Fever Associated with Gastrointestinal Shigellosis Unmasks Probable Brugada Syndrome by John N. Makaryus, Jennifer Verbsky, Scott Schwarz, David Slotwiner

“…One of the mechanisms behind the disorder involves mutations in specific myocardial sodium channels. Furthermore, these electrocardiographic changes appear to be temperature dependent. …”
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Cardiac Progenitor Cells and the Interplay with Their Microenvironment by Arianna Mauretti, Sergio Spaans, Noortje A. M. Bax, Cecilia Sahlgren, Carlijn V. C. Bouten

“…In the heart, cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) reside in specific niches, characterized by key components that are altered in response to a myocardial infarction. To date, there is a lack of knowledge on these niches and on the CPC interplay with the niche components. …”
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Influence of Respiratory Gating, Image Filtering, and Animal Positioning on High-Resolution Electrocardiography-Gated Murine Cardiac Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography by Chao Wu, Pieter E.B. Vaissier, Brendan Vastenhouw, Johan R. de Jong, Riemer H.J.A. Slart, Freek J. Beekman

“…We investigated the influence of these factors on ultra-high-resolution murine myocardial perfusion SPECT. Five mice were injected with 99m technetium ( 99m Tc)-tetrofosmin, and each was scanned in supine and prone positions in a U-SPECT-II scanner with respiratory and electrocardiographic (ECG) gating. …”
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Arterial Stiffness and Dialysis Calcium Concentration by Fabrice Mac-Way, Amélie Leboeuf, Mohsen Agharazii

“…Hemodynamically, arterial stiffness results in earlier aortic pulse wave reflection leading to increased cardiac workload and decreased myocardial perfusion. Although the clinical consequence of aortic stiffness has been clearly established, its pathophysiology in various clinical conditions still remains poorly understood. …”
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Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome Unamenable to Angioplasty Successfully Managed with Subclavian-Subclavian Bypass by Saad Tariq, Swosty Tuladhar, Edward Wingfield, Honesto Poblete

“…Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) is defined as a reversal of flow in a previously constructed internal mammary artery (IMA) coronary conduit, producing myocardial ischemia. We present a case of CSSS which could not be ameliorated with endovascular therapy and necessitated a subclavian-subclavian bypass. …”
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COX-2 Gene Promoter Polymorphism and Coronary Artery Disease in Middle-Aged Men: The Helsinki Sudden Death Study by Kati H. Huuskonen, Tarja A. Kunnas, Minna M. Tanner, Jussi Mikkelsson, Erkki Ilveskoski, Pekka J. Karhunen, Seppo T. Nikkari

“…The area of atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary arteries was quantitated, and coronary narrowing was measured. The occurrence of myocardial infarction (MI) was assessed. Genotyping was by restriction endonuclease analysis. …”
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Intramural Hematoma of the Esophagus Complicating Severe Preeclampsia by Simone Garzon, Giovanni Zanconato, Nicoletta Zatti, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Massimo Franchi

“…Acute retrosternal pain followed by hematemesis and dysphagia differentiates the hematoma from other cardiac or thoracic emergencies, including acute myocardial infarction or aortic dissection. Direct inspection by endoscopy is useful, but chest computed tomography best assesses the degree of obliteration of the lumen and excludes other differential diagnoses. …”
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Aspirin does not confer protection against major ischemic vascular events in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis by Chao Gao, Qiqi Hou, Hongxia Cao, Cangtuo Li, Xu Peng, Quanle Han, Shouling Wu, Kangbo Li

“…The risk of ischemic vascular events (myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke) was examined. …”
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Life-Threatening Cardiac Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma by Luiz R. Leite, Paula G. Macedo, Simone N. Santos, Luiz Quaglia, Cezar E. Mesas, Angelo De Paola

“…Systolic heart failure and ST-segment deviations mimicking myocardial infarction have also been reported, as well as QT interval prolongation and, rarely, ventricular tachycardia. …”
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Integrated Medical Emergency System work’s results. Cienfuegos, from September 2021 to September 2022 by Lázaro Armando Águila Trujillo, Mayelín Alomá Nohaya, Mileidys Roldós Guzmán, Nelson Fernández Quintana, Zenaida Rodríguez Bernal

“…Among the chronic non-communicable diseases, acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome and cerebrovascular disease were the diseases, in ascending order, that most caused requests for medical transfers; Tuesday the day with the most requests.…”
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Ischemic heart disease and reflux-esophagitis: complexities of the differential diagnosis and treatment. by Yu. N. Belenkov, Ye. V. Privalova, A. O. Yusupova, M. V. Kozhevnikova

“…Present studies show treatment effect, aimed on RE, at patients with IHD: decrease in number of myocardial ischemia and arrhythmia attacks. Application of prokinetics in complex treatment of RE at IHD patients is pathogenically proven. …”
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Vascular Endothelial Cell Function in Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by B. Routy, T. Huynh, R. Fraser, C. Séguin

“…Herein, we present a case of a 79-year-old male who presented with a myocardial infarct and renal failure secondary to CAPS following a splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia. …”
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Metabolomic Signatures Influenced by Different Cardioplegic Solutions in Cardiac Surgery by Chananya Karunasumetta, Chotika Chatgasem, Suriya Punchai, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…Introduction: Cardioplegia is crucial for myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. However, the impact of different cardioplegia formulations on patients’ metabolomic responses has not been explored. …”
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Filters in 2D and 3D Cardiac SPECT Image Processing by Maria Lyra, Agapi Ploussi, Maritina Rouchota, Stella Synefia

“…Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) evaluates myocardial perfusion, viability, and function and is widely used in clinical routine. …”
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Manajemen Fisioterapi pada Coronary Artery Disease 3 Vessel Disease (CAD 3 VD) NSTEMI Pre Operasi CABG by Fitra Anggreni Kusuma R., Dina Nur Muhtadina, Irianto Irianto, Ismail Muhammad

“…Kondisi CAD juga digunakan untuk menggambarkan berbagai gangguan klinis, salah satunya yaitu Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI). Salah satu cara yang dinilai efektif dalam pengobatan CAD yaitu dengan melakukan Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). …”
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Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Type 1 Gaucher's Disease by Mirta Koželj, Samo Zver, Vesna Zadnik

“…Research on larger groups of patients and the usage of even more sensitive methods as strain-rate imaging will be necessary to confirm eventual myocardial involvement in GD patients.…”
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The Tao of Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Toward a Unified Theory of Tissue Regeneration by Kevin D. Bunting, Robert G. Hawley

“…Preclinical amelioration of liver disease and myocardial infarcts by HSC-enriched bone marrow cell populations raises the possibility that HSC transplants have the potential to provide therapeutic benefit for a wide variety of diseases. …”
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Pharmacodynamics of Qingxuan Jiangya Decoction on Blood Pressure Control and Suppression of Cardiac and Renal Vascular Injury in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Hongwei CHEN, Liya BAO, Yue HUANG, Aling SHEN, Jun PENG, Jianfeng CHU

“…The glomerular pyknosis, disorder of myocardial fiber arrangement in the rats of treatment group improved significantly compared with those of model group.Conclusion:Qingxuan Jiangya decoction can control further increasing of blood pressure, inhibit vascular remodeling process, protect target organs such as heart and kidney from the damage caused by high blood pressure.…”
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Hypertension Detection Using Passive-Aggressive Algorithm With The PA-I And PA-II Methods by M. Hafidz Ariansyah, Sri Winarno

“…Hypertension is a primary factor in diseases such as stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease, and aortic dissection. …”
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Fibrin Clot Strength in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Measured by Thrombelastography by Benjamin T. Maatman, Glen Schmeisser, Rolf P. Kreutz

“…Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) exhibit increased risk of recurrent myocardial infarction. Maximal clot strength measured by thrombelastography (TEG) is a risk factor for recurrent ischemic events. …”
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