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What is the diameter of a fibrin fiber?
CONCLUSION: We performed a systematic, multitechnique survey assessing fibrin fiber diameters under a range of biochemical conditions. The similarity in the diameter values obtained using SEM and superresolution imaging suggests that drying and fixation during SEM sample preparation do not dramatically alter fiber cross-sections. Congruence, under certain conditions, between diameter values obtained using SEM, superresolution fluorescence imaging, and turbidimetry demonstrates the feasibility of a fibrin diameter standardization project.PMID:37601015 | PMC:PMC10439396 | DOI:10.1016/j.rpth.2023.100285
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - August 21, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Heather A Belcher Martin Guthold Nathan E Hudson Source Type: research

Syncope Evaluation: Evidence-Based and Economical
This study eliminated low-risk syncope patients and those with non-syncope transient loss of consciousness, such as seizure and head trauma, using a structured approach in the emergency department (ED), with only high-risk syncope patients being admitted. These high-risk syncope patients made up 28% of the patients included in the study. After admission, a simplified Wells’ pulmonary embolism criteria score was calculated, and a D-dimer was obtained. If either was high, the patient was scanned for PE and 17% were found to be positive, with two-thirds of those being found to have large-vessel pulmonary emboli. The bottom ...
Source: The Hospitalist - July 5, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Clinical Guidelines Source Type: research

Relationship Between Thoracic Aortic Calcification And Coronary Artery Calcium Measured On Chest CT Scans
Introduction: Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) remain a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Identifying appropriate risk markers may allow detection of patients at high risk for stroke who would benefit from early initiation of preventative measures. Utilizing atherosclerotic burden of multiple vascular beds may allow for improved cardiovascular risk assessment. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a well-established, excellent predictor of coronary heart disease, but its association with stroke is modest.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - July 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: A. Zeitjian, B. Noor, V. Manubolu, A. Kinninger, M. Budoff Source Type: research

Subclinical Vascular Composites Predict Clinical Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Dementia: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
CONCLUSIONS: Subclinical vascular composites of arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis may be useful biomarkers to inform the vascular pathways contributing to events of CVD, CHD, stroke, and dementia.PMID:37205504 | PMC:PMC10187443 | DOI:10.1101/2023.05.01.23289364
Source: Atherosclerosis - May 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Timothy M Hughes Jordan Tanley Haiying Chen Christopher L Schaich Joseph Yeboah Mark A Espeland Joao A C Lima Bharath Ambale-Venkatesh Erin D Michos Jingzhong Ding Kathleen Hayden Ramon Casanova Suzanne Craft Stephen R Rapp Jos é A Luchsinger Annette L F Source Type: research

Inflammation May Be the Culprit Behind Our Deadliest Diseases
In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant yet amiable, and complained of mild chest pain. Jason was tall and trim, with a strong South Boston accent and fingertips still faintly stained from his last home-improvement project. He was only 45 years old, but he looked much younger. He didn’t smoke, barely drank alcohol, and his cholesterol levels had always been normal. No one in his family had a history of heart disease. He asked us if we could work quickly—he wanted to be home for dinner with his daughters. [time-...
Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shilpa Ravella Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news

The Danish landscape of providing support for caregivers of people with potentially life-threatening disease: A cross-sectional study among representatives of health services in Danish municipalities and hospitals
CONCLUSIONS: Disparities and significant differences across diagnoses exist in the identification of caregivers and the provision of support initiatives. Support initiatives involving caregivers primarily targeted patients. Future studies should investigate how caregivers' needs can be met across different diagnoses and healthcare settings and investigate potential changes in caregivers' needs during disease trajectories. In clinical practice, identification of vulnerable caregivers should be a major focus, and disease-specific clinical guidelines may be required to ensure sufficient support for caregivers.PMID:37026179 | ...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - April 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Karin B Dieperink Jens-Jakob K M øller Tina B Mikkelsen Nina Konstantin Nissen Karen La Cour Nina Rottmann Source Type: research

Rapid lipid-laden plaque identification in intravascular optical coherence tomography imaging based on time-series deep learning
ConclusionsThese encouraging results suggest that this method will allow for high throughput video-rate atherosclerotic plaque assessment through automated tissue characterization for in vivo imaging by providing faster screening to assist in guided decision making during percutaneous coronary interventions.PMID:36307914 | DOI:10.1117/1.JBO.27.10.106006
Source: Atherosclerosis - October 29, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jose J Rico-Jimenez Javier A Jo Source Type: research