Diagnostic properties of differing BP thresholds for adverse pregnancy outcomes in standard-risk nulliparous women: A secondary analysis of SCOPE cohort data. by Laura Slade, Maya Blackman, Hiten D Mistry, Jeffrey N Bone, Milly Wilson, Nuhaat Syeda, Lucilla Poston, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A Magee, SCOPE Consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) lowered blood pressure (BP) thresholds to define hypertension in adults outside pregnancy. …”
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Two decades of recipient and donor referrals for heart transplantation to Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective study by R Kanyongo, G Calligaro, B Cupido, J Scherman, A Brooks, C Ofoegbu, N Da Silva, A Ryan, M Mofamadi, K Seele, P Human, J Brink, P Zilla, T Pennel

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Outcomes of patients after successful left ventricular assist device explantation: a EUROMACS study by Christiaan F.J. Antonides, Felix Schoenrath, Theo M.M.H. deBy, Rahatullah Muslem, Kevin Veen, Yunus C. Yalcin, Ivan Netuka, Jan Gummert, Evgenij V. Potapov, Bart Meyns, Mustafa Özbaran, David Schibilsky, Kadir Caliskan, the EUROMACS investigators

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PCSK9 affects vascular senescence through the SIRT1 pathway by Yuqin Wang, Shaoqing Cao, Zhangyu Wang, Chengsi Li, Jiangping Ye, Yehong Liu, Tianhui Jin, Yuting Zhou, Wentao Su, Gangjun Zong

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Epidemiological aspects of nephrolithiasis and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system combination by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, N. A. Guseva, Sh. L. Voskanyan, V. V. Royuk, D. B. Rodin

“…The stages of hypertension and degree of expression of arterial hypertension were given according to the recommendations of Russian science society of cardiology (2004). Stages of congestive heart failure were defined according to c NYHA (New York Heart Association) classification. …”
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Polypeptide Globular Adiponectin Ameliorates Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Cardiomyocyte Injury by Inhibiting Both Apoptosis and Necroptosis by Kaiyi Zhu, Jia Guo, Xiaoxue Yu, Que Wang, Chao Yan, Quan Qiu, Weiqing Tang, Xiuqing Huang, Hongna Mu, Lin Dou, Yunfei Bian, Qinghua Han, Tao Shen, Jian Li, Chuanshi Xiao

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Absence of MCJ/DnaJC15 promotes brown adipose tissue thermogenesis by Beatriz Cicuéndez, Alfonso Mora, Juan Antonio López, Andrea Curtabbi, Javier Pérez-García, Begoña Porteiro, Daniel Jimenez-Blasco, Pedro Latorre-Muro, Paula Vo, Madison Jerome, Beatriz Gómez-Santos, Rafael Romero-Becerra, Magdalena Leiva, Elena Rodríguez, Marta León, Luis Leiva-Vega, Noemi Gómez-Lado, Jorge L. Torres, Lourdes Hernández-Cosido, Pablo Aguiar, Miguel Marcos, Martin Jastroch, Andreas Daiber, Patricia Aspichueta, Juan Pedro Bolaños, Jessica B. Spinelli, Pere Puigserver, José Antonio Enriquez, Jesús Vázquez, Cintia Folgueira, Guadalupe Sabio

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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

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Association of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors with mortality across the spectrum of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Michele Maremmani, Ramin Ebrahimi, Marco Centola, Felice Achilli, Valentina Capone, Eduardo Bossone, Christian Templin, Davide Di Vece

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Impact of carbapenem-resistant infections on mortality in mechanically ventilated acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: A comparison with hypoxemia severity – An observatio... by Thejesh Srinivas, Shwethapriya R, Gagana Hanumaiah, Pratibha Todur, Souvik Chaudhuri, Ganesh Paramasivam, Prithvishree Ravindra, Vinutha R. Bhat, Sagar Shanmukhappa Maddani, Shobha U. Kamath, Danavath Nagendra, Vishwas P, Likith Hanumaiah, Pratik Paran Medhi, Prabha Prakash

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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

“…The rationale of the HEART POCT study is to propose the application of the 0/1 h European Society of Cardiology (ESC) algorithm in the pre-hospital setting using a POCT device (Atellica VTLi). …”
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Risk of adverse cardiovascular events based on common genetic variants in 8-year follow-up of the LIPIDOGEN2015 population using the polygenic risk score (PRS): study design and me... by Maciej Banach, Martyna Fronczek, Tadeusz Osadnik, Agnieszka Gach, Dominik Strapagiel, Marcin Słomka, Mateusz Lejawa, Anna Goc, Ewa Boniewska-Bernacka, Anna Pańczyszyn, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Peter P. Toth, Peter E. Penson, Jacek Jóźwiak

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Inflammatory Gene Signature Identified by Machine Algorithms Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease by Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia W, Liu R, Xu S

“…Xing Liu,1,&ast; Yuanyuan Zhang,1,&ast; Yan Wang,2,3,&ast; Yanfeng Xu,2,4,5 Wenhao Xia,2,5– 7 Ruiming Liu,4,5 Shiyue Xu2,5,6 1Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5National - Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shiyue Xu, Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email xushy25@mail.sysu.edu.cn Ruiming Liu, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email liuruim@mail2.sysu.edu.cnPurpose: Inflammatory activation of immune cells plays a pivotal role in the development of coronary artery diseases (CAD). …”
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Comparison of the adequacies of the OSCE and vOSCE to assess the competencies required under Brazilian medical curriculum guidelines: a multicenter study by Hervaldo Sampaio Carvalho, Maria do Carmo Barros Melo, Fabiana Maria Kakehasi, Priscila Menezes Ferri Liu, Fernanda Gontijo Minafra Silveira Santos, Ricardo Luiz de Melo Martins, Marilene Vale de Castro Monteiro, Marcelo Esteves Chaves Campos, Roberto Zonato Esteves, Matheus Belloni Torsani, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tiberio, Akihito Inca Atahualpa Urdiales, Andrea Mora De Marco Novellino, Rosiane Viana Zuza Diniz, Helena Ferreira Moura, Maria Alice de Vilhena Toledo, Célia Regina Machado Saldanha, Andrea Pedrosa Ribeiro Alves Oliveira, Patricia Zen Tempski, Itamar de Souza Santos, Milton de Arruda Martins

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Joint exposure to multiple air pollutants and residual cardiovascular risk in hypertension by Yalan Li, Wei Hong, Jingjing Wu, Jie Wang, Shiqi Liu, Hong Yuan, Jingjing Cai, Rujia Miao, Jiangang Wang, Yao Lu

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The Role of Atrial Fibrillation and Oral Anticoagulation Status in Health‐Related Quality of Life 12 Months After Ischemic Stroke or TIA by Manuel C. Olma, Lena Steindorf‐Sabath, Serdar Tütüncü, Claudia Kunze, Cornelia Fiessler, Paulus Kirchhof, Joanna Dietzel, Johannes Schurig, Patrick Oschmann, Ludwig Niehaus, Christian Urbanek, Götz Thomalla, Darius G. Nabavi, Joachim Röther, Ulrich Laufs, Roland Veltkamp, Peter U. Heuschmann, Karl Georg Haeusler, Matthias Endres, for the MonDAFIS Investigators

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High-selenium exposure is associated with modulation of serum lipid metabolism by Yong Tan, Zixiong Zhang, Jinru Yang, Li Wang, Guogen Sun, Yishan Guo, Ying Xiang, Yi Zou, Xiusheng Song, Minglong Li, Chuying Huang

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N‐terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide reference values in community‐dwelling older adults by Ulrike Braisch, Wolfgang Koenig, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Michael Denkinger, Nele Friedrich, Stephan B. Felix, Till Ittermann, Marcus Dörr, Dhayana Dallmeier

“…Conclusions This reference sample of apparently healthy asymptomatic older adults showed an age‐related increment of NT‐proBNP levels with URL markedly higher than the European Society of Cardiology recommended cut‐off of 125 ng/L for the diagnosis of heart failure in ambulatory settings. …”
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Predicting prognosis using stroke-heart indicator: brain natriuretic peptide in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Jionghao Xue, Jionghao Xue, Fa Lin, Fa Lin, Minghao Liu, Minghao Liu, Wenxiong Song, Wenxiong Song, Runting Li, Runting Li, Yu Chen, Yu Chen, Jun Yang, Jun Yang, Heze Han, Heze Han, Yitong Jia, Yitong Jia, Xiaolin Chen, Xiaolin Chen, Rong Wang, Rong Wang, Yuanli Zhao

“…Nevertheless, BNP’s predictive value alone might not warrant its inclusion in a prognostic model.ConclusionElevated BNP levels independently forecast unfavorable prognosis in patients with aSAH, even though the cutoff value is lower than the cardiology standards. Continuous monitoring and personalized hospitalization plans can be vital for these patients.…”
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Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Various Specialties of Medical Practice (Literature Review and Expert Council Resolution) by V. T. Ivashkin, V. V. Fomin, O. N. Tkacheva, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, A. Yu. Baranovsky, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, K. V. Ivashkin, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammaev, R. V. Maslennikov, R. G. Myazin, M. V. Perekalina, A. V. Povtoreyko, A. I. Ulyanin, M. V. Fadeeva, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin

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