Lupus Science & Medicine

Left Ventricular Mass Index as an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients with SLE

Background Although the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with SLE is well-documented, effective tools for risk stratification remain elusive. This study sought to explore the ...
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Normal values of three-dimensional echocardiographic right ventricular (3D-RV) volume established in Chinese adults

A set of normal values of three-dimensional echocardiographic right ventricular volume and function was first established in a large Chinese population, which was significantly smaller than those ...
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Automatic deep-learning AI tool measures volume of cerebral ventricles on MRIs in children

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (DECEMBER 1, 2020). Researchers from multiple institutions in North America have developed a fully automated, deep-learning (DL), artificial-intelligence clinical tool that can ...
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Microaxial Ventricular Assist Devices: Fewer Deaths Among High Volume Centers

Patients with cardiogenic shock treated at hospitals with a higher volume of percutaneous microaxial VAD implantation in the US have lower mortality risk. Higher hospital procedure volume of ...
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Updated ‘STICH’ study concludes that Surgical Ventricular Reconstruction (SVR) in conjunction with CABG decreased mortality by 64% in heart failure patients compared with CABG

Results, in press now, to be published in Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery SAN RAMON, Calif.— BioVentrix, an emerging medical device company, announced today that updated clinical data ...