Intracardiac echocardiography versus transesophageal echocardiography guidance on left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is an innovative technique that has emerged as an alternative to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to guide the implantation of a left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who cannot tolerate anticoagulants.

Purpose: We aim to review the clinical efficacy and safety of ICE compared to TEE to guide the implantation of LAAO devices in patients with AF.

Methods: We conducted comprehensive searches across PubMed, CENTRAL, Web of Science, Scopus, and EMBASE until March 2024.

Dual Z-scheme core-shell PANI-CeO-FeO-NiO heterostructured nanocomposite for dyes remediation under sunlight and bacterial disinfection.

Nowadays, environmental pollution due to discharge of organic pollutants from food, textile, and pharmaceutical industries into clean water and development of contagious diseases due to pathogenic organisms provide impetus to material researcher to fabricate novel design for efficient photocatalyst and antimicrobial agents. In this regard, designing a core-shell heterojunction catalyst based on metal oxides is considered an auspicious approach. In present study, combating the problems of singular oxides, core-shell PANI-CeO-FeO-NiO nanocomposite (PCFN) and CeO-FeO-NiO nanocomposite (CFN) was synthesized through sol-gel and oxidative polymerization route with cetyletrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as surfactant.

Transition metal-doped SnO and graphene oxide (GO) supported nanocomposites as efficient photocatalysts and antibacterial agents.

In the present work, pristine and transition metal (TM) (W, Ag, Zn)-doped SnO nanocrystals using a facile sol-gel approach were synthesized. The grown products were anchored on graphene oxide (GO) sheets via a simple ultrasonication technique to fabricate binary nanocomposites. The structural, optical, and morphological properties of as-synthesized samples were studied by XRD, FTIR, Raman, EDX, UV-Visible, PL, and FE-SEM.

Postpartum superior sagittal, left transverse sinus and right internal jugular vein thrombosis with left parietal infarct: A case report.

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rarely occurring condition. Pregnancy and postpartum are both known risk factors for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Early detection and treatment are critical, as CVST can be potentially life-threatening.

Sunlight-induced photocatalytic degradation of various dyes and bacterial inactivation using CuO-MgO-ZnO nanocomposite.

Novel tri-phase CuO-MgO-ZnO nanocomposite was prepared using the co-precipitation technique and investigated its physical properties using characterization techniques including XRD, FTIR, Raman, IV, UV-vis, PL, and SEM. The application of grown CuO-MgO-ZnO nanocomposite for the degradation of various dyes under sunlight and antibacterial activity against different bacteria were studied. The XRD confirmed the existence of diffraction peaks related to CuO (monoclinic), MgO (cubic), and ZnO (hexagonal) with CuO phase 40%, MgO 24%, and ZnO 36%.