Acute haemodynamic impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis by Francesca Graziani, Pio Cialdella, Rosa Lillo, Gabriella Locorotondo, Lorenzo Genuardi, Gessica Ingrasciotta, Stefano Cangemi, Marialisa Nesta, Piergiorgio Bruno, Cristina Aurigemma, Enrico Romagnoli, Michele Calabrese, Nicole Giambusso, Antonella Lombardo, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani

“…LHC after TAVI revealed significant changes in aortic and left ventricular (LV) pressures, including indexes of intrinsic myocardial contractility and diastolic function such as positive dP/dT (1128.9 ± 398.7 vs. 806.3 ± 247.2 mmHg/s, P ˂ 0.001) and negative dP/dT (1310.7 ± 431.1 vs. 1075.1 ± 440.8 mmHg/s, P ˂ 0.001). …”
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A Unique Case of Cardiac Arrest following K2 Abuse by Saif Ibrahim, Farah Al-Saffar, Thomas Wannenburg

“…To our knowledge, there are no previously documented cases of sudden cardiac death associated with synthetic cannabinoids although they have been linked to myocardial infarction in teenagers despite normal coronary angiography (Mir et al. (2011)).…”
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Anisotropic Elastography for Local Passive Properties and Active Contractility of Myocardium from Dynamic Heart Imaging Sequence by Yi Liu, Ge Wang, L. Z. Sun

“…A dynamic cardiac elastography (DCE) framework is developed to assess the anisotropic viscoelastic passive properties and active contractility of myocardial tissues, based on the chamber pressure and dynamic displacement measured with cardiac imaging techniques. …”
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Deciphering Cardiovascular Complications in Systemic Sclerosis by Ailia Giubertoni, Mattia Bellan, Luca Cumitini, Giuseppe Patti

“…A high proportion of patients with SSc experience pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), interstitial lung disease, or myocardial involvement, all of which can lead to exercise intolerance. …”
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Hopeful News for Physicians Who Involved in the Treatment of Critical Aluminum Phosphide (Rice Pill) Poisoning Patients by Fatemeh Vafapour, Moslem Sedaghattalab

“…GIK (glucose, insulin, and potassium) assists heart uptake of carbohydrates that are the major fuel substrate of the myocard muscle under stressed conditions and leading to correction of acidosis, increased myocardial contractility, and peripheral vascular resistance. …”
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An Unusual Case of Recurrent Hypersensitivity Reaction Associated with Kounis-Like Acute Coronary Syndrome by Shanker Kundumadam, Vivek Reddy, Sagar Mallikethi Reddy, Pradeep Kathi, Aiden Abidov

“…He responded to epinephrine but subsequently developed a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction with worsening heart failure. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cardiovascular Disease: A Bench to Bedside Roadmap by Manuel Mazo, Miriam Araña, Beatriz Pelacho, Felipe Prosper

“…In this review, we will focus on their use in the therapy of myocardial infarction, looking at their characteristics, in vitro and in vivo mechanisms of action, as well as clinical trials.…”
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ABO Blood Groups and Cardiovascular Diseases by Hanrui Zhang, Ciarán J. Mooney, Muredach P. Reilly

“…Recent GWASs have identified ABO as a locus for thrombosis, myocardial infarction, and multiple cardiovascular risk biomarkers, refocusing attention on mechanisms and potential for clinical advances. …”
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Cardiovascular Effects Mediated by HMMR and CD44 by Kinga Jaskuła, Mariusz Sacharczuk, Zbigniew Gaciong, Dominik S. Skiba

“…The most dangerous life-threatening symptoms of CVD are myocardial infarction and stroke. The causes of CVD are not entirely clear, and new therapeutic targets are still being sought. …”
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The correlation between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels in diabetic patients’ serum and lower limb lesions: based on NHANES data by Lin Li, Linxi Jiao, Danyang Yang, Jingxia Zhao, Ping Li

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of hypersensitive cardiac troponin (hs-cTnT), a biomarker of myocardial injury, with diabetic lower extremity disease in American adults.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study (unweighted N=1,196) of diabetic patients aged 40 years or older who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2004. …”
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Motion-Cyclo-oxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are as Safe as Placebo for the Stomach: Arguments for the Motion by Richard H Hunt

“…The Vioxx Gastrointestinal Outcomes Research Study (VIGOR) revealed that the incidence of myocardial infarction was significantly lower with naproxen than rofecoxib, although this study was not designed to look at this endpoint. …”
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What Limits Cardiac Performance during Exercise in Normal Subjects and in Healthy Fontan Patients? by André La Gerche, Marc Gewillig

“…In those patients with myocardial dysfunction or other pathologies of the circulatory components, it is likely that these abnormalities serve as a limitation to cardiac performance during exercise. …”
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Coronary-Cameral Fistula Connecting the Left Anterior Descending Artery and the First Obtuse Marginal Artery to the Left Ventricle: A Rare Finding by Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Ehtesham Ul Haq, Ahmed Arslan Yousuf Awan, Arshad Ameer Khan, Ghazanfar Qureshi, Pragathi Balakrishna

“…Depending upon their size and location, coronary-cameral fistulas can lead to congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, and bacterial endocarditis. We describe a case of 49-year-old woman who presented with worsening exertional dyspnea and leg swelling. …”
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Management of perianesthesia in benign prostate hyperplasia patients with transvesica prostatectomy and uncontrolled hypertension: A case report by Suandika Made, Puspita Valentina Intan Ayu, Utami Tin

“…The minimum dose option is used to minimize the occurrence of myocardial depression and other complications. In this paper, we describe the management of anaesthesia for Transvesica Prostatectomy (TVP) surgery for elderly patients with BPH accompanied by uncontrolled hypertension. …”
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Lung Metastases to the Heart with Atypical Clinical Manifestations of Cardiac Failure by Natalia HYRIAVENKO, Vladyslav SIKORA, Wireko Andrew AWUAH, Toufik ABDUL-RAHMAN, Mykola LYNDIN, Anatolii ROMANIUK

“…Cardiac metastases may lead to myocardial dysfunction. This report presents a case of lung cancer metastases to the left ventricular myocardium that clinically manifested as atypical symptoms of cardiac dysfunction. …”
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Successful Low-Dose tPA for Mechanical Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a Patient with Postinfarction Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture by James Livesay, Emmanuel Isang, Hassan Tahir, Raj Baljepally

“…We present a very unusual case of a patient with a recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by contained left ventricle free wall rupture and mechanical mitral valve thrombosis. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Kawasaki Disease: Gallbladder Hydrops and Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis by B. O. Kılıç, Ş. Baysun, T. C. Gökşen, İ. Akınbingöl, Z. Arslan

“…In such patients who have not been diagnosed and whose treatment has been delayed, coronary artery aneurysm, myocardial depression, arrhythmia, and vascular complications may increase morbidity and mortality. …”
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Marantic Endocarditis: A Rare Early Presentation Of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Of The Breast by Madiha Butt, Zahra Rafique, Fazeelat Iftikhar, Farooq, Khadija Rafique, Muhammad Adil

“…This can present as stroke, myocardial infarction, acute intestinal ischemia, pulmonary thromboembolism, splenic infarction, or transient ischemic attack. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation by Hussein Daoud, Ashraf Abugroun, Shruti Erramilli, Surender Kumar

“…Despite being a relatively rare entity, thromboembolism into the coronary arteries can provoke an acute myocardial infarction, with atrial fibrillation being the most common risk factor. …”
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ST-elevation in aVR with Diffuse ST-segment Depression: Need for Urgent Catheterization? by Bruce M. Lo, Megyn K. Christensen, Katherine E. Schaffer, Theodore J. Tzavaras

“…Discussion: Previous guidelines have suggested that ST-segment elevation with diffuse ST-segment depression should be treated as a ST-elevation myocardial infarction equivalent involving either the left-main or proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. …”
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