Systemic Amyloidosis and Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy Associated with Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia by Aasems Jacob, Rishi Raj, Warren Walkow

“…As the condition progresses, it may result in cardiac denervation which can result in silent myocardial infarction, syncope, and sudden death.…”
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Recent advances in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes for regulating macrophage polarization by Zhewei Dong, Yingli Fu, Zhongming Cai, Hao Dai, Yucang He

“…The anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of these exosomes provide new perspectives for therapeutic approaches for graft inflammation, bone healing, acute lung injury, kidney stones, myocardial infarction, and diabetes-related diseases. This review summarizes the contents and functions of ADSC-EXOs, outlines their properties and the characteristics of macrophage phenotypes, and emphasizes their impact on macrophage polarization and their contribution to immune-related diseases.…”
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Functional Stability of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 by Songul Yasar Yildiz, Pinar Kuru, Ebru Toksoy Oner, Mehmet Agirbasli

“…PAI-1 plays a pivotal role in acute thrombotic events such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and myocardial infarction (MI). The biological effects of PAI-1 extend far beyond thrombosis including its critical role in fibrotic disorders, atherosclerosis, renal and pulmonary fibrosis, type-2 diabetes, and cancer. …”
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Platelet Responses in Cardiovascular Disease: Sex-Related Differences in Nutritional and Pharmacological Interventions by Valeria Gasperi, M. Valeria Catani, Isabella Savini

“…Among CVD risk factors, platelet hyperactivity deserves particular mention, as it is involved in the pathophysiology of main cardiovascular events (including stroke, myocardial infarction, and peripheral vascular injury) and is closely related to sex/age differences. …”
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A Case of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Incited by a Spinal Subdural Hematoma by Kyle Sanchez, Steven Glener, Nathan E. Esplin, Okorie N. Okorie, Amay Parikh

“…Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare syndrome of transient, reversible left ventricular systolic dysfunction. It mimics myocardial infarction clinically and includes elevated cardiac enzymes, but echocardiography reveals apical ballooning and basal hyperkinesis. …”
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Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Early Clinical Outcome and Stent Restenosis after Carotid Artery Stenting by Alexandru Achim, Dávid Lackó, Artúr Hüttl, Csaba Csobay-Novák, Ádám Csavajda, Péter Sótonyi, Béla Merkely, Balázs Nemes, Zoltán Ruzsa

“…There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of early and late MACCEs (composite of transient ischemic attack, major stroke, myocardial infarction, and death), with an early rate of 3.5% nondiabetics vs. 5.3%, p=0.08 and 2.4 nondiabetics vs. 2.3% diabetics, p=0.1 at 12 months. …”
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An Android-Based Heart Monitoring System for the Elderly and for Patients with Heart Disease by Paola Pierleoni, Luca Pernini, Alberto Belli, Lorenzo Palma

“…., those recovering from myocardial infarction) or neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using the DynamX Sirolimus-Eluting Bioadaptor: 12-Month Clinical and Imaging Outcomes by Mark Webster, Douglas Scott, Madhav Menon, Dougal McClean, Seif El-Jack, Gerard Wilkins, Scott A. Harding

“…Patients presented with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in 49%. Lesions (n = 45) were 16.0 ± 6.7 mm long, and 2.81 ± 0.41 mm in diameter. …”
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Periodontal Disease: A Covert Source of Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Gener Ismail, Horia Traian Dumitriu, Anca Silvia Dumitriu, Fidan Bahtiar Ismail

“…The prevalence of atherosclerotic complications (myocardial infarction, stroke, and sudden death) is increased in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, especially in haemodialysis patients. …”
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Dental Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Exosomes by Peter Stanko, Ursula Altanerova, Jana Jakubechova, Vanda Repiska, Cestmir Altaner

“…The therapeutic applicability of these cells and exosomes in dental practice, neurodegenerative diseases, and many other difficultly treatable diseases, like myocardial infarction, focal cerebral ischemia, acute lung or brain injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute inflammation, and several others is concisely covered. …”
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Adipocytokines in Atherothrombosis: Focus on Platelets and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Giovanni Anfossi, Isabella Russo, Gabriella Doronzo, Alice Pomero, Mariella Trovati

“…Visceral obesity is a relevant pathological condition closely associated with high risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease including myocardial infarction and stroke. The increased vascular risk is related also to peculiar dysfunction in the endocrine activity of adipose tissue responsible of vascular impairment (including endothelial dysfunction), prothrombotic tendency, and low-grade chronic inflammation. …”
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Mitochondrial apoptosis in response to cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury by Kaixin Wang, Qing Zhu, Wen Liu, Linyuan Wang, Xinxin Li, Cuiting Zhao, Nan Wu, Chunyan Ma

“…Abstract In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), thrombolytic therapy and revascularization strategies allow complete recanalization of occluded epicardial coronary arteries. …”
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Diagnosing Perioperative Cardiovascular Risks in Noncardiac Surgery Patients by Panpan Li, Ying Lei, Qiaomei Li, Thangavel Lakshmipriya, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Xinwen Gong

“…Around ten million patients who underwent noncardiac surgery experience cardiac complications within the first 30 days of the postoperative period; the complications are myocardial infarction, cardiac death, and cardiac arrest. …”
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Simultaneous Left Ventricular and Deep Vein Thrombi Caused by Protein C Deficiency by Harufumi Maki, Motohiro Nishiyama, Motoaki Shirakawa

“…She was diagnosed with acute arterial obstruction caused by the LV thrombus, which might have resulted from previous myocardial infarction. Protein C activation turned out to be low (41%) 5 days after admission. …”
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A Case of Urachal Carcinoma of the Abdominal Wall in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Takuya Yamazaki, Yasushi Nagaba, Yoshitaka Shimada, Yoshinori Taoka, Satoru Minamida, Dai Koguchi, Masahiro Hagiwara, Sho Watanuki, Hide Nagaba, Kazunari Yoshida, Yasuo Takeuchi

“…His ileus symptoms improved temporarily, but he died of myocardial infarction. An autopsy was performed, which revealed cystadenocarcinoma in the abdominal wall mass, leading to a diagnosis of urachal carcinoma.…”
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Massive Scrotal Hematoma due to Ruptured Anastomotic Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Aortobifemoral Bypass Surgery: CTA Evaluation by Magdalini Smarda, Dimitrios Fagkrezos, Ilias Dodos, Anastasios Potouridis, Dimitrios Staramos, Charikleia Triantopoulou, Petros Maniatis

“…Unfortunately, the patient passed away during the first postoperative day due to myocardial infarction.…”
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Mediators of the association between nut consumption and cardiovascular diseases: a two-step mendelian randomization study by Ruizhe Wang, Jinfang Sun, Xiaojin Yu

“…No causal relationships were found between nuts consumption and other CVD outcomes, including atrial fibrillation, angina, coronary atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, IHD, myocardial infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral haemorrhage and stroke. …”
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Pus in the pericardium: a pericardial-oesophageal fistula with cardiac tamponade after ablation for atrial fibrillation by Taha Mansoor, Nahal Massoudi, Anandbir Bath, Matthew Kelly, Santhosh Koshy, Armand Tanase

“…Following diagnosis and treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a small pericardial effusion was noticed on computed tomography (CT) scan. …”
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Evaluating the Factors Affecting COVID-19 Patients’ Mortality in Arak in 2020 by Hossein Mazaherpour, Masoumeh Soofian, Elham Farahani, Ahmad Saebbian, Mostafa Etebari, Sakineh Mazaherpour, Fatemeh Ashrafian, Amitis Ramezani

“…., arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and AKI). By accurately identifying these causes and risk factors, we can prevent these complications and the mortality from COVID-19.…”
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Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Magmaris vs Biodegradable Polymer DES Ultimaster in NSTE-ACS Population—12-Month Clinical Outcome by Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Szymon Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Łukasz Furtan, Katarzyna Woźnica, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Joanna Jaroszewska-Pozorska, Michalina Kędzierska, Adrian Doroszko, Maciej Lesiak

“…The data regarding the primary outcome comprised of death from cardiac causes, myocardial infarction, and stent thrombosis, along with target-lesion failure (TLF) and other clinical events was collected in the 1-yearfollow-up. …”
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