Effects of Metformin Added to Insulin in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: An Exploratory Crossover Randomized Trial by Daizhi Yang, Jinhua Yan, Hongrong Deng, Xubin Yang, Sihui Luo, Xueying Zheng, Jing Lv, Wen Liang, Mengjie Hong, Zekai Wu, Bin Yao, Jianping Weng, Wen Xu

“…However, metformin added to insulin significantly increased heart rate variability, suggesting that metformin might improve cardiovascular autonomic function in this population.…”
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The Association Between Mitral Regurgitation and Long-Term Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Retrospective Large Sample Cohor... by Yan N, Wu P, Zhu B, Ma A, Wang X, Hai X, Ma X, Jiang H, Yang S

“…Ning Yan,1,* Peng Wu,1,2,* Baozhen Zhu,2,3 Ali Ma,2 Xin Wang,2 Xinrui Hai,2 Xueping Ma,1 Hao Jiang,4 Shaobin Yang1 1Heart Centre & Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 2The First Clinical College of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Intervention, Tong Xin City People’s Hospital, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Cardiology, Yinchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hao Jiang, Department of Cardiology, Yinchuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yinchuan, 750004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +18295496850, Email 18295496850@163.com Shaobin Yang, Heart Centre & Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613895625229, Email youngshb@126.comBackground: The relationship between mitral regurgitation (MR) and long-term outcomes in Chinese patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains scarce. …”
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Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China by Xiao-ying Yao, Yan Lin, Jie-li Geng, Ya-meng Sun, Ying Chen, Guo-wen Shi, Qun Xu, Yan-sheng Li

“…Female patients were globally older than male patients at stroke onset and having higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), heart diseases, and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, females were less likely to drink heavily or smoke than males. …”
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Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocyte Heterogeneity and the Isolation of Immature and Committed Cells for Cardiac Remodeling and Regeneration by Kenneth R. Boheler, Robert N. Joodi, Hui Qiao, Ondrej Juhasz, Amanda L. Urick, Sandra L. Chuppa, Rebekah L. Gundry, Robert P. Wersto, Rong Zhou

“…Pluripotent stem cells represent one promising source for cell replacement therapy in heart, but differentiating embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (ESC-CMs) are highly heterogeneous and show a variety of maturation states. …”
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Insulin versus Lipid Emulsion in a Rabbit Model of Severe Propranolol Toxicity: A Pilot Study by Martyn Harvey, Grant Cave, Daniel Lahner, Jan Desmet, Gaynor Prince, Gary Hopgood

“…A trend toward greater heart rate was observed in the ING group (P=.06). …”
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Reproducibility of Glucose Fluctuations Induced by Moderate Intensity Cycling Exercise in Persons with Type 1 Diabetes by Gabriel Tafdrup Notkin, Peter Lommer Kristensen, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Andreas Kryger Jensen, Stig Molsted

“…Prior to the test sessions, resting heart rate was measured using a digital blood pressure monitor to estimate the desired intensity of the exercise. …”
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The Effect of Injectable Medication Procedure on the Level of Pain among Early Childhood patients by Farida A. K. Tahir, Pary M. Azize, Aram N. Abdul Razzaq

“…Consumption of O2 also increased. In terms of heart rate was increased up to 20% than baseline, while, in the post-procedure, the change was more than 20% of the baseline. …”
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Diagnosis and management of superficial arteriovenous malformations: French healthcare network’s recommendations by Olivia Boccara, Didier Salvan, Claude Laurian, Caroline Degrugillier-Chopinet, Nathalie Degardin, Jean-Guillaume Dillinger, Julie Malloizel-Delaunay, Stéphane Mouton, Stéphane Munck, Annabel Maruani, Annouk Bisdorff-Bresson

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Cardiac Effects of Thyrotropin Oversuppression with Levothyroxine in Young Women with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Kyung-Soon Hong, Jung-Woo Son, Ohk Hyun Ryu, Moon-Gi Choi, Ji Yeon Hong, Seong Jin Lee

“…DTC patients and control subjects were well matched in heart rate and blood pressure. There were marked differences in serum TSH (P=0.001) and free T4 (P=0.002). …”
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Factors for Predicting Favorable Outcome of Percutaneous Epidural Adhesiolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Sang Ho Moon, Jae Il Lee, Hyun Seok Cho, Jin Woo Shin, Won Uk Koh

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Training Load and Current Soreness Predict Future Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness in Collegiate Female Soccer Athletes by Brett S. Pexa, Christopher J. Johnston, Jeffrey B Taylor, Kevin R. Ford

“…Participants wore Polar heart rate and global positioning monitors to capture training load measures. …”
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Fatal intoxication after oral ingestion of amphetamine: Two case reports by Evelyn Pawlik, Felix Mayer, Oliver Temme

“…The amphetamine by-product DPIA was found only in heart blood (case 2), while NFA and 4-M-5-PP could not be detected at all. …”
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Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Hearing and Hearing Loss: A Population-Based Study in Males by Minghui Bao, Yongjian Song, Jun Cai, Shouling Wu, Xinchun Yang

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Comparison of anesthetic effects of xylazine combined with alfaxalone or ketamine and maintained with isoflurane in captive Formosan Reeve’s Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus) by Li-Jen Chang, Zixuan Wang, Chen-Yeh Lien, Amanda H.C. Wen

“…Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, respiratory rate, and rectal temperature were recorded for at least 30 min. …”
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In Vitro Differentiation of First Trimester Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells into Contracting Cardiomyocyte-Like Cells by Peter Szaraz, Matthew Librach, Leila Maghen, Farwah Iqbal, Tanya A. Barretto, Shlomit Kenigsberg, Andrée Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford L. Librach

“…Myocardial infarction (MI) causes an extensive loss of heart muscle cells and leads to congestive heart disease (CAD), the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. …”
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Arterial Stiffness in Nonhypertensive Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Ghana by Kwame Yeboah, Daniel A. Antwi, Ben Gyan

“…Peripheral and central blood pressure (BP) indices were measured, and arterial stiffness was assessed as aortic pulse wave velocity (PWVao), augmentation index (AIx), cardioankle vascular index (CAVI), and heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (haPWV). Results. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Detection through Innovative Imbalanced Learning and AUC Optimization by Karthikeyan Palanisamy, Krishnaveni Krishnasamy, Praba Venkadasamy

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a primary global health concern, impacting the heart and blood vessels extensively. In this paper, we introduce a novel imbalanced learning approach named Imbalanced Maximizing-Area Under the Curve (AUC) Proximal Support Vector Machine (ImAUC-PSVM), which harnesses the foundational principles of traditional PSVM for the detection of CVDs. …”
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Galectin-1 as an Emerging Mediator of Cardiovascular Inflammation: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities by Ignacio M. Seropian, Germán E. González, Sebastián M. Maller, Daniel H. Berrocal, Antonio Abbate, Gabriel A. Rabinovich

“…Here, we discuss the emerging roles of Gal-1 in cardiovascular diseases including acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, Chagas cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, and ischemic stroke, highlighting underlying anti-inflammatory mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities. …”
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Influence of Dapagliflozin on Glycemic Variations in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Feng-fei Li, Gu Gao, Qian Li, Hong-hong Zhu, Xiao-fei Su, Jin-dan Wu, Lei Ye, Jian-hua Ma

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The Association between the Pulmonary Arterial Obstruction Index and Atrial Size in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Taraneh Faghihi Langroudi, Maryam Sheikh, Mohammadreza Naderian, Morteza Sanei Taheri, Amir Ashraf-ganjouei, Isa Khaheshi

“…Atrial measurements are correlated with POAI, and they could be used as sensitive parameters in predicting heart failure in patients with PE.…”
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