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Clinical Experience of Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure using the Amplatzer PFO Occluder in Japanese Patients to Prevent the Recurrence of Cryptogenic Stroke
Conclusion: Percutaneous closure using Amplatzer PFO occluder is a safe procedure for Japanese patients However, further investigations with a larger sample and longer follow-up are needed to confirm this result.PMID:34024855 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.7188-21
Source: Internal Medicine - May 24, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hiroya Takafuji Kotaro Obunai Yu Makihara Nahoko Kato Hiroyuki Watanabe Source Type: research

Trends and outcomes of device-related 30-day readmissions after left ventricular assist device implantation.
CONCLUSION: Over one-fourth of LVAD recipients have 30-day readmissions, with most of them occurring within 15 days. Most frequent cause of readmission was gastrointestinal bleeding, which was associated with the lowest in-hospital mortality among other complications. PMID: 33039191 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - October 7, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Briasoulis A, Ueyama H, Kuno T, Asleh R, Alvarez P, Malik AH Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research

The Relationships Among Regionalization, Processes, and Outcomes for Stroke Care: A Nationwide Population-based Study
We examined the association of regionalization with processes and outcomes, and the mediating effect of processes of care on the association between regionalization and mortality for acute stroke in Taiwan. We analyzed all 229,568 admissions with acute ischemic stroke from January 2004 to September 2012 through Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. Regionalized care for acute stroke has been implemented since July 2009 in Taiwan. Rates of thrombolytic therapy within 3 hours after onset of ischemic stroke, average numbers of processes of care, and 30-day mortality rates at monthly intervals for baseline...
Source: Medicine - April 1, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Hepatitis C Virus Infection Associated With an Increased Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Abstract: The association between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke has been previously investigated. However, the association between the HCV infection and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been extensively discussed. Using the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 (LHID2000), we selected 3686 patients with newly diagnosed HCV infection. We randomly selected 14,744 people with no HCV or hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as comparison group and frequency matched them with patients with HCV infection according to their age, sex, and index year. T...
Source: Medicine - September 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research