Inhibition of the Ubiquitin-Activating Enzyme UBA1 Suppresses Diet-Induced Atherosclerosis in Apolipoprotein E-Knockout Mice by Jiawei Liao, Xiaolei Yang, Qiuyue Lin, Shuang Liu, Yunpeng Xie, Yunlong Xia, Hui-Hua Li

“…Defects in the expression or activity of UBA1 correlate with several neurodegenerative and cardiovascular disorders. However, whether UBA1 contributes to atherosclerosis is not defined. …”
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Improved Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair with Cell- and Cytokine-Seeded Collagen Patches by Hui Qu, Bao-dong Xie, Jian Wu, Bo Lv, Jun-bo Chuai, Jian-zhong Li, Jun Cai, Hua Wu, Shu-lin Jiang, Xiao-ping Leng, Kai Kang

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Early Outcomes With Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Shashank Shekhar, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Grant Reed, MD, MSc, James Yun, MD, Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, Samir Kapadia, MD

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Surgery for Bacterial Endocarditis Complicated by Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage by Kazuhiro Kurisu, Hiroshi Mitsuo, Yasutaka Ueno

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Acute Aortic Dissection Mimicking STEMI in the Catheterization Laboratory: Early Recognition Is Mandatory by Alessio Arrivi, Gaetano Tanzilli, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Giovanni Truscelli, Marcello Dominici, Enrico Mangieri

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Biomechanical Sensing Systems for Cardiac Activity Monitoring by Hamza Abu Owida

“…Cardiovascular disease is consistently ranked high among the causes of death on a global scale. …”
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Multimodality Imaging of a Giant Aortic Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma by Nowell M. Fine, David A. Foley, Jerome F. Breen, Joseph J. Maleszewski

“…Multimodality cardiovascular imaging demonstrates the classic morphologic findings, including a pedunculated appearance and oscillating “frond-like” surface projections.…”
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Presentación tardía de aneurisma ventricular post-infarto. Caracterización por múltiples modalidades de imagen by Julio Oscar Cabrera Rego, Osmín Castañeda, Juan Valiente Mustelier, Roberto LLerena Rojas, Leonardo López Ferrero, Vladimir Mendoza Rodríguez

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First Case Report of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Showing Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Thyroid Storm due to Graves’ Disease by Masaki Matsubara, Tomohiro Tanaka, Akinori Wakamiya, Tamiko Tamanaha, Hisashi Makino, Tomonori Tanei, Takeshi Aiba, Kengo Kusano, Kiminori Hosoda

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Programmed Cell Death of Endothelial Cells in Myocardial Infarction and Its Potential Therapeutic Strategy by Mingyue Wu, Zixia Huang, Lijin Zeng, Chunfei Wang, Deming Wang

“…Cardiovascular disease research has historically focused on promoting angiogenesis following myocardial damage. …”
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Catheter Ablation of Long-Lasting Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm in a Patient with Mild Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Takanao Mine, Mamoru Hamaoka, Hideyuki Kishima, Tohru Masuyama

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Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease Involving the Left Atrium: Cardiac MRI, CT, and PET Scan Findings by Vistasp J. Daruwalla, Keyur Parekh, Hassan Tahir, Jeremy D. Collins, James Carr

“…Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare entity that usually involves the lymph nodes but extranodal involvements have been seen in numerous cases, although RDD with cardiovascular involvement is extremely rare. We describe a case of a young male who presented with intermittent palpitations and was found to have a left atrium mass. …”
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Posttransplant Metabolic Syndrome by M. Shadab Siddiqui, Richard K. Sterling

“…Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic derangements associated with insulin resistance and an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. MS has become a major health concern worldwide and is considered to be the etiology of the current epidemic of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Cardiac Myxoid Spindle Cell Tumor in a Neonate by Reza Abbaszadeh, Fatemeh Naderi, Amir Hossein Jalali, Yaser Toloueitabar

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Fimasartan Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through PPARδ Regulation in Hyperlipidemic and Hypertensive Conditions by Yong-Jik Lee, Yoo-Na Jang, Yoon-Mi Han, Hyun-Min Kim, Jong-Min Jeong, Hong Seog Seo

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Everolimus in Heart Transplantation: An Update by Stephan W. Hirt, Christoph Bara, Markus J. Barten, Tobias Deuse, Andreas O. Doesch, Ingo Kaczmarek, Uwe Schulz, Jörg Stypmann, Assad Haneya, Hans B. Lehmkuhl

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Generation of iPSCs by Nonintegrative RNA-Based Reprogramming Techniques: Benefits of Self-Replicating RNA versus Synthetic mRNA by Heidrun Steinle, Marbod Weber, Andreas Behring, Ulrike Mau-Holzmann, Christian Schlensak, Hans Peter Wendel, Meltem Avci-Adali

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Prognostic Value of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization for Coronary Artery Disease by Hidekatsu Fukuta, Nobuyuki Ohte, Kazuaki Wakami, Toshihiko Goto, Tomomitsu Tani, Genjiro Kimura

“…Even after adjustment for potential confounders (traditional cardiovascular risk factors, the severity of CAD, and cardiovascular medications), the predictive value of Tau > 48 ms and 𝑒<5.8 cm/s remained significant. …”
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Overexpression of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Increases Macrophage-Derived Foam Cell Accumulation in Atherosclerotic Lesions of Transgenic Rabbits by Shoucui Gao, Xiaojing Wang, Daxing Cheng, Jiayan Li, Lu Li, Linwu Ran, Sihai Zhao, Jianglin Fan, Enqi Liu

“…High levels of plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) are inversely associated with the risk of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases; thus, pharmacological inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is considered to be a therapeutic method of raising HDL-C levels. …”
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Associates of an Elevated Natriuretic Peptide Level in Stable Heart Failure Patients: Implications for Targeted Management by Aftab Jan, Ian Dawkins, Niamh Murphy, Patrick Collier, John Baugh, Mark Ledwidge, Kenneth McDonald, Chris J. Watson

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