Efficacy and Safety of Nicorandil in Preventing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy after Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Pooled Analysis of 1229 Patients by Bin Yi, Shaoyan Mo, Yumei Jiang, Dingwu Yi, Jinwen Luo, Xiang Chen, Jian Rong

“…The secondary outcomes were major adverse events, including mortality, heart failure, recurrent myocardial infarction, stroke, and renal replacement therapy. …”
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Intramyocardial Dissection following Postinfarction Ventricular Wall Rupture Contained by Surrounding Postoperative Adhesions by Abdulkadir Ercan, Orcun Gurbuz, Gencehan Kumtepe, Hakan Ozkan, Ilker Hasan Karal, Yusuf Velioglu, Serdar Ener

“…She was diagnosed with an acute inferoposterior myocardial infarction and underwent emergency coronary angiography revealing spontaneous recanalization of the right coronary artery. …”
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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

“…In both OZR and LZR, chronic clonidine significantly reduced myocardial glucose uptake and hemodynamic variables (such as MAP, SBP, DBP, HR), and sympathetic activity (SA). [18F]FDG skeletal muscle uptake did not significantly differ in OZR versus LZR. …”
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Integrated Single-Cell and RNA Sequencing Analysis Identifies Key Immune Cell and Dendritic Cells Associated Genes Participated in Myocarditis by Qiang Gong, Jianfeng Huang, Qicai Wu

“…Myocarditis is a complex disease characterized by myocardial inflammatory cell infiltration. The purpose of our study was to investigate the gene and single-cell signature to explore the involvement of immune cells in myocarditis. …”
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Visfatin Related to the Severity of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of 164 Patients at a Tertiary Chest Pain Center by Meifan Zheng, Zhongwei Wu, Chaoquan Liu, Fei Xiao

“…Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) poses a pervasive threat to individuals grappling with cardiovascular afflictions, manifesting as unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or sudden cardiac death, depending on vascular obstruction’s extent and location. …”
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Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon for the Treatment of Coronary Lesions in Complex ACS Patients: The SELFIE Registry by Gianluca Caiazzo, Mario De Michele, Luca Golino, Vincenzo Manganiello, Luciano Fattore

“…The mean age was 67 ± 10 years, and patients presenting with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) were 14 (23%). De novo lesions were 52%, whereas ISR was 48%. …”
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Cardiac Troponin T and Illness Severity in the Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant by Danielle N. Lopes, José M. Moraes Ramos, Maria Elizabeth Lopes Moreira, Jofre A. Cabral, Manoel de Carvalho, José Maria de Andrade Lopes

“…Respiratory distress are very common in Very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants and Myocardial injury may play a role in the disease outcome. …”
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A Peculiar Cause of Shock: Analysing Two Clinical Cases by João Oliveira, Alberto Costa-Silva, Luís Vale, Daniel Costa, Rui Almeida-Pinto, Carlos Martins-Silva, Tiago Antunes-Lopes, João Silva

“…EKG, echocardiogram (ECC), and myocardial necrosis markers were compatible with Takotsubo syndrome (TS). …”
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The First Autopsy Case of Fatal Acute Cardiac Failure after Administration of Carfilzomib in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Teruhito Takakuwa, Ippei Otomaru, Taku Araki, Akiko Miura, Yotaro Fujitani, Yasuhide Mochizuki, Yoshimi Miyagi, Hideto Senzaki, Ryosuke Yamamura

“…The autopsy showed invasion of inflammatory cells between the myocardial cells and very little myocardial necrosis. …”
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Cardiac Injury Biomarkers and the Risk of Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami H. Alzahrani, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia

“…Secondary markers included creatine kinase-myocardial bound (CK-MB), myoglobin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP). …”
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Comprehensive Approach to Heart Failure: an Urgent Need by Yanier Coll Muñoz

“…Heart failure leads to the activation of a neurohormonal response that interacts with the hemodynamic changes, which are joined by functional and structural myocardial abnormalities, that may exist. This paper addresses the role of the renin-angiotensin system in the pathophysiology of heart failure and the use of non-invasive complementary methods that provide additional information necessary for the assessment and comprehensive management of patients, without losing the essential connection between the doctor and the patient.…”
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Premature Coronary Artery Disease Presenting as STEMI in a Teenager by Morni Modi MS, Paul Ndunda MD, Kalgi Modi MD

“…He underwent stenting of the culprit lesion with complete clinical recovery and resolution of his electrocardiographic abnormalities secondary to myocardial infarction.…”
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STEMI after Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Hyperthyroid State by Mahmood Mubasher, Ashfaq Patel, Mohamed Magdi, Tahir Hamid

“…The exam was complicated by ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction- (STEMI-) required coronary angiography that showed mild coronary artery disease.…”
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Cardiopulmonary Protection of Modified Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Lianqin Zhang, Kang Zhou, Tianchu Gu, Jingjing Xu, Mengzhu Shi, Jiang Zhu, Jindong Liu

“…Conclusions: mRIPC decreased the incidence of myocardial and lung injury in MVR surgery, providing new evidence for the clinical application of RIPC in valve surgery.…”
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Ferroptosis and its relationship with cancer by Chuanchao Su, Yiwen Xue, Siyu Fan, Xin Sun, Qian Si, Zhen Gu, Jingfei Wang, Runzhi Deng

“…Many diseases like cancer, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI), neurological disorders and acute renal failure (AKI) are corelated with ferroptosis. …”
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Coronary artery abnormalities in pediatric patients: classification. by José Jesús García Mendiola

“…Through different mechanisms, it could be the cause of t thoracic pain, sudden death, myocardiopathy, syncope, myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Unstable Angina Treatment. by Juan José Navarro López, Claudio Manuel González Rodríguez

“…It has been defined as the oppressive pain or uneasiness mainly thoracic, which is caused by a transitory myocardial ischemia. This document includes important aspects as classification, diagnosis, treatment (aimed at its principal strategies) and risk stratification. …”
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An Anomalous Configuration of Coronary Artery: A Cadaveric Study by Rajani Singh

“…The anomalies of coronary arteries in terms of origin, number of ostia, courses, and presence of myocardial bridges were described, and related clinical implications were highlighted in the present study. …”
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The Nrf-2/HO-1 Signaling Axis: A Ray of Hope in Cardiovascular Diseases by Xueyan Zhang, Yihan Yu, Hanyu Lei, Yufeng Cai, Jie Shen, Ping Zhu, Qingnan He, Mingyi Zhao

“…Normal cardiovascular diseases, such as viral myocarditis and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, have been treated with Nrf2/HO-1. …”
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Mortality prediction of inpatients with NSTEMI in a premier hospital in China based on stacking model. by Li Wang, Yu Zhang, Feng Li, Caiyun Li, Hongzeng Xu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains a leading cause of hospitalization and death in China. …”
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