The effect of air-pollution and weather exposure on mortality and hospital admission and implications for further research: A systematic scoping review. by Mary Abed Al Ahad, Frank Sullivan, Urška Demšar, Maya Melhem, Hill Kulu

“…Hot and cold temperature was a risk factor for wide range of cardiovascular, respiratory, and psychiatric illness; yet, in few studies, the increase in temperature reduced the risk of hospital admissions for pulmonary embolism, angina pectoris, chest, and ischemic heart diseases. The role of effect modification in the included studies was investigated in terms of gender, age, and season but not in terms of ethnicity.…”
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Predictive Value of Soluble Growth Stimulator Gene 2 Protein for Coronary Slow Flow/No-Reflow in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Interve... by Shu-min Chang, Yan-tan Yu, Bo Luan, Ai-jie Hou, Yong Wang

“…Soluble growth stimulator gene 2 protein (sST2) is associated with heart failure and myocardial infarction; however, the predictive value of plasma sST2 level for coronary slow flow/no-reflow (CSF/NRF) is unclear. …”
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Validism in the Elderly. Social Context and Functional Capacity by Mairovy Hernández Romero, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Belkis González Aguiar, Ismaray Sacerio González, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…Retirees were represented at 38.9 %, the main non-communicable diseases that prevailed were: high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, 40.4 % lived alone, 19.8 % had a caregiver, 14.5 % did not receive support and 9.9 % of the elderly who were in a probable state of social need. …”
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Hypothyroidism Due to Thyroid Amyloidosis Simultaneously With AL Renal Amyloidosis to Give Better Idea of Association of the Two Conditions by Guan C, Liu Y, Chen R, Zhu Y

“…Changrong Guan,1 Yonghua Liu,2 Riqiu Chen,1 Yingbiao Zhu3 1Department of Endocrinology, The Lishui Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, Lishui People’s Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hematology, The Lishui Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, Lishui People’s Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, The Lishui Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, Lishui People’s Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yingbiao Zhu, Department of Neurology, The Lishui Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, Lishui People’s Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18957097750, Email zybiao5107@163.comAbstract: Primary amyloidosis (AL type) is a systemic disease that can lead to structural and functional damage to organs and tissues such as the kidney, heart and liver with non-specific symptoms. Most of the affected patients develop thyroid infiltration and thus diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland, while cases leading to hypothyroidism are exceedingly rare. …”
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Studying dynamic changes in body mass and mass of internal organs in laboratory rats experimentally infected with bovine leukosis virus by E. S. Krasnikova, R. V. Radionov, A. V. Krasnikov, A. Yu. Svetozarova

“…At first, their relative mass decreased to some extent, then increased with different dynamics in groups. The heart was the exception, as its relative mass decreased and did not increase until the end of the experiment. …”
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Comparison of two techniques of administering the Valsalva manoeuvre in patients under general anaesthesia: A randomised controlled study by Shagun B. Shah, Vineet Chaudhary, Rajiv Chawla, Uma Hariharan, Neha Ghiloria, Jitendra Kumar Dubey

“…Secondary outcome measures included mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, time to desired plateau airway pressure, number of patients with bleeders unmasked and surgeon satisfaction. …”
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Managing Post COVID-19 Patient with Breathlessness by Yen Shen Wong, Muhammad Amin Ibrahim, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Mohd Fauzi Abdul Rani

“…A 69-year-old gentleman with background history of COPD GOLD D and ischemic heart disease was admitted with severe COVID-19 infection. …”
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of Tension Pneumothorax by Michael Gale, Pablo Loarte, Brooks Mirrer, Thierry Mallet, Louis Salciccioli, Alison Petrie, Ronny Cohen

“…A 78-year-old female presented to the ED with severe shortness of breath, hypertension, and tachycardia. On physical exam, heart sounds (S1 and S2) were regular and wheezing was noticed bilaterally. …”
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Cardiac Function and Fatigue During Exoskeleton-Assisted Sit-to-Stand Maneuver and Walking in People with Stroke with Moderate to Severe Gait Disability: A Pilot Cross-Sectional St... by Raimondas Kubilius, Darius Ruočkus, Vitalija Stonkuvienė, Rugilė Vareikaitė, Rebecca Cardini, Thomas Bowman

“…No statistically significant difference was found between heart rate and R–R of ECG data while comparing all the observed conditions during each respective trial. …”
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Maternal Perception of Decreased Fetal Movement in One Twin: A Clue Leading to the Early Detection of Absent Variability due to Acute Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Hirotada Suzuki, Tomoyuki Kuwata, Akihide Ohkuchi, Yukari Yada, Shigeki Matsubara, Mitsuaki Suzuki

“…The recipient infant had heart failure, which was still observed at 1 month postpartum. …”
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Association between the systemic immunity-inflammation index and stroke: a population-based study from NHANES (2015–2020) by Rui Shi, Ye Tian, Junbiao Tian, Qiming Liu, Jiayun Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Yaping Sun, Zhanwei Xie

“…In subgroup analysis and interaction experiments, we found that this positive relationship was not significantly correlated among different population settings such as age, gender, race, education level, smoking status, high blood pressure, diabetes and coronary heart disease (P for trend > 0.05). Moreover, we found an nonlinear relationship between SII and stroke with an inflection point of 740 (1,000 cells /µl) by using a two-segment linear regression model. …”
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ICD Pocket-Site Infection Secondary to Gonococcal Bacteremia: The First Reported Case by Sardar Hassan Ijaz, Ali Haider Jafry, Areeba Shahnawaz, Mark Allee

“…A 56-year-old male with a history of congestive heart failure status postimplantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) insertion presented with a pocket-site swelling initially concerning for a hematoma which began to exhibit erythema and tenderness. …”
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Integrating electrocardiogram and fundus images for early detection of cardiovascular diseases by K. A. Muthukumar, Dhruva Nandi, Priya Ranjan, Krithika Ramachandran, Shiny PJ, Anirban Ghosh, Ashwini M, Aiswaryah Radhakrishnan, V. E. Dhandapani, Rajiv Janardhanan

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Prediction of Insulin Resistance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Based on Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) Levels in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Aleksandra Biernacka-Bartnik, Piotr Kocełak, Aleksander Jerzy Owczarek, Piotr Choręza, Monika Puzianowska-Kuźnicka, Leszek Markuszewski, Paweł Madej, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

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State-of-the-art and future trends in electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A review by Sudev V., Sindhu M.R.

“…This paper primarily focuses on the power converters and the charging technologies as this forms the ‘heart’ of an EVCS, while also elaborating on other associated topics like ESS, EVCS classification, etc. …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of the Effects of Phenylcarbamic Acid Derivatives on Cardiovascular Functions in Rats by Kralova Eva, Racanska Eva, Vicenova Anna, Boselova Iveta, Malik Ivan, Stankovicova Tatiana

“…Similarly, in SHR rats, only compound 3 was able to decrease heart frequency significantly without influencing the duration of QT (time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave) and QTc (frequency corrected QT) intervals. …”
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Dasatinib-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Upfront Combination Therapy by Makoto Nishimori, Tomoyuki Honjo, Kenji Kaihotsu, Naohiko Sone, Sachiko Yoshikawa, Junichi Imanishi, Kazuhiko Nakayama, Noriaki Emoto, Masanori Iwahashi

“…Chest X-ray showed significant bilateral pleural effusion and heart enlargement. Echocardiography revealed interventricular septal compression and elevated peak tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient of 66.7 mmHg indicating severe pulmonary hypertension. …”
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Le « jonglage » des visiteurs entre œuvres et cartels : de l’étude d’un comportement à l’application d’un principe muséographique. by Anne-Sophie Grassin

“…This study, using the tools of applied research in museology, took place at the heart of the Chinese archaeology exhibition Xi’an, capitale éternelle, at the Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City in 2002, based on a collection of data from ninety visitors, in collaboration between the École du Louvre and the Université de Montréal. …”
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Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adult Functional Capacity: A Comparative Study of Walking and Step Endurance Tests by Patchareeya Amput, Arunrat Srithawong, Sinthuporn Maharan, Puttipong Poncumhak, Patcharin Phrompao, Eakarach Wongsaya, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Sahachat Aueyingsak

“…The study revealed an increase in heart rate and leg fatigue after the 6MWT compared to the 2MST, whereas systolic blood pressure was elevated following the 2MST compared to the 6MWT. …”
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Verifiable measurement-based quantum random sampling with trapped ions by Martin Ringbauer, Marcel Hinsche, Thomas Feldker, Paul K. Faehrmann, Juani Bermejo-Vega, Claire L. Edmunds, Lukas Postler, Roman Stricker, Christian D. Marciniak, Michael Meth, Ivan Pogorelov, Rainer Blatt, Philipp Schindler, Jens Eisert, Thomas Monz, Dominik Hangleiter

“…We create and sample from random cluster states, which are at the heart of measurement-based computing, up to a size of 4 × 4 qubits. …”
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