Leuko-glycemic Index as a Prognostic Factor after Acute Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation by Ailed Rodríguez Jiménez, Raikel Fardales Rodríguez, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizarez

“…The studied variables were: age, sex and color of the skin, medical history and cardiovascular risk factors, clinical data such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as heart rate at admission. <strong><br />Results:</strong> LGI was a predictor of mortality in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients (c = 0.673 and c = 0.707) respectively. …”
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Left atrial appendage emptying velocity and left ventricular function as predictors of inotropic support in patients undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by Varun Arora, Srikanth Gujja, Rajesh Thosani, Kamal Sharma, Himani Pandya

“…These events need to be managed by pharmacological supports or relieving of mechanical obstruction (octopus) of the heart to maintain the hemodynamic stability. There is a paucity of data on the effect of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction on left atrial appendage (LAA) emptying velocity. …”
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Socioeconomic risk factors of hypertension and blood pressure among persons aged 15–49 in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Sushant Joshi, Bishnu Bahadur Thapa

“…Objectives This study estimated the prevalence of hypertension, in accordance with the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association’s 2017 guidelines, and examined the association between various socioeconomic factors and systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and hypertension.Setting and design We used nationally representative data from the 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. …”
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Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: The Muscular Metabolic Pathway by Jérémie Jaussaud, Pierre Blanc, Pierre Bordachar, Raymond Roudaut, Hervé Douard

“…Changes in peripheral muscle in heart failure lead to a shift from aerobic to early anaerobic metabolism during exercise leading to ergoreflex overactivation and exaggerated hyperventilation evaluated by the VE/VCO2 slope. …”
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Characterization of NGF, trkANGFR, and p75NTR in Retina of Mice Lacking Reelin Glycoprotein by Bijorn Omar Balzamino, Filippo Biamonte, Graziana Esposito, Ramona Marino, Francesca Fanelli, Flavio Keller, Alessandra Micera

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5,7-Dihydroxyflavone acts on eNOS to achieve hypotensive effects in spontaneously hypertensive rats by Zi-Han Shen, Tongjie Ye, Baozhen Chen, Congchao Wan, Xiaolin Lu, Ting-Hsu Chen, Shuang Lin, Jia-Xin Ye, Liping Xie, Yaw-Syan Fu

“…Furthermore, oral administration of 5,7-dihydroxyflavone does not affect the heart rate and pulse pressure difference in SHR rats. …”
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A convolutional autoencoder framework for ECG signal analysis by Ugo Lomoio, Patrizia Vizza, Raffaele Giancotti, Salvatore Petrolo, Sergio Flesca, Fabiola Boccuto, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Pierangelo Veltri, Giuseppe Tradigo

“…Electrocardiographic (ECG) signals are used to evaluate heart activity and to identify disease-related anomalies. …”
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Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study by Fang-Ying Su, Sheng-Huei Wang, Henry Horng-Shing Lu, Gen-Min Lin

“…A multiple linear analysis adjusting for age, service specialty, body mass index, heart rate, alcohol intake, and training frequency was used to determine the relationship. …”
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Applicability of Pulse Pressure Variation during Unstable Hemodynamic Events in the Intensive Care Unit: A Five-Day Prospective Multicenter Study by Bertrand Delannoy, Florent Wallet, Delphine Maucort-Boulch, Mathieu Page, Mahmoud Kaaki, Mathieu Schoeffler, Brenton Alexander, Olivier Desebbe

“…The six predefined inclusion criteria for pulse pressure variation applicability were as follows: mechanical ventilation, tidal volume >7 mL/kg, sinus rhythm, no spontaneous breath, heart rate/respiratory rate ratio >3.6, absence of right ventricular dysfunction, or severe valvulopathy. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Acute Myocardial Ischaemia Based on Entropy–Complexity Plane by Esteban R. Valverde, Victoria Vampa, Osvaldo A. Rosso, Pedro D. Arini

“…During the initial stage of ischaemia, the electrical activity of the heart is disrupted, increasing the risk of malignant arrhythmias. …”
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Central Aortic Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study by Mehmet Balal, Meltem Demirkiran, Saime Paydas

“…TensioMed Software v.3.0.0.1 was used to measure CAP, peripheral arterial blood pressure, pulse pressure (PP), heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), augmentation index (AI), pulse wave velocity, and ejection time. …”
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Symptom clusters and resting cardiovascular autonomic measures in adolescents: From acute concussion to recovery by Wenjie Ji, Haley M. Chizuk, John J. Leddy, Sue A. Sisto, Mohammad N. Haider

“…Cardiovascular ANS function was evaluated using heart rate variability (HRV), systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). …”
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Increase of circulating IGFBP-4 following genotoxic stress and its implication for senescence by Nicola Alessio, Tiziana Squillaro, Giovanni Di Bernardo, Giovanni Galano, Roberto De Rosa, Mariarosa AB Melone, Gianfranco Peluso, Umberto Galderisi

“…We found a significant increase of senescent cells in the lungs, heart, and kidneys of mice that were intraperitoneally injected with IGFBP-4 twice a week for two months. …”
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Progression of Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Remodelling under Optimal Medical Therapy in CHF Patients: Role of Individual Genetic Background by Marzia Rigolli, Mariantonietta Cicoira, Corinna Bergamini, Andrea Chiampan, Andrea Rossi, Corrado Vassanelli

“…Neurohormonal systems play an important role in chronic heart failure (CHF). Due to interindividual heterogeneity in the benefits of therapy, it may be hypothesized that polymorphisms of neurohormonal systems may affect left ventricular (LV) remodelling and systolic function. …”
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Androgen Effects on the Adrenergic System of the Vascular, Airway, and Cardiac Myocytes and Their Relevance in Pathological Processes by Abril Carbajal-García, Jorge Reyes-García, Luis M. Montaño

“…While the use of androgens as a therapeutic tool for treating asthma symptoms or heart disease is proposed, the vascular system is warmly affected.…”
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Advanced Data Framework for Sleep Medicine Applications: Machine Learning-Based Detection of Sleep Apnea Events by Kristina Zovko, Yann Sadowski, Toni Perković, Petar Šolić, Ivana Pavlinac Dodig, Renata Pecotić, Zoran Đogaš

“…The core component is a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network, which is particularly suited to processing sequential time-series data, capturing complex temporal relationships within physiological signals such as oxygen saturation, heart rate, and airflow. Through extensive feature engineering and preprocessing, the framework optimizes data representation by normalizing, scaling, and encoding input features to enhance computational efficiency and model performance. …”
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Clinical and biochemical features of atherogenic hyperlipidemias with different genetic basis: A comprehensive comparative study. by Anastasia V Blokhina, Alexandra I Ershova, Anna V Kiseleva, Evgeniia A Sotnikova, Anastasia A Zharikova, Marija Zaicenoka, Yuri V Vyatkin, Vasily E Ramensky, Vladimir A Kutsenko, Olga A Litinskaya, Maria S Pokrovskaya, Svetlana A Shalnova, Alexey N Meshkov, Oxana M Drapkina

“…We analyzed genetic data from 3374 samples and compared clinical data, lipid levels (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoprotein (a)), frequency, age at onset of coronary heart disease (CHD), and the severity of carotid and femoral atherosclerosis (plaque number, maximum stenosis, total stenosis, maximum plaque height, and plaque score) among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), familial dysbetalipoproteinemia (FD), polygenic hypercholesterolemia (HCL), severe HCL, and those without lipid disorders (n = 324). …”
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CURRENT ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY: WHY PLASTIC SURGEONS MUST TAKE CONCERN? by Tiara Amanna Amandita, Hastika Saraswati

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Interleukin-32γ in the Control of Acute Experimental Chagas Disease by Yarlla L. L. Braga, José R. C. Neto, Arthur W. F. Costa, Muriel V. T. Silva, Marcos V. Silva, Mara R. N. Celes, Milton A. P. Oliveira, Leo A. B. Joosten, Fátima Ribeiro-Dias, Rodrigo S. Gomes, Juliana R. Machado

“…The IL-32γTg mice showed a better control of parasitemia and T. cruzi nests in the heart than WT mice. Infected-WT and -IL-32γTg mice showed similar levels of IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-17, but IL-10 was significantly higher expressed in IL-32γTg than in WT mice. …”
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Health-related quality of life and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Tanjina Rahman, Harun-Ur Rashid

“…Further, higher levels of education, being married, absence of diabetes and heart disease were all independent predictors of a higher MCS. …”
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