Background Drug-coated balloons (DCB) are a novel therapeutic strategy for small native
coronary artery disease. However, their safety and efficacy is poorly defined in comparison …

Background & Aims It is not clear whether symptoms alone can be used to estimate the biologic
activity of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We aimed to evaluate whether symptoms can …

Background & Aims Standardized instruments are needed to assess the activity of eosinophilic
esophagitis (EoE) and to provide end points for clinical trials and observational studies. …

Background : Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased risk of cognitive decline,
potentially resulting from clinically unrecognized vascular brain lesions. Objectives : This …

Predation risk is known to influence behaviour and development, especially in breeding
animals. Mothers may be selected to transfer information about the intensity of such risk to their …

Aims We aimed to investigate the association of clinically overt and silent brain lesions with
cognitive function in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Methods and results We enrolled 1227 AF …

Background Knowledge about determinants of quality of life (QoL) in eosinophilic oesophagitis
(EoO) patients helps to identify patients at risk of experiencing poor QoL and to tailor …

Background Surgical site infections (SSI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
surgical patients. Postoperative and total hospital length of stay (LOS) are known to be …

Aims/hypothesis IL-6 is a cytokine with various effects on metabolism. In mice, IL-6 improved
beta cell function and glucose homeostasis via upregulation of glucagon-like peptide 1 (…

Background: Patients at high-bleeding risk (HBR) undergoing percutaneous coronary
intervention represent a challenging patient population. The use of drug-coated balloon (DCB) …