Ischemic stroke as a manifestation of atrial myxoma. A case presentation by María Gabriela Balarezo García, Diego Armando Suárez, Olivia Elizabeth Altamirano Guerrero

“…Imaging studies were performed (skull tomography, transthoracic echocardiogram and angiotomography of neck vessels) suggestive of systemic embolization in the left carotid territory, secondary to the fragmentation of a cardiac tumor. It was decided to refer the patient to cardiovascular surgery for carotid endarectomy with excision of the cardiac tumor, which progressed satisfactorily. …”
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Giant Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report and Minireview by Fan Ye, Burton V. Silverstein, Matheen A. Khuddus, Christopher L. Bray, Arthur C. Lee

“…In this report, we present an interesting case of an acute ischemic stroke secondary to a giant left ventricular thrombus in a patient with no past significant cardiac or neurologic medical history.…”
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Giant Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve by Michele di Summa, Federica Iezzi

“…Fibroelastomas account for less than 10% of all cardiac tumours, representing the most common valvular and the second most common cardiac benign tumour, following myxomas. …”
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Surgical Strategy for Huge Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Combined with Left Ventricular Fistula by Takafumi Terada, Yoshimori Araki, Akihiro Kobayashi, Osamu Kawaguchi

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Inverted Yoga and Near Syncope: An Unusual Diagnosis of Right Ventricular Myxoma by Wadie David, Narmeen Rehman, Robby Singh, Shukri David

“…Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare and are difficult to diagnose. …”
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Dyssynchronous heart failure models in canines: New insights into electrocardiographic, echocardiographic and histological features by Han Jin, Shengwen Yang, Hao Huang, Sijing Cheng, Pengkang He, Sixian Weng, Min Gu, Hongxia Niu, Wei Hua, Yiran Hu, Hui Li

“…Three weeks of follow‐up were conducted to observe the changes in cardiac function and myocardial staining was performed at the end of the experiment. …”
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Fhl1, a new spatially specific protein, regulates vein graft neointimal hyperplasia by Chaoqun Wang, Jiantao Chen, Zicong Feng, Bohao Jian, Suiqing Huang, Kangni Feng, Haoliang Liu, Zhuoming Zhou, Ziyin Ye, Jing Lu, Mengya Liang, Zhongkai Wu

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Hypothermia during Surgical Treatment of Type A Aortic Dissection: A 16 Years’ Experience by Francesco Macrina, Maria Cristina Acconcia, Luigi Tritapepe, Mizar D’abramo, Wael Saade, Alessandra Capelli, Fabio Miraldi

“…This is a retrospective observational study, and we examined 16-year trends in the presentation, diagnosis, hospital outcome and treatment of A AAD type. In our Cardiac Surgery Unit in Policlinico Umberto I of Rome, our analysis focused on patients, who received ACP during aortic surgery and we analyzed the differences between two distinct groups based on the lowest temperature reached during CPB conduction: Lower Temperature Group (LT) (T < 24°C) versus Higher Temperature Group (HT) (T ≥ 24°C) arrest circulation temperature. …”
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Evaluating the Impacts of Procedural and Patient-Specific Factors on the Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) by Abilkhair Kurmanaliyev, Rima Braukylienė, Ali Aldujeli, Rassul Zhumagaliyev, Serik Aitaliyev, Ramunas Unikas

“…The overall survival rate was 88.8%, with cardiac-related mortality observed in 8% of patients. …”
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Peripheral versus central cannulation of VA-ECMO for primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Eduard Ródenas-Alesina, MD, Aleix Olivella, MD, Ani Orchanian-Cheff, MiST, Farid Foroutan, PhD, Yasbanoo Moayedi, MD, MSc, Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Filio Billia, MD, PhD, Heather J. Ross, MD, MHSc, Ana Carolina Alba, MD, PhD, Natasha Aleksova, MD, MSc

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Time-variant left ventricle models for intracardiac impedance analysis by Voss Daniel, Wemmer Clara, Leonhardt Steffen, Walter Marian

“…Intracardiac impedance measurements are a promising approach for continuous assessment of cardiac function. However, developing and evaluating these methods requires a simulation model of the left ventricle with cardiac motion during an entire cardiac cycle. …”
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A Case of Thyroid Storm Associated with Cardiomyopathy and Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis by Lisa J. Underland, Gerson A. Vallencia Villeda, Abhijeet Pal, Leslie Lam

“…It is rare in pediatric patients. Cardiac disease in hyperthyroidism mostly manifests itself as tachycardia but more serious cardiac findings have also been described. …”
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The effectiveness of static balloon atrioseptostomy for correcting hemodynamics in complex congenital heart diseases by O.O. Motrechko, A.V. Maksymenko, Yu.L. Kuzmenko, M.P. Radchenko, N.M. Rudenko

“…Freedom from additional cardiac surgery after atrioseptostomy in 12 patients ranged from 6 to 60 months, average period 21 ± 15 months. …”
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Prospective and Longitudinal Analysis of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in SARS-CoV-2 Positive and Negative Pneumonia: Potential Role of Decreased Naïve CD8⁺ in COVID-19 Pati... by Makhabbat Bekbossynova, Lyudmila Akhmaltdinova, Kuanysh Dossybayeva, Ainur Tauekelova, Zauresh Smagulova, Tatyana Tsechoeva, Gulsimzhan Turebayeva, Aliya Sailybayeva, Zhanar Kalila, Takhmina Mirashirova, Timur Muratov, Dimitri Poddighe

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Unusual hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: case report of an early onset wild-type ATTR amyloidosis accompanied by a chromosomal duplication involving the MYH6 and MYH7 gene by Jassin Hamidi, Yvonne Hanel, Sven Dittmann, Wanda Maria Gerding, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Karin Klingel, Eric Schulze-Bahr

“…Right ventricular (RV) biopsy and multi-phase skeletal scintigraphy diagnosed transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiac involvement. Sanger sequencing of the transthyretin gene revealed a wild-type sequence. …”
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An Anomalous Configuration of Coronary Artery: A Cadaveric Study by Rajani Singh

“…Anatomical variations in relation to coronary artery and its branches will help cardiac surgeons for refining imaging techniques and coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Current Trends in Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices by Jens Garbade, Hartmuth B. Bittner, Markus J. Barten, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

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Pericardial Tamponade and Elevated Serum CA-125 Level in Inadequately Treated Hypothyroidism by Moaaz Baghal, Viralkumar Amrutiya, Bhoomi Patel, Rutwik Patel, Jonathan Hernandez, Mohamed Ahmed, Abraham Lo, Mark Gabelman

“…Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency and must be managed promptly, and reaching a diagnosis is imperative to prevent recurrence. …”
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Iatrogenic Transient Complete Heart Block in a Preexisting LBBB by Adil S. Wani, Adebayo Fasanya, Prachi Kalamkar, Christopher A. Bonnet, Omer A. Bajwa

“…Catheter induced cardiac arrhythmia is a well-known complication encountered during pulmonary artery or cardiac catheterization. …”
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Impact of psychostimulants on microbiota and short-chain fatty acids alterations in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder by Nonglak Boonchooduang, Orawan Louthrenoo, Narueporn Likhitweerawong, Chanon Kunasol, Chanisa Thonusin, Sirawit Sriwichaiin, Wichwara Nawara, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn

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