Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

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Comparison of thromboelastographic profiles and clinical characteristics in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Yong-tao Li, Yu-mei Ma, Fu-li Dai, Zhen Peng, Ya-ping Dai, Ke Zhi, Hai-hong Feng, Shu-jun Li

“…The abnormal TEG group had higher incidences of coagulopathy (P < 0.001), cardiac involvement (elevated cardiac enzymes: 36.8% vs. 17.1%, P = 0.009; pericardial effusion: 10.5% vs. 1.3%, P = 0.017), and plastic bronchitis (P = 0.006). …”
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Inhibition of p70 Ribosomal S6K1 Protects the Myocardium against Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Necrosis through Downregulation of RIP3 by Hui Shang, Jinjin Shi, Jun Zhu, Yunfeng Guo, Xiaoyan Wang

“…Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining was applied to evaluate the pathological changes in cardiac tissues. 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining was used to measure the area of myocardial infarction (MI). …”
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From bench to bedside: elucidating VEGF(R) inhibitor-related heart failure in cancer treatment by Shengkun Peng, MinHong Cai, Hongyu Kuang, Anqi Lin, Qinghua Ma, Xiaoqin Dai, Peng Luo, Yijun Liu, Guo Zhang, Yifeng Bai

“…Furthermore, we performed a retrospective analysis of cardiac function parameters in patients undergoing VEGF(R)i treatment at local hospitals. …”
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Susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias Resulting from Mutations in FKBP1B, PXDNL, and SCN9A Evaluated in hiPSC Cardiomyocytes by Hector Barajas-Martinez, Maya Smith, Dan Hu, Robert J. Goodrow, Colleen Puleo, Can Hasdemir, Charles Antzelevitch, Ryan Pfeiffer, Jacqueline A. Treat, Jonathan M. Cordeiro

“…We report an inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndrome consisting of Brugada and Early Repolarization Syndrome associated with variants in SCN9A, PXDNL, and FKBP1B. …”
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Wenxin Granules Influence the TGFβ-P38/JNK MAPK Signaling Pathway and Attenuate the Collagen Deposition in the Left Ventricle of Myocardial Infarction Rats by Ya Huang, Aiming Wu, Lixia Lou, Dongmei Zhang, Bo Nie, Yizhou Zhao, Keke Liu, Mingjing Zhao, Hongcai Shang

“…Wenxin granules can affect the inflammation-related TGFβ-p38/JNK MAPK signaling pathway and change the structural properties of myocardium and scar after MI by attenuated collagen deposition in the left ventricular myocardial tissue to improve cardiac function.…”
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Evaluating the quality of care for heart failure hospitalizations in inflammatory arthritis – A population-based cohort study by Bindee Kuriya, Lihi Eder, Sahil Koppikar, Jessica Widdifield, Anna Chu, Jiming Fang, Irene Jeong, Douglas Lee, Jacob Udell

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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch by Yuting Xie, Zongjie Weng, Ronghua Wang, Qiumei Wu, Wen Ling, Jinwen Chen, Shan Guo

“…It is also necessary to classify RAA types as accurately as possible and detect the presence of potential cardiac and extracardiac anomalies and genetic abnormalities, which facilitates prenatal counselling and prognostic assessment of fetuses with RAA.…”
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Empirical evidence for a process-based model of health-related quality of life using network analysis by Nicolette Stogios, Nicolette Stogios, Troy Francis, Troy Francis, Rachel G. Peiris, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Valeria Rac, Valeria Rac, Robert P. Nolan, Robert P. Nolan

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The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

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Early Myocardial Strain Reduction and miR-122-5p Elevation Associated with Interstitial Fibrosis in Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity by María de Regla Caballero-Valderrama, Elisa Bevilacqua, Miriam Echevarría, Francisco Javier Salvador-Bofill, Antonio Ordóñez, José Eduardo López-Haldón, Tarik Smani, Eva M. Calderón-Sánchez

“…Additionally, 16 Wistar rats received epirubicin (20 mg/kg over 4 weeks) to examine cardiac strain and structural changes. Moreover, circulating miRNA levels were assessed in patients’ serum using microarray at the end of the treatment and further analyzed in peripheral blood from the animal model. …”
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Analysis of the cardiotoxic and myorelaxant effects of camphor on fish of the Nile tilapia species (Oreochromis niloticus) (Linnaeus 1758) by Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Suzane Maia de Oliveira, Maria Klara Otake Hamoy, Murilo Farias dos Santos, Anthony Lucas Gurgel do Amaral, Anara de Sousa Barbosa, Luciana Eiró-Quirino, Daércio José de Macedo Ribeiro Paixão, Luis André Luz Barbas, Dielly Catrina Favacho Lopes, Marcelo Ferreira Torres, Moisés Hamoy

“…The goal was to determine the impact of CPR on muscle, cardiac, and respiratory functions, and assess its suitability as an anesthetic for tilapia. …”
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Spironolactone Protects against Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Wenjuan Liu, Wei Gong, Min He, Yemei Liu, Yeping Yang, Meng Wang, Meng Wu, Shizhe Guo, Yifei Yu, Xuanchun Wang, Fei Sun, Yiming Li, Linuo Zhou, Shengmei Qin, Zhaoyun Zhang

“…Compared to the STZ + NS group, cardiac oxidative stress, fibrosis, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction were improved by SPR treatment. …”
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The Effect of Colloids versus Crystalloids for Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy on Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Wang Niu, Junyi Li, Shouping Wang

“…The secondary outcomes were (1) mortality at the follow-up duration; (2) postoperative complications of several organ systems, including cardiac, pulmonary, digestive, urinary, nervous system, and postoperative infection events; and (3) hospital and ICU length of stay. …”
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Altered Left Ventricular Ion Channel Transcriptome in a High-Fat-Fed Rat Model of Obesity: Insight into Obesity-Induced Arrhythmogenesis by Reza Ashrafi, Marianne Yon, Lucy Pickavance, Joseph Yanni Gerges, Gershan Davis, John Wilding, Kun Jian, Henggui Zhang, George Hart, Mark Boyett

“…Obesity is increasingly common and is associated with an increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias. The aim of this study was to see whether in obesity there is proarrhythmic gene expression of ventricular ion channels and related molecules. …”
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Association of β-Blocker Therapy at Discharge with Clinical Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients without Heart Failure by Yan Chen, Xiao-fang Tang, Run-lin Gao, Yue-jin Yang, Bo Xu, Jin-qing Yuan

“…Landmark analysis at 1 year showed that patients with UA who were discharged with β-blockers had lower mortality (HR 0.17, 95% CI 0.04-0.65, P=0.010) and cardiac death (HR 0.12, 95% CI 0.01-0.99, P=0.049) than those discharged without β-blockers. …”
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Inhibition of the mTOR Pathway Exerts Cardioprotective Effects Partly through Autophagy in CLP Rats by Wen Han, Hao Wang, Longxiang Su, Yun Long, Na Cui, Dawei Liu

“…Rapamycin alleviated the pathological damage of myocardial tissue, attenuated cardiac dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), p<0.05; fractional shortening (FS), p<0.05), and reduced HIF-1a expression (p<0.05). …”
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Thrombotic vs. Bleeding Events of Interruption of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy within 12 Months among Patients with Stent-Driven High Ischemic Risk Definition following PCI by Hao-Yu Wang, Bo Xu, Chen-Xi Song, Chang-Dong Guan, Li-Hua Xie, Yan-Yan Zhao, Zhong-Xing Cai, Sheng Yuan, Ke-Fei Dou

“…We assessed 3,931 patients with at least 1 high ischemic risk criteria of stent-related recurrent ischemic events proposed in the 2017 ESC guidelines for focused update on DAPT who were free of major cardiac events in the first 12 months. The primary ischemic endpoint was 30-month major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, and the key safety endpoints were BARC class 2, 3, or 5 bleeding and net adverse clinical events. …”
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Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report by Carlos Rodríguez Armada, Lázaro Enrique de la Cruz Avilés

“…Acquired long QT syndrome results from secondary causes and can be caused by more than 100 non-antiarrhythmic drugs. Cardiac arrest due to Torsades de pointes induced by drugs causing prolonged QT syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal event, even in hospitals. …”
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Magnetic Nanoparticles for Targeting and Imaging of Stem Cells in Myocardial Infarction by Michelle R. Santoso, Phillip C. Yang

“…Despite extensive efforts to optimize cardiac stem cell therapy, challenges remain in the delivery and monitoring of cells injected into the myocardium. …”
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