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View article: Nationwide Trends in Hospitalizations for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Before and During the COVID Outbreak
Nationwide Trends in Hospitalizations for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Before and During the COVID Outbreak Open
Background/Objectives: Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) accounts for ~50% of cardiovascular mortality in the U.S. Cardiovascular complications are common in acute and post-acute COVID-19 infection. We aimed to examine nationwide trends in SCA-r…
View article: Proper Utilization of the National Inpatient Sample Database to Analyze Safety of Cardiovascular Procedures
Proper Utilization of the National Inpatient Sample Database to Analyze Safety of Cardiovascular Procedures Open
Importance Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for the procedural safety of interventions that are primarily outpatient in nature can be inherently biased due to the selective hospitalization of patients who suffer com…
View article: Walking versus running and GFR trajectory in healthy young adults
Walking versus running and GFR trajectory in healthy young adults Open
Background The effect of physical activity on the primary prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. We assessed walking and running as exercise behaviors and their associations with individual-level risk for kidney function de…
View article: Protein kinase C epsilon activation improves early survival in an acute porcine model of controlled hemorrhage
Protein kinase C epsilon activation improves early survival in an acute porcine model of controlled hemorrhage Open
Hemorrhage is the primary cause of preventable death in both military and civilian trauma cases, and the effective therapeutic options are limited. Activation of Protein Kinase C epsilon (PKC-ε) was shown to have a protective role in ische…
View article: Adolescent Blood Pressure and Early Age Stroke
Adolescent Blood Pressure and Early Age Stroke Open
Diastolic blood pressure values of ≥80 mmHg in adolescence were associated with an increased risk of stroke at a young age in both men and women. No similar association was observed for elevated systolic blood pressure.
View article: Can cardiovascular reserve index (CVRI) on arrival to the trauma unit detects massive hemorrhage and predicts developing hemorrhage? observational prospective cohort study
Can cardiovascular reserve index (CVRI) on arrival to the trauma unit detects massive hemorrhage and predicts developing hemorrhage? observational prospective cohort study Open
Background: The detection of haemorrhage in trauma casualties may be delayed owing to compensatory mechanisms. This study aimed to evaluate whether the cardiovascular reserve index (CVRI) on arrival detects massive haemorrhage and predicts…
View article: Use of Wearable Devices for Peak Oxygen Consumption Measurement in Clinical Cardiology: Case Report and Literature Review
Use of Wearable Devices for Peak Oxygen Consumption Measurement in Clinical Cardiology: Case Report and Literature Review Open
Background Oxygen consumption is an important index to evaluate in cardiac patients, particularly those with heart failure, and is measured in the setting of advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing. However, technological advances now al…
View article: Adolescent Hypertension Is Associated With Stroke in Young Adulthood: A Nationwide Cohort of 1.9 Million Adolescents
Adolescent Hypertension Is Associated With Stroke in Young Adulthood: A Nationwide Cohort of 1.9 Million Adolescents Open
Background: Adult hypertension is a well-established risk factor for stroke in young adults (aged <55 years), and the effects are even more deleterious than at an older age. However, data are limited regarding the association between adole…
View article: Keep the Right in Mind—A Focused Approach to Right Ventricle-Predominant Cardiogenic Shock
Keep the Right in Mind—A Focused Approach to Right Ventricle-Predominant Cardiogenic Shock Open
Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains a highly lethal condition despite many efforts and new interventions. Patients presenting with a rapid onset of hemodynamic instability and subsequent collapse require prompt and appropriate multimodality tre…
View article: Use of Wearable Devices for Peak Oxygen Consumption Measurement in Clinical Cardiology: Case Report and Literature Review (Preprint)
Use of Wearable Devices for Peak Oxygen Consumption Measurement in Clinical Cardiology: Case Report and Literature Review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Oxygen consumption is an important index to evaluate in cardiac patients, particularly those with heart failure, and is measured in the setting of advanced cardiopulmonary exercise testing. However, technological advances now a…
View article: The National Israeli Field Hospital in Ukraine: Innovative adaptation to a unique scenario
The National Israeli Field Hospital in Ukraine: Innovative adaptation to a unique scenario Open
BACKGROUNDOn February 24, 2022 hostilities broke out in Ukraine resulting in a full-scale humanitarian crisis with thousands of civilians injured, twelve million persons displaced -seven million internally displaced and five million refuge…
View article: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Acceptance Disparity Among Israeli Defense Forces Personnel
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Acceptance Disparity Among Israeli Defense Forces Personnel Open
Introduction Promoting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine acceptance and uptake became necessary to achieve a high vaccination rate and subsequently herd immunity. Although the Israeli population has been …
View article: Dual composite bioadhesives for wound closure applications: An in vitro and in vivo study
Dual composite bioadhesives for wound closure applications: An in vitro and in vivo study Open
Over the years, new biomaterials have been introduced as an alternative to conventional wound closure methods. Compared with traditional methods including sutures and staples, bioadhesives are more convenient to use and less time‐consuming…
View article: Data Empowerment of Decision-Makers in an Era of a Pandemic: Intersection of “Classic” and Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Medicine
Data Empowerment of Decision-Makers in an Era of a Pandemic: Intersection of “Classic” and Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Medicine Open
Background The COVID-19 outbreak required prompt action by health authorities around the world in response to a novel threat. With enormous amounts of information originating in sources with uncertain degree of validation and accuracy, it …
View article: Body Mass Index in 1.9 Million Adolescents and Stroke in Young Adulthood
Body Mass Index in 1.9 Million Adolescents and Stroke in Young Adulthood Open
Background and Purpose: There is a continuous rise in the prevalence of adolescent obesity and incidence of stroke among young adults in many Western countries, but the association between them is unclear. Methods: A nationwide population-…
View article: Burns in the Military Setting—Analyzing 12,799 Routine and Combat Cases
Burns in the Military Setting—Analyzing 12,799 Routine and Combat Cases Open
Burns are a major trauma source in civilian and military settings, with a huge impact on patient’s well-being, health system, and operation status of the force in the military setting. The purpose of our study was to summarize characterist…
View article: Assessing the Current Generation of Tourniquets
Assessing the Current Generation of Tourniquets Open
Introduction Tourniquet application is an urgent life-saving procedure. Previous studies demonstrated several drawbacks in tourniquet design and application methods that limit their efficacy; among them, loose application of the device bef…
View article: The Israeli Defense Forces Point of Injury Antimicrobial Treatment Protocol – A New Protocol and Review of the Literature
The Israeli Defense Forces Point of Injury Antimicrobial Treatment Protocol – A New Protocol and Review of the Literature Open
Introduction Combat wound infection is a common and serious complication, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. In 2005, a point of injury antimicrobial protocol was published by the Israel Defense Forces, in which Moxifloxacin w…
View article: Assimilated LVEF: A Bayesian technique combining human intuition with machine measurement for sharper estimates of left ventricular ejection fraction and stronger association with outcomes
Assimilated LVEF: A Bayesian technique combining human intuition with machine measurement for sharper estimates of left ventricular ejection fraction and stronger association with outcomes Open
The cardiologist's main tool for measuring systolic heart failure is left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Trained cardiologist's report both a visual and machine-guided measurement of LVEF, but only use this machine-guided measuremen…
View article: Adolescent Body Mass Index and Cardiovascular Disease–Specific Mortality by Midlife
Adolescent Body Mass Index and Cardiovascular Disease–Specific Mortality by Midlife Open
Adolescent BMI within the accepted normal range is associated with non-CHD nonstroke cardiovascular outcomes.
View article: Biomarkers in Aortic Stenosis: A Systematic Review
Biomarkers in Aortic Stenosis: A Systematic Review Open
Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common heart valve diseases among adults. When symptoms develop alongside severe AS, there is a poor prognosis unless aortic valve replacement (AVR) is performed; however, many patients do not report…
View article: Correction: Height at Late Adolescence and Incident Diabetes among Young Men
Correction: Height at Late Adolescence and Incident Diabetes among Young Men Open
Fig 3 is incorrect. The label on the y-axis of Fig 3 is missing. The label should read ‘Incidence Diabetes Rate (per 1,000 person-years).’ The authors have provided a corrected version here.
Fig 3
Diabetes incidence rate by heigh…
View article: Height at Late Adolescence and Incident Diabetes among Young Men
Height at Late Adolescence and Incident Diabetes among Young Men Open
Shorter height at late adolescence or young adulthood was associated with an increased risk of incident diabetes among young men, independent of BMI and other diabetes risk factors.