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Eight Coronary Artery Perforations and a Review of the Up-to-Date Literature

Percutaneous coronary intervention has become a fundamental diagnostic and treatment strategy in coronary artery disease. Much like any…

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Comparison of Echocardiographic Parameters of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia in Hospital and 3 Months After Discharge

COVID-19 primarily affects the respiratory system of patients; however, the cardiovascular system is also damaged. To study the impact of a…

Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Cardiomyopathy is a group of diseases that affect the heart muscle. Early on, there may be few or no symptoms. As the disease worsens…

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Patients with COVID-19 Present Impaired Endothelial Glycocalyx, Vascular Dysfunction, and Myocardial Deformation Resembling Those Observed in Patients with Hypertension 4 Months After Infection

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been associated with deregulations in vascular, endothelial, and…

Hydroxychloroquine- and Azithromycin-Induced Transient Left-Bundle Branch Block in a Patient with COVID-19

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-Cov-2]) in December 2019 in Wuhan City, China, and up until now, several studies and trials have been conducted to manage infected patients…

COVID-19 Infection and Myocardial Infarction Pathophysiology and Therapy

The relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease has been of interest since the beginning of the pandemic, with the focus more…

The Great British Healthcare System

Jonathan talks to Dr Giles Bond-Smith, Emergency General, Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Together, they compare the UK and US medical systems…

Are Gut Microorganisms the Key to Healthier Skin?

IMBALANCE in the gut’s microbiome, caused by a diet high in sugar and fats, may contribute to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis…

Could Enzyme Treatments Unlock the Secrets of the Skin Microbiome?

NEW research methodologies, which take advantage of enzymes in order to breakdown bacteria living on human skin, have revealed novel…

Gut Bacteria: A Marker for Colon Cancer?

EMERGING research has identified a correlation between the presence of a specific bacteria in the gut microbiome and colon cancer…