The results of many years of complex use of cycle- and power-ergometry in determining the physical capacity of young athletes by M. F. Khoroshukha, A. I. Bosenko, Ye. L. Mykhaliuk, M. M. Filippov

“…Submaximal ergometric test PWC170 (Physical Working Capacity, PWC) is a method based on the determination of physical working capacity (load capacity) upon reaching a heart rate of 170 beats·min-1. Results. The fact of possible prediction of sports results at competitions of adolescents in sports chosen by them, depending on the nature of changes in indicators of aerobic and anaerobic-aerobic performance PWC170, was established. …”
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Effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety-fatigue and sleep disturbances in cancer patients: A scoping review by Silmara de Oliveira Silva, Vinicius dos Santos Lemos Pereira, Mariane Elivânia Silva, Jucielly Ferreira da Fonseca, Maria Carolina Batista da Silva, Roberta Paolli de Paiva Oliveira Arruda Camara, Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas, Daniele Vieira Dantas

“…The primary auricular points used were shenmen, followed by heart, subcortex, kidney, and sympathetic. The duration of the protocols ranged from three to eight weeks. …”
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Down syndrome and outcomes in critically ill pediatric patients by José Tantaleán Da Fieno, Rosa León Paredes, Patricia Palomo Luck, Carlos Del Águila Villar, Emiliana Rizo Patrón

“…Children with DS were younger and had a higher prevalence of comorbidities, congenital heart disease, and underweight. Both crude bivariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that children with DS had higher mortality rates, increased frequency of HAIs, longer DMV, longer PICU stay, and fewer VFD. …”
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Dose‐exposure‐response of CARDALIS® (benazepril/spironolactone) on the classical and alternative arms of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system in healthy dogs by Elizabeth Manson, Jessica L. Ward, Maria Merodio, Emilie Guillot, Thomas Blondel, Karin Allenspach, Oliver Domenig, Jonathan P. Mochel

“…These results could help inform clinical trials in dogs with heart disease.…”
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Differential effects of clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.) oil and linalyl acetate on depression levels in diabetic foot ulcer patients with T2DM: a randomized blinded controlled trial by Ji Won Son, Purum Kang, Sun Seek Min, Geun Hee Seol, Geun Hee Seol

“…Patients were randomized to inhalation of 5% CS oil, 5% LA or almond oil (control) by natural breathing. Blood pressure, heart rate, Depression-VAS, Anxiety-VAS, and Stress-VAS were measured before and after inhalation.ResultsThis study enrolled 72 patients with DFU, including 43 with mild and 29 with moderate to severe depression. …”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-... by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…<h4>Background</h4>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) greatly influence morbidity and mortality, with COPD patients frequently suffering from cardiovascular comorbidities like coronary heart disease and stroke. This study analyzes mortality trends and disparities among individuals in the United States (US) affected by both CVD and COPD.…”
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Hand acceleration time (HAT) as a diagnostic tool in the assessment of haemodialysis access-induced distal ischaemia (HAIDI): study protocol for a prospective cohort study in the B... by Sebastian Videla, Begoña Gonzalo, Emma Espinar, Siloé Palacios, Carolina Herranz, Elena Iborra Ortega

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N-Cadherin promotes cardiac regeneration by potentiating pro-mitotic β-Catenin signaling in cardiomyocytes by Yi-Wei Tsai, Yi-Shuan Tseng, Yu-Shuo Wu, Wei-Lun Song, Min-Yi You, Yun-Chia Hsu, Wen-Pin Chen, Wei-Han Huang, Jia-Ci Chng, Chai-Ling Lim, Ke-Hsuan Wei, Shih-Lei Ben Lai, Wen-Chih Lee, Kai-Chien Yang

“…Abstract Adult human hearts exhibit limited regenerative capacity. Post-injury cardiomyocyte (CM) loss can lead to myocardial dysfunction and failure. …”
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Natural Antioxidant-Isoliquiritigenin Ameliorates Contractile Dysfunction of Hypoxic Cardiomyocytes via AMPK Signaling Pathway by Xiaoyu Zhang, Ping Zhu, Xiuying Zhang, Yina Ma, Wenguang Li, Ji-Mei Chen, Hui-Ming Guo, Richard Bucala, Jian Zhuang, Ji Li

“…We hypothesize that ISL as a natural antioxidant may protect heart against ischemic injury via modulating cellular redox status and regulating cardioprotective signaling pathways. …”
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Comparative analysis of the physical and phenotypic traits of native cattle (Bos indicus) in the Tarai region of North Bihar for conservation by Krishna Mohan, Pramod Kumar, Anandamoy Kundu

“…Results: It revealed that cattle of the Tarai region are small breeds, and the heights at withers in the females and males were 104.2 ± 0.32 cm and 115 ± 0.27, respectively, with a significant (p = 0.000) difference between sexes. In addition, heart girth was significantly (p = 0.000) higher in males than females. …”
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Incidence of Hyperlipidemia among Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS), USA, 2007–2021 by Jun Li, Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty, Frank J. Palella, Richard M. Novak, Ellen Tedaldi, Cynthia Mayer, Jonathan D. Mahnken, Qingjiang Hou, Kimberly Carlson, Angela M. Thompson-Paul, Marcus D. Durham, Kate Buchacz

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Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches by Nafiseh Hosseini, Hamid Tanzadehpanah, Amin Mansoori, Mostafa Sabzekar, Gordon A. Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Method A dataset derived from the Mashhad Stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorders (MASHAD) study comprising 9354 subject aged 65 − 35. 25% (2336 people) of subjects were diabetic and 75% (7018 people) where non-diabetic was used for the analysis of 10 anthropometric factors and age that were measured in all patients. …”
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The relationship between frailty syndrome and quality of life in patients with hypertension: a multidimensional analysis by Bartosz Uchmanowicz, Anna Chudiak, Robbert Gobbens, Grzegorz Kubielas, Piotr Godek, Stanisław Surma, Dorota Bednarska-Chabowska, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Michał Czapla

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A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study: Cardiac Effect of Sleep Duration by Gülsüm Bingöl, Fulya Avcı Demir, Özge Özden, Emre Özmen, Serkan Ünlü

“…However, being within normal limits, LV end diastolic diameter and right heart chambers were found to be more enlarged in those who slept 7 hours or less than 7 hours. …”
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Mortality causes and health spending by gender and health conditions in octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians in Colombia by Oscar Espinosa, Valeria Bejarano, Isabella Franky, Sandeep Pagali, Michael Drummond, Oscar H. Franco

“…Deaths were higher due to ischemic heart disease, COVID-19, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular diseases in the oldest old Colombian population with urban areas having higher mortality rates than rural areas (an average of 948 (min: 847, max: 1207) against 630 (min: 558, max: 789) per 10,000 people, respectively). …”
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Prevention of sufentanil-induced cough during induction of general anesthesia by low-dose esketamine by Xueyue Zhou, Chaoping Guo, Boyu Liu, Yongqing Guan, Shengxiang Wang, Jun Ji

“…The incidence and severity of sufentanil-induced cough were assessed 1 min after administering of 0.5 μg/kg sufentanil intravenously. Heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and adverse reactions were recorded at four time points: before esketamine administration (T0), 3 min after esketamine administration (T1), 1 min after endotracheal intubation (T2), and 3 min after endotracheal intubation (T3). …”
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Croatian National Data and Comparison with European Practice: Data from the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey II Multicenter Registry by Sandro Brusich, Ivan Zeljković, Nikola Pavlovic, Ante Anić, Zrinka Jurišić, David Židan, Marina Klasan, Zlatko Čubranić, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Camilla Normand, Sime Manola

“…Median age of the study population was 67 (61–73) years, and 21.2% were women. Primary heart failure (HF) aetiology was nonischemic in 61.1% of patients, and HF with wide QRS was the most common indication for the implantation (73.5%). 80% of patients had complete left bundle branch block, and over two-third had QRS ≥150 ms. …”
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Correlation between mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) at different degrees of ejection fraction in patients with diabetes mellitus by Muhammad Rido, Khalid Saleh, A. Makbul Aman, Syakib Bakri, Haerani Rasyid, Andi Alfian Zainuddin

“…Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital in Indonesia's Integrated Heart Center. The sample included 79 patients with ages from 18 to 65 years old and a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. …”
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Investigation of the Feasibility and Safety of a Highly Intensive Penetration Technique for Recanalization in Severe Calcified Femoropopliteal Occlusive Lesions: A Retrospective Ob... by Shinsuke Mori, Keisuke Hirano, Yusuke Setonaga, Toshihiko Kishida, Tomoya Fukagawa, Kohei Yamaguchi, Masafumi Mizusawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Norihiro Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ito

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Treating chronic kidney disease in Danish primary care: results from the observational ATLAS study by Morten Lindhardt, Søren Tang Knudsen, Thomas Saxild, Morten Charles, Rikke Borg

“…Results Of the CKD study population (N = 1 497), 80% had hypertension, 32% diabetes (DM), 13% heart failure (HF), 59% no DM/HF. ACEis/ARBs were prescribed to 65%, statins to 56%, SGTL2is to 14%, and MRAs to 8% of all individuals. …”
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