On Your Mark, Get Set, Choose! A Randomized Cross-Over Study Comparing Fixed and Self-Selected Rest Periods in Interval Running Among Professional Female Soccer Players by Asaf Ben-Ari, Yedidya Silverman, Uri Obolski, Israel Halperin

“…We compared the following outcomes: distance, heart rate, perception of fatigue, effort, autonomy, enjoyment, boredom, and athletes’ preferences. …”
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Features and predictive value of 6-min walk test outcomes in interstitial lung disease: an observation study using wearable monitors by Jiaying Li, Xiaobing Wu, Xiaoyan Li, Miaozhen Deng, Xinyin Liang, Huiqun Wei

“…Modified Borg scale was employed to assess patients’ dyspnoea, whereas New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification and pulmonary function test were used to evaluate patients’ cardiopulmonary functions.Results Heart rate (HR) exhibited a continuous upward trend, while SpO2 exhibited an overall downward with a slight increase at the fifth minute. …”
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Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information by Zhang G, Ding Y, Ma T, Zhou S, Wang B, Chang X, Zeng Y

“…Gong Zhang,1,2 Yaodong Ding,1 Tong Ma,3 Sijin Zhou,3 Bin Wang,3 Xiangang Chang,3 Yong Zeng1 1Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong Zeng, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 135 0137 3114, Email yzeng_anzhen@163.comPurpose: To describe the correlative relationship between fundus vascular characteristics and the severity of coronary artery stenosis.Patients and Methods: A total of 1447 patients scheduled for hospitalization at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Union Hospital for coronary angiography to assess coronary artery conditions between February 2022 and December 2022 were selected. …”
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Clinical characteristics of female Fabry disease patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with mid-ventricular obstruction by Natsuko Inagaki, Yasuyoshi Takei, Tsuguhisa Hatano, Yasuyuki Takada, Yoshinao Yazaki, Hisanori Kosuge, Masatake Kobayashi, Shinji Suzuki, Tomohiro Umezu, Masahiko Kuroda, Kazuhiro Satomi, Takeharu Hayashi

“…The loss or reduced activity of GLA leads to damage to multiple organs, resulting in the intracellular accumulation of globotriaosylceramide in various organs, including the heart, kidneys, and nervous system. Pathological changes in the heart typically result in concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. …”
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Enhanced Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Peripheral Blood and Using Their Mesoderm Differentiation Ability to Regenerate Infarcted Myocardium by Ju-Young Kim, Han-Mo Yang, Joo-Eun Lee, Mika Jeon, Sang-Bum Bang, Jihye You, Joonoh Kim, Jaewon Lee, Jin Hur, Hyo-Soo Kim

“…Recently, we succeeded in isolating and culturing human heart-derived circulating cells called circulating multipotent stem (CiMS) cells. …”
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Aortic Stiffness, Left Ventricle Hypertrophy, and Homogeneity of Ventricle Repolarization in Adult Dialyzed Patients by Tomasz Zapolski, Andrzej Jaroszyński, Anna Drelich-Zbroja, Anna Wysocka, Jacek Furmaga, Andrzej Wysokiński, Andrzej Książek, Małgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska, Sławomir Rudzki

“…Study was designed to assess relationship between aortic compliance and homogeneity of heart electrical activity in dialysis patients. …”
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The effect of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 5.2 infection on perioperative physiological indicators in orthopedic patients by Hao Wu, JunZhe Yang, YuQin Yan, Xiao Hu, BiXi Li, PengFei Cheng, XiaoYang Song

“…Changes in interleukin-6 and calcitonin levels were assessed the day after surgery, and multivariate regression analysis of the meaningful results was conducted. Results Heart rate, mean arterial pressure, oxygenation index, NLR, PLR, SII, interleukin-6 and calcitonin were similar between the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Sexual Differences in response to Mid- or Low-Premixed Insulin Analogue in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bing-li Liu, Xiao-mei Liu, Yi-fei Ren, Yi-Xuan Sun, Meng-hui Luo, Lei Ye, Jian-hua Ma, Feng-fei Li

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The GLP-1R agonist semaglutide reshapes pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts reducing collagen proline hydroxylation and favoring T lymphocyte infiltration by Chiara Cencioni, Silvia Malatesta, Virginia Vigiano Benedetti, Valerio Licursi, Livia Perfetto, Federica Conte, Danilo Ranieri, Armando Bartolazzi, Martina Kunkl, Loretta Tuosto, Alberto Larghi, Geny Piro, Antonio Agostini, Giampaolo Tortora, Vincenzo Corbo, Carmine Carbone, Francesco Spallotta

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Sleep as a mediator between chronic diseases and depression: a NHANES study (2005–2018) by Ming Tan, Ming Tan, Haihong Zhao, Haihong Zhao, Ruya Nie, Ruya Nie, Pingping Deng, Pingping Deng, Cuixiao Wang

“…The final mediation analysis showed that trouble sleeping mediated 3.66% of the effect of stroke, 12.68% of heart disease, and 17.76% of diabetes on depression. …”
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Explorating the Involvement of Plasma Sestrin2 in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Rong Jiang, Qiru Wang, Huifen Zhai, Xiaohua Du, Shibo Sun, Haoyan Wang

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can lead to serious complications such as coronary heart disease and hypertension due to oxidative stress. …”
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Prevalence, causes and outcomes of hospital admissions in Mongolia: a national registry-based descriptive analysisResearch in context by Altanchimeg Sainbayar, Ganbold Lundeg, Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Jens Meier, Martin W. Dünser

“…The most common main diagnoses were COVID-19 (8.7%; 299,409/3,449,083), chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis (6.7%; 230,244/3,449,083), chronic arterial hypertension (2.5%; 86,213/3,449,083), chronic ischaemic heart disease (2.3%; 80,071/3,449,083), nerve root/plexus disorders (2.3%; 79,341/3,449,083), hypertensive heart disease (2.1%; 73,597/3,449,083), and lower back pain (1.8%; 60,614/3,449,083). …”
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Aortic stenosis post-COVID-19: a mathematical model on waiting lists and mortality by Chris P Gale, Jonathan Weir-McCall, James H F Rudd, Mamas Mamas, Ramesh Nadarajah, Ben Gibbison, Louise Sun, Christian Philip Stickels, Houyuan Jiang, Kieran J Sharkey, Nick Holliman, Sara Lombardo, Lars Schewe, Matteo Sommacal, Katherine Cheema, Feryal Erhun

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients Reveals a Potential Risk of Hypoglycemia in Older Men by Feng-fei Li, Bing-li Liu, Hong-hong Zhu, Ting Li, Wen-li Zhang, Xiao-fei Su, Jin-dan Wu, Xue-qin Wang, Ning Xu, Wei-Nan Yu, Qun Yuan, Guan-cheng Qi, Lei Ye, Kok-Onn Lee, Jian-hua Ma

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Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

“…The incidence of the complications of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (p = 0.007) and new-onset dialysis (p = 0.012) were higher, the time in the intensive care unit (p = 0.012) longer. …”
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Influence of Gender on Cardiac and Encephalic Inflammation in the Elderly with Cysticercosis: A Case Control Study by Camila Lourencini Cavellani, Rosana Rosa Miranda Corrêa, Mara Lúcia Fonseca Ferraz, Laura Penna Rocha, Ana Carolina Guimarães Faleiros, Ruy de Souza Lino Junior, Marlene Antônia dos Reis, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira

“…We aimed to quantify the inflammatory infiltrate caused by cysticercosis, which is related to aging, in the heart and in the encephalon. Methods. 75 autopsy protocols with cysticercosis diagnosis from department of pathology at a university hospital from 1970 to 2008 were reviewed. …”
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NF-κB-Specific Suppression in Cardiomyocytes Unveils Aging-Associated Responses in Cardiac Tissue by Letícia Aparecida Lopes Morgado, Larissa Maria Zacarias Rodrigues, Daiane Cristina Floriano Silva, Bruno Durante da Silva, Maria Claudia Costa Irigoyen, Ana Paula Cremasco Takano

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the heart, including hypertrophy, fibrosis, and impaired contractility. …”
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Gambaran Profil Lipid pada Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut di Rumah Sakit Khusus Jantung Sumatera Barat Tahun 2011-2012 by Fitri Zahara, Masrul Syafri, Eti Yerizel

“…This study aims to determine description of lipid profile in patients with acute coronary syndrome at the heart hospital of west sumatera 2011-2012. Descriptive research has been conducted with a a cross-sectional study and a retrospective approach using medical record about the result of lipid profile test (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides) at the heart hospital of West Sumatera to describe the lipid profile in patients with ACS in 2011-2012. …”
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Undiscovered Sigmoid Colon Cancer by Huang Po-Yen, Ku Po-Ming

“…Here we present a rare case that clinically presented with intermittent abdominal pain, initially impressed as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure but with a normal coronary angiogram. …”
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Boris Samuel, La production macroéconomique du réel. Formalités et pouvoir au Burkina Faso, en Mauritanie et en Guadeloupe by Boris Samuel

“…Social and political struggles over education and the high cost of living, and debates on the illusory claims of reformism, place the numerical approach at the very heart of social and political relations. On the turbulent political scene in Mauritania, Guadeloupe and Burkina Faso, the objects of economic management are at work, guiding the actions of individuals and provoking protest. …”
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