Engineering aortic valves via transdifferentiating fibroblasts into valvular endothelial cells without using viruses or iPS cells by Peng Tang, Fuxiang Wei, Weihua Qiao, Xing Chen, Chenyang Ji, Wanzhi Yang, Xinyu Zhang, Sihan Chen, Yanyan Wu, Mingxing Jiang, Chenyu Ma, Weiqiang Shen, Qi Dong, Hong Cao, Minghui Xie, Ziwen Cai, Li Xu, Jiawei Shi, Nianguo Dong, Junwei Chen, Ning Wang

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Safety and effects of anti-obesity medications on weight loss, cardiometabolic, and psychological outcomes in people living with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta... by Leiling Liu, Zhiqi Li, Wenrui Ye, Pu Peng, Yurong Wang, Luqing Wan, Jiangnan Li, Mei Zhang, Yihua Wang, Runqi Liu, Danyan Xu, Jingjing Zhang

“…Semaglutide (RR 0.83, 0.74–0.92; P < 0.0001; I2 = 0.0%; high certainty) and liraglutide (0.87, 0.79–0.96; P = 0.0059; I2 = 0.0%; high certainty) reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). However, all three medications were associated with adverse gastrointestinal effects. …”
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Simplified Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention by Survival Tree-Based Modelling by Vera Fortmeier, MD, Mark Lachmann, MD, Lukas Stolz, MD, Jennifer von Stein, MD, Karl-Philipp Rommel, MD, Mohammad Kassar, MD, Muhammed Gerçek, MD, Anne R. Schöber, MD, Thomas J. Stocker, MD, Hazem Omran, MD, Michelle Fett, Jule Tervooren, Maria I. Körber, MD, Amelie Hesse, Gerhard Harmsen, PhD, Kai Peter Friedrichs, MD, Shinsuke Yuasa, MD, PhD, Tanja K. Rudolph, MD, Michael Joner, MD, Roman Pfister, MD, Stephan Baldus, MD, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, MD, Stephan Windecker, MD, Fabien Praz, MD, Philipp Lurz, MD, Jörg Hausleiter, MD, Volker Rudolph, MD

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Ultrasound‐Activated Precise Sono‐Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer with Reduced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Xiang Li, Gao He, Hui Jin, Xinyu Xiang, Dong Li, Renmiao Peng, Jing Tao, Xinping Li, Kaiyang Wang, Yu Luo, Xiaoan Liu

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A Simple Nomogram to Predict Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Angiography by Li Lei, Yibo He, Zhaodong Guo, Bowen Liu, Jin Liu, Zhiqiang Nie, Guanzhong Chen, Liwei Liu, Mengfei Lin, Wenhe Yan, Shiqun Chen, Chen Jiyan, Yong Liu

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Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells: From Heart to Vessels by Rosalinda Sorrentino, Silvana Morello, Aldo Pinto

“…Cardiovascular diseases, formerly only attributed to the alterations of the stromal component, are now recognized as immune-based pathologies. …”
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Balloon Occlusion Types in the Treatment of Coronary Perforation during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Xiangfei Wang, Junbo Ge

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Dogmas y actualidades del uso de los beta-bloqueadores en prevención secundaria. Segunda parte by Alberto Morales Salinas

“…Sin embargo, hay evidencias que demuestran que los betabloqueadores pueden aportar beneficios en cuanto a morbi-mortalidad cardiovascular y general en este contexto. Tanto la cardiopatía isquémica como la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, tienen “nexos” etiológicos, clínicos, “de laboratorio” y pronósticos; por ello, el manejo de esta última tiene que ser de interés para el médico cardiovascular.…”
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Hypertension in the Elderly by Blas Gil-Extremera, Pedro Cía-Gómez

“…The incidence of hypertension in the Western countries is continuously increasing in the elderly population and remains the leading cause of cardiovascular and morbidity. Methods. we analysed some significant clinical trials in order to present the relevant findings on those hypertensive population. …”
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Use of an Amplatzer ASD Occlusion Device for the Closure of an Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Presenting as Hemoptysis by Nicholas P. Kondoleon, Christopher Kanaan, Jonathan Hansen, Samir R. Kapadia

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Retrieval of Embolized Amplatzer Patent Foramen Ovale Occlusion Device: Issues Related to Late Recognition by Allan J. Davies, Nicholas Collins, Nicole Organ

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Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography by Ibrahim Marai, Nizar Andria, Osnat Gurevitz

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Inflammation and Vascular Remodeling by Ken-ichi Aihara, Masaki Mogi, Rei Shibata, David Bishop-Bailey, Muredach P. Reilly

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Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Usefulness of a Marker of Vascular Damage by Antonio Bellasi, Emiliana Ferramosca, Carlo Ratti

“…Increased arterial stiffness is a marker of vasculopathy in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, suggesting a significant cardiovascular damage. Detection of arterial stiffness provides physicians with useful prognostic information independent of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. …”
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Role of Vitamin D in Cardiometabolic Diseases by Chaoxun Wang

“…However, it has become apparent in recent years that adequate vitamin D levels are also important for optimal functioning of many organs and tissues throughout the body, including the cardiovascular system. Evolving data indicate that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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Myocardial Infarction after Endoscopic Removal of Foreign Body by Carola Maraboto, Florentino Lupercio, Ileana L. Piña

“…We illustrate the rare case of a 79-year-old man with multiple cardiovascular risk factors who developed a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) after endoscopic removal of a foreign body. …”
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Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem by Omar Kahaly, Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas

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Mesenteric Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction Associated with Atrial Fibrillation by Liting Cheng, Yongquan Wu

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Role of wearable devices in cardiac telerehabilitation: A scoping review. by Alexis K Jones, Crystal Lihong Yan, Beatriz P Rivera Rodriquez, Sukhpreet Kaur, Sharon Andrade-Bucknor

“…Recent evidence supports wearable devices as a likely relevant component in cardiovascular risk assessment and disease prevention. …”
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Acute Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Low-Dose Olanzapine in a Patient without Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism by Vu Hoang Vu, Nguyen Duong Khang, Mai Thanh Thao, Le Minh Khoi

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