Functional Multipotency of Stem Cells: What Do We Need from Them in the Heart? by Pablo Díez Villanueva, Ricardo Sanz-Ruiz, Alberto Núñez García, María Eugenia Fernández Santos, Pedro L. Sánchez, Francisco Fernández-Avilés

“…After more than ten years of human research in the field of cardiac regenerative medicine, application of stem cells in different phases of ischemic heart disease has come to age. …”
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Goldenhar Syndrome Associated with Extensive Arterial Malformations by Renee Frances Modica, L. Daphna Yasova Barbeau, Jennifer Co-Vu, Richard D. Beegle, Charles A. Williams

“…Other findings include cardiac and vascular abnormalities. Though these associations are known, the specific anomalies are not well defined. …”
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Role of TGF-β Pathway Polymorphisms in Sporadic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: rs900 TGF-β2 Is a Marker of Differential Gender Susceptibility by Letizia Scola, Federica M. Di Maggio, Loredana Vaccarino, Manuela Bova, Giusy I. Forte, Calogera Pisano, Giuseppina Candore, Giuseppina Colonna-Romano, Domenico Lio, Giovanni Ruvolo, Carmela R. Balistreri

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How Hippo Signaling Pathway Modulates Cardiovascular Development and Diseases by Wenyi Zhou, Mingyi Zhao

“…Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death around the globe. Cardiac deterioration is associated with irreversible cardiomyocyte loss. …”
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CathROB: A Highly Compact and Versatile Remote Catheter Navigation System by Laura Cercenelli, Barbara Bortolani, Emanuela Marcelli

“…There were no adverse events, including absence of cardiac perforation or cardiac damage, indicative of the safety profile of CathROB. …”
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Acute Toxicity of Dental Gel Based on Origanum vulgare in Mice by Karakoz Badekova, Gayane Atazhanova, Irina Losseva, Aigul Medeshova, Ailazzat Aitkenova, Anar Brazhanova

“…On the other hand, no significant changes in the cardiac function were observed in all treated mice. …”
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A Young Male with Severe Myocarditis and Skeletal Muscle Myositis by Abdalla Ibrahim, Eoghan Meagher, Alexander Fraser, Thomas J. Kiernan

“…He had elevated troponin T, normal skeletal muscle enzymes, and negative inflammatory markers. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed active myocarditis with extensive myocardial fibrosis and normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). …”
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Modulation of miRNAs in Pulmonary Hypertension by Sudhiranjan Gupta, Li Li

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as a new class of posttranscriptional regulators of many cardiac and vascular diseases. They are a class of small, noncoding RNAs that contributes crucial roles typically through binding of the 3′-untranslated region of mRNA. …”
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Recurrent Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection as the Cause of Repeated Myocardial Infarctions by Arnon Møldrup Knudsen, Nicolaj Brejnholt Støttrup, Henrik Hager, Henning Mølgaard, Christina Stilling

“…A complex percutaneous coronary intervention, complicated by cardiac arrest and need for cardio pulmonary support, succeeded with stent insertion and revascularization. …”
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Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis by Hossein Doustkami, Afshin Hooshyar, Nasrollah Maleki, Zahra Tavosi, Iraj Feizi

“…Echocardiography, computed tomography, and cardiac catheterization revealed the diagnosis of CP. …”
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Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated with High Dose Perampanel: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Christopher R. Newey, Naresh Mullaguri, Stephen Hantus, Vineet Punia, Pravin George

“…Three other patients had status epilepticus as a result of their cardiac arrest. Two of the cardiac arrest patients had myoclonus. …”
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Association of Total Mortality and Cardiovascular Endpoints With the Timing of the First and Second Systolic Peak of the Aortic Pulse Wave by Yi‐Bang Cheng, De‐Wei An, Lucas S. Aparicio, Qi‐Fang Huang, Yu‐Ling Yu, Chang‐Sheng Sheng, Teemu J. Niiranen, Fang‐Fei Wei, José Boggia, Katarzyna Stolarz‐Skrzypek, Natasza Gilis‐Malinowska, Valérie Tikhonoff, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Edoardo Casiglia, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Wen‐Yi Yang, Jan Filipovský, Kalina Kawecka‐Jaszcz, Ji‐Guang Wang, Tim S. Nawrot, Yan Li, Jan A. Staessen, the International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification (IDCARS) Investigators

“…ABSTRACT Prognostic significance of the timing in the cardiac cycle of the first (TP1) and second (TP2) systolic peak of the central aortic pulse wave is ill‐defined. …”
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A Case Report of Accidental Intoxication following Ingestion of Foxglove Confused with Borage: High Digoxinemia without Major Complications by Maria Silvia Negroni, Arianna Marengo, Donatella Caruso, Alessandro Tayar, Patrizia Rubiolo, Flavio Giavarini, Simone Persampieri, Enrico Sangiovanni, Franca Davanzo, Stefano Carugo, Maria Laura Colombo, Mario Dell’Agli

“…Due to the presence of the cardiac glycosides, mostly digitoxin, foxglove leaves are poisonous to human and may be fatal if ingested. …”
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Papillary Muscles of the Left Ventricle: Integrating Electrical and Mechanical Dynamics by Csilla Andrea Eötvös, Teodora Avram, Roxana Daiana Lazar, Iulia Georgiana Zehan, Madalina Patricia Moldovan, Patricia Schiop-Tentea, Giorgia Coseriu, Adriana Sarb, Gabriel Gusetu, Elena Buzdugan, Roxana Chiorescu, Diana Mocan-Hognogi, Sorin Pop, E. Kevin Heist, Dan Blendea

“…Methods: A literature search was performed on PubMed using the following relevant keywords: papillary muscles, mitral valve, arrhythmia, anatomy, and physiology. Results: During the cardiac cycle, papillary muscles have continuous dimensional and pressure changes. …”
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Cardiovascular Complications During Delivery Hospitalization in Patients With Psoriasis by Ankit Agrawal, MD, Sharmeen Sorathia, MD, Umesh Bhagat, MD, Salman Zahid, MD, Aro Daniela Arockiam, MD, Aqieda Bayat, MD, Ahmad Safdar, MD, Akiva Rosenzveig, MD, Muhammad Majid, MD, Sanya Chandna, MD, Rahul Gupta, MD, Brittany Weber, MD, PhD, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS

“…Conclusions: Delivery hospitalizations in patients with psoriasis are associated with a higher risk of preeclampsia/eclampsia and cardiac arrhythmias.…”
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Cardiovascular Disease Screening in Primary School Children by Alena Bagkaki, Fragiskos Parthenakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Emmanouil Galanakis, Ioannis Germanakis

“…Personal and family history were collected by using a standardized questionnaire and physical evaluation (including weight, height, blood pressure measurement), and cardiac auscultation (digital phonocardiography (PCG)) and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) were recorded at local health stations (Phase I). …”
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Adverse events in different administration routes of amiodarone: a pharmacovigilance study based on the FDA adverse event reporting system by Jingrong Yang, Mengfan You, Jingxin Wang, Rongfei Sun, Lili Han, Xiaonan Liu, Kaibin Niu, Kaidi Xing, Juanping Sun, Wenge Su, Yifei Wang

“…BackgroundArrhythmias are prevalent cardiac disorders with significant impacts on patient quality of life and mortality. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Primary Intracardiac Myxoma: 20-Year Experience in “Shahid Modarres Hospital”—A Tertiary University Hospital—Tehran, Iran by Zahra Ansari Aval, Hamid Ghaderi, Hassan Tatari, Mahnoosh Foroughi, Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari, Mohammad Forozeshfard, Kamal Fani, Isa Khaheshi

“…Although cardiac tumors are not common they may vary in terms of race and surgical approach in different countries. …”
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Epidemiological Analysis of Fungal Infection Disease in Pediatric Population: Focus on Hospitalization from 2007 to 2022 in Veneto Region in Italy by Lorenzo Chiusaroli, Claudia Cozzolino, Silvia Cocchio, Mario Saia, Carlo Giaquinto, Daniele Donà, Vincenzo Baldo

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Aortic Stiffness Is Related to the Ischemic Brain Injury Biomarker N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antibody Levels in Aortic Valve Replacement by Emaddin Kidher, Vanash M. Patel, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Jon R. Anderson, Andrew Chukwuemeka, Darrel P. Francis, Hutan Ashrafian, Thanos Athanasiou

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