Temporal trends in guideline-recommended medical therapy after an acute heart failure decompensation event: an observational analysis from Generator Heart Failure DataMart by Antonio Gasbarrini, Giuseppe Patti, Filippo Crea, Giovanni Scambia, Domenico D'Amario, Vincenzo Valentini, Gianluigi Savarese, Alfredo Cesario, Jacopo Lenkowicz, Stefano Patarnello, Renzo Laborante, Agni Delvinioti, Andrada Mihaela Tudor, Chiara Iacomini, Antonio Iaconelli, Donato Antonio Paglianiti, Mattia Galli, Daniele Rodolico, Attilio Restivo, Giuseppe Ciliberti, Gaetano Rizzo, Emiliano Bianchini, Matteo Busti, Luca Sensini

“…Objectives To evaluate the trend of prescription of the four foundational therapies, and their impact on 30-day urgent re-admissions and all-cause death in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) following an acute decompensation event.Design Retrospective.Setting One tertiary referral centre.Participants 999 consecutively patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of HFrEF between January 2020 and June 2023 were identified through a validated, high‐performance technology infrastructure based on artificial intelligence. …”
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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure on the outcomes of heart transplantation—“a single center experience” by L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, Carola Grinninger, Sarah Marie Ulrich, Robert Dalla Pozza, Nikolaus A. Haas, Paolo Brenner, Michael Schmoeckel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Christian Hagl, Christian Hagl, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer

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Normothermic Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion with Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium Improves Myocardial Tissue Protection in Rat Donation after Circulatory Death Hearts by Zifeng Zeng, Liwei Xu, Yu Xu, Yongsheng Ruan, Deshen Liu, Jiale Li, Chuanjie Niu, Shaoyi Zheng, Pengyu Zhou, Zezhou Xiao

“…Objective. Adopting hearts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) is a promising approach to enlarge the donor pool. …”
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From skin to heart: The rare journey of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma metastasis by Maria Gabriela Matta, MD MSc, Dipesh Raniga, MD, Vinicius Carraro do Nascimento, MD, Gayle Therese Hill, BSc, Mohamed Nasser Essack, MD, Ian Agahari, MD

“…Despite clear surgical margins and adjuvant radiotherapy, he later exhibited metastatic disease affecting the lungs and heart. Advanced imaging revealed tumour invasion into the left atrium, leading to palliative chemotherapy and ultimately the patient's transition to palliative care 7 months after diagnosis. …”
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Red Heart Disease in Pines Caused by Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini in Florida by Yin-Tse Huang, Jeffrey Eickwort, Jiri Hulcr

“… All pine species in Florida are susceptible to red heart disease. The disease can decrease timber value and weaken trees, making them threats to people and property. …”
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Plasma biomarkers for predicting heart failure in patients with acute myocardial infarction by Guihong Rong, Xiao Wang, Xinling Qin, Yanxia Wang, Meilian Quan, Chunfeng Xi

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Improving the Accuracy for Analyzing Heart Diseases Prediction Based on the Ensemble Method by Xiao-Yan Gao, Abdelmegeid Amin Ali, Hassan Shaban Hassan, Eman M. Anwar

“…Heart disease is the deadliest disease and one of leading causes of death worldwide. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Polymorphisms and Coronary Heart Disease by Jean Dallongeville, Carlos Iribarren, Jean Ferrières, Liisa Lyon, Alun Evans, Alan S. Go, Dominique Arveiler, Stephen P. Fortmann, Pierre Ducimetière, Mark A. Hlatky, Philippe Amouyel, Audrey Southwick, Thomas Quertermous, Aline Meirhaeghe

“…We assessed the relationship between 4 PPARG SNPs (C-681G, C-689T, Pro12Ala, and C1431T) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in the PRIME (249 cases/494 controls, only men) and ADVANCE (1,076 cases/805 controls, men or women) studies. …”
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Unlocking a New Dimension in the Management of Patients with Congenitally Malformed Hearts by Madan M. Maddali, Hamood N. Al Kindi, Robert H. Anderson, Justin T. Tretter

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Treatment of Heart Failure with Sodium-glucose Cotransporter Type 2 Inhibitors by Riber Fabián Donoso Noroña, Nairovys Gómez Martínez, Adisnay Rodríguez Plasencia

“…Heart failure is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of death. …”
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Brumes et brouillards de Bleak House à Heart of Darkness by Audrey Sabathier-Lepetre

“…This article analyses the ways in which air is combined to water to generate mist or fog in three novels of the Victorian period (Bleak House, Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Heart of Darkness). In these novels, mist and fog are recurrent and deeply ambivalent tropes. …”
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Red Heart Disease in Pines Caused by Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini in Florida by Yin-Tse Huang, Jeffrey Eickwort, Jiri Hulcr

“… All pine species in Florida are susceptible to red heart disease. The disease can decrease timber value and weaken trees, making them threats to people and property. …”
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Revitalizing the heart: strategies and tools for cardiomyocyte regeneration post-myocardial infarction by Axelle Bois, Catarina Grandela, James Gallant, Christine Mummery, Philippe Menasché

“…New therapies focus on stimulating cardiomyocyte division in the adult heart, inspired by the regenerative capacities of lower vertebrates and neonatal mice. …”
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Anaerobic Bacteremias in Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Advanced Heart Failure by David R. Murillo-Garcia, Julian Galindo, Natalia Pinto, Gabriel Motoa, Esther Benamu, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez

“…Left ventricular assisted devices (LVADs) have revolutionized the treatment of advanced heart failure, providing meaningful increases in survival, functional capacity, and quality of life. …”
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Lyme Carditis: An Interesting Trip to Third-Degree Heart Block and Back by Maxwell Eyram Afari, Fady Marmoush, Mobeen Ur Rehman, Umama Gorsi, Joseph F. Yammine

“…We present the case of a young female who presented with erythema migrans and was found to have first-degree heart block which progressed to complete heart block within hours. …”
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The Protecting Effects and Mechanisms of Baicalin and Octreotide on Heart Injury in Rats with SAP by Zhang Xiping, Tian Hua, Chen Hanqing, Chen Li, Wang Zhiwei, Wang Keyi, Yan Wei, Li Yun, Li Qingyu, He Qing, Wang Fei

“…To observe the protecting effects and mechanisms of Baicalin and Octreotide on heart injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). …”
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Machine Learning for Ischemic Heart Disease Diagnosis Aided by Evolutionary Computing by Mohammad Alsaffar, Abdullah Alshammari, Gharbi Alshammari, Saud Aljaloud, Tariq S. Almurayziq, Fadam Muteb Abdoon, Solomon Abebaw

“…Heart disease is the leading cause of death from chronic diseases in the developing countries. …”
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Primary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Heart: A Rare Manifestation of Plasmacellular Tumor by Romagnoli Andrea, Coco Irene, Fusco Armando, Dominique De Vivo, Giovanni Simonetti

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The relevance of a multidomain geriatric assessment in older patients with heart failure by Emma E.F. Kleipool, Julia H.I. Wiersinga, Marijke C. Trappenburg, Albert C. vanRossum, Carmen S. vanDam, Su‐San Liem, Mike J.L. Peters, M. Louis Handoko, Majon Muller

Subjects: “…Heart failure…”
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Effect of Dementia on the Use of Drugs for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease by Nicole R. Fowler, Amber E. Barnato, Howard B. Degenholtz, Angela M. Curcio, James T. Becker, Lewis H. Kuller, Oscar L. Lopez

“…To examine the effect of dementia on the use of four medications recommended for secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease (IHD): angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, lipid-lowering medications, and antiplatelet medications. …”
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