A Variant near DHCR24 Associates with Microstructural Properties of White Matter and Peripheral Lipid Metabolism in Adolescents

Visceral adiposity has been associated with altered microstructural properties of white matter in adolescents.

Three-Year Experience with Immediate Extubation in Pediatric Patients after Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects nearly 1% of – or about 40,000 – births per year in the United States.

Potential Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Modulating Atherosclerosis

Over the past several decades, the prevalence of obesity has doubled, with a concomitant increase in risk of associated cardiovascular complications.

Therapeutic Hypothermia After out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Improve 1-Year Survival Rate for Selective Patients

Cardiac Arrest is a sudden cessation of cardiac activity as a result of ventricular fibrillation, asystole, or pulseless electrical activity.

Advances in Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies

Mitral stenosis is less frequent than mitral regurgitation (MR) in developed countries. MR was reported to be present in > 1% of Western type population after 70 years old and associated with an increased mortality.

Application of Peripheral Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess Risk Factors in Patient with Coronary Artery Disease: Part 2

Endothelial dysfunction leads impaired microcirculation and is the initial step of atherosclerosis.