La nature en privilège : de l’effet des populations citadines aisées sur les paysages et la flore du Cœur vert de la Randstad Holland by Fabien Roussel

“…The question must be considered not only from a quantitative point of view, but also in the qualitative dimension of biodiversity.The vast agricultural area in the heart of Randstad Holland in the Netherlands – a conurbation of nearly 7 million inhabitants in 2018 –, referred to in Dutch legislation as the Green Heart, is an archetypal example of multifunctional management of peri-urban vegetated areas that combines agricultural, recreational and ecological issues. …”
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Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction by Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung

“…The study conducted a retrospective analysis on 89 patients who experienced non-ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction and underwent emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery at Hanoi Heart Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022. …”
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Estimation of Eyelid Pressure Using a Blepharo-Tensiometer in Patients with Functional Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction by Jinsoo Kim, Sang-Mok Lee, Youn Joo Choi, Min Joung Lee

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Impact of underlying diseases and complications on COVID-19 mortality in South Korea: analysis of national health insurance service data by Kyunghee Lee, Jieun Hwang

“…Method Data on COVID-19 patients from the National Health Insurance Service customized research database were analyzed while focusing on eight underlying diseases and complications: diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, dementia, depression, and respiratory disease. …”
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Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Volumes and Trends by Kris Kumar, Timothy F. Simpson, Harsh Golwala, Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, Scott M. Chadderdon, Robert L. Smith, Howard K. Song, Ryan R. Reeves, Paul Sorajja, Firas E. Zahr

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Sotatercept Use in a Patient with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Undergoing Lung Transplantation by Justin P. Rosenheck, Kashika Goyal, Tara Fallah, Pamela Burcham, Kukbin Choi, Matthew Henn, Elie Homsy, Scott Visovatti, Veronica Franco

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An atypical case of infective endocarditis initially diagnosed as myopericarditis by Negin Ceraolo, Rachel Dietz, Spencer Prete, Erin L Simon

“…Background: Acute myopericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, or the membrane surrounding the heart, and the myocardium, or the muscular myocardial layer of the heart. …”
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Anomalous Origin of a Right Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, S. Tahira Shah Naqvi, Kinaan Farhan, Muhammad Yasin, Syed Bilal Rizvi

“…The patient also had a previous history of coronary stents and heart failure. Initially, he was evaluated with a stress test which was reported as abnormal. …”
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Metabolomics in COPD Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation by Spyridon Fortis, Elizabeth R. Lusczek, Craig R. Weinert, Greg J. Beilman

“…We enrolled stable COPD subjects and patients with acute respiratory failure requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation due to COPD, heart failure, and pneumonia. We excluded subjects with history of both COPD and heart failure and patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive lung disease other than COPD. …”
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Multimodal Screening for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Scleroderma: Current Methods and Future Directions by Ioan Teodor Dragoi, Ciprian Rezus, Alexandra Maria Burlui, Ioana Bratoiu, Elena Rezus

“…Structural changes in the vascular bed lead to increased pressures in the pulmonary circulation, severely impacting the right heart and significantly affecting mortality. The gold standard for diagnosing PAH is right heart catheterization (RHC), an invasive method for measuring cardiac pressure. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Tangential Volumetric Arc Therapy and Half Beam Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Planning Technique for Carcinoma of the Breast by Shreekripa Rao, Alpha Benny, Srinidhi Chandraguthi, Rechal Dsouza

“…For left breast cancer, HVMAT reduced ipsilateral lung doses but increased contralateral breast doses. Heart doses remained similar in both techniques. …”
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Association of body roundness index with cardiovascular disease in patients with cardiometabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2009-2018 by Xiaohua He, Jingling Zhu, Wenfei Liang, Xiuling Yang, Weimin Ning, Zhan Zhao, Jingyi Chen, Qiuxing He

“…Therefore, this study intends to investigate the association of BRI with the risk of CVD and its components including congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary heart disease (CHD), angina, heart attack, and stroke in patients with CMS. …”
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Cardiorespiratory-gated cardiac proton radiotherapy using a novel ultrasound guidance system by Keith A Cengel, Zayne Belal, Michele M Kim, Sarah Hagan, Saskia Camps, Alexander Kalinin, Weihow Hsue, Eric Diffenderfer, Adriano Garonna, Cory Tschabrunn

“…With the aim to prove feasibility of a novel image guided radiotherapy and heart motion gating device, cardiac proton radiotherapy was performed using a porcine model. …”
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Apelin-13 Pretreatment Promotes the Cardioprotective Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells against Myocardial Infarction by Improving Their Survival by Guona Chen, Xiaoting Liang, Qian Han, Cong Mai, Linli Shi, Zhuang Shao, Yimei Hong, Fang Lin, Mimi Li, Bei Hu, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang

“…This study was aimed at determining whether Apelin-13 pretreatment could improve the survival of MSCs in the ischemic heart and enhance their cardioprotective efficacy against MI. …”
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Voluminous Intrapericardial Lipoma Mimicking Pericardial Effusion by Fabíola Prado de Morais, Noah Romero Nakajima, Olívia Félix Marconi Andalécio, Pedro de Santana Prudente, Guilherme Emílio Ferreira, Andrea de Martino Luppi, Fernando Costa Mundim, Olga Maria Lima Aguiar, Juliana Salomão Daud Melo, Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas

“…Lipomas are rare primary heart tumors and may involve the endocardium, myocardium, or pericardium. …”
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Cardiac Myxoma: Typical Presentation but Unusual Histology by Hassan H. AlAhmadi, Noor Said Alsafwani, Mohamed A. Shawarby, Fayez Ahmed

“…Cardiac myxoma, a benign heart tumor, is the most common primary tumor of the heart. …”
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A Unique Case of Complete Atrioventricular Block Rapidly Progressing to Diastolic and Systolic Dysfunction in Cardiac Sarcoidosis by Chimezie U. Mbachi, Oyintayo Ajiboye, Olisa Ezegwu, Benjamin Mba

“…Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease that most commonly affects the lungs but can affect other organs including the heart due to granuloma infiltration. Atrioventricular block is a common manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis which can progress to sudden cardiac death. …”
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A Family History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Induced by Viral Myocarditis by Thomas Cognet, Olivier Lairez, Pauline Marchal, Jérôme Roncalli, Michel Galinier

“…Myocarditis can lead to acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock, or sudden death and later, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with chronic heart failure. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Outcomes after Renal Intervention by Daynene Vykoukal, Mark G. Davies

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Inadvertent Entrapment of a Central Venous Catheter by a Purse-String Suture during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Case Report by Abdorasoul Anvaripour, Forouzan Yazdanian, Mohammad-Zia Totonchi, Houshang Shahryari

“…When a catheter became hard to withdraw after open heart surgery, we should never withdraw it forcefully and blindly. …”
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