J Endourol 2017 10;31(10):1007-1011
1 Department of Urology, New York Medical College , Valhalla, New York.
Perm J 2020 Dec;25:1-3
Department of Neurology, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Context: New stroke thrombectomy devices have significantly improved recanalization rates in patients with large vessel occlusion. The first pass effect, or complete or near complete recanalization after a single pass of a device, is associated with better outcome. However, it remains unclear whether one technique is superior to the others at first pass recanalization. Read More
ESC Heart Fail 2021 Feb 25. Epub 2021 Feb 25.
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Since the establishment of highly active antiretroviral therapy, survival rates have improved among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection giving them the possibility to become transplant candidates. Recent publications revealed that human immunodeficiency virus-positive heart transplant recipients' survival is similar to non-infected patients. We present the case of a 40-year-old human immunodeficiency virus infected patient, who was hospitalized due to severely decreased left ventricular function with a possible aetiology of acute myocarditis, that has later been confirmed by histological investigation of myocardial biopsy. Read More
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2021 Feb 25:1-17. Epub 2021 Feb 25.
Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Purpose This retrospective study aimed to amass large data sets to enable statistical comparisons of communication outcomes for infants receiving cochlear implants (CIs) before 9 months of age compared to groups who received their first CI between 9 months and 3.5 years of age. Method Speech perception scores and experienced clinicians' observations were used to refine the Categories of Auditory Performance Index (CAPI), thus creating its revised version, namely, the CAPI-Revised (CAPI-R). Read More
Université de Lorraine, Inserm, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques Plurithématique 1433, Inserm U1116, CHRU Nancy, and F-CRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France.
Aims: We documented the midterm prognosis of left ventricular thrombus (LVT) in heart failure (HF) patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and ischaemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). We aimed to characterize patients with LVT in the context of HF with reduced (≤40%) left ventricular ejection fraction and evaluate their risk for death and/or embolic events, overall, and specifically in patients with ischaemic or non-ischaemic aetiology. We also intended to identify risk factors for LVT in patients with DCM. Read More
ASAIO J 2021 03;67(3):254-262
From the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Viscoelastic coagulation monitor (VCM) is a portable device developed to evaluate the viscoelastic properties of whole blood activated by contact with glass. In this study, VCM was employed to analyze the viscoelastic profiles of 36 COVID-19 intensive care patients. Full anticoagulant dose heparin (unfractionated [UFH]; low molecular weight [LMWH]) was administrated to all patients. Read More