Background Failure to test for pulmonary embolism (PE) can be a lethal mistake, but PE and
produces symptoms similar to many other diseases. Overtesting for PE has negative …

Obesity is excessive body weight that leads to bad health. The scourge of obesity is a
serious public health problem that has reached epidemic proportions in both developed and …

Objective To determine the relationship between obesity and the risk of AKI after cardiac
surgery (CS-AKI) in a cohort study. Methods A total of 1,601 patients undergoing cardiac …

Abstract Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) results from genetic predisposition and
environmental variables, including elevated Body Mass Index (BMI) in early life. This study …

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be fatal, but profligate testing for PE can harm
patients. Objectives With consideration of potential medicolegal implications, this two-part …

Highlights•Patients with obesity often have echocardiography to evaluate for CAD or
CHF.•Although image quality is often limited, this may be improved with the use of …

Containing skyrocketing health care costs is imperative. Toward that end, prescriptive
analytics that analyzes health care data to recommend optimal decisions is both relevant …

Prevalence of obesity and its related morbidity have increased to alarming levels in adults
and children in the United States and globally. Weight loss results in improvement of much …

OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to clarify the relationship between body mass index
and mitral valve (MV) surgery and to determine whether an 'obesity paradox'exists in the …

Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) can diminish patient quality of life (QoL). The objective was
to test whether treatment with tenecteplase has an independent effect on a measurement …