Ventricular Arrhythmia Precipitated by Severe Hypocalcaemia Secondary to Primary Hypoparathyroidism by S. Ashwin Reddy

“…Hypocalcaemia causes neuromuscular and myocardial symptoms, including QT interval prolongation, and cardiac arrhythmias. Prompt detection and calcium replacement may reverse the pathology, following which the underlying cause should be diagnosed and treated to prevent recurrence. …”
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“Two Hands Can Save a Life”

“…Launching the 2020 World Restart a Heart initiative, the letter notes a global increase in out-of-hospital cardiac rates as a result of the COVID-19-SARS pandemic as well as a worrying decrease in bystander CPR rates and survival rates. …”
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: A Comprehensive Review by Ify Mordi, Nikolaos Tzemos

“…Bicuspid aortic valve is the commonest congenital cardiac abnormality in the general population. This paper article will discuss our current knowledge of the anatomy, pathophysiology, genetics, and clinical aspects of bicuspid aortic valve disease.…”
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Severe Bradycardia Leading to Hemodynamic Instability Associated with Remdesivir Use in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia by Bhargavi Donepudi, Shikhar Agarwal, Lokendra Thakur

“…There is limited literature on the cardiac adverse effects of RDV. We report a case of a patient who developed hemodynamically unstable bradycardia after the initiation of RDV that resolved after discontinuing RDV.…”
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Tissue-Derived Stem Cell Research 2017 by Ming Li, Kequan Guo, Luca Vanella

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There May Be a Way to Say 'NO' to Gastric Injury Associated with the Combined Use of Aspirin and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors by Jennifer J Williams, Paul L Beck

“…Due to evidence that it reduces the frequency of cardiac events and stroke, the use of daily low-dose aspirin has dramatically increased over the past 20 years (1). …”
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Effects of neuroleptics and antidepressants on the cardiovascular system: literature review by V. Rutkauskas

“…The emphasis is put on their effects on arterial blood pressure, electrophysiological changes, and risk of provoking cardiac muscle and coronary artery diseases. …”
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Enterococcus dysbiosis as a mediator of vitamin D deficiency-associated memory impairments by Elizaveta Vinogradova, Zharkyn Jarmukhanov, Madiyar Nurgaziyev, Alibek Kossumov, Ayaulym Nurgozhina, Nurislam Mukhanbetzhanov, Shynggys Sergazy, Laura Chulenabyeva, Argul Issilbayeva, Sholpan Askarova, Aiym Kaiyrlykyzy, Saule Rakhimova, Ulan Kozhamkulov, Ulykbek Kairov, Zhanagul Khassenbekova, Dinar Tarzhanova, Ainur Akilzhanova, Joseph H. Lee, Joseph Terwilliger, Aliya Sailybayeva, Makhabbat Bekbossynova, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Samat Kozhakhmetov, Almagul Kushugulova

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Shexiang Tongxin dropping pills ameliorate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury progression via the S1PR2/RhoA/ROCK pathway by Ying Sun, Boyang Jiao, Yizhou Liu, Ran Wang, Qiong Deng, David N. Criddle, Yulin Ouyang, Wei Wang, Xuegong Xu, Chun Li

“…The effect of STDP (21.6 mg/kg) on cardiac function was evaluated using echocardiography, hematoxylin-eosin staining, and Evans blue staining. …”
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A Unique and Rare Presentation of Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Common Atrium Associated with Coronary Aneurysms and Fistula by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, Alex Munoz, Mohammad Hassan Pervaiz

“…This case highlights rare adult congenital cardiac anomalies and the importance of thorough workup to evaluate for the intracardiac shunt in a patient who has right heart enlargement and development of pulmonary disease in adulthood without a significant history of chronic smoking. …”
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ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Simulation Case for Evaluation of Interprofessional Performance in a Hospital by Hadiki Habib, Eka Ginanjar, Arif Mansjoer, Septo Sulistio, Imamul A. Albar, Radi M. Mulyana

“…The emergency team directly examined the patient, and STEMI diagnosis was made, followed by sending the patient to the cardiac catheterization laboratory to undergo primary PCI. …”
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Interleukin-32γ in the Control of Acute Experimental Chagas Disease by Yarlla L. L. Braga, José R. C. Neto, Arthur W. F. Costa, Muriel V. T. Silva, Marcos V. Silva, Mara R. N. Celes, Milton A. P. Oliveira, Leo A. B. Joosten, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias, Rodrigo S. Gomes, Juliana R. Machado

“…In the histopathological analyzes, T. cruzi nests, myocarditis, and collagen were quantified in cardiac tissue. Cytokine productions (IL-32, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-10, and IL-17) were measured in cardiac homogenate by ELISA. …”
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Overall Survival of Elderly Patients Having Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Comparable to Younger Patients: Results from a South Asian Population by Pramodh Chitral Chandrasinghe, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Thaaqib Nazar, Sumudu Kumarage, Janaki Hewavisenthi, Kemal Ismail Deen

“…TDM in the elderly was poor (P<0.05). Postoperative cardiac complication was the only determinant affecting survival in the elderly (P=0.01). …”
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Short-Term Health Impact Assessment of Urban PM10 in Bejaia City (Algeria) by Fatima Benaissa, Cara Nichole Maesano, Rezak Alkama, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

“…Furthermore, decreasing PM10 annual mean by 5 µg/m3 would avoid 5 and 3 respiratory and cardiac hospitalizations, respectively, and not exceeding the PM10 WHO-AQG (20 µg/m3) would result in a potential gain of 36 and 23 per 100000 respiratory and cardiac hospitalizations, respectively. …”
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A case of stroke as a unique sign of subclinical infective endocarditis by Abiotrophia defectiva: a case report by Silvia Puxeddu, Valeria Virdis, Daniele Sacco, Mario Depau, Alessandro M. Atzei, Lorella Pisano, Marcello Di Rosa, Stefania Vacquer, Giorgio Accardi, Emiliano M. Cirio, Aldo Manzin, Cristiana Marinelli, Fabrizio Angius

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Dexamethasone-Activated MSCs Release MVs for Stimulating Osteogenic Response by Mingyan Zhao, Peng Li, Haijia Xu, Qunwen Pan, Rong Zeng, Xiaotang Ma, Zhanghua Li, Hao Lin

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Effective Method Using a Stool in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on Dialysis Chair by Takeshi Ifuku, Takashi Hitosugi, Yoshfumi Kawakubo, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kazuto Doi, Takeshi Yokoyama

“…Heart failure is the leading cause of death in dialysis patients. Cardiac arrest due to hypotension may also occur during dialysis therapy. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review of Three Stenting Strategies for Bifurcation Lesions in Coronary Artery Disease by Larragem Parsley-Raines, Dominique M. Brandt, Dillon L. Carr, Sabrina Uhry, Eileen S. Alexander, Stephanie A. Donauer, Peter J. Mallow

“…Outcomes of interest reported were target vessel failure in 2 studies, major adverse cardiac event (MACE) (cardiac death, all myocardial infarction, ischemic driven target legion revascularization TLR) in 5 studies. …”
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Galectin-1 as an Emerging Mediator of Cardiovascular Inflammation: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities by Ignacio M. Seropian, Germán E. González, Sebastián M. Maller, Daniel H. Berrocal, Antonio Abbate, Gabriel A. Rabinovich

“…Since a coordinated network of immunomodulatory and proangiogenic mediators controls cardiac homeostasis, this lectin has been proposed to play a key hierarchical role in cardiac pathophysiology via glycan-dependent regulation of inflammatory responses. …”
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The Impact of Intracoronary Imaging on PCI Outcomes in Cases Utilising Rotational Atherectomy: An Analysis of 8,417 Rotational Atherectomy Cases from the British Cardiovascular Int... by Majd B. Protty, Sean Gallagher, Andrew S. P. Sharp, Vasim Farooq, Mohaned Egred, Peter O’Kane, Peter Ludman, Mamas A Mamas, Tim Kinnaird

“…Methods. Using the British Cardiac Intervention Society database, data were analysed on all RA-PCI procedures in the UK between 2007 and 2014. …”
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