Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a possible noncardiac cause of cardiac arrest.
Mortality is very high, and often diagnosis is established only by autopsy. Methods In a …

Abbreviations used in this article: BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CRP, C-reactive protein; CT,
computed tomography; ED, emergency department; HU, hounsfield units; INR, international …

Background— Platelet activation is a hallmark of acute coronary syndromes. Numerous
lines of evidence suggest a mechanistic link between von Willebrand factor or platelet …

OBJECTIVE:: Mild therapeutic hypothermia has shown to improve neurological outcome
after cardiac arrest. Our study investigated the efficacy and safety of cold simple intravenous …

Background Randomized controlled trials have yielded conflicting results regarding the ability
of beta‐blockers to influence perioperative cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Thus …

Aims Blood D-dimer testing has been proposed as diagnostic marker with high sensitivity for
exclusion of acute aortic dissection (AAD). We performed a systematic review and validated …

Objective: To compare the prognostic ability of sensory evoked potentials in cardiac arrest
survivors with the outcome predicted by a panel of experienced emergency physicians based …

BACKGROUND: Perioperative β-blockers are suggested to reduce cardiovascular mortality,
myocardial–ischemia/infarction, and supraventricular arrhythmias after surgery. We …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of combined albendazole and steroid
treatment for uveitis caused by Toxocara canis in immunocompetent patients. Five patients (…

Objective. The association of acute-phase reaction and outcome of patients with acute vascular
diseases is controversial. The prognostic value of admission C-reactive protein (CRP) in …