Ischemia Elicits a Coordinated Expression of Pro-Survival Proteins in Mouse Myocardium by Deborah Lyn, Shaojia Bao, Nicole A. Bennett, Xiaowei Liu, Nerimiah L. Emmett

“…In contrast, a deficiency of xIAP expression was found in cardiac infarcts starting after 1 week, concomitant with significant evidence of apoptotic cell death and an up-regulation of pro-apoptotic signals including Bax, tumor necrosis factor-a, and caspase-8 activation. …”
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Rare Presentation of Cardiotoxicity Related to 5-Fluorouracil by Mariam Charkviani, Natia Murvelashvili, Francisco Barrera, Alisha Sharma, Randa Sharag Eldin, Nur Un Nisa Nabil

“…In a few cases, 5-FU can be associated with coronary vasospasm, cardiac ischemia, or life-threatening arrhythmias. …”
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Advanced Imaging for Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in a Dog: The Role of Electrocardiosynchronous CT by Miki Hirose, Lina Hamabe, Kazumi Shimada, Aki Takeuchi, Kazuyuki Terai, Aimi Yokoi, Ahmed Farag, Akari Hatanaka, Rio Hayashi, Katsuhiro Matsuura, Ryou Tanaka

“…This case highlights the value of advanced imaging techniques in diagnosing complex congenital cardiac anomalies.…”
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Tube Thoracostomy: Complications and Its Management by Emeka B. Kesieme, Andrew Dongo, Ndubueze Ezemba, Eshiobo Irekpita, Nze Jebbin, Chinenye Kesieme

“…Technical causes include tube malposition, blocked drain, chest drain dislodgement, reexpansion pulmonary edema, subcutaneous emphysema, nerve injuries, cardiac and vascular injuries, oesophageal injuries, residual/postextubation pneumothorax, fistulae, tumor recurrence at insertion site, herniation through the site of thoracostomy, chylothorax, and cardiac dysrhythmias. …”
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Cultivating a thriving environment for women in cardiology through leadership and inclusion by Renée P. Bullock-Palmer, Martha Gulati, Gina Lundberg, Monika Sanghavi, Odayme Quesada, Nosheen Reza, Julia Grapsa, Jessica Lee, Annabelle Santos Volgman, Laxmi Mehta, Sandra J. Lewis, Kamala P. Tamirisa

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Management of Stable Angina with Ivabradine as Safe Alternative to Patients with Myasthenia Gravis by Giuliano Ohde Dalledone, Gustavo Lenci Marques, Renata Dal-Prá Ducci, Arnaldo Laffitte Stier Junior, Cláudia Suemi Kamoi Kay, Lineu Cesar Werneck, Paulo José Lorenzoni, Rosana Herminia Scola

“…Management of cardiac symptoms in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients can be challenging. …”
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The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the G... by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…Twenty-seven of the 57 BCNIE patients underwent cardiac surgery and had tissue analysis performed. …”
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Atlas of multilineage stem cell differentiation reveals TMEM88 as a developmental regulator of blood pressure by Sophie Shen, Tessa Werner, Samuel W. Lukowski, Stacey Andersen, Yuliangzi Sun, Woo Jun Shim, Dalia Mizikovsky, Sakurako Kobayashi, Jennifer Outhwaite, Han Sheng Chiu, Xiaoli Chen, Gavin Chapman, Ella M. M. A. Martin, Di Xia, Duy Pham, Zezhuo Su, Daniel Kim, Pengyi Yang, Men Chee Tan, Enakshi Sinniah, Qiongyi Zhao, Sumedha Negi, Meredith A. Redd, Joseph E. Powell, Sally L. Dunwoodie, Patrick P. L. Tam, Mikael Bodén, Joshua W. K. Ho, Quan Nguyen, Nathan J. Palpant

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FNDC5/irisin mitigates the cardiotoxic impacts of cancer chemotherapeutics by modulating ROS-dependent and -independent mechanisms by Manish Kumar, Abhishek Singh Sengar, Anushree Lye, Pranesh Kumar, Sukhes Mukherjee, Dinesh Kumar, Priyadip Das, Suvro Chatterjee, Adele Stewart, Biswanath Maity

“…Together our data underscore the importance of FNDC5/irisin in maintenance of cardiac health over the lifespan.…”
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Gambaran Kadar Troponin T dan Creatinin Kinase Myocardial Band pada Infark Miokard Akut by Rendi Dwi Prasetyo, Masrul Syafri, Efrida .

“…Diagnosis of AMI can be made by some way : anamnesis, electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities, increase levels of creatinine kinase myocardial band (CKMB) and cardiac specific troponin (cTn)T. Diagnosis of AMI can be established if obtained at least two of three criteria : anamnesis, ECG abnormalities and increase of levels cardiac enzymes. …”
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Predictors of long-term symptom burden and quality of life in patients hospitalised with chest pain: a prospective observational study by Tone Merete Norekvål, Jørund Langørgen, Torbjørn Omland, Øyvind Skadberg, Kjell Vikenes, Nasir Saeed, Ole-Thomas Steiro, Hilde Lunde Tjora, Rune Oskar Bjørneklett, Vernon Vijay Singha Bonarjee, Øistein Rønneberg Mjelva, Kristin Moberg Aakre

“…Discharge diagnoses were non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) (14.2%), UAP (17.1%), non-coronary cardiac disease (6.6%), non-cardiac disease (6.3%) and non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) (55.6%). …”
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A Multi‐Center Prospective Study on the Healing of Neuro‐Ischemic Ulcers in Singapore: A Prospective Cohort Study by Lingyan Meng, Priya Bishnoi, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Enming Yong, Tze Tec Chong, David Carmody, Rajesh Babu Dharmaraj, Yi Zhen Ng, Keith Harding, Pei Ho

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The Forgotten Hemodynamic (PCO2 Gap) in Severe Sepsis by Zouheir Ibrahim Bitar, Ossama Sajeh Maadarani, AlAsmar Mohammed El-Shably, Ragab Desouky Elshabasy, Tamer Mohamed Zaalouk

“…Central venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference (PCO2 gap) can be a marker of cardiac output adequacy in global metabolic conditions that are less affected by the impairment of oxygen extraction capacity. …”
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Surgical treatment of anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery in paediatric patients: a Chinese single-center experience by Kai Luo, Bin Ji, Qi-Liang Zhang, Xiao-Yang Zhang, Yan-Jun Pan, Zhong-Qun Zhu, Qiang Chen, Xiao-Min He, Jing-Hao Zheng

“…During the follow-up period, none of the patients presented symptoms such as chest tightness or chest pain, and cardiac CTA revealed unobstructed coronary arteries. …”
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Complementary Embryonic and Adult Cell Populations Enhance Myocardial Repair in Rat Myocardial Injury Model by Sergio Li Calzi, Todd Cook, Domenico G. Della Rocca, Juan Zhang, Vinayak Shenoy, Yuanqing Yan, Andrew Espejo, Anandharajan Rathinasabapathy, Max H. Jacobsen, Tatiana Salazar, George E. Sandusky, Lynn C. Shaw, Keith March, Mohan K. Raizada, Carl J. Pepine, Michael J. Katovich, Maria B. Grant

“…We compared the functional outcome of Isl-1+ cardiac progenitors, CD90+ bone marrow-derived progenitor cells, and the combination of the two in a rat myocardial infarction (MI) model. …”
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Therapeutic role of miR-26a on cardiorenal injury in a mice model of angiotensin-II induced chronic kidney disease through inhibition of LIMS1/ILK pathway by Weijie Ni, Yajie Zhao, Jinxin Shen, Qing Yin, Yao Wang, Zuolin Li, Taotao Tang, Yi Wen, Yilin Zhang, Wei Jiang, Liangyunzi Jiang, Jinxuan Wei, Weihua Gan, Aiqing Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Bin Wang, Bi-Cheng Liu, Yuanyuan Ji

“…In addition, Ang-II-treated AC16 cells and HK2 cells were used as in vitro models of cardiac and renal injury in the context of CKD. Histological staining, immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and Western blotting were applied to study the regulation of miR-26a on Ang-II-induced cardiac and renal injury. …”
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Tissue-Derived Stem Cell Research 2019 by Ming Li, Kequan Guo, Luca Vanella

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CASE PRESENTATION by Iuliana Iordan, Andreea Neculcea, Alina Mititelu, Claudiu Popescu, Ana Maria Vlădăreanu

“…Special evolution in myelofibrosis – case reports Neuroendocrine tumor (bronchial carcinoid) discovered after ocular symptoms – a case report Sepsis, dyspnea and cystic cardiac mass – the importance of medical imaging in the diagnostic algorithm Fistula complications of bevacizumab therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer – oncology surgeon’s point of view: a case presentation…”
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Ticagrelor Associated Heart Block: The Need for Close and Continued Monitoring by Munish Sharma, Daniel A. N. Mascarenhas

“…Ticagrelor is an antiplatelet agent prescribed to prevent the development of adverse cardiac events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). …”
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Advancing neurocritical care: Bridging molecular mechanisms and physiological monitoring to neurotherapeutics by Sung-Min Cho, Jose I. Suarez

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