Working ability after cardiovascular events or procedures

HELP apheresis in hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease: efficacy and adverse events after 8,500 procedures

INTRODUCTION Low density lipoprotein (LDL-C) apheresis is a last treatment option for hypercholesterolemic patientsresistant to conservative lipid-lowering therapy. In a retrospective analysis of 8,533 heparin-induced extra-corporeal LDL precipitation apheresis treatments (HELP), we evaluated the efficacy of LDL reduction, the rate of adverse events, and the progression of atherosclerosis. ME...

Association between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and/or microembolic signals after carotid angioplasty and stenting

Background: To evaluate the association between pre/post-procedural high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level and hs-CRP difference, and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) or new diffusion-weighted MRI lesions after carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS). Methods: In this study, conducted in 2016 in Shiraz (Iran), patients who underwent diagnostic angiography and CAS...

Cardiovascular events after AKI: a new dimension.

Seizures after Brain Trauma or Neurosurgical Procedures*

Seizures occur in approximately 5% to 25% of patients with brain injury or neurosurgical emergencies. Most of these seizures happen within the first week of the insult and it is therefore standard practice to prescribe antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during this vulnerable period. The short-term use of AEDs may also affect the metabolic dysfunction in the brain in a way that reduces the risk of epil...

Same-day discharge or overnight stay after percutaneous coronary intervention: comparison of net adverse cardiovascular events.

BACKGROUND Same-day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), if achieved with acceptable safety, could result in greater patient satisfaction and potential cost savings. Comparative analyses reporting the safety outcomes of same-day discharge vs overnight stay after elective PCI are lacking. METHODS Data of same-day discharge and overnight-stay patients undergoing elective PC...