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In this review we will discuss, in a pragmatic manner, about epidemiology, etiology, clinical aspects and diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension. Moreover, we will discuss about prognosis and management of orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension.Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome with an uncertain definition for both contents and boundaries, with multiple components and clinical profiles, and treatments to which many HF patients do not respond.This article does not go through the guidelines, but it focuses on some clinically relevant points, in which research is active, to discuss them and, when possible, to make the point under a clinical cardiology vision.Aspects considered include (i) the concept of "definition"; (ii) HF with preserved or reduced ejection fraction; (iii) sudden death; (iv) briefly population genetics, polygenic risk scores and the OMICs; (v) atrial fibrillation ablation in HF (underlying inconsistency of international guidelines); (vi) the welcome rampant/crawling penetration of artificial intelligence in daily HF management.Over recent years, thanks to remarkable advances in pediatric cardiology, cardiac surgery and catheter interventions, survival of children with congenital heart disease has significantly increased with the majority of patients surviving into adulthood. Therefore, the prevalence of adult patients with congenital heart disease has dramatically increased, as well as the need for specific and dedicated programs. Acute heart failure, infective endocarditis and arrhythmias represent the most common causes of visit in the emergency department in this population. Our task force aimed at guiding physicians taking care of this peculiar cohort of patients in the emergency department.Troponins measured by high-sensitivity methods (hs-cTn) are the current reference biomarkers to diagnose acute myocardial infarction. Conditions other than obstructive coronary heart disease may present an increase in hs-cTn. Heterophilic antibodies can interfere with the hs-cTn dosage. We report the case of a patient affected by rheumatoid arthritis, hospitalized for syncope and atypical chest pain. MK-28 Serial blood samples documented high values of high-sensitivity troponin I and normal values of creatine kinase-MB and myoglobin. Echocardiogram, coronary angiography and electrophysiological study were normal. The use of heterophilic antibody blockers defined these values as false positive results. Therefore, to diagnose acute myocardial infarction, laboratory data should be integrated with clinical information and instrumental examinations. Marker release kinetics is crucial. Finally, there may be some possible causes of heterophilic antibodies (rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed cryoglobulinemia, hepatitis C, infections, cancer, sarcoidosis) that could interfere with biomarker dosage.High blood pressure in pediatric age is meeting a growing interest owing to the possible aftermaths in adult age in terms of public health. In fact, children and adolescents with high blood pressure values are likely to become hypertensive adults, thus developing cardiovascular diseases. Over the last decade, numerous studies have been conducted in this field. That is the reason why the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2017 published un update on the previous recommendations of the United States Fourth Working Group on pediatric blood pressure. MK-28 This update includes a new classification of hypertension, the endorsement of the 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and the reduction in the blood pressure target for both chronic kidney disease and non-chronic kidney disease hypertensive children. This review discusses strengths and weaknesses of the recent practical guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.Cardiogenic shock is a clinical syndrome characterized by hypotension and hypoperfusion due to the inability of the heart to provide adequate cardiac output. MK-28 It is an infrequent clinical condition still burdened by high mortality rates. link2 In patients with cardiogenic shock rapid diagnosis, multiparameter monitoring and timely therapeutic strategies with pharmacological agents or mechanical circulatory support are necessary to provide adequate peripheral tissue perfusion and to improve outcome. link2 Recent investigations reported lower mortality rates to be associated with clinical pathways based on a well-organized network, and on admission in high-volume specialized hospitals (Shock Center) with a dedicated multidisciplinary team (Shock Team). The aim of this clinical pathway for cardiogenic shock is to describe the best organization to ensure to Tuscan citizens an equal access to care independently of the site where they suffer from cardiogenic shock.In the last few decades, echocardiography has represented one of the technological fields with the fastest evolution and progress. As a non-invasive method at relative low cost, it is also suitable for the future to an increasingly integrated use in any situation of clinical approach to the patient's bed, from emergency situations, to interventional environments, surgical rooms, clinical routine, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, prognosis and monitoring of therapies. Miniaturization of the equipment will allow an increasingly profound and complementary integration with the clinical physical examination (clinical echocardiography), and not only by cardiologists, but also by the multiplicity of medical and surgical clinical specialties. This involves great challenges in terms of training (both at university and post-graduate) and organization, aimed at appropriately integrating ultrasound diagnostic methods and multimodality imaging in the different sub-specialties' diagnostic and therapeutic paths. Further advances in miniaturized and handheld technologies are also needed, looking for a reliability at least comparable to that of the most top quality standard equipment. Artificial intelligence could help to improve this multidisciplinary approach to multimodality imaging in cardiology.
After cardiac arrest, the possibility of death or irreversible complications will highly increase in the absence of cardiac resuscitation within 4 to 6 minutes. link2 link3 Accordingly, measuring the pre-hospital services time intervals is important for better management of emergency medical services delivery. The purpose of this study then was to investigate pre-hospital time intervals for patients with heart attack in Arak city, based on locations and time variables.

This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study, which was conducted at the Arak Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during 2017-2018. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 13.

The total number of heart attack patients registered in Arak emergency medical services was 2,659 of which 51% of patients were males. link3 Six percent of patients were under 25 and about 49 percent were between 46 and 65 years old. The average of activation, response, on-scene, transportation, recovery and total time intervals were 330, 756, 1515, 1334, 1107, 1211, and 4125, rttention should be paid to the facilities and equipment of vehicles during cold seasons to be in the shortest possible time. Also, training and informing the staff more about the code of cardiac patients along with general public education can help improve these intervals.Jet quenching has been used successfully as a hard probe to study properties of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) in high-energy heavy-ion collisions at both the relativistic heavy-ion collider and the large hadron collider. We will review recent progresses in theoretical and phenomenological studies of jet quenching with jet transport models. Special emphasis is given to effects of jet-induced medium response on a wide variety of experimental observables and their implications on extracting transport properties of the QGP in heavy-ion collisions.
To compare effectiveness and safety of initial antiretroviral therapy (ART) among premenopausal and postmenopausal women living with HIV aged 45-60 years from the cohort of the Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network (CoRIS) who initiated ART between 2004 and 2015.

Multivariable regression models were used to compare post- versus premenopausal women regarding viral suppression (≤50 copies/ml), change in CD4
T-cell count and time to treatment change (TC) at 48 and 96 weeks after ART initiation.

Among 230 women, 154 (67%) were premenopausal at ART initiation. The most frequent initial regimen was tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine/efavirenz prescribed in 49 (32%) premenopausal and 22 (29%) postmenopausal women. The proportion of TC was 35.7% and 30.3% at 48 weeks and 51.3% and 47.4% at 96 weeks, for pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively. There were no significant differences in CD4
T-cell count changes from ART initiation, viral load suppression, time to TC or reason for TC between both groups. The main reason for TC was occurrence of an adverse event, followed by simplification, in both groups.

ART effectiveness and safety did not differ significantly between pre- and postmenopausal women.
ART effectiveness and safety did not differ significantly between pre- and postmenopausal women.
We aim to define the dynamic interplay between neurovascular-specific comorbidities and in-hospital complications on outcomes (functional outcome and mortality), length of stay (LOS), and cost of hospital stay.

The 2012-2015 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) was queried for intracranial aneurysm treatment after subarachnoid hemorrhage using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes. Neurovascular comorbidity index (NCI) was aggregated. NIS-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Severity Score (NIS-SSS) was used as a Hunt-Hess grade proxy. In-hospital complications were medical complications, surgical complications, seizures, and cerebral vasospasm. Outcomes were functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale [mRS]-equivalent measure), in-hospital mortality, LOS, and cost. Multivariable logistic regression models were built for mRS equivalent and in-hospital mortality. Multivariable linear regression models in log scale were built for LOS and cost.

A total of 5353 patients were included. link3 The median NCI waorbidities more so than those with low or high comorbidities.
Neurovascular comorbidities are the primary driver of poor mRS equivalent outcome, in-hospital mortality, higher LOS, and higher cost after ruptured intracranial aneurysm procedural treatment. The conditional event of complication influences patients with moderate comorbidities more so than those with low or high comorbidities.Article highlight based on "SNW1 interacts with IKKγ to positively regulate antiviral innate immune responses against influenza A virus infection" by Qiao et al.Accumulating evidence suggests that high serum uric acid (UA) is associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Although xanthine oxidase (XO) activation is a critical regulatory mechanism of the terminal step in ATP and purine degradation, the pathophysiological role of cardiac tissue XO in LV dysfunction remains unclear. We herein investigated the role and functional significance of tissue XO activity in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Either doxorubicin (10 mg/kg) or vehicle was intraperitonially administered in a single injection to mice. Mice were treated with or without oral XO-inhibitors (febuxostat 3 mg/kg/day or topiroxostat 5 mg/kg/day) for 8 days starting 24 h before doxorubicin injection. Cardiac tissue XO activity measured by a highly sensitive assay with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and cardiac UA content were significantly increased in doxorubicin-treated mice at day 7 and dramatically reduced by XO-inhibitors. Accordingly, XO-inhibitors substantially improved LV ejection fraction (assessed by echocardiography) and LV developed pressure (assessed by ex vivo Langendorff heart perfusion) impaired by doxorubicin administration.
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