Challenges in advanced heart failure care in Japan: Bridging the gap in durable mechanical circulatory support utilization and heart transplantation by Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Francisco B. Alexandrino, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH, Tomohiro Fujisaki, MD, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, MD, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, MD, PhD, Koichiro Kinugawa, MD, PhD

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morphoHeart: A quantitative tool for integrated 3D morphometric analyses of heart and ECM during embryonic development. by Juliana Sánchez-Posada, Christopher J Derrick, Emily S Noël

“…Heart development involves the complex structural remodelling of a linear heart tube into an asymmetrically looped and ballooned organ. …”
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Heart Rate in Hypertension: Review and Expert Opinion by Jamshed Dalal, Arup Dasbiswas, Immaneni Sathyamurthy, Srinivasa Rao Maddury, Prafulla Kerkar, Sandeep Bansal, Joy Thomas, Sankar Chandra Mandal, Soura Mookerjee, Sivakadaksham Natarajan, Viveka Kumar, Nishith Chandra, Aziz Khan, R. Vijayakumar, J. P. S. Sawhney

“…Heart rate (HR) is strongly associated with both peripheral and central blood pressures. …”
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Coconut Oil: A Heart Healthy Fat? by Wendy M. Gans, Gail P. Kauwell

“…Read this five-page fact sheet to learn more about coconut oil and how it might affect heart health. Written by Wendy M. Gans and Gail P.A. …”
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The features of malignant neoplasm of the right ventricleof heart by R.M. Vitovskiy, V.V. Isaienko, V.F. Onishchenko, O.A. Pishchurin, D.M. Dyadyun, I.I. Zhekov

“…Malignant tumors of the heart can affect not only its walls, but also spread to valve structures, requiring surgical correction. …”
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Role of Inflammatory Cell Subtypes in Heart Failure by Derek Strassheim, Edward C. Dempsey, Evgenia Gerasimovskaya, Kurt Stenmark, Vijaya Karoor

“…Inflammation is a well-known feature of heart failure. Studies have shown that while some inflammation is required for repair during injury and is protective, prolonged inflammation leads to myocardial remodeling and apoptosis of cardiac myocytes. …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Heart Failure: an Urgent Need by Yanier Coll Muñoz

“…Heart failure leads to the activation of a neurohormonal response that interacts with the hemodynamic changes, which are joined by functional and structural myocardial abnormalities, that may exist. …”
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FMCW-based contactless heart rate monitoring by Zhanjun Hao, Yifei Gao, Yangyang Tang, Yue Wang, Kai Fan, Fenfang Li

“…Abstract Heart disease is a significant global health issue. …”
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Tactics of surgical treatment of the malignant heart tumors by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaіenko, D.М. Dyadyun, V.F. Onishchenko, O.A. Pishchurin, I.V. Martyshchenko

“…The aim – to determine the features of surgical treatment of the malignant heart tumors, aimed at their most radical removal. …”
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Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells: From Heart to Vessels by Rosalinda Sorrentino, Silvana Morello, Aldo Pinto

“…Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (pDCs) are important immune orchestrators in heart and vessels. They highly produce IFN type I that promote the polarization of T cells towards a Th1 phenotype; however, pDCs can also participate to suppressive networks via the recruitment of T regulatory cells that downmodulate proinflammatory responses. …”
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Heart Failure and Hypothermia in an Infant: Pseudocyanide Syndrome? by J. Scott Baird

“…Mixed or central venous oxygen saturation has not been described during concurrent heart failure and hypothermia in children, both of which may be associated with hyperlactatemia. …”
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Is the place of nitrates preserved in the treatment of heart failure? by I.V. Shklianka, O.A. Yepanchintseva, O.J. Zharinov

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The Expanding Role for Retinoid Signaling in Heart Development by Loretta L. Hoover, Elizabeth G. Burton, Bonnie A. Brooks, Steven W. Kubalak

“…It is our hope that this review of the role of retinoid signaling during formation, remodeling, and maturation of the developing heart will serve as a tool for future discoveries.…”
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Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in Ischemic Heart Disease by Sonia María Sánchez Valcarcel, Katia Ravelo Llanes, Iván Rodríguez Cortina, Geovedy Martínez García, Cesia Rivera Garmendia

“…<strong>Background:</strong> ischemic heart disease has a high prevalence and mortality in Cuba and in developed countries. …”
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Undocumented immigrants and advanced heart failure therapies by Matthew Kogan, Sarah L. Kimball, Katherine Purrington, Jennifer Cedor, Omar K. Siddiqi, MD

“…This study highlights the challenges undocumented immigrants face in accessing advanced heart failure therapies, despite contributing to the organ donor pool. …”
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Nationwide Outcomes of Heart Transplantation for Postpartum Cardiomyopathy by Ilias P. Doulamis, Aspasia Tzani, Ahmet Kilic, Toshiki Kuno, Alexandros Briasoulis

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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault by P. A. Dieng, M. S. Diop, A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, S. Diatta, M. Gaye, M. L. Fall, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye

“…Penetrating heart injuries cause wounds in the cardiac chambers. …”
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The Role of Ultrafiltration in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure by Sandeep A. Kamath

“…Congestion, due in large part to hypervolemia, is the primary driver of heart failure (HF) admissions. Relief of congestion has been traditionally achieved through the use of loop diuretics, but there is increasing concern that these agents, particularly at high doses, may be deleterious in the inpatient setting. …”
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The complexity of the differential diagnosis of heart tumors and pericarditis by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaienko, E.V. Aksyonov, I.G. Yakovenko, M.A. Tregubova, O.A. Mazur

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Heart Morphometry in Rats with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Claudia Joffre Fríaz, Ninive Nuñez López, Laura López Marín, María Antonia Cruz, Laymit Alonso Padilla

“…The following morphometric variables were analyzed in the newborns: weight, height in addition to size, weight and volume of the heart, all in millimeters. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> low birth weight resulting from intrauterine growth restriction caused changes in heart morphometry, especially in heart weight and thickness of the left ventricle. …”
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