Brugada Syndrome and Pregnancy: Highlights on Antenatal and Prenatal Management by Laura Giambanco, Domenico Incandela, Antonio Maiorana, Walter Alio, Luigi Alio

“…Brugada syndrome is characterized by a disruption of heart’s normal rhythm. It is an autosomal dominant disease due to a mutation of SNC5A gene. …”
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Portuguese consensus on first line treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis with a non-TNF inhibitor therapy – a delphi methodology by Tiago Torres, Sofia Magina, Maria João Paiva Lopes

“…Patients with infection risk, mild heart failure and associated comorbidities, autoimmune diseases and family history of demyelinating disease consensually benefit from starting non-TNFi therapy in 1 L. …”
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Desmosomal Molecules In and Out of Adhering Junctions: Normal and Diseased States of Epidermal, Cardiac and Mesenchymally Derived Cells by Sebastian Pieperhoff, Mareike Barth, Steffen Rickelt, Werner W. Franke

“…Of these special cell-cell junctions containing desmosomal glycoproteins or proteins we review the composite junctions (areae compositae) connecting the cardiomyocytes of mature mammalian hearts and their importance in relation to human arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies. …”
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Pathomorphological Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Deceased Patients by Halina Pérez Álvarez, José Fernández-Brito Rodríguez

“…The operationalized variables were the main arterial sectors that supply the heart. The atherometric system was applied to the right and left coronary arteries in their anterior descending and circumflex branches. …”
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Baricitinib represses the myocardial fibrosis via blocking JAK/STAT and TGF-β1 pathways in vivo and in vitro by Renlei Feng, Hongli Liu, Yunqing Chen

“…Results Baricitinib not only attenuated myocardial cell widening, inflammatory infiltration, fibrous tissue, and heart index, but also reduced collagen volume fraction, the expressions of Col1, Col3, α-SMA, Fn, MMP9, and TIMP1 in ISO-induced myocardial fibrosis mice. …”
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Safety Profile and Effects of Pulsed Methylprednisolone on Vital Signs in Thyroid Eye Disease by Kai-Ling Yong, Chiaw Ling Chng, Hla Myint Htoon, Lee Hooi Lim, Lay Leng Seah

“…To analyze changes in vital signs (heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)) during and after intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) and any other adverse effects. …”
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Qualitative study of patients experiences and perceptions of stepping down asthma medication in primary care across England by Chloe I Bloom, Adam Lewis, Jack Middleton

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Characterization of Coronary Risk Factors in Workers at the Guillermo Domínguez López Hospital in Las Tunas by Alián Pérez Marrero, Jorge Enrique Labrada Cruz

“…Those with the greatest influence were: a history of ischemic heart disease, vascular disease, abdominal obesity (z: 0.99), diabetes mellitus (z: 0.92) and arterial hypertension (z: 0.70). …”
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Why Are Native Hawaiians Underrepresented in Hawai‘i's Older Adult Population? Exploring Social and Behavioral Factors of Longevity by Lana Sue Ka‘opua, Kathryn L. Braun, Colette V. Browne, Noreen Mokuau, Chai-Bin Park

“…Findings reveal that Native Hawaiians have the largest years of productive life lost and the lowest life expectancy, when compared to the state's other major ethnic groups. Heart disease and cancer are leading causes of premature mortality. …”
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Robotically-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Thierry A. Folliguet, Alain Dibie, François Philippe, Fabrice Larrazet, Michel S. Slama, François Laborde

“…The procedure was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass on a beating heart. Results. From April 2004 to May 2008, fifty-six patients were enrolled in the study. …”
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A Case of Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis in a Young Patient with Bipolar Disorder by Ronny Cohen, Alla Lysenko, Thierry Mallet, Brooks Mirrer, Michael Gale, Pablo Loarte, Robert McCue

“…We present a case of drug-induced myocarditis manifesting as acute heart failure in a young patient with bipolar disorder being treated for depression. …”
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Effective and Safe Treatment of Risky Localized Liver Tumors Using Microwave Ablation in Patients with Comorbid Lung Diseases Unfit for Deep Anesthesia by Murat ASIK

“…The lesions were challenging to access and were located in proximity to critical structures such as the diaphragm (32, 64%), gallbladder (8, 16%), major vessels (5, 10%), and heart (5, 10%). During the follow-up period, 10 patients (23%) had local tumor recurrence and 14 (32%) had new primary foci in a different location and metastasis [liver (10) and non-liver organs (4)]. …”
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Associates of Cardiopulmonary Arrest in the Perihemodialytic Period by Jennifer E. Flythe, Nien-Chen Li, Shu-Fang Lin, Steven M. Brunelli, Jeffrey Hymes, Eduardo Lacson

“…Missed treatments due to hospitalization, lower body mass, coronary artery disease, heart failure, lower albumin and hemoglobin, lower dialysate potassium, higher serum calcium, greater erythropoietin stimulating agent dose, and normalized protein catabolic rate (J-shaped) were associated with peridialytic cardiopulmonary arrest. …”
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Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery in a 62‑year‑old woman: a case report and review of the literature by Mohammad Safariyan, Najmeh Mohammadrafie, Soheila Pourmasumi, Vahid Mohammadi, Xiao Xu, Alaa Hamza Hermis, Mohammed Musaed Al-Jabri, Farkhondeh Jafarian, Mohammad Ali Zakeri

“…Abstract Introduction Abnormalities of the coronary arteries, including abnormal origins, are often detected in heart patients who undergo coronary angiography. …”
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NT-Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Infants with Failure to Thrive due to Caloric Deprivation by L. B. Mänhardt, K. Norozi, C. Müller, C. Willaschek, B. Kostuch, R. Buchhorn

“…We analyzed the impact of nutritional state on N-BNP levels in infants with failure to thrive (FTT) and in infants with severe heart failure (HF). The purpose of this study was to compare N-BNP levels in infants with FTT with infants with severe HF and healthy controls. …”
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‘Superfluous people’ at the turn of the era: Culture of utilization or culture of development? by L. G. Fishman

“…The first strategy places the struggle for rent at the heart of all social and political activities, which implies distribution of benefits according to one’s social status rather than economic productivity. …”
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Psoriatic Arthritis Is an Indicator of Significant Renal Damage in Patients with Psoriasis: An Observational and Epidemiological Study by Abidullah Khan, Iqbal Haider, Maimoona Ayub, Mohammad Humayun

“…Recent studies have demonstrated an increased risk of essential hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and stroke in psoriatic patients. …”
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Effects of Exercise in Immersive Virtual Environments on Cortical Neural Oscillations and Mental State by Tobias Vogt, Rainer Herpers, Christopher D. Askew, David Scherfgen, Heiko K. Strüder, Stefan Schneider

“…Each trial was 5 minutes in duration and was followed by posttrial assessments of heart rate, perceived sense of presence, EEG, and mental state. …”
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Waist Circumference as Measure of Abdominal Fat Compartments by Scott M. Grundy, Ian J. Neeland, Aslan T. Turer, Gloria Lena Vega

“…This study examines intercorrelations among waist circumference (WC), intraperitoneal fat (IPF), and subcutaneous abdominal fat (SAF) in ethnically diverse Dallas Heart Study consisting of 1538 women and 1212 men (50% Black). …”
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Evaluation of adipocytokines and oxidative stress biomarkers in sera of hemodialysis patients by Shahad F. Obeid, Israa Abass Rashed, Mohammed S. Al-Hindawi

“…In conclusion, adipocytokine parameters and oxidative stress markers have been found to be abnormal in hemodialysis patients and have an effect on atherosclerosis and heart failure progression. [ J Adv Biotechnol Exp Ther 2025; 8(1.000): 79-90]…”
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