This study proposes a risk analysis approach for complex healthcare processes that combines qualitative and quantitative methods to improve patient safety. We combine Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis with Computer ...

Automatic cardiac chamber and left ventricular (LV) myocardium segmentation over the cardiac cycle significantly extends the utilization of contrast-enhanced cardiac CT, potentially enabling in-depth assessment of cardiac ...

BACKGROUND: Circulating ketone bodies (KBs) are increased in patients with heart failure (HF), corresponding with increased cardiac KB metabolism and HF severity. However, the role of circulating KBs in ischemia/reperfusion ...

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the impact of a CT-first strategy on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients presenting with chest pain in outpatient cardiology clinics. METHODS: Patients with a first presentation ...

Objective: Carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a widely accepted marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. Twenty susceptibility loci for cIMT were previously identified and the identification of additional ...

The aim of this article is to show what a linguistic-stylistic approach can offer for the study of correlations between language use and well-being, in which quantitative and qualitative analysis go hand in hand. As a case ...

Background In response to an increased need for patient information in congenital heart disease, we previously developed an online, evidence-based information portal for patients with congenital aortic and pulmonary valve ...

High incidence of childhood invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the US declined steeply after 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) introduction, outweighing reductions observed elsewhere. We re-analysed aggregate ...

Introduction: All WHO regions have set measles elimination objective for 2020. To address the specific needs of achieving measles elimination, Nigeria is using a strategy focusing on improving vaccination coverage with the ...