Risk factors for long-term severe tricuspid regurgitation following mitral valve replacement: a retrospective study by Shan-Shan Li, Ling-Zhi Dou, Bing Han, Bing-Rong Miao, Sen Wang, He Jiang, Yu-Li Zheng, Jian-Ming Li, Hong-Yun Ruan

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Transcatheter edge to edge compared with surgery in older patients with degenerative mitral valve regurgitation by Gaspard Suc, Rebecca Hadjedj, Jules Mesnier, Skerdi Haviari, Marylou Para, Gregory Ducrocq, Dominique Himbert, Eric Brochet, My Lien Nguyen, Sophie Provenchere, Marina Urena, Bernard Iung

“…Factors independently associated with the combined outcome were residual MR > 2 (aHR 4.31 (95% CI: 1.51–12.25)), history of cardiac surgery (aHR 6.24 (95%CI: 2.16–18.05)), BMI (aHR 0.88 (95% CI: 0.77–0.98)), TR > 2 at baseline (aHR: 2.47 (95% CI: 1.03–5.91)). …”
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Left Coronary Artery—Right Ventricle Fistula Case Report: Optimal Treatment Decision by Stefan Veljković, Ana Peruničić, Jovana Lakčević, Armin Šljivo, Dragana Radoičić, Mihajlo Farkić, Darko Boljević, Jelena Kljajević, Milovan Bojić, Aleksandra Nikolić

“…Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare congenital anomalies, presenting in 0.05–0.9% of cases, characterized by an aberrant connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or great vessel. Clinical manifestations can include heart failure, myocardial ischemia due to coronary steal, arrhythmias, or infective endocarditis. …”
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Echocardiographic Features of Cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy by Michał Marchel, Agnieszka Madej-Pilarczyk, Agata Tymińska, Roman Steckiewicz, Janusz Kochanowski, Julia Wysińska, Ewa Ostrowska, Paweł Balsam, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Opolski

“…The aim of the study was to characterize and compare the cardiac morphology and function in the two main genetic subgroups of EDMD with the use of echocardiography. …”
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Hydroxytyrosol Protects against Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury through a PI3K/Akt-Dependent Mechanism by Ying-hao Pei, Jiao Chen, Liang Xie, Xiao-min Cai, Run-Hua Yang, Xing Wang, Jian-bin Gong

“…Myocardial infarct size, markers of oxidative stress, extent of myocardial apoptosis, echocardiographically assessed cardiac function, and expression of Akt and GSK 3β were measured in each group. …”
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Electrocardiographic Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy by Xufei Liang, Yueying Wang, Xi Yin, Xiaohong Gong, Shuo Pan, Ziliang Chen, Xuhong Geng

“…Patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer may be at risk of developing cardiac dysfunction and electrophysiological abnormalities. …”
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Advanced point-of-care biomarker testing for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases by Wenjun Ming, Yidan Zhu, Wenjun Jiang, Jing Zhang, Jinxia Liu, Li Wu, Yuling Qin

“…With the growing implementation of hierarchical medical policies and increasing demand for health management services, the market for POCT cardiac biomarkers testing is expected to expand further as a crucial development direction within the field of medicine.…”
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Biventricular Impella (Bi-Pella) in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: The First Case from the Middle East by Abdulaziz Almejren, Abdullah Alenezi

“…We describe here the successful use of percutaneous biventricular Impella (Bi-Pella) for cardiogenic shock secondary to acute biventricular myocardial infarctions (AMI-CS), as guided by parameters such as mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi), central venous pressure (CVP), and cardiac power output (CPO). We aim to highlight the promising outcomes of timely implanted biventricular Impella in (AMI-CS).…”
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Detection of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Stroke/Tia Patients by Muhib Khan, Daniel J. Miller

“…Multiple studies have recently evaluated long-term cardiac rhythm monitoring with good yield for PAF. …”
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Complete Heart Block in Thyrotoxicosis, Is It a Manifestation of Thyroid Storm? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rashed Al Bannay, Aysha Husain, Saeed Khalaf

“…The term apathetic thyrotoxicosis, where palpitations and cardiac involvement are the sole manifestations of disease, is well known. …”
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Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus: A Rare Cause of Intracardiac Mass by Anxo Martinez-de-Alegria, Jose Rubio-Alvarez, Sandra Baleato-Gonzalez

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Noncoding RNAs and Stem Cell Function and Therapy by Yaoliang Tang, Wei Lei, Yanfang Chen, Xiaolong Wang, Mark W. Hamrick, Mi Zhou

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Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy: Does it Contribute to Chronic Fatigue and Decreased Health-Related Quality of Life in Cirrhosis? by Nigel Girgrah, Graham Reid, Shona MacKenzie, Florence Wong

“…The presence of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy and the attendant poor cardiac response to physical stress may affect HRQoL and contribute to fatigue in these patients.…”
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Radiation-Induced Heart Disease: A Clinical Update by Syed Wamique Yusuf, Shehzad Sami, Iyad N. Daher

“…Longterm followup is essential, as the cardiac complication may manifest years after completion of radiation therapy. …”
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Adult Renal Transplantation in a Patient 28 Years after Heart Transplantation as a Neonate for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome by Joseph Licata, Shane Michael Roberts, Piotr Janicki, Dmitri Bezinover

“…This patient represents as one of the longest pediatric cardiac graft recipients living without any significant functional limitations.…”
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Inflammatory Response and Immune Regulation in Brain-Heart Interaction after Stroke by Lihua Zou, Ruquan Han

“…Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) evoked by stroke may injure myocardial cells directly, in which the interplay between inflammatory response, oxidative stress, cardiac sympathetic/parasympathetic dysfunction, and splenic immunoregulation may be also the key pathophysiology factor. …”
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Anesthetic management of a patient posted for ruptured aneurysm repair with asymptomatic atrial myxoma by Priyanka Singh

“…Atrial myxomas are rare cardiac tumors. It has to be surgically resected early when diagnosed, due to possible complications such as intracardiac obstruction, embolus, and metastasis. …”
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Traumatic Bilateral Pneumothoraces due to Sternal Wire Migration by Umar Imran Hamid, Scott Gillespie, Colum Lynchehaun, Haralabos Parissis

“…Sternal wound complications after cardiac surgery are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. …”
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Severe Adverse Drug Reaction to Gadobenate Dimeglumine by Benjamin D. Singer, Robert S. Woodrick, Jennifer B. Pedicano

“…Shortly after receiving gadobenate dimeglumine for magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvic vessels, he experienced cardiac arrest from which he was resuscitated. His course was complicated by profound distributive shock. …”
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Atrioventricular Dissociation after Electroconvulsive Therapy by Siegfried William Yu, Srikanth Vallurupalli, Jennifer Arnoldi, Richard Holloway

“…Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is increasingly used as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. Cardiac effects are the principal cause of medical complications in these patients. …”
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