In this retrospective observational study, we aimed to investigate the potential of natural language processing (NLP) for drug repositioning by analyzing the preventive effects of cardioprotective drugs against anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (A...
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is an important factor in the development of cardiovascular disease, making its management a key aspect of cardiovascular health. While high-dose statin therapy is often recommended for LDL-C reduction, car...
BACKGROUND: Identifying factors that correlate with the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has the potential to improve VTE prevention and positively influence decision-making regarding prophylaxis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the c...
Journal of the American Heart Association
Mar 28, 2023
Background Statins are guideline-recommended medications that reduce cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes. Yet, statin use is concerningly low in this high-risk population. Identifying reasons for statin nonuse, which are typically describ...
BACKGROUND: Lipid metabolism disorder, as one major complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), is tied to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Traditional lipid-lowering statins have been found to have limited benefit ...
Healthcare quality research is a fundamental task that involves assessing treatment patterns and measuring the associated patient outcomes to identify potential areas for improving healthcare. While both qualitative and quantitative approaches are us...
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Jan 1, 2019
The creation of big clinical data cohorts for machine learning and data analysis require a number of steps from the beginning to successful completion. Similar to data set preprocessing in other fields, there is an initial need to complete data quali...
CONTEXT: Statins have been widely used in acute pulmonary embolism (APE), while simvastatin has been well-established for the prevention of pulmonary hypertension, which was supposed to be an attractive recommendation for APE treatment.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Nov 20, 2018
Background Studies have demonstrated that the current US guidelines based on American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Pooled Cohort Equations Risk Calculator may underestimate risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease ...
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