Follow-Up of Cardiopulmonary Responses Using Submaximal Exercise Test in Older Adults with Post-COVID-19 by Patchareeya Amput, Sirima Wongphon

“…The cardiopulmonary response parameters including heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse oxygen saturation (O2 sat), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and leg fatigue were evaluated in the participants after 6MWT and 1-min-STST assessments. …”
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The influence of the pharmacodynamic properties of drugs on indications for their use: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors) by Denda Nikola I., Maletin Nemanja Z., Atanasković Marko B., Vučković Biljana A., Rašković Aleksandar L.

“…Methods: A thorough review of literature from 2000 to 2023 via PubMed focused on SGLT2 inhibitors' pharmacology and clinical impact on T2DM, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Twenty relevant studies were analyzed to understand differences between these inhibitors, refining their efficacy and safety profiles. …”
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Sympathetic nervous system inhibition enhances cardiac metabolism and improves hemodynamics and glucose-insulin dynamics in obese and lean rat models by Ionuț Tudorancea, Ionela Lăcrămioara Șerban, Dragomir N. Șerban, Irina-Iuliana Costache-Enache, Caratașu Cătălin, Alexandru Grațian Naum, Radu Iliescu

“…Body weight, food and water intake, blood glucose concentration, blood pressure variability as an index of sympathetic activity and hemodynamic parameters such as mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) were analyzed. Myocardial glucose uptake was significantly lower during basal conditions in OZR versus LZR. …”
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Fetal Vibroacoustic Stimulation in Computerized Cardiotocographic Analysis: The Role of Short-Term Variability and Approximate Entropy by Maria Laura Annunziata, Mariamaddalena Scala, Natascia Giuliano, Salvatore Tagliaferri, Olga Carmela Maria Imperato, Francesca Giovanna Esposito, Marta Campanile, Andrea Di Lieto

“…VAS was performed on 121 high- and 95 low-risk pregnancies after 10 minutes of continuous quiet, while their FHR parameters were monitored and recorded by cCTG analysis. Fetal heart rate was recorded using a computer-assisted equipment. …”
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Cardiac Outpouchings: Definitions, Differential Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach by Riccardo Scagliola, Gian Marco Rosa, Sara Seitun

“…We searched for the following keywords (in title and/or abstract): (“cardiac” OR “heart”) AND (“outpouching” OR “outpouch” OR “aneurysm” OR “pseudoaneurysm” OR “false aneurysm” OR “diverticulum” OR “herniation”). …”
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Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing versus Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients with Atrioventricular Block: An Observational Cohort Study by Zhongxiu Chen, Yuanning Xu, Lingyun Jiang, Ran Zhang, Hongsen Zhao, Ran Liu, Lei Zhang, Yajiao Li, Xingbin Liu

“…The primary composite outcome included all-cause mortality, lead failure, or heart failure hospitalization (HFH). The secondary outcome included periprocedure complication, cardiac death, or recurrent unexplained syncope. …”
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Captopril Pretreatment Produces an Additive Cardioprotection to Isoflurane Preconditioning in Attenuating Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Rabbits and in Humans by Yi Tian, Haobo Li, Peiyu Liu, Jun-mei Xu, Michael G. Irwin, Zhengyuan Xia, Guogang Tian

“…Patients selected for heart valve replacement surgery were randomly assigned to five groups: untreated control (Control), captopril pretreatment for 3 days (Cap3d), or single dose captopril (Cap1hr, 1 hour) before surgery with or without Iso (Cap3d+Iso and Cap1hr+Iso). …”
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Effect of Nebulized Morphine on Dyspnea of Mustard Gas-Exposed Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Majid Shohrati, Mostafa Ghanei, Asghar Amini Harandi, Soniya Foroghi, Ali Amini Harandi

“…The scores of VAS for dyspnea, cough and quality of life and also respiratory rate, heart rate, and night time awaking due to dyspnea and night time awaking due to cough improved significantly after morphine nebulization without any major adverse events. …”
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Uncovering the significance of CBX3 as an up-and-coming biomarker in cardio-vascular health by Muhammad Aamir Wahab, Nunzio Del Gaudio, Biagio Gargiulo, Vincenzo Quagliariello, Nicola Maurea, Michele Grieco, Rosaria Benedetti, Angela Nebbioso, Lucia Altucci, Mariarosaria Conte

“…Chromobox 3 (CBX3), the major isoform of heterochromatin protein 1, is involved in intricate epigenetic mechanisms affecting congestive heart failure. In patients with CVD affected by lung cancer risk, CBX3 exerts a sophisticated mechanism of action, suppressing the proliferation, migration, and formation of neointima in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by affecting the Notch3 pathway, indicating a potential protective function against vascular remodeling and atherosclerosis. …”
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MSC-derived exosome ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating NOD 1/NLRP3-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and inflammation by Wei Chen, Jie Peng, Xiangyi Tang, Shao Ouyang

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The Role of Pharmaceutical Innovation in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Diseases by Meaghan Roach, Natalie Land, Jennifer Hernandez, Reina Rau, Jacquelyn W. Chou, Stacey S. Hickson, Danielle F. Rollmann, J. Ross Maclean

“…Clinical practice guidelines published from 2000 to 2021 were identified for five chronic diseases: ischemic heart disease (IHD), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation Regulators in the Diagnosis and Subtype Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Xianpei Wang, Ying Wu, Ruoyao Guo, Linwei Zhao, Juanjuan Yan, Chuanyu Gao

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Effects of interleukin-12/23 inhibitors and interleukin-17 inhibitors on myocardial functions in patients with severe psoriasis by Leyla Baykal Selçuk, Mursel Şahin, Burcu Aydemir, Deniz Aksu Arıca, Savaş Yaylı

“…Materials and Methods: Patients were evaluated at the beginning of treatment and after 12 months using transthoracic echocardiography to assess systolic and diastolic heart functions. Results: A total of 39 patients (20 males, 19 females) with a mean age of 44.28+-13.54 years were included. …”
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POSITIVISM AND ITS ADVERSARIES: BRADLEY, COLLINGWOOD, NIETZSCHE AND HEIDEGGER by Evaldas Nekrašas

“…Its adversaries may interpret this fact as a victory, yet in the form of positive thought it remains at the heart of our civilisation. To overcome it once and for all without destroying the very foundations of our way of life and our evermore common culture is much more difficult than the most prominent critics may think. …”
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Level of elderly-supportive infrastructure, fine particulate matter and cardiovascular disease hospitalisations: a time-stratified case-crossover study in Wuhan by Mengxue Qin, Xingyuan Liu, Luyao Wang, Tengchong Huang, Xiuran Zuo, Yuliang Zou

“…When the buffer zone was extended to 500 and 1000 m, a higher level of elderly-supportive infrastructure mitigated the adverse effects of short-term PM2.5 exposure on cardiovascular hospitalisations (p = 0.013), particularly for stroke (p = 0.017) and ischaemic heart disease (p = 0.026). Conclusions Our findings suggest that high-level elderly-supportive infrastructure may protect against the adverse effects of PM2.5 on cardiovascular hospitalisation, highlighting the need to optimize elderly-supportive infrastructure for its health benefits in the elderly.…”
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Segmental Spinal Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Situs Inversus Patient: A Case Report by Richa Chandra, Gaurav Misra, Navneeta Bisht, Gopal Dutta, Sumit Khandelwal

“…Situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly and presents with transposition of abdominal and thoracic viscera to the opposite side, including the heart and gallbladder. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard for chronic cholelithiasis and has been reported in patients with situs inversus under General Anaesthesia (GA). …”
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Postal and Telephone Physical Activity and Nutrition Pilot Program for Seniors by Andy H. Lee, Jonine Jancey, Peter Howat, Linda Burke, Deborah A. Kerr, Trevor Shilton

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Showcasing Emptiness? Voicing Redemption Through ‘Saharomania’ in the French Literary Imaginary by Amina Zarzi

“…Taking the demanding crossing of the desert to heart, often for nationalist pursuits, was necessary to triumph over the physically and mentally exhausting desert. …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

“…The Life’s Essential 8 (LE8), introduced by the American Heart Association, aims to improve and maintain cardiovascular health. …”
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‘The Apex of Hipster XML GeekDOM’ by Lynne Siemens, Ray Siemens, Hefeng (Eddie) Wen, Cara Leitch, Dot Porter, Liam Sherriff, Karin Armstrong, Melanie Chernyk

“…The method for this work was centred around a viral marketing experiment designed to showcase the TEI and novel ways that it can be used to encode different kinds of text.  At the heart of the experiment was a Bob Dylan song and its associated video which incorporated text; encoded text was overlaid and the video was posted to YouTube and a blog with links to the TEI website with analysis of traffic patterns carried out.…”
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