Risk Factors of Periprocedural Bradycardia during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Yong Li, Shuzheng Lyu

“…We divided all patients into two groups according to periprocedural bradycardia (preoperative heart rate ≥50 times/min, intraoperative heart rate <50 times/min persistent or transient) during PPCI: periprocedural bradycardia group (434 cases) and control group (2102 cases). …”
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Visualization of Chronic Myocardial Infarction Using the Intravascular Contrast Agent MS-325 (Gadofosveset) in Patients by Thomas Thouet, Bernhard Schnackenburg, Thomas Kokocinski, Eckart Fleck, Eike Nagel, Sebastian Kelle

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Large-Scale Plantlet Conversion and Ex Vitro Transplantation Efficiency of Siberian Ginseng by Bioreactor Culture by Jingli Yang, Shicheng Zhao, Changyeon Yu, Chenghao Li

“…For plantlet conversion, inoculation of torpedo-shaped secondary SEs was more effective than heart-shaped SEs. TS2 (culture of torpedo-shaped SEs in a bioreactor with a 2-week subculture interval) plantlets had a higher root number and leaf number and larger leaf area than did HS3 (culture of heart-shaped SEs in a bioreactor with a 3-week subculture interval) and HS2 (culture of heart-shaped SEs in a bioreactor with a 2-week subculture interval) plantlets. …”
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Anomalous Coronary Artery Origin in a Young Patient with Marfan Syndrome by S. B. C. P. Duarte, D. O. Beraldo, L. A. M. Cesar, A. P. Mansur, J. Y. Takada

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Factors determining quality of life of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy selected for revascularization procedures by N.B. Іvaniuk, О.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, О.А. Yepanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…QoL indicators were assessed by SAQ questionnaire and compared with those in other studies performed in heart failure patients. Results. The key features of the surveyed cohort of patients that might explain poor QoL were high frequency of previous myocardial infarction and presence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. …”
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Reduction of nitric oxide release from alveolar macrophages by a lipocortin peptide by A. M. Kamal, T. D. Tetley, I. R. Witherden, S. F. Smith

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INTERSTRAIN DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL AND WEIGHT INDICES IN GC RATS WITH CATATONIC RESPONSE AND WISTAR RATS by T. A. Alekhina, R. V. Kozhemjakina

“…It was shown that in PC2 the indices of heart, kidney, adrenal, and spleen weight exert negative effects, whereas the effects of startle and nervousness were positive. …”
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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy by Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

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Delayed PCI 12 Hours after the Onset of Symptoms Is Associated with Improved Outcomes for Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Real-World Study by Wen-Juan Xiu, Hai-Tao Yang, Ying-Ying Zheng, Yi-Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

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Obesity Phenotypes, Lifestyle Medicine, and Population Health: Precision Needed Everywhere! by Jean-Pierre Després, Dominic J. Chartrand, Adrien Murphy-Després, Isabelle Lemieux, Natalie Alméras

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Determination of Electrolytes in Critical Illness Patients at Different pH Ranges: Whom Shall We Believe, the Blood Gas Analysis or the Laboratory Autoanalyzer? by Christopher Hohmann, Roman Pfister, Kathrin Kuhr, Julia Merkle, Julian Hinzmann, Guido Michels

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Cardiac Patients with Overweight and Obesity by I. V. Logacheva, T. A. Ryazanova, V. R. Makarova, O. V. Surnina

“…In this research, we set out to study organic changes in the heart and blood vessels of obese men suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) combined with cardiac pathology in the metabolically unhealthy phenotype (MUHP). …”
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Sistem Monitoring Gelombang Osilometrik Menggunakan Arduino dan Smartphone by Muhammad Fawwaz Dynoeputra Isnandar, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Mochammad Hannats Hanafi Ichsan

“…Whereas, diastolic is a value of blood pressure when the heart ventrical muscles in the heart is resting. …”
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State of intracardiac and central hemodynamics in patients with mitral valve insufficiency during surgery with cardioprotection by electrical fibrillation and intermittent aortic c... by B.M. Todurov, Yu.A. Kharenko, M.V. Khartanovich, V.B. Demyanchuk, I.Yu. Mokryk

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Novel Models for the Prediction of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients with Chronic Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Do Van Chien, Pham Thai Giang, Pham Truong Son, Le Van Truong, Pham Nguyen Son

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Therapeutic role of miR-26a on cardiorenal injury in a mice model of angiotensin-II induced chronic kidney disease through inhibition of LIMS1/ILK pathway by Weijie Ni, Yajie Zhao, Jinxin Shen, Qing Yin, Yao Wang, Zuolin Li, Taotao Tang, Yi Wen, Yilin Zhang, Wei Jiang, Liangyunzi Jiang, Jinxuan Wei, Weihua Gan, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Bin Wang, Bi-Cheng Liu, Yuanyuan Ji

“…Compared with the control mice, miR-26a expression was significantly downregulated in both the kidney and the heart after Ang-II infusion. Our study identified LIMS1 as a novel target gene of miR-26a in both heart and kidney tissues. …”
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Traveling Thrombus in the Right Atrium: Is It the Final Destination? by Maneesh Bhargava, Erhan Dincer

“…Right heart thrombus is rare in structurally normal heart. …”
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Protective Role of the ACE2/Ang-(1–9) Axis in Cardiovascular Remodeling by María Paz Ocaranza, Jorge E. Jalil

“…We review here the current experimental evidence suggesting that activation of the ACE2/Ang-(1–9) axis protects the heart and vessels (and possibly the kidney) from adverse cardiovascular remodeling in hypertension as well as in heart failure.…”
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The Renoprotective Actions of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Agonists in Diabetes by M. C. Thomas, K. A. Jandeleit-Dahm, C. Tikellis

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Genetic Insights into Bicuspid Aortic Valve Formation by Brigitte Laforest, Mona Nemer

“…Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting 1-2% of the population. It is generally diagnosed late in adulthood when deterioration of the abnormal leaflet becomes clinically evident. …”
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