Association of C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 (CTRP9) Level with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Zexuan Li, Yunhui Du, Lixin Jia, Jingyao Fan, Ruifeng Guo, Xinliang Ma, Xiao Wang, Shaoping Nie, Yongxiang Wei

“…C1q/TNF-related protein-9 (CTRP9) is a novel adipokine that protects the heart against ischemic injury and ameliorates cardiac remodeling. …”
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Temporal trends, associated risk factors and longitudinal cardiovascular outcomes of body roundness among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: from the China Health and Retirement... by Ying-Yuan Gan, Yun-Dan Luo, Lu Zhai, Rong-Rui Huo, Xia Dai, Qian Liao

“…Higher baseline BRI was significantly associated with increased CVD risk (HR: 1.44, 95% CI: 1.22–1.69), stroke (HR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.12–1.98), and heart disease (HR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.22–1.77). Cumulative BRI similarly predicted increased risks of CVD, stroke, and heart disease. …”
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The impact of energy drinks on health of children and young adults - review of latest research by Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Maria Morawska, Aleksandra Tomczyk, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Klaudia Drewko, Kinga Jarosz

“…High concentrations of caffeine - the main ingredient in energy drinks can lead to increased heart rate, increased blood pressure and heart rhythm disorders. …”
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Recombinant α-Klotho Protein Alleviated Acute Cardiorenal Injury in a Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Septic Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5 by Xi Liu, Yangyang Niu, Xiaoqin Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Ying Yu, Jieli Huang, Jiangtao Li, Chen Yu

“…However, the role of α-klotho in acute heart injury and acute kidney injury with sepsis remains unknown. …”
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Comparative evaluation of intravenous versus intranasal dexmedetomidine on emergence delirium and hemodynamics in pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy: a randomized con... by Chenxu Dai, Chenxu Dai, Xuemei Zhao, Xuemei Zhao, Aoxue Li, Xuedong Zhang, Penglei Wang, Ye Zhang, Yun Wu

“…Secondary outcomes included the perioperative blood pressure and heart rate, time to awakening, postoperative pain score, and length of post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) stay.ResultsThe highest PAED and pain scores were significantly lower in the IV and IN DEX groups than those in the control group during the first 30 min after awakening. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients without Diabetes Following Cardiac Surgery by Mengli Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Ningning Zhu, Lulu Wang, Hui Huang, Yike Wang, Fang Xue

“…The results of the meta-analysis indicated that statistically significant risk factors included age >65 years [odds ratios (OR) (95% CI ) = 3.47 (2.61–4.32)], female gender [OR (95%) = 1.54 (1.34–1.76)], combined heart valve and coronary artery bypass surgery [OR (95%) = 1.82 (1.23–2.70)], ejection fraction <40% [OR (95%) = 1.38 (1.17–1.63)], history of heart surgery [OR (95%) = 1.30 (1.06–1.59)], myocardial infarction [OR (95%) = 1.17 (1.05–1.31)], hyperlipidemia [OR (95%) = 0.76 (0.67–0.86)], hypertension [OR (95%) = 1.12 (1.03–1.22)], anticoagulant medication [OR (95%) = 0.77 (0.65–0.90)], cardiopulmonary bypass time >2 hours [OR (95%) = 20.26 (17.03–23.48)] and history of cardiopulmonary bypass [OR (95%) = 1.24 (1.09–1.41)]. …”
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Contributions of Fasting and Postprandial Glucose Concentrations to Haemoglobin A1c in Drug-Naïve Mal-Glucose Metabolism in Chinese Population Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring S... by Rengna Yan, Yun Hu, Fengfei Li, Lanlan Jiang, Xiaohua Xu, Jie Wang, Ying Zhang, Lei Ye, Kok Onn Lee, Xiaofei Su, Jianhua Ma

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Medium term health and quality of life outcomes in a cohort of children with MIS-C in Cape Town, South Africa by Frank Phoya, Claire Butters, Timothy F. Spracklen, Timothy F. Spracklen, Hanna L. Kassa, Hamza van der Ross, Chris Scott, Kate Webb, Kate Webb

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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Further examination aimed at excluding occult gastrointestinal bleeding, adrenal insufficiency, decompensated heart failure. Bronze skin and icteric sclerae were positive. …”
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Risk Factors for Coronary Events After Robotic Hybrid Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization by Aleksander Dokollari, Beatrice Bacchi, Serge Sicouri, Francesco Cabrucci, Massimo Bonacchi, Danielle Spragan, Mary Ann C. Wertan, Nitin Ghorpade, Stephanie Kjelstrom, Georgia Montone, Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Basel Ramlawi, Francis Sutter

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Lesion Topography and Clinical Features Associated With Respiratory Failure in Patients With Medullary Infarction by Na Zhao, Ran Liu, Yajing Zhang, Ling Ling, Chao Zhang, Ting Zhang, Wei Yue

“…Conclusions Specific lesion patterns, such as large and typical infarctions in LMI patients or long lesions, particularly those with bilateral infarctions, as V‐shape or heart‐shape on MRI in MMI patients, appear to correlate with a higher incidence of RF, while clinical symptoms associated with RF are similar in LMI and MMI.…”
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Relationship Between Myocardial Strain and Extracellular Volume: Exploratory Study in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Photon-Counting Detector CT by Costanza Lisi, Victor Mergen, Lukas J. Moser, Konstantin Klambauer, Jonathan Michel, Albert M. Kasel, Hatem Alkadhi, Matthias Eberhard

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600 meters to VO2max: Predicting Cardiorespiratory Fitness with an Uphill Run by Kübra Stoican, Regina Oeschger

“…There is an inverse relationship between CRF and heart diseases or mortality due to any potential cause in healthy individuals [1]. …”
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Diegetic Pregnancy in Jesse Greengrass’s Sight (2018), or the Ethics of Building Bodies in(to) Literature by Maxence Gouleau

“…Starting with the assessment that pregnancy in literature can be summed up by the image of “a man pac[ing] a carpet” while a woman gives birth outside the frame of the narration, Greengrass’s novel tackles the compulsion to look and to look away, to show and to hide that is at the heart of this image. The novel shows that pregnant bodies have been overlooked by literature not for lack of curiosity, but rather because of an obsessive curiosity for what lies inside them and what comes out of them. …”
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Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeting and Imaging of Stem Cells in Myocardial Infarction by Michelle R. Santoso, Phillip C. Yang

“…Stem cells have emerged as a leading therapeutic option for many diseases and have broad applications in regenerative medicine. Injuries to the heart are often permanent due to the limited proliferation and self-healing capability of cardiomyocytes; as such, stem cell therapy has become increasingly important in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Infective Endocarditis Presented as a Right Atrium Mass in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis by Ali Asghar Moeinipour, Hamid Hoseinikhah, Mohamad Ali Kiani, Naser Tayyebi Meibodi, Mohammad Hassan Aelami, Ali Reza Sepehri Shamloo, Shahram Amini

“…Involvement of the heart is infrequently seen in irritable bowel syndrome (IBD). …”
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Calfeutrer, contrôler, canaliser. Réflexion autour des dispositifs de traitement d’air en architecture by Eugénie Floret

“…While materials are at the heart of construction issues, an invisible element that we condition, process, recycle and, quite often, forget is also at play: air. …”
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Serum Biomarkers in Transthyretin Amyloidosis: An Overview of Neurofilaments, Cardiac, Renal, and Gastrointestinal Involvement by Valeria Guglielmino, Francesca Vitali, Angela Romano, Guido Primiano, Maria Ausilia Sciarrone, Marco Luigetti

“…Abstract Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, v for variant) is a genetic disorder characterized by the deposition of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) protein in tissues, resulting in progressive dysfunction of multiple organs, including the nervous system, heart, kidneys, and gastrointestinal (GI) tract. …”
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Ecotourisme et parcs naturels : innovations et contradictions sud-africaines, le cas de HIP (Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park) by Fabrice Folio, Anaëlle Derroisne

“…As one of the oldest game reserves in austral Africa, the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (HIP), set in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal province, has become a south-african example as a conservation sanctuary involved in ecotourism practices. …”
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Confronting Race Head-on in 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013): Redefining the Contours of the Classic Biopic? by Anne-Marie Paquet-Deyris

“…By reconsidering the classic biopic/historical film, this article examines how the movie relocates America’s problems with race at the very heart of the national debate and offers a “post-post-racial” screen model that directly confronts race history.…”
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