Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 rs671 Polymorphism is Associated with Susceptibility of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Hypertension by Hou H, Huang S, Huang W, Huang L, Zhang Z, Liang L

“…Haisong Hou,1 Sina Huang,2 Wenyi Huang,3 Lingmei Huang,1 Zhouhua Zhang,4 Liu Liang5 1Department of Blood Transfusion, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Center for Surgical Operation, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Haisong Hou, Department of Blood Transfusion, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China, Email houhaisonggd6@163.comObjective: Predisposing factors for coronary atherosclerosis in hypertensive individuals are unclear. …”
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Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Saeid Safiri, Jessica A. Grieger, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Nahid Karamzad, Fikrettin Sahin, Kuljit Singh, Gary S. Collins, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

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Comparing clinical only and combined clinical laboratory models for ECPR outcomes in refractory cardiac arrest by Chun-Chieh Chiu, Yu-Jun Chang, Chun-Wen Chiu, Ying-Chen Chen, Yung-Kun Hsieh, Shun-Wen Hsiao, Hsu-Heng Yen, Fu-Yuan Siao

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The role of sacubitril/valsartan in abnormal renal function patients combined with heart failure: a meta-analysis and systematic analysis by Xinyue Yang, Jingjing Jin, Meijuan Cheng, Jinsheng Xu, Yaling Bai

“…In terms of efficacy, we analyzed the incidence of cardiovascular events and found that sacubitril/valsartan significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization in chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3–5 patients with heart failure (OR: 0.65, 95%CI: 0.54–0.78). …”
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The design and rationale of the cardiac REHABilitation to improve metabolic health in Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy (REHAB-HCM) Study by Matthew Cheung, Nathaniel Moulson, Jinelle C. Gelinas, Ali Daraei, Sarah M. Bradwell, Carolyn Taylor, Neil D. Eves, Graeme J. Koelwyn, Thomas M. Roston

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Risk Factors for Fracture in Patients with Coexisting Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial by Tamara K. Young, Nigel D. Toussaint, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Clare Arnott, Carinna Hockham, Amy Kang, Aletta E. Schutte, Vlado Perkovic, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Rajiv Agarwal, George L. Bakris, David M. Charytan, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Adeera Levin, Carol Pollock, David C. Wheeler, Hong Zhang, Meg J. Jardine

“…We used the Akaike information criteria (AIC) and Schwartz Bayes Criterion (SBC) to assess six separate variable sets based on hypothesized associations with fracture, namely, traditional osteoporosis, exploratory general population findings, cardiovascular risk, CKD-mineral and bone disorder, diabetic osteodystrophy, and an all-inclusive set containing all variables. …”
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A De Novo Frameshift Variant in SMC1A Causes Non‐Classic Cornelia de Lange Syndrome With Epilepsy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ying Yang, Liqing Chen, Zhenzhen Wang, Yaling Ding, Yan Liu

“…Common features included severe/profound developmental delay (52.6%), hypotonia (18.2%), cardiovascular anomalies (36.4%), and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) (22.7%). …”
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Combining In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approaches to Explore the Effect of <i>Ceratonia siliqua</i> and <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> Rich Phenolic Formula on Lipid Metabolism and Pl... by Mohammadine Moumou, Amani Tayebi, Abderrahmane Hadini, Omar M. Noman, Abdulsalam Alhalmi, Hamza Ahmoda, Souliman Amrani, Hicham Harnafi

“…Background/Objectives: Hyperlipidemia is a serious risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and liver steatosis. In this work, we explored the effect of an herbal formula (CBF) containing immature <i>Ceratonia siliqua</i> pods and <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> extracts on lipid metabolism disorders and lipoprotein-rich plasma (LRP) oxidation in mice. …”
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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

“…The aim of this study was to assess the risk of cardiovascular events after interruption of DAPT in high-risk PCI population. …”
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Prediksi Detak Jantung Berbasis LSTM pada Raspberry Pi untuk Pemantauan Kesehatan Portabel by Ahmad Foresta Azhar Zen, Eko Sakti Pramukantoro, Kasyful Amron, Viera Wardhani, Putri Annisa Kamila

“… Penyakit kardiovaskular atau cardiovascular disease (CVD) menduduki peringkat teratas penyebab kematian di dunia. …”
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Predictors and Prognostic Effects of Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement According to VARC-3 Criteria by Hu X, Zhao Z, Wang C, Feng D, Chen Y, Niu G, Zhou Z, Zhang H, Li Z, Ye Y, Wang M, Wu Y

“…Xiangming Hu,1,&ast; Zhenyan Zhao,1,&ast; Can Wang,1,&ast; Dejing Feng,1 Yang Chen,2 Guannan Niu,1 Zheng Zhou,1 Hongliang Zhang,1 Zhe Li,1 Yunqing Ye,1 Moyang Wang,1 Yongjian Wu1 1Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Moyang Wang; Yongjian Wu, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China, Email wangmoyang1983@vip.sina.com; fuwaiwyj@163.comPurpose: The impact of periprocedural myocardial injury (PPMI) according to VARC-3 criteria in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains unclear. …”
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Stenting of Variant Left Carotid Artery Using Brachial Artery Approach in a Patient with Unusual Type of Bovine Aortic Arch by Emre Gürel, Zeki Yüksel Günaydın, Ahmet Karagöz, Osman Bektaş, Adil Bayramoğlu, Abdullah Çelik, Aslı Vural

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Assessing the health implications of anticholinergic drugs in older people by Mariangela Boccardi, Virginia Boccardi

“…We propose practical guidelines for their use in clinical contexts such as dementia, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular conditions, and urinary incontinence. …”
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Polysplenia syndrome associated with multisystem malformation: A rare case report by Wangyi Yang, Yaqi He, Zhaocheng Kuang, Wenyan Guo

“…Imaging further revealed the presence of developmental malformations in several systems, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems. This case is rare and therefore has some clinical reference value.…”
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Research Progress on Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Complications by Jiarui Zhang, Yongqin Zheng, Lichenlu Huang, Jundong He

“…This review summarizes the clinical studies on the use of MSCs to treat DM and the potential mechanisms of complications such as pancreatic dysfunction, cardiovascular lesions, renal lesions, neurological lesions, and trauma repair. …”
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Statins as Modulators of Regulatory T-Cell Biology by David A. Forero-Peña, Fredy R. S. Gutierrez

“…Some recent experimental studies have shown that besides their effects on the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, statins may also have beneficial anti-inflammatory effects through diverse mechanisms. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms in Exercise-Induced Cardioprotection by Saeid Golbidi, Ismail Laher

“…Physical inactivity is increasingly recognized as modifiable behavioral risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. A partial list of proposed mechanisms for exercise-induced cardioprotection include induction of heat shock proteins, increase in cardiac antioxidant capacity, expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress proteins, anatomical and physiological changes in the coronary arteries, changes in nitric oxide production, adaptational changes in cardiac mitochondria, increased autophagy, and improved function of sarcolemmal and/or mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels. …”
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Physical Inactivity and Mortality Risk by Peter Kokkinos, Helen Sheriff, Raya Kheirbek

“…The risk reduction is at least in part attributed to the favorable effect of exercise or physical activity on the cardiovascular risk factors, namely, blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and obesity. …”
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Effect of Red Wine Consumption on Serum Oxidation and Adiponectin Levels in Overweight and Healthy Individuals by Karadeniz Muammer, Akçay Yasemin D., Yıldırım Hatice K., Yılmaz Candeğer, Sözmen Eser Y.

“…It has been shown that moderate red wine consumption might reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to investigate whether red wine has anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effect in overweight subjects.…”
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