Comparison of Different Risk Scores for Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality in STEMI Patients Treated with PPCI by Chih-Hwa Wang, Hui-Ting Wang, Kuan-Han Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng, Cheng-I. Cheng, Chia-Te Kung, Fu-Cheng Chen

“…Several risk scores have been developed to predict and analyze in-hospital mortality and short- and long-term outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI); these can classify patients as having a high or low risk of death or complications. …”
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Role of Antidepressants in Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Evidence-Based Case Report by Hamzah Shatri, Nabella Qisthina Laksita Dewi, Vinandia Irvianita, Edward Faisal, Rudi Putranto

“…Conclusion: In ACS patients, antidepressants do not affect mortality, but can reduce the incidence of myocardial reinfarction.…”
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Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation (LVHT) in Athletes: A Negligible Finding? by Rokas Jagminas, Rokas Šerpytis, Pranas Šerpytis, Sigita Glaveckaitė

“…At the 29-month follow-up, CMR showed the normalisation of the non-compacted to compacted myocardial ratio and an improvement in left ventricular function, with no further syncopal episodes reported. …”
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Application prospect of speckle tracking echocardiography in pacemaker implantation by Nan Xu, Xiaoping Cheng, Lei Ren, Quan Yuan

“…STE detects changes in myocardial function more sensitively than traditional measures of diastolic and systolic function, including LVEF. …”
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ECGConVT: A Hybrid CNN and Vision Transformer Model for Enhanced 12-Lead ECG Images Classification by Mudassar Khalid, Charnchai Pluempitiwiriyawej, Abdulkadhem A. Abdulkadhem, Imran Afzal, Tien Truong

“…In this research, by using deep learning techniques to detect specific cardiac disorders like cardiac myocardial infarction(MI), arrhythmia, past history of myocardial infarction(PMI) and normal ECG patterns on a dataset containing patients with heart disease. …”
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Do MCHC, MPV, and Procalcitonin Levels Determine Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome? by Serhat Karaman, Abuzer Coskun

“…The aim was to assess serum procalcitonin (PCT), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean platelet volume (MPV) levels in terms of complications after myocardial infarctus, triple vein coronary artery disease (TVCAD), and mortality prediction. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock due to Kounis Syndrome following Cobra Bite by W. D. D. Priyankara, E. M. Manoj, A. Gunapala, A. G. R. M. A. Ranaweera, K. S. Vithanage, M. Sivasubramanium, E. Snajeeva

“…Electrocardiogram, taken 6 hours after the cardiac arrest, showed ST elevations in leads V2 to V5 suggestive of anterior ST elevation myocardial Infarction (STEMI). Serum Troponin was 10 ng/ml (control= <0.5). …”
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Quercetin Inhibits Pyroptosis in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy through the Nrf2 Pathway by Zhang Wei, Zhou Jing, Kang Pinfang, Shi Chao, Qian Shaohuan

“…We evaluated the protective effects of quercetin against diabetic cardiomyopathy by analyzing the expression of pyroptosis pathway proteins, myocardial cell apoptosis rate, degree of myocardial fibrosis, and serum inflammatory indices in the hearts of model rats with diabetes. …”
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Epigenetic regulation and post-translational modifications of ferroptosis-related factors in cardiovascular diseases by Chunlu Jing, Yupeng Wu, Yuzhu Zhang, Zaihan Zhu, Yong Zhang, Zhen Liu, Dandan Sun

“…Ferroptosis has been detected in many cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including coronary heart disease, myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury, heart failure, and chemotherapy-induced myocardial damage. …”
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Association between Platelet to Neutrophil Ratio (PNR) and Clinical Outcomes in STEMI Patients after Successful pPCI: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Cohort Study by Hao Wang, Xiaochun Qing, Hua Wang, Yunfei Gu

“…This study was aimed at investigating whether the platelet-to-neutrophil ratio (PNR) is independently related to the prognosis of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). …”
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The Effect of Angelica sinensis Polysaccharide on Neuronal Apoptosis in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via PI3K/AKT Pathway by Haibo Xu, Jing Chen, Wenbing Liu, Hui Li, Zhenghong Yu, Chao Zeng

“…Compared with the sham group, the neurological function score, percentage of myocardial infarction area, neuronal apoptosis, oxidative stress, and inflammation in the CIRI group were significantly increased. …”
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Effects of Renal Denervation on Ouabain-Induced Hypertension in Rats by Minna Tang, Jialu Hu, Wenshu Li, Ningzhi Zhang, Sisi Ning, Yan Yan, Zhaoqiang Cui

“…Masson staining and echocardiography showed that myocardial fibrosis and increased left ventricular mass in the ouabain group could be attenuated by RDN. …”
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Combinatorial protective effect of Cinnamomum verum and Stingless Bee Honey against oxidative stress in isoproterenol-induced cardiotoxicity in Wistar rats by Arul Mozhi Padmanabhan, Victor Arokia Doss

“…Results ISO induces myocardial oxidative stress, characterized by reduced antioxidants, increased oxidative stress and inflammatory markers with elevated collagen content. …”
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The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity by Jose Orsini, Christa Blaak, Eric Tam, Salil Rajayer, Joaquin Morante, Angela Yeh, Ashvin Butala

“…We describe a case of acute hypoxemic/hypercapnic respiratory failure as a consequence of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) developed from myocardial stunning resulting from a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) following the consumption of synthetic cannabinoids.…”
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Elevated Circulating Adipocyte-Fatty Acid Binding Protein Levels Predict Incident Ischemic Cardiovascular Events in a Longitudinal and Prospective AMI Aging Study by Zhao X, Zhao H, Chen R, Zhou J, Li N, Li J, Yan S, Liu C, Zhou P, Chen Y, Song L, Yan H

“…Xiaoxiao Zhao,1 Hanjun Zhao,1 Runzhen Chen,1 Jinying Zhou,1 Nan Li,1 Jiannan Li,1 Shaodi Yan,2 Chen Liu,1 Peng Zhou,1 Yi Chen,1 Li Song,1 Hongbing Yan2 1Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, BeiJing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, ShenZhen, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hongbing Yan, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, ShenZhen, 12 Langshan Road, Shenzhen, 518000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13701339287, Email hbyanfuwai2018@163.com Hanjun Zhao, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 167, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-15210020808, Email 15210020808@163.comBackground: The protein known as Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4 (FABP4), predominantly found in adipocytes, macrophages, and endothelial cells, has emerged as a pivotal biomarker linking inflammation and metabolism in the context of cardiovascular diseases.Aim: The present investigation sought to elucidate the influence of FABP4 on the prognostic ramifications for patients experiencing ischemic vascular events, which encompass ischemic cerebrovascular occurrences, myocardial infarctions, and cardiovascular mortality.Methods: A total of 1102 consecutive patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and aged over 55 years were prospectively enrolled from March 2017 to January 2020. …”
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Ventricular Arrhythmia Precipitated by Severe Hypocalcaemia Secondary to Primary Hypoparathyroidism by S. Ashwin Reddy

“…Hypocalcaemia causes neuromuscular and myocardial symptoms, including QT interval prolongation, and cardiac arrhythmias. …”
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Effect of rapamycin-eluting stents on in-stent restenosis and early inflammatory response in coronary artery narrowing animal models by Jianbing Zhang, Jingyi Zhu, Baiping Sui, Ying Wang, Bingxue Zhang

“…Vascular measurements, inflammatory response scores, cardiovascular injury scores, endothelialization scores, liver and kidney function indices, and myocardial injury markers were compared among the groups. …”
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Рerioperative period of high-risk patients with coronary artery disease by O.K. Gogayeva

“…The risk assessed by EuroSCORE II scale was 7.78 % (from 5.01 % to 68.25 %). Myocardial revascularization was performed on the working heart in 187 (96.3 %) patients, on-pump in 7 (3.6 %) cases. …”
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Rate Pressure Products Affect the Relationship between the Fractional Flow Reserve and Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio by Suguru Ebihara, Hisao Otsuki, Hiroyuki Arashi, Junichi Yamaguchi, Nobuhisa Hagiwara

“…The rate pressure product (RPP) is an index of myocardial metabolism that correlates closely with myocardial hemodynamics. …”
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Galectin-1 as an Emerging Mediator of Cardiovascular Inflammation: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities by Ignacio M. Seropian, Germán E. González, Sebastián M. Maller, Daniel H. Berrocal, Antonio Abbate, Gabriel A. Rabinovich

“…Whereas Gal-1 administration emerges as a potential novel treatment option in acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, Gal-1 blockade may contribute to attenuate pulmonary arterial hypertension.…”
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