Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient with Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus by Kaitlin E. Woods, J. W. Awori Hayanga, Daniel Sloyer, Roy E. Henrickson, Lawrence M. Wei, Heather K. Hayanga

“…Dextrocardia involves embryologic malformations leading to a right hemithorax heart with rightward apex. Situs inversus encompasses all viscera in mirrored position. …”
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Tumor-Induced Local and Systemic Impact on Blood Vessel Function by J. Cedervall, A. Dimberg, A-K. Olsson

“…Peripheral organs, such as kidney and heart, also display impaired vascular function in tumor-bearing individuals, potentially contributing to organ failure. …”
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Digital twin driven electrode optimization for wearable bladder monitoring via bioimpedance by H. Trask Crane, John A. Berkebile, Samer Mabrouk, Nicholas Riccardelli, Omer T. Inan

“…Abstract Monitoring fluid intake and output for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients is an essential tool to prevent fluid overload, a principal cause of hospital admissions. …”
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miR-212 Promotes Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy through Regulating Transcription Factor 7 Like 2 by Jinxia Yuan, Guoliang Yuan

“…To explore the role and possible mechanism of miRNA-212 in heart failure (HF). The rat model of abdominal aortic constriction was constructed, the changes of myocardial morphology were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and the hypertrophy-related marker molecules were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). …”
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Paysage de l’eau et politiques de (ré)aménagement dans le delta du fleuve Rouge by Tien Tam Nguyen, Bernard Davasse, Thai Huyen Nguyen

“…Located in the heart of the vast Red River Delta, the province of Hanoi in Vietnam is characterized by a strong presence of bodies of water in many forms such as rivers, backwaters, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, canals, and ditches. …”
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Complete Regression of Giant Aneurysms in an Infant with Delayed Diagnosis and Refractory Kawasaki Disease via Combination Anticytokine Therapy: Case Report and Review of Similar C... by Maegan Williams, Lakshmi Nagaraju, Mark Gorelik

“…Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory vasculitis and is the most common cause of acquired childhood heart disease in developed countries. Current treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is often ineffective in patients with delayed or refractory disease. …”
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Beyond binaries and before becoming: Reconsidering resistance in UK higher education by Mollie Baker

“…Irrespective of the resounding difficulties that accompany efforts to exploit the affective dimensions of resistance, this emphasis nevertheless situates possibility at the heart of UK higher education and the actions pushing against its neoliberal form. …”
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A mathematical model of mechanotransduction by Bradley J. Roth

“…Potential applications are discussed, such as predicting growth and remodeling in the diseased heart, analyzing stretch-induced arrhythmias, modeling shear forces in a vessel caused by blood flow, examining the role of mechanical forces in engineered sheets of tissue, studying differentiation in colonies of stem cells, and characterizing the response to localized forces applied to nanoparticles.…”
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Seasonality of Freeze Tolerance in a Subarctic Population of the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica by Jon P. Costanzo, M. Clara F. do Amaral, Andrew J. Rosendale, Richard E. Lee

“…Spring frogs had comparatively low levels of the urea in blood plasma, liver, heart, brain, and skeletal muscle, as well as a smaller hepatic reserve of glycogen, which is converted to glucose after freezing begins. …”
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Recombinant Adenovirus siRNA Knocking Down the Ndufs4 Gene Alleviates Myocardial Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress Injury by Beibei Wang, Jinsheng Zhang, Aijun Xu

“…Oxidative stress results in myocardial cell apoptosis and even life-threatening heart failure in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. …”
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The Physiological Aspects of Exercise-Induced Adaptation in the Cardiovascular System by Abdulla Ahmad

“…Several studies showed that heart attack patients who implement a formal exercise program can have a reduced death rate of 20-25%. …”
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Tolvaptan in the Treatment of Acute Hyponatremia Associated with Acute Kidney Injury by Shilpa Gopinath, Kalyana C. Janga, Sheldon Greenberg, Shree K. Sharma

“…Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion (SIADH) and hypervolemic hyponatremia caused by heart failure or cirrhosis are treated with vasopressin antagonists (vaptans) since they increase plasma sodium (Na2+) concentration via their aquaretic effects (augmentation of free-water clearance). …”
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System of psycho-therapeutics influences in patients admitted to hospital with cardiovascular diseases. by Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Juan José Navarro López

“…<br /><strong>Method</strong>: Intervention study witha cuasi experimental design in patients with cardiovascular urgencies hospitalized at the Integral Care Unit of the Heart of the ¨Dr. Gustavo A. Lima¨ Hospital from June 1st 2002 to june 1st 2003 and who received relaxing, stimulating and sleeping treatment. …”
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THE NEW CHALLENGES OF TOURISM AIRPORTS - THE CASE OF FARO AIRPORT by CLÁUDIA RIBEIRO DE ALMEIDA

“…Airport infrastructures play an important role in the heart of the regions in which they are located, as well as in certain sectors of activity, such as tourism. …”
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Pyridostigmine Induced Prolonged Asystole in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis Successfully Treated with Hyoscyamine by Mohammad Saud Khan, Abhinav Tiwari, Zubair Khan, Himani Sharma, Mohammad Taleb, Jeffrey Hammersley

“…Serious bradyarrhythmias can occur from muscarinic stimulation in heart, which in rare cases may progress to asystole. …”
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Insight in Hypoxia-Mimetic Agents as Potential Tools for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Priming in Regenerative Medicine by Agata Nowak-Stępniowska, Paulina Natalia Osuchowska, Henryk Fiedorowicz, Elżbieta Anna Trafny

“…These agents are not studied so wildly as hypoxia but, considering the low cost and ease of use, are believed to find application as pretreatment of many diseases such as ischemic heart disease and myocardial fibrosis and promote cardiac and cartilage regeneration. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis after Colonoscopy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review by Sahil D. Doshi, Yelina Alvarez, Shria Kumar, Octavia Pickett-Blakely

“…A 51-year-old male with a left ventricular assist device for end-stage nonischemic cardiomyopathy and a family history of colorectal cancer was admitted for an expedited heart transplant evaluation. He underwent screening colonoscopy during this admission which was technically uncomplicated apart from requiring slight maneuvering at the splenic flexure. …”
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Suspected Brugada Phenocopy Secondary to Coronary Slow Flow by Alicia Shim, Rajeev Seecheran, Valmiki Seecheran, Sangeeta Persad, Shiva Sreenivasan, Ronald Henry, Naveen Anand Seecheran

“…Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a genetic condition that accentuates the risk of potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a structurally normal heart. The Brugada electrocardiographic pattern may manifest separately from the syndrome—this clinical scenario has been described as Brugada phenocopy (BrP). …”
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Acalypha wilkesiana by Edward F. Gilman

“…The bronze red to muted red 4- to 8-inch-long, heart-shaped leaves are available in varying mottled combinations of green, purple, yellow, orange, pink, or white, depending upon cultivar (Figure 1). …”
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Hypoxia Inducible Factor Pathway and Physiological Adaptation: A Cell Survival Pathway? by Hemant Kumar, Dong-Kug Choi

“…Hypoxia plays a key role in the pathophysiology of heart disease, cancers, stroke, and other causes of mortality. …”
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