Simultaneous Left Ventricular and Deep Vein Thrombi Caused by Protein C Deficiency by Harufumi Maki, Motohiro Nishiyama, Motoaki Shirakawa

“…She was diagnosed with acute arterial obstruction caused by the LV thrombus, which might have resulted from previous myocardial infarction. Protein C activation turned out to be low (41%) 5 days after admission. …”
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A Case of Urachal Carcinoma of the Abdominal Wall in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Takuya Yamazaki, Yasushi Nagaba, Yoshitaka Shimada, Yoshinori Taoka, Satoru Minamida, Dai Koguchi, Masahiro Hagiwara, Sho Watanuki, Hide Nagaba, Kazunari Yoshida, Yasuo Takeuchi

“…His ileus symptoms improved temporarily, but he died of myocardial infarction. An autopsy was performed, which revealed cystadenocarcinoma in the abdominal wall mass, leading to a diagnosis of urachal carcinoma.…”
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Massive Scrotal Hematoma due to Ruptured Anastomotic Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Aortobifemoral Bypass Surgery: CTA Evaluation by Magdalini Smarda, Dimitrios Fagkrezos, Ilias Dodos, Anastasios Potouridis, Dimitrios Staramos, Charikleia Triantopoulou, Petros Maniatis

“…Unfortunately, the patient passed away during the first postoperative day due to myocardial infarction.…”
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Mitochondrial transplantation for cardioprotection and induction of angiogenesis in ischemic heart disease by Parisa Hassanpour, Fatemeh Sadeghsoltani, Solmaz Saghebasl, Safieh Boroumand, Parisa Khanicheragh, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Reza Rahbarghazi, Mohammad Rahmati

“…How and by which mechanisms, mitochondria can reduce aberrant myocardial tissue remodeling via different pathways such as angiogenesis and de novo blood formation was discussed in detail. …”
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Mediators of the association between nut consumption and cardiovascular diseases: a two-step mendelian randomization study by Ruizhe Wang, Jinfang Sun, Xiaojin Yu

“…No causal relationships were found between nuts consumption and other CVD outcomes, including atrial fibrillation, angina, coronary atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, IHD, myocardial infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral haemorrhage and stroke. …”
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Pus in the pericardium: a pericardial-oesophageal fistula with cardiac tamponade after ablation for atrial fibrillation by Taha Mansoor, Nahal Massoudi, Anandbir Bath, Matthew Kelly, Santhosh Koshy, Armand Tanase

“…Following diagnosis and treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a small pericardial effusion was noticed on computed tomography (CT) scan. …”
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Evaluating the Factors Affecting COVID-19 Patients’ Mortality in Arak in 2020 by Hossein Mazaherpour, Masoumeh Soofian, Elham Farahani, Ahmad Saebbian, Mostafa Etebari, Sakineh Mazaherpour, Fatemeh Ashrafian, Amitis Ramezani

“…Mortality due to COVID-19 is affected by various causes such as age, underlying diseases, and complications that may occur in the course of the disease (e.g., arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and AKI). By accurately identifying these causes and risk factors, we can prevent these complications and the mortality from COVID-19.…”
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Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Magmaris vs Biodegradable Polymer DES Ultimaster in NSTE-ACS Population—12-Month Clinical Outcome by Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Szymon Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Łukasz Furtan, Katarzyna Woźnica, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Joanna Jaroszewska-Pozorska, Michalina Kędzierska, Adrian Doroszko, Maciej Lesiak

“…The data regarding the primary outcome comprised of death from cardiac causes, myocardial infarction, and stent thrombosis, along with target-lesion failure (TLF) and other clinical events was collected in the 1-yearfollow-up. …”
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COVID-19 Induced Cardiomyopathy Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab by Ariyon Schreiber, Kalaimani Elango, Christoph Sossou, Sadaf Fakhra, Shabada Asad, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…In this case report, we present the first documented case of COVID-19 induced myocardial stunning leading to severely reduced LV systolic function that was reversed by the administration of corticosteroids and tocilizumab. …”
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Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Hypertension and Their Impact on Target Organs by Fei Yu, Jianshu Chen, Xiaowei Zhang, Zhengke Ma, Jingtao Wang, Qiang Wu

“…The process involving the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is called NETosis are involved in the pathogenesis and progression of CVDs, including coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. …”
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Secreting Pheochromocytoma Underlying Glucocorticoid Induced Pheochromocytoma Crisis by Gil A. Geva, David J. Gross, Haggi Mazeh, Karine Atlan, Iddo Z. Ben-Dov, Matan Fischer

“…A 70-year-old man was admitted with acute myocardial ischemia following glucocorticoid administration as part of an endocrine workup for an adrenal mass. …”
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A phase 1 clinical trial of SP16, a first-in-class anti-inflammatory LRP1 agonist, in healthy volunteers. by George F Wohlford, Leo F Buckley, Dinesh Kadariya, Taeshik Park, Juan Guido Chiabrando, Salvatore Carbone, Virginia Mihalick, Matthew S Halquist, Adam Pearcy, Dana Austin, Cohava Gelber, Antonio Abbate, Benjamin Van Tassell

“…Safety monitoring included vital signs, laboratory examinations (including hematology, coagulation, platelet function, chemistry, myocardial toxicity) and electrocardiography (to measure effect on PR, QRS, and QTc).…”
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A multitask deep learning model utilizing electrocardiograms for major cardiovascular adverse events prediction by Ching-Heng Lin, Zhi-Yong Liu, Pao-Hsien Chu, Jung-Sheng Chen, Hsin-Hsu Wu, Ming-Shien Wen, Chang-Fu Kuo, Ting-Yu Chang

“…The model’s performance achieves AUROCs of 0.90 for heart failure (HF), 0.85 for myocardial infarction (MI), 0.76 for ischemic stroke (IS), and 0.89 for mortality. …”
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17-Week Delay Surgery after Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer with Complete Pathological Response by Marisa D. Santos, Manuel T. Gomes, Filipa Moreno, Anabela Rocha, Carlos Lopes

“…About this issue, we report a case of a 52-year-old man with LARC treated with neoadjuvant CRT who developed, one month after RT completion, an acute myocardial infarction. The need to increase the interval between CRT and surgery for 17 weeks allowed a curative surgery without morbidity and an unexpected complete tumor response in the resected specimen (given the parameters presented in pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed 11 weeks after radiotherapy completion).…”
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Retention of locally injected human iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes into the myocardium using hydrolyzed gelatin by Jun Iida, Kazuki Kotani, Kozue Murata, Keisuke Hakamada, Wusiman Maihemuti, Yoshinobu Mandai, Yosuke Hiraoka, Kenji Minatoya, Hidetoshi Masumoto

“…However, in pulsating in vivo hearts, 20% HG provided the best retention. In a rat myocardial infarction model, hiPSC-CMs suspended in 20% HG resulted in the highest cell retention. …”
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Diagnosis Using CCTA and Management of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus by Asma Mursleen, Gregory Hartlage, Aarti Patel, Eric E. Harrison, C. Alberto Morales

“…Left ACAOS are often associated with higher incidence of sudden cardiac death; this could be secondary to greater territory of myocardial perfusion by the left coronary artery. ACAOS are often asymptomatic and initially present as sudden death following exertion in young athletes. …”
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Atherogenic Cytokines Regulate VEGF-A-Induced Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Endothelial Cells by Izuagie Attairu Ikhapoh, Christopher J. Pelham, Devendra K. Agrawal

“…Coronary artery stenting or angioplasty procedures frequently result in long-term endothelial dysfunction or loss and complications including arterial thrombosis and myocardial infarction. Stem cell-based therapies have been proposed to support endothelial regeneration. …”
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Heart Failure Status among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Hospital-Based Study by Fatemeh Ravandi, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fereshteh Azedi, Mohsen Hoshyarkhani, Farimah Fayyaz, Nahid Abbasi Khoshsirat

“…HF was significantly associated with older age, hypertension, past myocardial infarction (MI), and arrhythmia. A history of previous MI significantly increased the odds of heart failure (OR: 3.25, 95% CI: 1.82–5.81). …”
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Synchronized diaphragmatic stimulation: a case report of a novel extra‐cardiac intervention for chronic heart failure by Lee R. Goldberg, Ana Jorbenadze, Tamaz Shaburishvilli, Michael J. Mirro, Marat Fudim, Michel Zuber, Simon F. Stämpfli, Felix C. Tanner, Paul Erne, John G. Cleland

“…We describe, in a man with a history of myocardial infarctions resulting in heart failure and persistent New York Heart Association Class III symptoms despite standard therapies, the successful implantation of SDS resulting in improved quality of life, N‐terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide, cardiac function, and exercise tolerance through 12 months of follow‐up. …”
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Estimating Left Ventricular Mass from the Electrocardiogram across the Spectrum of LV Mass from Normal to Increased LV Mass in an Older Age Group by Simon W. Rabkin, Jeremy C. J. Zhou

“…Twenty QRS voltage measurements or combinations were determined in a consecutive series of 159 adults with an ECG and echocardiogram without previous myocardial infarction, left or right bundle branch block, pre-excitation, or electronic pacemaker. …”
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