Background Heart failure (HF) and cognitive impairment are common medical conditions
that are becoming increasingly prevalent in the aging Western population. They are …

Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is performed both without and with
cardiopulmonary bypass, referred to as off‐pump and on‐pump CABG respectively …

Background There is considerable debate as to the relative merits of using randomised
controlled trial (RCT) data as opposed to observational data in systematic reviews of …

Microglia are resident CNS immune cells that are active sensors in healthy brain and
versatile effectors under pathological conditions. Cerebral ischemia induces a robust …

Background: Perioperative central neuraxial analgesia may improve outcome after coronary
artery bypass surgery due to attenuation of stress response and superior analgesia …

Objectives At present, aromatherapy is used widely in medical research. This study aimed to
investigate the effects of inhalation aromatherapy using lavender essential oil to reduce …

Subcortical ischemic vascular dementia is a relatively common form of dementia. Anatomical
changes of ageing in the brain arteries predispose the elderly to the effects of hypotension …

Background and Objectives This trial explores whether intravenous iron isomaltoside 1000
(Monofer®) results in a better regeneration of haemoglobin levels and prevents anaemia …

Obesity and particularly its deleterious form, visceral adiposity, has reached a high
prevalence in the industrialized world owing to the lack of exercise and the widely available …

Background and Purpose—The optimal operative strategy in patients with severe carotid
artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is unknown. We sought …