Background In a three-month report from the CGA-TAVI registry, we found the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) to be of value for predicting short-term outcomes in el...
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Background In a three-month report from the CGA-TAVI registry, we found the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) to be of value for predicting short-term outcomes in elderly patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). In the present analysis, we examined the association of these tools with outcomes up to one year post-TAVI. Methods CGA-TAVI is an international, observational registry of geriatric patients undergoing TAVI. Patients were assessed using the MPI and SPPB. Efficacy of baseline values and any postoperative change for predicting outcome were established using logistic regression. Kaplan- Meier analysis was carried out for each comprehensive geriatric assessment tool, with survival stratified by risk category. Results One year after TAVI, 14.1% of patients deceased, while 17.4% met the combined endpoint of death and/or non-fatal stroke, and 37.7% the combined endpoint of death and/or hospitalisation and/or non-fatal stroke. A high-risk MPI score was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (aOR = 36.13, 95% CI: 2.77–470.78, P = 0.006) and death and/or non-fatal stroke (aOR = 10.10, 95% CI: 1.48–68.75, P = 0.018). No significant associations were found between a high-risk SPPB score and mortality or two main combined endpoints. In contrast to a worsening SPPB, an aggravating MPI score at three months post-TAVI was associated with an increased risk of death and/or non-fatal stoke at one year (aOR = 95.16, 95% CI: 3.41–2657.01). Conclusions The MPI showed value for predicting the likelihood of death and a combination of death and/or non-fatal stroke by one year after TAVI in elderly patients.
The recent article by Miller et al.[1]in BMEF on reimagining the Biomedical Engineering(BME)curriculum of the future proposes several exciting and transformative core *** include(a)incorporating modern molecular biolo...
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The recent article by Miller et al.[1]in BMEF on reimagining the Biomedical Engineering(BME)curriculum of the future proposes several exciting and transformative core *** include(a)incorporating modern molecular biology and analytical/computational modeling,(b)providing instruction in data science fundamentals,(c)integrating clinical needs for innovation and translation,(d)fostering an educational culture of inclusive excellence,and(e)ensuring that new research discoveries inform the core curriculum.
Recent studies have demonstrated that topical application of glycerol on intact skin does not affect its optical scattering *** from our research group recently revisited the use of dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)as an agent...
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Recent studies have demonstrated that topical application of glycerol on intact skin does not affect its optical scattering *** from our research group recently revisited the use of dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)as an agent with optical clearing *** address the use of optical clearing to enhance quantitation of subsurface fluorescence *** employed both in vitro and in vivo model systems to study the effect of topical DMSO application on fluorescence *** in vitro experiments performed on a tissue-simulating phantom suggest that DMSO-mediated optical clearing enables enhanced characterization of subsurface *** topical DMSO application,a marked increase in fluorescence emission was *** 30 min,the fluorescence signal at the DMSO-treated site was 9×greater than the contralateral saline-treated *** ratio increased to 13×at 105 min after agent *** summary,DMSO is an effective optical clearing agent for improved fluorescence emission quantitation and warrants further study in preclinical in vivo *** on outcomes from previous clinical studies on the toxicity profile of DMSO,we postulate that clinical application of DMSO as an optical clearing agent,can be performed safely,although further study is warranted.
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