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View article: Case Report: Successful weaning after 113 days of VV-ECMO in a pediatric patient with severe ARDS following Stevens–Johnson syndrome
Case Report: Successful weaning after 113 days of VV-ECMO in a pediatric patient with severe ARDS following Stevens–Johnson syndrome Open
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is an established rescue therapy for severe pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but prolonged support is rarely reported. We describe the case of a previously heal…
View article: Evaluating the potential of the outcome-oriented nursing assessment for acute care (ePA–AC) to identify cardiovascular patients at risk for unplanned 30- and 180-day all-cause readmission: Development and validation of a routine data-based model
Evaluating the potential of the outcome-oriented nursing assessment for acute care (ePA–AC) to identify cardiovascular patients at risk for unplanned 30- and 180-day all-cause readmission: Development and validation of a routine data-based model Open
Both models demonstrated low to moderate predictive value. From the ePA-AC variables, only pain and breathing problems were predictive for unplanned all-cause 180-day rehospitalisations.
View article: Prognostic value of longitudinal strain relative apical sparing in severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing TAVR
Prognostic value of longitudinal strain relative apical sparing in severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing TAVR Open
Aims This study evaluated the prognostic value of the relative apical sparing pattern (RASP) of longitudinal strain (LS) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and investigated…
View article: Early vascular aging ambulatory score in acute ischemic stroke
Early vascular aging ambulatory score in acute ischemic stroke Open
Understanding the impact of early vascular aging (EVA) on acute ischemic stroke (AIS) outcomes may provide new insights for improving prognostic assessments and developing targeted therapeutic strategies. This study aimed to validate the E…
View article: Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products
Ecodesign requirements for circularity of servers and data storage products Open
The report is carried out by Viegand Maagøe A/S for the Nordic Working Group for Circular Economy (NCE), Nordic Council of Ministers. The objective is to support the development of the European Union’s product policy, more specifically the…
View article: Relative longitudinal strain apical sparing pattern and low albumin as detrimental factors of cardiovascular outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Relative longitudinal strain apical sparing pattern and low albumin as detrimental factors of cardiovascular outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement Open
Background Relative apical sparing pattern (RASP) of longitudinal strain (LS), a typical echocardiographic feature of cardiac amyloidosis, is associated with cardiac death or heart failure admission in severe aortic stenosis (AS) patients,…
View article: Balloon-Atrioseptostomy in Small Children Using an Embolectomy Catheter: Preliminary Data
Balloon-Atrioseptostomy in Small Children Using an Embolectomy Catheter: Preliminary Data Open
Interventional treatment of restrictive atrial septal defects in complex heart disease is considered state-of-the-art therapy up to date. Nevertheless, dedicated balloons are lacking so far, as several products have been withdrawn from the…
View article: Case report: Paracorporeal lung assist device for 215 days as a bridge-to-lung transplantation in a patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe pulmonary hypertension
Case report: Paracorporeal lung assist device for 215 days as a bridge-to-lung transplantation in a patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe pulmonary hypertension Open
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a known and life limiting complication of preterm born young adults with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), ultimately leading to progressive right ventricular (RV) failure. Prognosis remains poor, especially …
View article: Case report: Central venous catheter thrombosis complicated by chronic thromboembolic disease/pulmonary hypertension in two children requiring parenteral nutrition
Case report: Central venous catheter thrombosis complicated by chronic thromboembolic disease/pulmonary hypertension in two children requiring parenteral nutrition Open
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare but life-threatening complication of long-term central venous catheters (CVC) in children. However, evidence in terms of potential treatment strategies and outcome data remains scarce…
View article: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outcomes of Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients during Different Waves of the Pandemic
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outcomes of Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients during Different Waves of the Pandemic Open
(1) Background: Between the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and summer 2022, we distinguished four pandemic waves, with different characteristics of the affected patients. This study investigated the impact of patient characteristics…
View article: Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Delivery and Outcomes in Switzerland in More Than a Hundred Thousand Patients Over the Last Decade
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Delivery and Outcomes in Switzerland in More Than a Hundred Thousand Patients Over the Last Decade Open
The modern definition of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a medically supervised, exercise-based, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary intervention aiming to improve recovery after an acute cardiovascular event, intervention, or surgery and …
View article: A comparison of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily-associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Kawasaki disease
A comparison of pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily-associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Kawasaki disease Open
The connection between Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) and Kawasaki Disease (KD) is not yet fully understood. Using the same national registry, clinical features and outcome of children hospitalized in Germany, and Innsb…
View article: The role of daily adjustment disorder, depression and anxiety symptoms for the physical activity of cardiac patients
The role of daily adjustment disorder, depression and anxiety symptoms for the physical activity of cardiac patients Open
Background Physical activity (PA) is crucial in the treatment of cardiac disease. There is a high prevalence of stress-response and affective disorders among cardiac patients, which might be negatively associated with their PA. This study …
View article: Differential associations of emotional and physical domains of the MacNew Heart with changes in 6-min walking test
Differential associations of emotional and physical domains of the MacNew Heart with changes in 6-min walking test Open
Aims Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a key component of secondary prevention in cardiac patients, contributes fundamentally to improved cardiovascular health outcomes. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) represents a widely employed outcom…
View article: Fast and Efficient Image Novelty Detection Based on Mean-Shifts
Fast and Efficient Image Novelty Detection Based on Mean-Shifts Open
Image novelty detection is a repeating task in computer vision and describes the detection of anomalous images based on a training dataset consisting solely of normal reference data. It has been found that, in particular, neural networks a…
View article: Sex- and age-related differences of HRQOL change in cardiac rehabilitation
Sex- and age-related differences of HRQOL change in cardiac rehabilitation Open
Introduction Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has emerged as a valid and disease-specific outcome measure in cardiac patients. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a core component of secondary prevention, not only improves cardiovascular ou…
View article: Differential associations of emotional and physical domains of the MacNew Heart with changes in 6-minute walking test
Differential associations of emotional and physical domains of the MacNew Heart with changes in 6-minute walking test Open
Aims Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a key component of secondary prevention in cardiac patients, contributes fundamentally to improved cardiovascular health outcomes. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) represents a widely employed outcom…
View article: Cardiovascular rehabilitation delivery and outcomes in Switzerland: data from a national database over the last decade
Cardiovascular rehabilitation delivery and outcomes in Switzerland: data from a national database over the last decade Open
Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive, exercise-based intervention strongly recommended by current guidelines to improve symptoms and quality of life and to reduce cardiovascular adverse outcomes, mai…
View article: Clinical and Functional Predictors of Response to a Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Severe Post-COVID-19 Patients
Clinical and Functional Predictors of Response to a Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Severe Post-COVID-19 Patients Open
Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) following severe and very severe COVID-19 infection is known to be effective, according to typical assessments. However, not all patients benefit from PR to the same extent. This analysis aimed to …
View article: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 12-year-old boy caused by acute brainstem bleeding—a case report
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a 12-year-old boy caused by acute brainstem bleeding—a case report Open
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by acute and reversible severe left ventricular dysfunction due to intensive emotional or physical stress followed by catecholamine excess. Traditionally it is most common in postmenopausal women, …
View article: Wearable Cardioverter–Defibrillator-Measured Step Count for the Surveillance of Physical Fitness during Cardiac Rehabilitation
Wearable Cardioverter–Defibrillator-Measured Step Count for the Surveillance of Physical Fitness during Cardiac Rehabilitation Open
Background: The wearable cardioverter–defibrillator (WCD) has a built-in accelerometer, which allows tracking of patients’ physical activity by remote monitoring. It is unclear whether WCD-measured physical activity, step count, and heart …
View article: MMP-2 gene silencing attenuates age-dependent carotid stiffness via reduction of elastin degradation and increased eNOS activation
MMP-2 gene silencing attenuates age-dependent carotid stiffness via reduction of elastin degradation and increased eNOS activation Open
Background and aims Arterial stiffness is a hallmark of vascular aging. Being characterized by a loss of elasticity of large arterial walls, arterial stiffness is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The age-d…
View article: MMP-2 knockdown blunts age-dependent carotid stiffness by decreasing elastin degradation and augmenting eNOS activation
MMP-2 knockdown blunts age-dependent carotid stiffness by decreasing elastin degradation and augmenting eNOS activation Open
Aims Arterial stiffness is a hallmark of vascular ageing that precedes and strongly predicts the development of cardiovascular diseases. Age-dependent stiffening of large elastic arteries is primarily attributed to increased levels of matr…
View article: Depression and anxiety in cardiac rehabilitation: differential associations with changes in exercise capacity and quality of life
Depression and anxiety in cardiac rehabilitation: differential associations with changes in exercise capacity and quality of life Open
Depression and anxiety should be screened for during CR. Depression should be treated due to the negative association found with rehabilitation outcomes. Underlying mechanisms of the positive association of anxiety with rehabilitation outc…
View article: Cardiac Rehabilitation in German Speaking Countries of Europe—Evidence-Based Guidelines from Germany, Austria and Switzerland LLKardReha-DACH—Part 1
Cardiac Rehabilitation in German Speaking Countries of Europe—Evidence-Based Guidelines from Germany, Austria and Switzerland LLKardReha-DACH—Part 1 Open
Background: Although cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) is well accepted in general, CR-attendance and delivery still considerably vary between the European countries. Moreover, clinical and prognostic effects of CR are not well establishe…
View article: Effects of a Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Severe Post-COVID-19 Patients
Effects of a Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Severe Post-COVID-19 Patients Open
Background: Severe COVID-19 infection often leads to impairments requiring pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) following the acute phase. Little is known about the efficacy of PR in these patients. We therefore compared post-COVID-19 patients (P…
View article: SARS-CoV-2 Triggering Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Down Syndrome
SARS-CoV-2 Triggering Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Down Syndrome Open
Down syndrome (DS) predisposes to severe immunologic reaction secondary to infectious triggers. Here, we report a pediatric DS patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who developed a hyperinflammatory syndrome, severe acute respir…
View article: Feasibility and Efficacy of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation After COVID-19
Feasibility and Efficacy of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation After COVID-19 Open
The COVID-19 pandemic affects a large number of patients with a rapid progression of respiratory failure often requiring hospitalization or intensive care unit treatment in some patients. Survivors of severe COVID-19 experience persistent …