Different diagnostic definitions have been proposed for use in the characterization of mild cognitive disorders associated with ageing. Previously, we reported a high (38.4%) prevalence of age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) using the National Institute of Mental Health criteria in an elderly population. Recently, a work group of the International Psychogeriatric Association proposed criter...

In recent years, studies have found that the hierarchical neural network with LSTM has higher accuracy than another feature engineering. Therefore, this paper first tries to build a multi-stage blood pressure estimation model through VGG19 and network. Based on time node of R wave peak in QRS waveform ECG, is used extract various higher-dimensional rich life characteristics PPG signal segment b...

High blood pressure is one of the most important precursors for Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs), common cause death in 2020, as reported by World Health Organization (WHO). Moreover, many patients affected neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Parkinson’s Disease) exhibit impaired autonomic control, with inversion normal circadian arterial cycle, and consequent augmented cardiovascular fall risk. Fo...

This study evaluates four databases from PhysioNet: The American Heart Association database (AHADB), Creighton University Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia database (CUDB), MIT-BIH Arrhythmia database (MITDB), and MIT-BIH Noise Stress Test database (NSTDB). The ANSI/AAMI EC57:2012 is used for the evaluation of the algorithms for the supraventricular ectopic beat (SVEB), ventricular ectopic beat (VEB)...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of supplementation with a spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) extract, high in polyphenols including rosmarinic acid, on cognitive performance, sleep, and mood in individuals with age-associated memory impairment (AAMI). DESIGN Subjects with AAMI (N = 90; 67% female; age = 59.4 ± 0.6 years) were randomly assigned (n = 30/group) to c...

BACKGROUND The 20%-60% rate of acute anterior myocardial infarction (AAMI) patients with concomitant left ventricular thrombus (LVT) formation dropped to 10-20% when thrombolysis and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) were introduced. OBJECTIVE To test our hypothesis that prolonged anticoagulation post-PPCI will lower the LVT incidence even further. METHODS Included in this s...