Diverse Patient Experiences of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Guided Peer Support for Generalized Anxiety Disorders by Jill Nault Connors PhD, MSSW, Ernani Magalhaes JD, Kevin Prather MSW, Nida Khan MD, Claire Draucker PhD, RN, FAAN, Johanne Eliacin PhD, HSPP, Chet Montgomery, Julie Hayden BS, Michael Millard MD, Kurt Kroenke MD, Paul Musey MD, MS, FACEP

“…Opportunities exist to improve patient experience in the emergency department for low-risk (ie, non-cardiac) chest pain patients with anxiety and panic as the underlying cause of symptoms. …”
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Minimally Invasive Bilateral Lung Resections and CABG through 5 Ports by N. Asemota, M. J. Rouhani, L. Harling, H. Raubenheimer, A. C. De Souza, E. Lim

“…We present a case of a patient who underwent bilateral minimally invasive thoracic and cardiac surgery. An 81-year-old woman was diagnosed with T1aN0M0 left upper lobe small-cell lung cancer and underwent single-port left video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) upper lobectomy in 2016. …”
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In Vitro Differentiation of First Trimester Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells into Contracting Cardiomyocyte-Like Cells by Peter Szaraz, Matthew Librach, Leila Maghen, Farwah Iqbal, Tanya A. Barretto, Shlomit Kenigsberg, Andrée Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford L. Librach

“…However the optimal cell type providing significant cardiac regeneration after MI is yet to be found. …”
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Sarcoglycans are enriched at the neuromuscular junction in a nerve-dependent manner by Michela Gloriani, Bianca Cheli, Chiara D’Ercole, Veronica Ruggieri, Marianna Cosentino, Mireia Serrat Pineda, Biliana Lozanoska-Ochser, Francesca Grassi, Marina Bouché, Luca Madaro, Carles Sánchez Riera

“…Although there are 6 different sarcoglycan isoforms, sarcoglycanopathies are caused exclusively by mutations in genes coding for one of the four sarcoglycan transmembrane proteins (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) forming the sarcoglycan complex (SGC) in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Little is known about the different roles of the SGC beyond the dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC) structural role. …”
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New era, new GOALs: cardiovascular screening and lipid management in cystic fibrosis by Katherine A. Despotes, Agathe S. Ceppe, Jennifer L. Goralski, Scott H. Donaldson

“…In the past year, 29% of adult providers prescribed lipid-lowering therapy, 54% started anti-hypertensive medications, and 48% initiated ischemic cardiac evaluations for pwCF. Conclusion: TC significantly increased within 3 months of initiating ivacaftor, but subsequently diminished toward baseline by 18 months. …”
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Can Serum Tenascin-C Be Used as a Marker of Inflammation in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy? by Alyaa A. Kotby, Manal M. Abdel Aziz, Waleed M. El Guindy, Amira N. Moneer

“…Tenascin-C (TN-C) is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that appears at sites of inflammation in cardiac pathologies. Aim of the Work. To evaluate the role of TN-C as a marker for active inflammation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). …”
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Data Mining for Identifying Novel Associations and Temporal Relationships with Charcot Foot by Michael E. Munson, James S. Wrobel, Crystal M. Holmes, David A. Hanauer

“…The three novel associations with the strongest temporal component were cardiac dysrhythmia, pulmonary eosinophilia, and volume depletion disorder. …”
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The Role of PPARs in Lung Fibrosis by Heather F. Lakatos, Thomas H. Thatcher, R. Matthew Kottmann, Tatiana M. Garcia, Richard P. Phipps, Patricia J. Sime

“…PPARα agonists, including the hypolidipemic fibrate drugs, inhibit the production of collagen by hepatic stellate cells and inhibit liver, kidney, and cardiac fibrosis in animal models. In the mouse model of lung fibrosis induced by bleomycin, a PPARα agonist significantly inhibited the fibrotic response, while PPARα knockout mice developed more serious fibrosis. …”
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Quantitative Complexity Theory Used in the Prediction of Head-Up Tilt Testing Outcome by Paweł Krzesiński, Jacek Marczyk, Bartosz Wolszczak, Grzegorz Gielerak

“…The chosen haemodynamic parameters (including BP, HR, stroke volume, cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance) have been used in complexity analysis. …”
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Knowledge on hydroxychloroquine prescription and attitude toward its use in COVID-19 – A survey-based study among doctors by T P Afra, N A Uvais, Anuradha Bishnoi, Edavalath Sukesh, Salin Eliyas, N A Bishurul Hafi, T Muhammed Razmi

“…Contrary to the published guidelines/recommendations, 80% and 55.7% of respondents opined for routine cardiac and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase evaluations before prescribing HCQ. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Outcome in the Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis with Drug-Eluting Balloons, a Real-Life Single-Centre Study by Kyle Murnaghan, Helen Bishop, Navjot Sandila, Bakhtiar Kidwai, Lawrence Title, Ata Ur Rehman Quraishi, Catherine Kells, Hussein Beydoun, Osama Elkhateeb

“…To determine the one-year and five-year occurrence and prognosticators of major adverse cardiac events (MACE: composition of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization, and vessel thrombosis), mortality, and target lesion revascularization (TLR) in patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) treated with drug-eluting balloons (DEBs). …”
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Factors Associated with the Incidence and Severity of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Critically Ill Patients by Péricles A. D. Duarte, Gustavo Elias Leichtweis, Luiza Andriolo, Yasmim A. Delevatti, Amaury C. Jorge, Andreia C. Fumagalli, Luiz Claudio Santos, Cecilia K. Miura, Sergio K. Saito

“…Cohort performed in seven general ICUs (including cardiac surgery) in three cities in Paraná State (southern Brazil) for 45 days. …”
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An Alternative Method for Long-Term Culture of Chicken Embryonic Stem Cell In Vitro by Li Zhang, Yenan Wu, Xiang Li, Shao Wei, Yiming Xing, Zhengxing Lian, Hongbing Han

“…These cells also exhibited the capability to differentiate into cardiac myocytes, smooth muscle cells, neural cells, osteoblast, and adipocyte in vitro. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Nicorandil in Preventing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy after Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Pooled Analysis of 1229 Patients by Bin Yi, Shaoyan Mo, Yumei Jiang, Dingwu Yi, Jinwen Luo, Xiang Chen, Jian Rong

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Safety and Efficacy of Bivalirudin versus Unfractionated Heparin Monotherapy in Patients with CAD and DM Undergoing PCI: A Retrospective Observational Study by Jing Li, Sanbao Chen, Sicong Ma, Mingque Yang, Zizhao Qi, Kun Na, Miaohan Qiu, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…The secondary endpoints included 30-day major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (MACCEs), bleeding events defined according to the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) definition, and stent thrombosis (ST). …”
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Assessment of Myocardial Bridge and Mural Coronary Artery Using ECG-Gated 256-Slice CT Angiography: A Retrospective Study by En-sen Ma, Guo-lin Ma, Hong-wei Yu, Wang Wu, Kefeng Li

“…Recent clinical reports have indicated that myocardial bridge and mural coronary artery complex (MB-MCA) might cause major adverse cardiac events. 256-slice CT angiography (256-slice CTA) is a newly developed CT system with faster scanning and lower radiation dose compared with other CT systems. …”
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Denosumab-Induced Severe Hypocalcaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease by Ryan Jalleh, Gopal Basu, Richard Le Leu, Shilpanjali Jesudason

“…Seven of the eight patients required inpatient management with three patients requiring intravenous calcium replacement and cardiac monitoring in a high dependency unit. Our study also identified additional factors that could potentially contribute to hypocalcaemia such as lack of calcium supplementation, use of noncalcium based phosphate binders, absence of or use of lower doses of calcitriol supplementation, low vitamin D levels, concomitant treatment with loop diuretics, history of parathyroidectomy, or presence of acute medical illness. …”
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Scoliosis Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis: Surgical Considerations and the Multidisciplinary Approach of a Rare Case by George I. Mataliotakis, Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Karen Pearson, Don S. Urquhart, Carolyn Smith, Andrew Fall

“…Preoperative workup included respiratory, cardiac, anaesthetic, endocrine, and dietician reviews, as well as bone density optimisation with zoledronic acid and prophylactic antibiotics. …”
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Cerebral Blood Flow in Orthostatic Intolerance by Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Amanda J. Miller, Arooba Ejaz, Jeroen Molinger, Parag Goyal, David B. MacLeod, Ashley Swavely, Elyse Wilson, Meghan Pergola, Harikrishna Tandri, Camille Frazier Mills, Satish R Raj, Marat Fudim

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A new perspective on cardiovascular function and dysfunction during endurance exercise: identifying the primary cause of cardiovascular risk by Amine Souissi, Ismail Dergaa, Samia Ernez Hajri, Karim Chamari, Helmi Ben Saad

“…The rise in heart rate in response to thermal stress is a cardiovascular response that increases cardiac output and skin blood flow. The cardiovascular response during endurance exercise is a complex phenomenon potentially influenced by the involvement of nitric oxide in active thermoregulatory vasodilation. …”
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