Corresponding Author: Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH, MSc, Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 1801, Houston, TX 77030 (knasir@houstonmethodist.org). Author Contributions: Drs Mahajan and Nasir had full access to al...
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Caspase expression was greatest in animals not receiving IV fluids, possibly due to the larger workload placed on these cells to maintain vascular hemodynamics (p ≤ 0.05). Hsp70, an inducible stress-response was greatest in animals receiving large amounts of fluids (p = 0.05). ...
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The NIS provides a 20% sample of all inpatient hospital discharges and can be weighted to represent the entire U.S. population, which was done for this study. The NIS dataset is a cross-sectional, all-payer, inpatient care dataset in the U.S., consolidated on an...
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Using multiple logistic regression, the variables independently associated with increased in-hospital MACCE were identified (Figure 1). In total, 7 patient factors (age ≥80 years, female sex, previous stroke, previous MI, peripheral vascular disease, EF <30%, and chronic renal disease) and 6 ...
We thank Jie Liu from the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, for his contribution to statistical support, study design consultations, and comments regarding the manuscript. Funding None. Author information Author notes Xianghua Cao, Tong Lu and Yunyun Tu co...