Everolimus-Eluting Biodegradable Abluminal Coating Stent versus Durable Conformal Coating Stent: Termination of the Inflammatory Response Associated with Neointimal Healing in a Po... by Masayuki Mori, Kenji Sakata, Junichiro Yokawa, Chiaki Nakanishi, Kota Murai, Hirofumi Okada, Masaya Shimojima, Shohei Yoshida, Kazuaki Yoshioka, Yoh Takuwa, Kenshi Hayashi, Masakazu Yamagishi, Masa-aki Kawashiri

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Elevated Circulating Levels of Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Hamad Al Shahi, Kazunori Shimada, Katsumi Miyauchi, Takuma Yoshihara, Eiryu Sai, Tomoyuki Shiozawa, Ryo Naito, Tatsuro Aikawa, Shohei Ouchi, Tomoyasu Kadoguchi, Tetsuro Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Daida

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The Optimal Intervention Time of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ameliorating Cardiac Fibrosis Induced by Viral Myocarditis: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Mice by Tingting Wu, Yuan Xie, Jing Huang, Ping Li, Xuliang Wang, Yaoyao Yan, Tianhe Xia, Lei Li, Feng Zhu, Hao Li, Rongzhou Wu

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have recently been introduced to treat cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for delirium in patients after cardiac surgery by Huiyan Yang, Bin Zhang, Jing Wang

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The complexity of the differential diagnosis of heart tumors and pericarditis by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaienko, E.V. Aksyonov, I.G. Yakovenko, M.A. Tregubova, O.A. Mazur

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Single-Center Experience of Omitting Preprocedure Transesophageal Echo for MitraClip Patients by Ethan Korngold, MD, Kateri J. Spinelli, PhD, Michael P. Simanonok, PhD, Hsin-Fang (Grace) Li, PhD, Logan Vincent, MD, Brandon Jones, MD

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Challenges in advanced heart failure care in Japan: Bridging the gap in durable mechanical circulatory support utilization and heart transplantation by Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Francisco B. Alexandrino, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH, Tomohiro Fujisaki, MD, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, MD, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, MD, PhD, Koichiro Kinugawa, MD, PhD

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Coronary Heart Disease in Postmenopausal Women with Type II Diabetes Mellitus and the Impact of Estrogen Replacement Therapy: A Narrative Review by Marouane Boukhris, Salvatore Davide Tomasello, Francesco Marzà, Sonia Bregante, Francesca Romana Pluchinotta, Alfredo Ruggero Galassi

“…Type II diabetes mellitus is a major cardiovascular risk factor and there is some evidence that the risk conferred by diabetes is greater in women than in men. …”
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Normothermic Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion with Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium Improves Myocardial Tissue Protection in Rat Donation after Circulatory Death Hearts by Zifeng Zeng, Liwei Xu, Yu Xu, Yongsheng Ruan, Deshen Liu, Jiale Li, Chuanjie Niu, Shaoyi Zheng, Pengyu Zhou, Zezhou Xiao

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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

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Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease Revascularization in the FRIENDS Study by Fabrizio Tomai, Anna Piccoli, Fausto Castriota, Luca Weltert, Bernhard Reimers, Gabriele Pesarini, Raoul Borioni, Giovanni De Persio, Roberto Nerla, Andrea Pacchioni, Alberto Cremonesi, Flavio Ribichini

“…The cumulative incidence of 5-year major cardiovascular events (MACCE) including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke in the overall population was 12%. …”
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Cardiac‐peripheral transvenous gradients of microRNA expression in systolic heart failure patients by Inbar Ben‐Zvi, Natalia Volinsky, Liza Grosman‐Rimon, Izhak Haviv, Guy Rozen, Nizar Andria, Nofar Asulin, Nufar Margalit, Ibrahim Marai, Offer Amir

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Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis by Yedan Li, Kunjing Pang, Yao Liu, Muzi Li, Hao Wang

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Is There a Nonlinear Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Lipids in a Hypertensive Population with eGFR ≥30 ml/min/1.73 m2? Findings from the China Hypertension Registry Study... by Yu Yu, Xiao Huang, Minghui Li, Congcong Ding, Lihua Hu, Xiao Zhong, Wei Zhou, Tao Wang, Lingjuan Zhu, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng

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Effects and trend of steroid dosage reduction during cardiac surgery: A three-year retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center by Jeng-Wei Chen, Hsiu-Wen Liang, Bo-Wei Fong, Chih-Yang Chan, Heng-Wen Chou, Nai-Kuan Chou, Chih-Hsien Wang, Nai-Hsin Chi, I-Hui Wu, Shu-Chien Huang, Hsi-Yu Yu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ron-Bin Hsu

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Epidemiology and impact of device-specific infections on patients receiving left ventricular assist devices by Amit Iyengar, MD MSE, Jason Feinman, MD, Joyce Jiang, BS, Cindy Song, BA, Spencer Kim, BA, Alvin Mathew, MD, Sophia Golec, MD, Aarti Rao, MD, Ankitha Radakrishnan, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, David Rekhtman, BS, John DePaolo, MD PhD, Noah Moss, MD, Shinobu Itagaki, MD, Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, Joyce Wald, DO, Marisa Cevasco, MD MPH, Aditya Parikh, MD

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Circulating Soluble ST2 Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Severe Heart Failure Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator by Zhi-wei Hou, Hai-bo Yu, Yan-chun Liang, Yang Gao, Guo-qing Xu, Min Wu, Zhu Mei, Zu-lu Wang, Zhi-guo Li, Yu-ying Li, Hai-xu Song, Jia-yin Li, Ya-ling Han

“…Heart failure (HF) is the terminal stage of all cardiovascular events. Although implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapies have reduced mortality among the high-risk HF population, it is necessary to determine whether certain factors can predict mortality even after cardiac device implantation. …”
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: A Comprehensive Review by Ify Mordi, Nikolaos Tzemos

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Blood pressure categorization and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in antihypertensive medication‐naive subjects by Koki Nakanishi, Masao Daimon, Yuriko Yoshida, Jumpei Ishiwata, Naoko Sawada, Megumi Hirokawa, Hidehiro Kaneko, Tomoko Nakao, Yoshiko Mizuno, Hiroyuki Morita, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Issei Komuro

“…Methods and results We examined antihypertensive medication‐naive 858 individuals who underwent extensive cardiovascular health check‐up. LV global longitudinal (LVGLS) and circumferential strain (LVGCS) were assessed by two‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography. …”
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Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Interventions of Braid-Like Coronary Artery: Case Series Analysis Based on Optical Coherence Tomography by Wen-Xiu Leng, Huan-Huan Wang, Hai Ming Liu, Ying Song, Lian-Jun Xu, Jing-Jing Xu, Xue-Yan Zhao, Xiao-Yan Tan, Rong Li, Zhan Gao, Li-Jian Gao, Jue Chen, Jin-Qing Yuan, Yue-Jin Yang, Ji-Lin Chen

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