Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly: From Symptoms to Speckle Tracking Echocardiography by Christos Ballas, Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Ioanna Samara, Lampros Lakkas, Olga Kardakari, Athanasios Konstantinidis, Katerina K. Naka, Lampros K. Michalis, Christos S. Katsouras

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Navigating the Risk Landscape in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Narrative Review by Utkarsh Gaur, Charuta Gadkari, Aditya Pundkar

“…In this population, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and reduced cardiac function all dramatically increase the risk of poor outcomes. …”
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J Point and ST Elevation Resembling Brugada: A Marker of Mortality in Methanol Toxicity by Mohammad Hossein Nikoo, Alireza Estedal, Kiana Khatami, Maryam Pakfetrat, Alireza Arjangzadeh, Shahrokh Sadeghi Boogar, Sina Danesh, Seyed Taghi Heydari

“…This clinical entity, among asymptomatic individuals with no family history of sudden cardiac death, would be reported in some severely ill patients before ventricular fibrillation. …”
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Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Inter... by Xiao-Qing Quan, Hong-Yan Ji, Jie Jiang, Jia-Bao Huang, Cun-Tai Zhang

“…Acute myocardial infarction represents the vital cause of cardiac death, and many measurable biomarkers have been reported to be related to the prognosis of acute myocardial infarction. …”
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High Sensitivity Method to Estimate Distribution of Hyaluronan Molecular Sizes in Small Biological Samples Using Gas-Phase Electrophoretic Mobility Molecular Analysis by Lan Do, Christen P. Dahl, Susanne Kerje, Peter Hansell, Stellan Mörner, Ulla Lindqvist, Anna Engström-Laurent, Göran Larsson, Urban Hellman

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Ameliorative Impact of Liraglutide on Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Atrial Remodeling by Jun Wang, Yongzheng Liu, Changhui Ma, Yue Zhang, Meng Yuan, Guangping Li

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent form of clinical cardiac arrhythmias. Previous evidence proved that atrial anatomical remodeling (AAR) and atrial electrical remodeling (AER) are crucial for the progression and maintenance of AF. …”
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Using the modified frailty index as a predictor of complications in adults undergoing transforaminal interbody lumbar fusion by Momin M. Mohis, Simon G. Ammanuel, Cuong P. Luu, James A. Stadler

“…Rates of superficial and deep surgical site infection, organ space infection, wound dehiscence, reintubation, renal insufficiency, urinary tract infection, stroke, cardiac arrest, DVT, sepsis, and septic shock were not significantly different. …”
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Histological assessment of a novel restorative coronary artery bypass graft in a chronic ovine model by Yu Sato, Matthew Kutnya, Biniyam Abebe, Mohammed S. El Kurdi, Martijn Cox, Richard W. Bianco, Bart Meuris, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys, Renu Virmani

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LCZ696 Therapy Reduces Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Inducibility in a Myocardial Infarction-Induced Heart Failure Rat Model by Po-Cheng Chang, Shien-Fong Lin, Yen Chu, Hung-Ta Wo, Hui-Ling Lee, Yu-Chang Huang, Ming-Shien Wen, Chung-Chuan Chou

“…Although a clinical trial (PARADISE-MI Trial) has been ongoing to examine the effects of LCZ696 in myocardial infarction (MI) patients, the effects of LCZ696 on remodeling of cardiac electrophysiology in animal models remain largely unclear. …”
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Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale as a predictor of adverse outcomes among older adults undergoing aortic valve replacement: a protocol for a systematic review by Rose Galvin, Ahmed Gabr, Catherine Peters, Margaret O'Connor, Aoife Leahy, Elaine Shanahan, Tadhg Prendiville, Laura Quinlan, Anastasia Saleh, Ivan Casserly

“…Introduction Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes relating to cardiac procedures. It has been proposed that frailty scoring should be included in the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. …”
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Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Disparity between Urban and Rural Areas by Yen-Chin Chen, Shao-Hua Yu, Wei-Jen Chen, Li-Chi Huang, Chih-Yu Chen, Hong-Mo Shih

“…Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) were prospectively registered in Taichung. …”
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Causal Effects of Sleep Traits on Angina Pectoris: Mediation by Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Zeng C, Ke Y, Li H, Zhang C, Chen J, Chen M

“…Chuanfei Zeng,* Yujia Ke,* Huan Li, Chi Zhang, Jian Chen, Mingkai Chen Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mingkai Chen, Email kaimingchen@163.comPurpose: Angina pectoris (AP) is a major factor in heightened risk of cardiac arrest and has been previously linked to sleep patterns. …”
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Futility in TAVI: A scoping review of definitions, predictive criteria, and medical predictive models. by Charlie Ferry, Jade Fiery-Fraillon, Mario Togni, Stephane Cook

“…In this review, numerous articles state that 1-year mortality serves as a cutoff to define futile procedures. Some variables, cardiac or otherwise, are independent predictors of 1-year mortality. …”
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Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5: In Vitro Cytotoxicity Effects on Renal Tubular Cells and Inflammatory Profile by Alessandra Brocca, Grazia Maria Virzì, Chiara Pasqualin, Silvia Pastori, Stefano Marcante, Massimo de Cal, Claudio Ronco

“…Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5 (CRS Type 5) reflects concomitant cardiac and renal dysfunctions in the setting of a wide spectrum of systemic disorders. …”
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Psychological Status and Quality of Life in relation to the Metabolic Syndrome: Isfahan Cohort Study by Hamidreza Roohafza, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Talaei, Zahra Pourmoghaddas, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

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Successful Management of Refractory Heart Failure and Multi-Organ Dysfunction in a Patient with CRT-D and Acute Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report by Marsela Goga, Saimir Kuci, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ermal Likaj, Alvi Cela, Romina Teliti, Ormir Shurdha, Erilda Selimi, Jacob Zeitani

“…Introduction: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a progressive condition often complicated by acute decompensations that require advanced medical interventions. Cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT-D) has significantly improved outcomes in patients with severe heart failure. …”
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Effect of Prolonged Moderate Exercise on the Changes of Nonneuronal Cells in Early Myocardial Infarction by Barbara Rinaldi, Francesca Guida, Anna Furiano, Maria Donniacuo, Livio Luongo, Giulia Gritti, Konrad Urbanek, Giovanni Messina, Sabatino Maione, Francesco Rossi, Vito de Novellis

“…Previous studies have demonstrated the beneficial effect of exercise training on deterioration in cardiac function after MI. In this study we analyzed in sedentary and trained rats the microglia and astrocytes 48 hours after MI in PVN, thalamus, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus through immunofluorescence approach. …”
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A post-marketing pharmacovigilance study of triazole antifungals: adverse event data mining and analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Yalan Tian, Min Jin, Hong Ning

“…Voriconazole ADEs primarily involved the following SOCs: Investigations (9.45%), Eye Disorders (8.46%), and Nervous System Disorders (7.21%); Posaconazole ADEs primarily involved the following SOCs: Investigations (13.84%), General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions (11.95%), and Nervous System Disorders (6.29%); Isavuconazole ADEs primarily involved the following SOCs: General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions (15.22%), Hepatobiliary Disorders (10.87%), and Blood and Lymphatic System Disorders (10.87%).ConclusionVoriconazole, posaconazole, and isavuconazole all potentially pose safety risks related to hepatobiliary disorders and cardiac disorders. Additionally, voriconazole carries a higher safety risk for eye disorders and nervous system disorders. …”
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Correlation between Doppler, Manual Morphometry, and Histopathology Based Morphometry of Radial Artery as a Conduit in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Om Prakash Yadava, Vinod Sharma, Arvind Prakash, Vikas Ahlawat, Anirban Kundu, Bikram K. Mohanty, Rekha Mishra, Amit K. Dinda

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Electrocardiogram of Clinically Healthy Mithun (Bos frontalis): Variation among Strains by Sagar Sanyal, Pradip Kumar Das, Probal Ranjan Ghosh, Kinsuk Das, Kezha V. Vupru, Chandan Rajkhowa, Mohan Mondal

“…Electrocardiography, cardiac electrical axis, heart rate, rectal temperature and respiration rate were recorded in a total of 32 adult male mithun of four strains (𝑛=8 each). …”
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