infarction, or stroke, and they also incur higher hospital treatment costs. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture on Shoulder Subluxation in Poststroke Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Sham-Controlled Study Using Multidimensional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound... by Minghong Sui, Naifu Jiang, Luhui Yan, Jiaqing Liu, Bin Luo, Chenxi Zhang, Tiebin Yan, Yun Xiang, Guanglin Li

“…Our findings further reveal the analgesic mechanism of EA on hemiplegic shoulder pain following stroke.…”
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The impact of chronic disease diagnoses on smoking behavior change and maintenance: Evidence from China by Xinxin Chi, Xihua Liu, Cong Li, Wen Jiao

“…We found that diagnoses of cancer, heart disease, and stroke reduced smoking rates by 16% (95% CI: -24 – -8), smoking intensity by 0.31 (95% CI: -0.46 – -0.15), and had lasting impacts on smoking cessation behavior (one wave after diagnosis ATT= -0.17; 95% CI: -0.34 – -0.00, two waves after diagnosis ATT= -0.17; 95% CI: -0.37–0.03). …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of the Coadministration of Rifampin and Warfarin versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Cohort Study by Ju-Chieh Wung, Chia-Chen Hsu, Chi-En Wang, Yaa-Hui Dong, Chia-Chieh Lin, Szu-Yu Wang, Shih-Lin Chang, Yuh-Lih Chang

“…The median Charlson Comorbidity Index and HAS-BLED (hypertension, abnormal renal/liver function, stroke, bleeding history or predisposition, labile INR, elderly, drugs/alcohol concomitantly) score of the two groups were 2 and 3, respectively. …”
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The White Matter Functional Abnormalities in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: A Reinforcement Learning Approach by Huibin Ma, Zhou Xie, Lina Huang, Yanyan Gao, Linlin Zhan, Su Hu, Jiaxi Zhang, Qingguo Ding

“…Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a known risk factor for stroke. Abnormal alterations in the low-frequency range of the gray matter (GM) of the brain have been studied in patients with TIA. …”
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Prediabetes: Challenges, Novel Solutions, and Future Directions by Monique E Francois, Katie M Oetsch

“…Abnormal glucose tolerance increases the risk of associated complications, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and microvascular diseases, all of which are major contributors to the global healthcare burden. …”
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Development of a Mobile Application Platform for Self-Management of Obesity Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques by Sylvester M. Sefa-Yeboah, Kwabena Osei Annor, Valencia J. Koomson, Firibu K. Saalia, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Godfrey A. Mills

“…Obesity is a major global health challenge and a risk factor for the leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and several types of cancer. Attempts to manage and regulate obesity have led to the implementation of various dietary regulatory initiatives to provide information on the calorie contents of meals. …”
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OSP-1 protects neurons from autophagic cell death induced by acute oxidative stress by Alessandra Donato, Fiona K. Ritchie, Lachlan Lu, Mehershad Wadia, Ramon Martinez-Marmol, Eva Kaulich, Kornraviya Sankorrakul, Hang Lu, Sean Coakley, Elizabeth J. Coulson, Massimo A. Hilliard

“…Abstract Oxidative stress, caused by the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is a pathological factor in several incurable neurodegenerative conditions as well as in stroke. However, our knowledge of the genetic elements that can be manipulated to protect neurons from oxidative stress-induced cell death is still very limited. …”
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Linear-Rotary Position Control System With Enhanced Disturbance Rejection for a Novel Total Artificial Heart by Rosario V. Giuffrida, Andreas Horat, Dominik Bortis, Tim Bierewirtz, Krishnaraj Narayanaswamy, Marcus Granegger, Johann W. Kolar

“…The design of the position control system targets tight reference tracking (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pm$</tex-math></inline-formula>8 mm linear stroke and continuous rotation) up to an operational frequency of 5 Hz, under the heavy disturbance introduced by the axial hydraulic load force, as high as 45 N. …”
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Perceptions of healthcare professionals on the use of a risk prediction model to inform atrial fibrillation screening: qualitative interview study in English primary care by Chris Gale, Jianhua Wu, Ramesh Nadarajah, Catherine Reynolds, Ellen Hamilton, Lydia Shone

“…HCPs thought risk-guided AF screening would improve patient outcomes by reducing AF-related stroke, and this outweighed concerns over health anxiety and the impact on workload. …”
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Sleeve gastrectomy improves cardiac function and glucose-lipid metabolism disorder in obese rats induced by a high-fat and high-sugar diet by Xiaojuan Li, Luming Qiao, Wei Wang, Ying Shi, Lei Yuan, Zhiwei Zhai

“…Markedly increased levels of alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase albumin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, elevated values of heart rate, left ventricular end-systolic pressure, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, systolic pressure, and end diastolic pressure, and decreased value of stroke volume were observed in obese rats, which were sharply reversed by SG. …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea by Natalia Myśliwiec, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej, Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Adrian Różycki

“…These episodes trigger sympathetic activation, oxidative stress, and systemic inflammation, contributing to daytime sleepiness, road traffic accidents, and a spectrum of cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities such as hypertension, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, stroke, and diabetes mellitus. The efficacy of therapy in reversing chronic sequelae remains uncertain. …”
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Electroacupuncture Therapy Effectively Protects the Rat Brain after Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Li Huang, Xuehui Fan, Yao Chen, Heng Lin, Xiaoqian Jiang, Chaoxian Yang

“…The primary aim of the present study was to explore whether Ea prevents brain edema, apoptosis, excitotoxicity, and neuroinflammation in rats after hemorrhagic stroke. Methods. Rats were randomly divided into Sham, Control, and Ea groups. …”
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Aspirin modulates inflammatory biomarkers in patients with subcortical silent brain infarcts by Wonjae Sung, Young Seo Kim, Kyu-Yong Lee, Jae-A Jung, Hojin Choi, Young Joo Lee, Seong-Ho Koh, Seong-Ho Koh

“…We also evaluated the effect of aspirin on the subcortical SBI inflammatory processes.MethodsConsecutive patients diagnosed with subcortical SBIs without a history of acute stroke were included. The demographic and clinical data of the 26 subjects with subcortical SBIs, such as the number and location of subcortical SBIs, were reviewed. …”
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Can the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Be Delayed by a Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Women with Prediabetes following Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)? Findings from a Randomi... by Angela O’Dea, Marie Tierney, Brian E. McGuire, John Newell, Liam G. Glynn, Irene Gibson, Eoin Noctor, Andrii Danyliv, Susan B. Connolly, Fidelma P. Dunne

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Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis Unravel the Association between Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Cellular Apoptosis through Immune Infiltration by Pandi Chen, Gengfan Ye, Jia Li, Kuan Feng, Guangyao Zhu, Maosong Chen, Wei Chen

“…Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH, IH) is a stroke syndrome characterized by high mortality and disability rates. …”
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Study insights in the role of PGC-1α in neurological diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Mi-bo Tang, Yi-xuan Liu, Zheng-wei Hu, Hai-yang Luo, Shuo Zhang, Chang-he Shi, Yu-ming Xu, Yu-ming Xu, Yu-ming Xu

“…Furthermore, we present the role of PGC-1α in the pathogenesis of various neurological diseases, such as intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, and other PolyQ diseases. …”
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Comparative analysis of consistency of adaptations to interval interventions individualized using sport-specific techniques in well-trained soccer players by Hongjun Zhang, Sheng Li, Bingyuan Yang

“…There was no significant difference between HIITvIFT and SSG in cardiac hemodynamics (cardiac output and stroke volume). Overall, by facilitating more homogenous stress, HIITvIFT results in more identical physiological demands and more uniform adaptations in ventilatory threshold and anaerobic power than SSG.…”
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