The mitochondria as a potential therapeutic target in cerebral I/R injury by Susu Fang, Susu Fang, Wenzhou Huang, Wenzhou Huang, Xinhui Qu, Xinhui Qu, Wen Chai

“…Ischemic stroke is a major cause of mortality and disability worldwide. …”
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Motor Control System for Adaptation of Healthy Individuals and Recovery of Poststroke Patients: A Case Study on Muscle Synergies by Fady S. Alnajjar, Juan C. Moreno, Ken-ichi Ozaki, Izumi Kondo, Shingo Shimoda

“…We then compared the resulting computed muscle synergies with those observed in 10 moderate-stroke survivors throughout an 11-week motor recovery period. …”
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Predictive value of trendelenburg position and carotid ultrasound for fluid responsiveness in patients on VV-ECMO with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the prone position by Junjie Zhao, Yong Sun, Jing Tang, Kai Guo, Jiancheng Zhuge, Honglong Fang

“…Fluid responsiveness was defined as a 15% or more increase in stroke volume index as assessed by transthoracic echocardiography after the volume expansion (VE). …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: A Multicenter Study in Northern China by Xiuhu An, Jingliang Su, Bingxin Duan, Long Zhao, Bangyue Wang, Yan Zhao, Tianxing Li, Shuai Zhou, Xinyu Yang, Zhenbo Liu

“…Two-year survival was associated with hypertension, previous stroke, ICH/IVH, and poor grades at admission.…”
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Contact Stress Analysis of a Kind of Rectangular Straight Rack Connecting Structure by Yang Wenyi, Wang Liwei, Xue Feng

“…A kind of rectangular straight rack connecting structure is proposed for tight junction between movable beam and stand column,so as to ensure the load bearing entirety of movable beam and stand column in each stroke position. The contact stress contour under different loading and in different contact state is obtained by using finite element software MSC. …”
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Prevention and Regression of Atherosclerosis: Emerging Treatments by Aliosvi Rodríguez Rodríguez, Gretchen Rodríguez Jaime

“…Occlusive vascular diseases such as acute coronary syndrome, cerebral stroke, and peripheral arterial disease, represent a serious health problem worldwide. …”
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Optimization Design of Pumping Unit Reversing Mechanism based on Output Swing Angle Analysis by Liu Yongping Li Dawei Dong Changbin

“…Analysis results show that， compared with the original elliptical gear planetary gear train reversing mechanism, the swing angle of the output is increased, so that the stroke of the pumping unit can be increased.…”
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RESEARCH ON THE ENERGY HARVESTING OF DIELECTRIC ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER TRANSDUCER by ZHU YinLong, XI Shuang, SU XiaoFang, LIU Ying, WANG HuaMing

“…With the force-stroke of generator,the energy generated and energy conversion efficiency were calculated. …”
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Emulation of ARISTOTLE and ROCKET AF trials in real-world atrial fibrillation patients results in similar efficacy and safety as original landmark trials: insights from the GARFIEL... by Ralf E Harskamp, Karen Pieper, A John Camm, Ajay K Kakkar, Jelle C L Himmelreich, Saverio Virdone, Jean-Pierre Bassand, Frank Misselwitz, Freek W A Verheugt, Frank Cools, Harry Gibbs, Antônio C Pereira-Barretto

“…Aims This study aimed to determine the robustness, reproducibility and representativeness of the landmark Apixaban for Reduction in Stroke and Other Thromboembolic Events in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) (ARISTOTLE) and Rivaroxaban Once Daily Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared with Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in AF (ROCKET AF) randomised trials through replication in an observational AF patient registry.Methods and results Patients from the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD (GARFIELD)-AF registry treated with apixaban, rivaroxaban or vitamin K antagonist (VKA) were assessed for eligibility for the ARISTOTLE and ROCKET AF trials. …”
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Edoxaban Monotherapy in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Daisuke Fukamachi, Yasuo Okumura, Naoya Matsumoto, Eizo Tachibana, Koji Oiwa, Makoto Ichikawa, Hironori Haruta, Kazumiki Nomoto, Ken Arima, Atsushi Hirayama

“…There was no incidence of a myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, unstable angina requiring revascularization, ischemic stroke, systemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke in either of the groups. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Canadian Perspective by Yaariv Khaykin, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo, Atul Verma, Lauren Chun, Shelby Olesovsky, Matthew R. Reynolds

“…Results were most sensitive to time horizon, probability of repeat AF ablation, and stroke rate. **Conclusions:** From the perspective of the Canadian Healthcare system, CA is a potentially cost-effective treatment compared to AAD therapy in a low stroke risk population using real-world data when examining a time horizon of greater than 5 years.…”
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Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Huntington's Disease and Other Neurological Disorders: a Comparative Study by Marisol Peña Sánchez, Gabriel Andrés Peña de los Santos, Gretel Riverón Forment, Gloria Lara Fernández, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo

“…Motor activity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neurological deficit in acute ischemic stroke were correlated with malonyldialdehyde and glutathione peroxidase, respectively. …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…We also demonstrated that heart failure and stroke were independent risk factors for death in patients with PRES; moreover, pregnancy was a protective factor.…”
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Investigating Relationships between Balance Confidence and Balance Ability in Older Adults by Lara A. Thompson, Mehdi Badache, Joao Augusto Renno Brusamolin, Marzieh Savadkoohi, Jelani Guise, Gabriel Velluto de Paiva, Pius Suh, Pablo Sanchez Guerrero, Devdas Shetty

“…Balance confidence was significantly higher in the healthy group than in the stroke group; however, ABC results reflected that balance confidence did not significantly increase after training for each. …”
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Female Sex as a Thromboembolic Risk Factor in the Era of Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants by Mariacarla Gallù, Giulia Marrone, Jacopo Maria Legramante, Antonino De Lorenzo, Nicola Di Daniele, Annalisa Noce

“…Female sex is recognized as an independent predictor of thromboembolic risk, particularly in older patients. Most of strokes are due to atrial fibrillation (AF). Women affected by AF have higher stroke risk compared to men. …”
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The Synergistic Effect of TRPV1 on Oxidative Stress-Induced Autophagy and Apoptosis in Microglia by Tingting Huang, Yao Lin, Qiongyi Pang, Weimin Shen, Xiang Chen, Fengxia Tu

“…Stroke mostly including ischemic stroke is the second leading mortality and disability worldwide. …”
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Alleviates Brain Ischemic Injury by Regulating Neuronal Oxidative Stress, Pyroptosis, and Mitophagy by Zixuan Tan, Fang Dong, Linyu Wu, Yashuo Feng, Min Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…However, whether TENS can be an effective intervention in the acute stage of ischemic stroke still remains unclear. In the present study, we aimed to explore whether TENS could alleviate brain infarct volume, reduce oxidative stress and neuronal pyroptosis, and activate mitophagy following ischemic stroke. …”
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STUDYONDEFORMATIONFORMANDENERGYABSORPTIONCHARACTERISTICS OF METAL THIN-WALLED SANDWICH STRUCTURE (MT) by ZOU GuangPing, YAN AnShi, CHANG ZhongLiang, LI YinChen, WU SongYang, ZHANG ZhiJun

“…Applying quasi-static load and dynamic load to the three structures, the deformation mode, energy absorption characteristic parameters, crushing force and stroke efficiency of the three structures are obtained. …”
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Cardio and neuro protection by renin angiotensin aldosterone system-focus inhibition angiotensin converting enzyme: A systematic review by Capritasari Rafiastiana, Akrom, Setianto Arif Budi

“…One of the incidences of cardiovascular disease is stroke, which is a disease that occurs due to impaired brain function caused by damage to cerebral blood circulation. …”
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Electromagnetic deformable mirror fabricated using silicon micromachining and stress-resilient assembly by Wenkuan (Kevin) Man, Thomas Bifano

“…Prescribed references shapes were made on the prototype deformable mirror using closed-loop control.Discussion: While the simplified DM produced in this work has only 19 actuators and therefore has limited capacity to control complex shapes, the design and fabrication processes described and demonstrated in this work provide a promising approach to development of high-stroke magnetic DMs.…”
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