{"title":"Coronavirus Disease 2019 And Cardiovascular Disease: Does This Novel Disease Directly Affect The Cardiovascular System?","authors":"S. Haruta","doi":"10.24966/NIVI-7400/100024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/NIVI-7400/100024","url":null,"abstract":"The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic. The worsening of COVID-19 is caused by viral pneumonia, but the disease also remarkably affects the cardiovascular system.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132912489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Vein Of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Associated With Sinus Venosus Defect And Anomalous Pulmonary Veins","authors":"Merjema Karavdić","doi":"10.24966/NIVI-7400/100026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/NIVI-7400/100026","url":null,"abstract":"he Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation (VGAM) is a rare cerebral arteriovenous shunt, which may be associated with a congenital cardiac defect. Embolisation of the VGAM is safer in infancy, even it may be undertaken in the neonatal period if necessary.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127809770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Persistent Sciatic Artery Presenting With Right Lower Limb Ischemia: A Potential Sonographic Pitfall","authors":"Venkatraman Bhat","doi":"10.24966/NIVI-7400/100027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/NIVI-7400/100027","url":null,"abstract":"A case of persistent sciatic artery is reported in a patient with the lower limb ischaemia. Initial imaging dopplar sonography suggested a possible occlusion of the superficial femoral artery.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130869341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Public Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes towards Basic Life Support among Non-Medical, Adult population in Muscat City, Oman: Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"A. Aldhakhri, Can Gu","doi":"10.1101/2020.05.16.20104323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.16.20104323","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the level of public awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards BLS among non-medical adult Omanis in Muscat City, Oman and explored the association between knowledge and attitude and the socio-demographic characteristics. DESIGN: Cross sectional design was used. Convenience sampling method in Muscat city from February to March 2020. Setting: The study setting was based in Muscat City, Oman. Participants: 426 Adults, non-medical Omanis, able to read and write Arabic Language, were included between February and March 2020. METHODS: Adopted, validated, online Arabic questionnaire was used, including four parts of 37 questions on socio-demographic information, awareness, knowledge and attitude. The results were presented in tables with descriptions. FINDINGS: Majority of participants were in age groups, 28-37 years (50.0%) and 18-27 years (35.7%); were female (57.0%); married (58.5%), single (39.9%); had secondary (31.5%), diploma (27.2%), bachelors(32.4%) education levels; and worked in government (28.6%), private sector (25.4%). Significantly, large proportion of them (62.0%) were aware about BLS. However, knowledge total scores were not normally distributed (0.917, P<0.001), with minimum, maximum, median and mean knowledge total score of 0 out of 15, 13 out of 15, 3 out of 15, 3.6 respectively. Also, attitude total scores were not normally distributed (0.976, P<0.001), with minimum, maximum, median and mean attitude total scores of 30 out of 65, 65 out of 65, 55 out of 65, 54.5 respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The awareness of non-medical adults toward Basic Life Support was substantial, whereas, knowledge level toward BLS was very low despite of its differences with respect to socio-demographic characteristics. In contrast, all participants had positive attitude toward BLS. Therefore, this study is advocating the need for mandatory training in Basic Life Support for all non-medics in the country as well as incorporating Basic Life Support teaching in school curriculum.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132760720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transient Monocular Vision Loss In A Patient With Becker Muscular Dystrophy","authors":"Deepti Bhandare","doi":"10.24966/nivi-7400/100022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nivi-7400/100022","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a disorder characterized by progressive skeletal muscle failure with eventual cardiac involvement. The diagnosis of BMD is commonly established in early-late adolescence, with adult-onset diagnosis being rare. Cardiomyopathy is the number one cause of death in patients with BMD. Most patients with BMD have asymptomatic cardiac involvement and only up to one third of patients develop dilated cardiomyopathy with symptoms of heart failure. Herein we describe the case of a 38-year-old male with late-onset Becker Muscular Dystrophy with no prior cardiac symptoms presented with sudden transient monocular vision loss and dyspnea. The neurological and ocular exam was within normal. Further evaluation showed patient had developed tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy due atrial flutter causing cardioembolic phenomenon. His symptoms improved with institution of heart failure medications and oral anticoagulation. Involvement of a cardiologist who is integrated into a multidisciplinary care team is recommended as soon as the diagnosis of BMD is made, given the complex decision making involved in managing BMD cardiomyopathy.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131610937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Who Is The Mystery Man? Charles Bonnet Syndrome In The Setting Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration","authors":"Deepti Bhandare","doi":"10.24966/nivi-7400/100021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nivi-7400/100021","url":null,"abstract":"glucose, TSH, parathy-roid hormone, vitamin B12, thiamine, folate levels. His urine drug screen was negative for recreational drugs and alcohol level was not Summary Hallucinations are sensory experiences of something that is not actually present. They can occur in all five senses. Visual hallucina tions are a clinical manifestation of neuro-ophthalmological dysfunc- tion resulting from a wide variety of underlying etiologies. They can be very discomforting to some patients, regardless of their insight and can significantly decrease quality of life. Charles Bonnet Syn drome is an often-unrecognized condition where visual hallucina- tions occur in the setting of visual acuity or field loss. Clinicians can have the tendency to diagnose these patients with dementia or psy- chosis. Due to the lack of familiarity, it is possible that the syndrome is more prevalent than reported. This case concerns a 69-year-old male patient presenting with complex visual hallucinations, sugges-tive of Charles Bonnet Syndrome.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114498295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Garofalo, Harman S. Suri, M. Porcu, Jasjit S. Suri, Luca Saba
{"title":"White Matter Hyperintensity And Vascular Disease From Biological Basis To Clinical Significance","authors":"P. Garofalo, Harman S. Suri, M. Porcu, Jasjit S. Suri, Luca Saba","doi":"10.20944/preprints202001.0042.v1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202001.0042.v1","url":null,"abstract":"“White matter disease” identifies series of different conditions and pathological mechanisms: autoimmune, infectious, toxic-metabolic and vascular. Each of these leads to a global impairment of the neural myelination process through the secondary destruction of previously myelinated structures. To date, the imaging spectrum represents an irreplaceable tool to detect these lesions, describe their distribution patterns and stage them over time. This study aims presents a pictorial review of white matter disease, from pathology to imaging spectrum, reporting current main staging systems with greater emphasis to relationship between cerebrovascular disease and white matter hyper-intensity appearance, and the newest advances in this field.","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"2022 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133012819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Point on Early Neonatal Cardiovascular Changes and Hematocrit: Something to Study Further","authors":"D. Agostino, R. Thomasset, A. D. Paolo","doi":"10.24966/nivi-7400/100016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/nivi-7400/100016","url":null,"abstract":"Often the Hematocrit is a forgotten factor, it’s correlation with other cardiovascular parameters is not considered or studied. The importance to considerate Hematocrit [1], during a research on a newborn, like a parameter of study is demonstrated by the laws of physics [2]. The most important law we consider is the Hagen-Poiseuille’s law that shows the relationship between viscosity and hydraulic resistance:","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134017265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Palumbo, F U Surgery Casa di Cura “Villa Fiorita”
{"title":"Microcirculation Evaluation of Leg Ulcers - An Innovative Diagnostic Approach","authors":"F. Palumbo, F U Surgery Casa di Cura “Villa Fiorita”","doi":"10.24966/NIVI-7400/100013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24966/NIVI-7400/100013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":285031,"journal":{"name":"Non Invasive Vascular Investigation","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127575309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}