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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk of cardiovascular events. Bioresorbable stent frame materials capable of providing mechanical support and drug-delivery functions have been developed in an attempt to improve long-term outcomes. However, publications about the long-term outcomes of bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) in DM patients are still limited. selleck chemical The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of BRS between patients with and without diabetes.

Data regarding BRS placement in consecutive patients receiving percutaneous coronary interventions were collected from the cardiovascular center of a single tertiary medical center from 2014 to 2017.

A total of 138 cases were included and followed up for 4 years. The mortality rate was 1.1% in the non-diabetic group and 4.1% in the diabetic group (p = 0.2542). No cardiac mortality was observed. One patient had an acute myocardial infarction (0.7%) in the non-diabetic group. The rate of target lesion revascularization was 3.4% in the non-diabetic group and 4.08% in the diabetic group. The ratio of target vessel revascularization was 6.74% in the non-diabetic group and 4.1% in the diabetic group.

This study demonstrated no significant difference in long-term outcomes after BRS implantation between patients with and without diabetes in a single tertiary medical center.

This study demonstrated no significant difference in long-term outcomes after BRS implantation between patients with and without diabetes in a single tertiary medical center.

Local or diffuse dilatation of the coronary artery is defined as coronary artery ectasia (CAE). Salusin beta plays a role in the proliferation of cardiomyocytes, inhibition of apoptosis, and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between serum salusin beta and CAE.

This study was conducted between July 2019 and December 2019 and included 71 patients with CAE (age 59.3 ± 11 years, 67.7% male) and 72 healthy subjects (age 57.1 ± 10.2 years, 69.4% male) with coronary artery angiography (CAG) findings. Venous blood samples of the participants were collected for serum salusin beta level evaluation. CAG examinations and the diagnosis of CAE were performed by two invasive cardiologists blinded to the clinical conditions of the patients.

Mean systolic (SBP) and diastolic arterial blood pressures were significantly higher in the CAE group than in the control group, and the mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was significantly lower (all p < 0.05). The median serum salusin beta value was statistically significantly higher in the CAE group compared to the control group [415 (interquartile range (IQR) 51.7) pg/mL vs. 365 (IQR 55.8) pg/mL; p < 0.001]. In receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, a cut-off value of salusin beta ≥ 393 pg/mL had 78.9% sensitivity and 75.0% specificity for predicting CAE (area under the curve 0.822; p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that serum salusin beta [odds ratio (OR) 1.011; p = 0.002], LVEF (OR 0.816; p = 0.001) and SBP (OR 1.041;p = 0.001) were independent predictors of CAE.

This study revealed a significant and independent relationship between serum salusin beta level and the presence of CAE.

This study revealed a significant and independent relationship between serum salusin beta level and the presence of CAE.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly around the world since December 2019. Acute heart failure has accounted for 23-24% of the initial presentations in patients with COVID-19 infection. Furthermore, COVID-19 might increase metabolic demand and cause acute decompensation of pre-existing stable heart failure. These patients are thus more susceptible to the evolution of more serious clinical symptoms and a higher mortality rate. Given the lack of knowledge about this new disease, this review provides recommendations for the management of heart failure during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration or biopsy (EUS-FNA or FNB) has become a popular method for diagnosing various lesions of the gastrointestinal tract and surrounding tissue due to the accuracy and safety. To the best of our knowledge, no case report of severe infection after EUS-FNB of a solid lesion in the spleen has been described. Herein, we report a rare case of septic shock after EUS-FNB of a splenic mass.

A 45-year-old male patient presented to the outpatient clinic due to an incidentally detected splenic mass. A definitive diagnosis could not be established based on the abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. EUS of the spleen showed a 6 cm-sized, relatively well-demarcated, heterogeneous mass, and EUS-FNB with a 22G needle was performed. Ten days after the procedure patient developed septic shock and a splenic abscess was identified. Blood culture revealed growth of

. After the treatment with antibiotics the patient underwent surgical resection, and the pathological examination showed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient received chemotherapy and he is in complete remission.

Infection of a splenic mass after EUS-FNB is a rare complication and prophylactic antibiotics might be considered.

Infection of a splenic mass after EUS-FNB is a rare complication and prophylactic antibiotics might be considered.

Lymph node metastasis (LNM) affects the application and outcomes of endoscopic resection in T1 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, reports of the risk factors for LNM have been controversial.

To evaluate risk factors for LNM in T1 ESCC.

We searched Embase, PubMed and Cochrane Library to select studies related to LNM in patients with T1 ESCC. Included studies were divided into LNM and non-LNM groups. We performed a meta-analysis to examine the relationship between LNM and clinicopathologic features. Odds ratio (OR), mean differences and 95% confidence interval (CI) were assessed using a fixed-effects or random-effects model.

Seventeen studies involving a total of 3775 patients with T1 ESCC met the inclusion criteria. After excluding studies with heterogeneity based on influence analysis, tumor size (OR = 1.93, 95%CI = 1.49-2.50,

< 0.001), tumor location (OR = 1.46, 95%CI = 1.17-1.82,

< 0.001), macroscopic type (OR = 3.17, 95%CI = 2.33-4.31,

< 0.001), T1 substage (OR = 6.