In patients with a prohibitive surgical risk, the AngioVac cannula can be used to remove left-sided cardiac masses, as an off-label adaptation of the device. We herein describe a novel micro-invasive approach to gain access to the left atrium for the
This study compares the death records due to COVID-19 in 2020 for Brazilian territory. Three distinct databases were used: Civil Registry (RC-Arpen), Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM), and Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information
CONCLUSION: Inflammatory complications of the central nervous system caused by COVID-19 can occur in different forms and types, and clinicians should consider them.
INTRODUCTION: SARS-CoV-2 has caused over 200 million documented infections, more than 4 million deaths, and unprecedented consequences worldwide. The cycle threshold (Ct), the number of amplification cycles required to obtain a product detectable
CONCLUSION: Our findings highlight that when retention strategies are flexible, particularly during a pandemic, high retention is still achievable. In addition to retention best-practices (e.g., frequent requests for updated locator information) we
MOTIVATION: Environmental monitoring of pathogens provides an accurate and timely source of information for public health authorities and policymakers. In the last two years, wastewater sequencing proved to be an effective way of detection and
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Contrary to expectations, the prevalence of STBs did not increase for most US veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, veterans with preexisting loneliness, psychiatric distress, and lower purpose in life were at
To integrate gene expression and DNA methylation data and find the potential role of DNA methylation in the invasion and replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We first conducted differential expression and
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to important restrictions in social life of civilians worldwide and there were lower admission rates mainly in surgical departments in many hospitals. This study presents how COVID-19 pandemic