The possibilities of lung perfusion scintigraphy in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension by V.Yu. Kundin, M.V. Satyr, I.V. Noverko, A.V. Khokhlov

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Left Circumflex Artery Rupture with Left Atrial Tamponade and Functional Mitral Stenosis by Weiting Huang, Khaled Mohamed Emadeldin Moheb Hammad, Victor Tar Toong Chao, Khung Keong Yeo

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Predictors of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Response: The Pivotal Role of Electrocardiogram by Yahya S. Al Hebaishi, Halia Z. Al Shehri, Abdulrahman M. Al Moghairi

“…Heart failure affects millions of patients all over the world, and its treatment is a major clinical challenge. …”
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"Prompte et sincere" - "Willing and sincere" / "Bereidwillig en opreg" by Victor E. d'Assonville, Dolf Britz

“… From text: Calvin’s emblem of an outstretched hand holding a heart is reasonably wellknown in South Africa — along with its symbolic meaning: “I offer my heart”. …”
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Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients with Aortic Stenosis Stratified by Sex: An Asian Perspective by Joy Y. S. Ong, Aloysius S. T. Leow, Chun Yi Ng, Poay Huan Loh, Swee Chye Quek, William K. F. Kong, Tiong Cheng Yeo, Ching Hui Sia, Kian Keong Poh

“…Conclusions: There was no difference in heart failure, stroke, and all-cause mortality outcomes between male and female Asian patients with moderate-to-severe AS. …”
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Potential impact of coronaviruses upon cardiovascular system under COVID-19 pandemic by L.O. Tkachenko, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The issues of routing, surgical and therapeutic treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases, especially emergencies (acute myocardial infarction, decompensation of heart failure on the background of valvular heart disease) have become difficult. …”
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Silencing RNA for MMPs May Be Utilized for Cardioprotection by Marta Banaszkiewicz, Anna Krzywonos-Zawadzka, Agnieszka Olejnik, Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, Iwona Bil-Lula

“…Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is accompanied by an increase of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) activity, which degrades heart contractile proteins. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of MMP-2 small interfering RNA (MMP-2 siRNA) administration on I/R heart. …”
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Lethal Clostridium difficile Colitis Associated with Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Chemotherapy in Ovarian Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by V. Masciullo, S. Mainenti, D. Lorusso, P. A. Margariti, G. Scambia

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Role of physical activity in cardiovascular disease prevention: impact of epigenetic modifications by Yi Sun, Zuoying Peng, Hua Liang

“…Extensive research has pointed out that lack of adequate physical activity in life is one of the key risk factors for heart disease. Indeed, moderate exercise is not only beneficial to the heart in healthy populations, but also exerts a protective effect in pathological states. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Minuman Vitamin C dengan VO2 Max, Pemulihan Denyut Nadi, dan Masa Pemulihan by Fandy Ong Jaya, Eka Roina Megawati

“…Modified Harvard step test is a cardiac endurance test to assess cardiac fitness based on VO2 max, heart rate recovery, and recovery period. Objectives: assessed the relationship between giving vitamin C before exercising with heart-lung fitness in the form of VO2 max, recovery of pulse rate, and recovery period. …”
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The Cardio- and Neuroprotective Effects of Corvitin and 2-Oxoglutarate in Rats with Pituitrin-Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Damage by V. Tkachenko, Y. Kovalchuk, N. Bondarenko, О. Bondarenko, G. Ushakova, A. Shevtsova

“…Heart diseases, especially acute coronary syndrome (ACS), are among the most severe illnesses that often lead to death. …”
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The valve-sparing aortic root replacement: Results of the David I technique by B. M. Todurov, I. O. Stetsyuk, O. V. Zelenchuk, I. Yu. Mokryk, L. R. Stetsiuk, V. B. Demyanchuk, N. V. Malova

“…Patients positively perceived the information about the absence of an artificial heart valve and need of concomitant use of anticoagulants. …”
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Measurement of Circulating 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D: Comparison of an Automated Method with a Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method by Armin Zittermann, Jana B. Ernst, Tobias Becker, Jens Dreier, Cornelius Knabbe, Jan F. Gummert, Joachim Kuhn

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Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with atrial fibrillation receiving catheter ablation: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded... by Gregory Y H Lip, Helen Jones, Mark T Mills, Dhiraj Gupta, Lawrence Foweather, Benjamin JR Buckley, Charlotte Fitzhugh

“…The global prevalence has risen sharply in the past two decades, from 33.3 million to 59 million individuals living with AF, and is associated with stroke, heart failure and mortality. Catheter ablation is commonly used for symptomatic patients to restore normal rhythm. …”
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Sex Differences of Lp(a) and Association With Mortality in a Primary Prevention Cohort by Tessa M. Zeis, MD, Danielle Brennan, MS, Madlaina Costa-Scharplatz, MCS, PhD, Leslie Cho, MD

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Comparison of 3D Gradient-Echo Versus 2D Sequences for Assessing Shoulder Joint Image Quality in MRI by Shapoor Shirani, Najmeh-Sadat Mousavi, Milad Ali Talib, Mohammad Ali Bagheri, Elahe Jazayeri Gharebagh, Qasim Abdulsahib Jaafar Hameed, Sadegh Dehghani

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Infracardiac partial anomalous pulmonary venous return by Wendi Kang, Xuan Zhou, Qian Wang, Lian Duan

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Machine Learning ECG Classification Using Wavelet Scattering of Feature Extraction by Heyam A. Marzog, Haider. J. Abd

“…The heart’s electrical activity is registered by an electrocardiogram (ECG), which consists of a wealth of pathological data on heart diseases such as arrhythmia. …”
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Acute Thrombotic Occlusion of Right Coronary and Left Circumflex Coronary Arteries in a Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Successful Stent Implantation by Serdar Biceroglu, Muge Ildizli Demirbas, Mustafa Karaca, Murat Yalcin, Hasan Yilmaz

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Mother and Son with a Central 22q11.2 Microdeletion by Signe Faurschou, Dorte L. Lildballe, Lisa L. Maroun, Morten Helvind, Maria Rasmussen

“…In this clinical report, we describe a male infant and his mother, who had similar congenital heart defects. They were both diagnosed neonatally with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in combination with other heart defects. …”
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