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Coronary age as a risk factor in the modified Framingham risk score

Summary

The article "Coronary age as a risk factor in the modified Framingham risk score" by Enrique F. Schisterman and Brian W. Whitcomb discusses an improved method for predicting coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by integrating coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores into the traditional Framingham Risk Assessment (FRA). The traditional FR...
3 months ago

Biomedical

Assessing the properties of patient-specific treatment effect estimates from causal forest algorithms under essential heterogeneity

Key Questions

1. What are Causal Forest Algorithms (CFAs)?

CFAs are machine learning methods used to estimate patient-specific treatment effects from observational data, accounting for...
3 months ago

Biomedical

Prophylactic corticosteroids for infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Key Questions

1. Do corticosteroids improve survival rates in infants undergoing cardiac surgery?

The analysis found no significant difference in postoperative mortality between groups recei...
4 months ago

Biomedical

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome post-cardiac transplantation: a therapeutic dilemma: case report

Key Questions

1. What is reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)?

RCVS is characterized by diffuse, multifocal segmental narrowing of cerebral arteries that can resu...
4 months ago

Biomedical

Contribution of individual and cumulative frailty-related health deficits on cardiac rehabilitation completion

Key Questions

1. What is the relationship between frailty and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) completion?

Frailty-related deficits significantly influence CR completion, with both traditional an...
4 months ago

Biomedical

Routine cardiac biomarkers for the prediction of incident major adverse cardiac events in patients with glomerulonephritis: a real-world analysis using a global federated database

Key Questions

1. What is the significance of cardiac biomarkers in glomerulonephritis (GN)?

Cardiac biomarkers like Troponin I and NT-proBNP provide prognostic information for major a...
4 months ago

Biomedical

A case report of an ischaemic stroke, caused by a primary cardiac intimal sarcoma

Key Questions

1. What is primary cardiac intimal sarcoma?

Primary cardiac intimal sarcoma is an extremely rare type of cardiac malignancy, typically presenting with symptoms of cardiac ...
4 months ago

Biomedical

Development and effects of advanced cardiac resuscitation nursing education program using web-based serious game: application of the IPO model

Key Questions

1. Why is advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training critical for nursing students?

Given the rising number of in-hospital cardiac arrests and the pivotal role...
4 months ago

Biomedical

Spontaneous ureteric rupture, a reality or a faux pas?

Background

Rupture of the urinary collecting system with or without any perinephric extravasation is an extremely rare occurrence and usually known to occur following an obstructive pathology. Spontaneous or non-traumatic rupture, in the absence of any distal obstruction, though reported in literature, is not yet a proven entity and need...
4 months ago

Biomedical

Delayed bowel perforation following suprapubic catheter insertion

Background

Complications of suprapubic catheter insertion are rare but can be significant. We describe an unusual complication of a delayed bowel perforation following suprapubic catheter insertion.

Case Presentation

A gentleman presented with features of peritonitis and feculen...
4 months ago

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Key Questions

1. What are Causal Forest Algorithms (CFAs)?

Key Questions

1. Do corticosteroids improve survival rates in infants undergoing cardiac surgery?

Key Questions

1. What is reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)?

Key Questions

1. What is the relationship between frailty and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) completion?

Key Questions

1. What is the significance of cardiac biomarkers in glomerulonephritis (GN)?

Key Questions

1. What is primary cardiac intimal sarcoma?

Key Questions

1. Why is advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training critical for nursing students?

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