Could Cells from Your Nose Fix Your Heart? Transplantation of Olfactory Stem Cells in a Rat Model of Cardiac Infarction by Cameron McDonald, Alan Mackay-Sim, Denis Crane, Wayne Murrell

“…Importantly, donor-derived cells engrafted in the transplanted cardiac ventricle and expressed cardiac contractile proteins.…”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

Subjects: “…delayed enhanced-cardiac magnetic resonance…”
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Palpitations, Shortness of Breath, Weakness in Limbs, Edema, and Dyspnea: A Rare Inflammatory Myopathy with Positive Aniti-mitochondrial Antibodies and Cardiac Involvement by LIANG Chunsu, ZHANG Xuchang, ZHANG Ning, KANG Lin, LIU Xiaohong, YU Jiaqi, LIU Yingxian, QIAO Lin, YANG Yanli, ZHAO Xiaoyi, ZHAO Ruijie, NIU Na, YAN Xuelian

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The First Harmonic of Radial Pulse as an Early Predictor of Silent Coronary Artery Disease and Adverse Cardiac Events in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Chi-Wei Chang, Kuo-meng Liao, Yi-Ting Chang, Sheng-Hung Wang, Ying-chun Chen, Gin-Chung Wang

“…Thus, screening for the first harmonic of the radial pulse may improve the risk stratification of cardiac events and SCAD in asymptomatic patients although they had no history of coronary artery disease or angina-related symptom.…”
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Correction: SGLT2-inhibitors in diabetic patients with severe aortic stenosis and cardiac damage undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by Pasquale Paolisso, Marta Belmonte, Emanuele Gallinoro, Roberto Scarsini, Luca Bergamaschi, Leonardo Portolan, Matteo Armillotta, Giuseppe Esposito, Elisabetta Moscarella, Giovanni Benfari, Claudio Montalto, Monika Shumkova, Elayne Kelen de Oliveira, Francesco Angeli, Mateusz Orzalkiewicz, Margherita Fabroni, Nurcan Baydaroglu, Andrea Raffaele Munafò, Daniele Oreste D’Atri, Matteo Casenghi, Lucia Scisciola, Michelangela Barbieri, Raffaele Marfella, Felice Gragnano, Edoardo Conte, Dario Pellegrini, Alfonso Ielasi, Daniele Andreini, Martin Penicka, Jacopo Andrea Oreglia, Paolo Calabrò, Antonio Bartorelli, Carmine Pizzi, Tullio Palmerini, Marc Vanderheyden, Francesco Saia, Flavio Ribichini, Emanuele Barbato

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Response to ‘Comparison of Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe as Surface Probe with Vascular Probe During Right Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization in Cardiac Surgeries’ by Anju Gupta, Nishkarsh Gupta

“…Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia…”
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A Reduction in ADAM17 Expression Is Involved in the Protective Effect of the PPAR-α Activator Fenofibrate on Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy by Si-Yu Zeng, Hui-Qin Lu, Qiu-Jiang Yan, Jian Zou

“…The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) agonist fenofibrate ameliorates cardiac hypertrophy; however, its mechanism of action has not been completely determined. …”
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Successful Treatment of an Infant with Left Ventricular Noncompaction Presenting with Fatal Ventricular Arrhythmia Treated with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator by Masato Kimura, Kengo Kawano, Hisao Yaoita, Shigeo Kure

“…However, our case suggests that CRT therapy may be an effective option for LVNC-induced cardiac dysfunction.…”
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A Rare Case of Cardiac Recovery after Acute Myocarditis from West Nile Virus Infection: A Review of the Current Literature by KaChon Lei, Wilbur Ji, Bhavana Bhaya, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…After two weeks of hemodynamic support, we discovered a near-complete cardiac recovery, as shown on a repeat transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and a normalized mean arterial blood pressure. …”
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Improving community-based first response to out of hospital cardiac arrest (FirstCPR): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Sandra Ware, Blake Angell, Julie Redfern, Clara Chow, Cate Ferry, Lee Taylor, Christopher Semsarian, Adrian Bauman, Janet E Bray, Simone Marschner, Michael Nelson, Saurabh Kumar, Matthew Vukasovic, Kevin Lai, Paul M Middleton, Pramesh Kovoor, Garry Jennings, Sonali Munot, Andrew Coggins, Alan Robert Denniss, Sarah Khanlari, Ian Opperman

“…Introduction Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with poor survival outcomes, but prompt bystander action can more than double survival rates. …”
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Classification of Aortic Stenosis Patients via ECG-Independent Multi-Site Measurements of Cardiac-Induced Accelerations and Angular Velocities at the Skin Level by Chiara Romano, Emanuele Maiorana, Annunziata Nusca, Simone Circhetta, Sergio Silvestri, Schena Emiliano, Gian Paolo Ussia, Carlo Massaroni

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Radiomics for Predicting the Development of Brain Edema from Normal-Appearing Early Brain-CT After Cardiac Arrest and Return of Spontaneous Circulation by Michael Scheschenja, Eva-Marie Müller-Stüler, Simon Viniol, Joel Wessendorf, Moritz B. Bastian, Jarmila Jedelská, Alexander M. König, Andreas H. Mahnken

Subjects: “…cardiac arrest…”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The first was to identify factors influencing prolonged postoperative length of stay (LOS) following cardiac surgery. The second was to devise a predictive model for prolonged LOS in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) based on preoperative factors available at admission and to compare it against two existing cardiac stratification systems.Design Observational retrospective study.Settings A tertiary hospital in Oman.Participants All adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a major referral hospital in Oman between 2009 and 2013.Results 30.5% of the patients had prolonged LOS (≥11 days) after surgery, while 17% experienced prolonged ICU LOS (≥5 days). …”
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Distal Radial Artery Access in comparison to Forearm Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization: A Randomized Controlled Trial (DARFORA Trial) by Yunis Daralammouri, Zaher Nazzal, Yahya S. Mosleh, Heba K. Abdulhaq, Zafer Y. Khayyat, Yousef El Hamshary, Murad Azamtta, Ahmed Ghanim, Fateh Awwad, Sajed Majadla, Mosab Maree, Jihad Hamaida, Yahia Ismail

“…The distal radial artery (DRA) access site has recently emerged as a novel technique in cardiac procedures. Objectives. This study compares distal radial access to standard forearm radial access (FRA) in terms of feasibility, outcomes, and complications. …”
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Investigating the diagnostic accuracy of vertebral heart score, vertebral left atrium score and thoracic width measurement in cats with suspected cardiac problems by B. Ozdil, T. M. Parlak, M. Arican

“…This study aimed to evaluate vertebral heart score (VHS) in terms of sensitivity and accuracy of ra-diographic heart examination for early diagnosis of cardiac diseases in cats and to compare vertebral left atrium score (VLAS), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP) with thoracic width measurement (TWM). …”

Knowledge of Nonmedical Individuals about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Case of Cardiac Arrest: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Fadi Jandali Qara, Loui K. Alsulimani, Maged M. Fakeeh, Diyaa H. Bokhary

“…Introduction. In cardiac arrest victims, providing a high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a fundamental component of initial care, especially in the out-of-hospital settings. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Analgesia in Cardiac and Breast Surgeries: A Cadaveric Comparison of SPIP Block with Single and Double Injections vs. DPIP Block by Carmelo Pirri, Debora Emanuela Torre, Astrid Ursula Behr, Veronica Macchi, Andrea Porzionato, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco

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Comparison of the safety and efficacy between minimally invasive cardiac surgery and median sternotomy in a low-risk mixed Asian population in Singapore by Zhi Xian Ong, Duoduo Wu, Haidong Luo, Guohao Chang, Faizus Sazzad, Jai Ajitchandra Sule, Peggy Hu, Theo Kofidis

Subjects: “…cardiac surgery…”
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Measurement of pressure dependent variations in local pulse wave velocity within a cardiac cycle from forward travelling pulse waves by Rahul Manoj, Kiran V. Raj, P. M. Nabeel, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Jayaraj Joseph

“…Abstract The local pulse wave velocity (PWV) from large elastic arteries and its pressure-dependent changes within a cardiac cycle are potential biomarkers for cardiovascular risk stratification. …”
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Effectiveness of a blended (distance and in-person) simulation education program on advanced cardiac life support for nursing students using the PARTNER model by Miyoung Kang, Eunju Lee

Subjects: “…Advanced cardiac life support…”
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