BACKGROUND: In February 2020, the World Health Organisation designated the name
COVID-19 for a clinical condition caused by a virus identified as a cause for a cluster of …

Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) is a common blood dyscrasia that mainly affects the elderly
population. Several prognostic scores are available utilizing blood count variables and …

Background Contemporary data on the independent association of severe tricuspid
regurgitation (TR) with excess mortality are needed. The aims of this study were to describe …

Background: Patients admitted to general wards are inherently at risk of deterioration. Thus,
tools that can provide early detection of deterioration may be lifesaving. Frequent remote …

Objective To evaluate the association of invasive management (coronary angiogram) with
all-cause mortality among older adult (≥80 years of age) patients presenting with non–ST …

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the assimilation of telemedicine platforms into medical
practice. Nevertheless, research-based evidence in this field is still accumulating. This was …

Background: Sarcopenia and Frailty are syndromes that affect the clinical outcomes of patients
suffering from a wide range of diseases. The use of Computed Tomography (CT) is well …

Our study was aimed at developing and validating a new approach, embodied in a machine
learning-based model, for sequentially monitoring hospitalized COVID-19 patients and …

Background Data on the independent association of moderate aortic stenosis (AS) with excess
mortality, even when it does not progress to severe AS, are limited. The aims of this study …

Background The association of pulmonary and systemic arterial hypertension is believed to
be mediated through hypertensive left heart disease. The purpose of the current study was to …