A Late Presentation of a Fatal Disease: Juvenile Hemochromatosis by Cynthia Cherfane, Pauline Lee, Leana Guerin, Kyle Brown

“…Juvenile hemochromatosis should be suspected in a young patient with endocrine or cardiac manifestations. Early diagnosis is crucial since phlebotomy can improve the prognosis and delay or prevent progression to heart failure and cirrhosis.…”
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Massive Scrotal Edema: An Unusual Manifestation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome by Stephanie E. Dreifuss, Ernest K. Manders

“…Furthermore, if OSA is recognized as the cause of right heart failure, and if the apnea is corrected, the resultant improvement in cardiac function may allow reversal of massive peripheral, including scrotal, edema.…”
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Pulmonary Vein Occlusion Requiring Lobectomy after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Žymantas Jagelavičius, Ana Baužienė, Vytautas Jovaišas, Ričardas Janilionis

“…Six years after the lobectomy the patient has neither cardiac nor pulmonary symptoms. Pulmonary vein occlusion after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation leading to lung resection is still a possible severe complication. …”
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Biventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy in an Adult with Unique Facial Dysmorphisms: Case Report and Brief Review by Gaurav Rao, James Tauras

“…Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed LVNC with depressed ejection fraction (EF). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) further revealed a left atrial appendage thrombus as well as right ventricular noncompaction involvement. …”
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Asymptomatic Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Hemodynamic Adaptation and Successful Ablation by John J. Lee, Denis Weinberg, Rishi Anand

“…We present a patient with severe postatrial fibrillation (AF) ablation pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis, which was seen on multiple imaging modalities including cardiac computed tomography (CT) angiogram, lung perfusion scan, and pulmonary angiogram. …”
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Resting Heart Rate and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results from a 10-Year Follow-Up of the CORFCHD-PCI Study by Ying-Ying Zheng, Ting-Ting Wu, You Chen, Xian-Geng Hou, Yi Yang, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma, Jin-Ying Zhang, Xiang Xie

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Therapeutic effect and potential mechanism of Fufang Danshen dripping pills for stable coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial by Li-qin Meng, Li-qin Meng, Pei-ying Huang, Qing-min Li, Yu-chao Feng, Yu-chao Feng, Yu-chao Feng, Ding-jian Li, Guang-long Wu, Bo-wen Ao, Guo-chao Wu, Guo-xiong Zhang, Bo-jun Chen, Bo-jun Chen, Bo-jun Chen

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Innovative approaches to boost mesenchymal stem cells efficacy in myocardial infarction therapy by Chuanfeng An, Yuan Zhao, Lipeng Guo, Zhijian Zhang, Chunxiao Yan, Shiying Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Fei Shao, Yuanyuan Qi, Xun wang, Huanan Wang, Lijun Zhang

“…This article reviews current enhancement strategies to optimize mesenchymal stem cell therapy for cardiac repair. Key approaches include optimizing cell delivery methods, enhancing cell engraftment, promoting cell functions through genetic and molecular modifications, enhancing the paracrine effects of stem cells, and leveraging biomaterials and tissue engineering techniques. …”
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Long-term cardiovascular outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with systemic sclerosis by Kazutoshi Hirose, Hiroyuki Kiriyama, Shun Minatsuki, Yugo Nagae, Tatsuki Furusawa, Takashi Hiruma, Atsushi Kobayashi, Masataka Sato, Shinnosuke Sawano, Tatsuya Kamon, Hiroki Shinohara, Mizuki Miura, Akihito Saito, Satoshi Kodera, Junichi Ishida, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Issei Komuro, Norihiko Takeda

“…The primary outcome was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and stroke, and the secondary outcome was a composite of the primary outcome and heart failure hospitalization. …”
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Complexity and Risk of Adverse Events in relation to High Bleeding Risk among Patients Receiving Drug-Eluting Stents: Insights from a Large Singl... by Hao-Yu Wang, Yang Wang, Dong Yin, Run-Lin Gao, Yue-Jin Yang, Bo Xu, Ke-Fei Dou

“…The primary ischemic endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, definite/probable stent thrombosis, and target lesion revascularization), and primary bleeding endpoint was Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) type 2, 3, or 5 bleeding. …”
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Blood pressure categorization and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in antihypertensive medication‐naive subjects by Koki Nakanishi, Masao Daimon, Yuriko Yoshida, Jumpei Ishiwata, Naoko Sawada, Megumi Hirokawa, Hidehiro Kaneko, Tomoko Nakao, Yoshiko Mizuno, Hiroyuki Morita, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Issei Komuro

“…Our findings provide information on cardiac correlates of the newly established BP categories.…”
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Stimulation of Alpha1-Adrenergic Receptor Ameliorates Cellular Functions of Multiorgans beyond Vasomotion through PPARδ by Yong-Jik Lee, Hyun Soo Kim, Hong Seog Seo, Jin Oh Na, You-Na Jang, Yoon-Mi Han, Hyun-Min Kim

“…The treatment lowered blood pressure, fat and body weight, cholesterol levels, and inflammatory activity; increased ATP content and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscles; and increased cardiac contractile function without exercise training. …”
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Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective analysis from Chinese experience by Hao-Su Zhan, Lin Wei, Wei Qu, Zhi-Gui Zeng, Ying Liu, Yu-Le Tan, Jun Wang, Liang Zhang, En-Hui He, Guang-Peng Zhou, Hai-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Li-Ying Sun

“…Abstract Background Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) increases risk of premature cardiovascular events and cardiac death. In severe cases of HoFH, clinical signs and symptoms cannot be controlled well by non-surgical treatments, liver transplantation (LT) currently represents the viable option. …”
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Sex Differences in Computed Tomography Coronary Stenosis Severity Versus Flow Impairment and Impact on Revascularization, Clinical Events and Health Care Costs: A FORECAST Substudy by Lavinia Gabara, Jonathan Hinton, Mohamed Kira, James Shambrook, Ausami Abbas, Sam Wilding, Jonathon A. Leipsic, Pamela S. Douglas, Nick Curzen

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Metabolic Modulation and Potential Biomarkers of the Prognosis Identification for Severe Aortic Stenosis after TAVR by a Metabolomics Study by Yanbiao Liao, Chang Liu, Tianyuan Xiong, Mingyue Zhao, Wen Zheng, Yuan Feng, Yijian Li, Yuanweixiang Ou, Zhengang Zhao, Yong Peng, Jiafu Wei, Qiao Li, Wei Meng, Xiaojing Liu, Mao Chen

“…This is the first study to reveal systemic and cardiac metabolites changed significantly in patients with AS after TAVR. …”
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Hubungan antara Kadar Troponin T dengan Luas Infark Miokard yang Diukur dengan Menggunakan Metode Skoring QRS Selvester pada Pasien Infark Miokard Akut by Muhammad Lingga Primananda, Masrul Syafri, Malinda Meinapuri3

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunci:</strong> troponin T, luas infark miokard, infark miokard akut, skoring QRS Selvester</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>The one of WHO criteria for the diagnosis of AMI is the elevated levels of cardiac enzymes. Troponin T is one of cardiac enzyme that will increase if  there is a myocardial cells damage. …”
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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled... by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

“…Introduction Postoperative delirium is common in older cardiac surgery patients and associated with negative short-term and long-term outcomes. …”
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Recurrent Pneumonia and a Normal Heart: Late Complication after Repair of Hemianomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage—A Cautionary Tale by Maryanne Caruana, Victor Grech, Jane Somerville

“…Dyspnoea and recurrent chest infections started 7 months after surgery when he was seen by a respiratory physician without cardiac followup. He presented again aged 28 years with a recurrent pneumonia investigated over 6 weeks and heart pronounced normal from examination and echocardiography. …”
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Ventral Primary Hernia with Liver Content by Inès Dufour, Lancelot Marique, Thomas Valembois, Arnaud Ghilain, Gabriela Beniuga, Nicolas Tinton, Sabrina Urso, Benoît Colinet

“…Most cases occur within an incisional hernia (mostly upper abdomen surgery or cardiac surgery). Only two reports mentioned liver herniation without previous abdominal incision. …”
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Epidural anesthesia in repeated cesarean section. by Rolando T. Espín González, Bárbara Lucía Cabezas Poblet, María Antonia Cabezas Poblet, Norma Mur Villar

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> The immediate transurgical and postsurgical hemodynamic behavior was stable predominating normotension and the normal cardiac frequency. The complications related to anesthesia were minimal. …”
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