Echocardiographic characteristics of patients with ischemic and non-ischemic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by N. N. Ilov, D. R. Stompel, S. A. Boytsov, E. I. Romantsov, A. A. Nechepurenko

“…The knowledge of the structural and functional myocardial state, especially of the left ventricle (LV), is insufficient for accurate risk stratification of unfavorable events in different etiopathogenetic forms of CHF.Aim. …”
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DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. RESISTIN: A CONTROL OF A MYOCARDIAL HYPERTROPHY by An. A. Aleksandrov, O. A. Shatskaya, S. S. Kuharenko, M. N. Yadrihinskaya, E. N. Abdalkina, E. N. Drozdova, M. V. Shestakova

“…To evaluate the association of serum resistin with morphological and functional indices of hypertrophic myocardium in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic heart failure (CHF) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.Material and methods. …”
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Effects of combination antihypertensive therapy on intracardiac hemodynamics and blood vessels in patients with coronary heart disease, post-infarction cardiosclerosis and arterial... by M. M. Dolzhenko, S. A. Bondarchuk, L. Ye. Lobach

“…A significant difference in echocardiographic data has been proved (p < 0.05) regarding left ventricle (LV) dimensions in both study groups. …”
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Optimizing implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy: a randomized controlled trial of electrophysiological or anatomical left ventricular lead placement strategy by E. T. Sabitov, A. S. Abdrakhmanov, A. Yu. Orekhov, D. Zh. Sabitova

“…To evaluate the influence of two strategies of left ventricular (LV) electrode implantation on the development of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic cardiac failure.Material and methods. …”
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Role of magnetic resonance imaging in predicting the efficiency of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular non-compaction and heart failure by E. A. Mershina, D. A. Filatova, R. P. Myasnikov, O. V. Kulikova, A. N. Meshkov, M. S. Kharlap, V. E. Sinitsyn

“…All patients underwent CRT implantation. The changes of the left ventricular size and function were assessed using echocardiography. …”
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Heart remodeling in elderly patients with isolated systolic arterial hypertension and chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction by S. O. Sheiko, N. O. Kolb

“…The aim of the work was to study the structural and functional state of the left ventricle (LV) in elderly patients with isolated systolic arterial hypertension (ISAH) and chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (CHF with PEF). …”
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TESTING THE INTERACTION OF HEART LEFT VENTRICLE AND CONTINUOUS-FLOW PUMP ON A MOCK CIRCULATION MODEL UNDER NORMAL AND PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS by G. P. Itkin, A. A. Drobyshev, O. Yu. Dmitrieva, A. S. Buchnev, A. A. Sysoev

“…Hydrodynamic circulation models that can closely imitate cardio – vascular system are important to defi ne the range of effective functioning of the pumps under normal and heart disease conditions which is of great importance for defi ning the mode of these pumps in real clinical conditions.The aim of study is to create a new hydrodynamic circulation model of the systemic circulation to study the processes of interaction of heart left ventricle and continuous – fl ow pumps.Materials and methods. …”
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Recurrent adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left upper palate accompanied by massive maxillary hemorrhage: a case report and literature review by ZHANG Wangru, CHEN Yuanyuan, LI Zhiping, MENG Jian

“…Postoperative tissue defects could be restored to their corresponding functions and aesthetic appearance through autologous tissue reconstruction, utilizing techniques such as peroneal myocutaneous flaps or iliac myocutaneous flaps, or by the implantation of artificial materials. …”
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MARKERS OF INCREASED RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE ANGINA AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: ASSOCIATION WITH THE PROGRESSION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY by M. V. Surovtseva, N. A. Koziolova, A. I. Chernyavina, I. M. Shatunova

“…To analyse the markers of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with stable angina and arterial hypertension (AH), in regard to the progression of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Material and methods. …”
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THE RESULTS OF MECHANICAL HEART SUPPORT SYSTEMS «INCOR» IMPLANTATION by A. M. Cherniavskiy, A. M. Karaskov, D. V. Doronin, M. N. Deryagin, A. V. Fomichev

“…The main indication for the use of mechanical support of the left ventricle was a left ventricular failure with marked dilatation of the left heart: end-diastolic volume (EDV), LV – 283 ± 58 ml, end-systolic volume (ESV) – 233 ± 57 ml, ejection fraction (EF) – 16 ± 7%, with preserved function of the right ventricle (RV) (RV ejection fraction 35 ± 12%). …”
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Effects of Exercise Training on Ventricular Remodelling in Patients with Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Tejas R Chokshi, Sohil Takodara, Dinkey Mankad

“…Introduction: Ventricular remodelling refers to the process of alteration in ventricular size, shape, and function. It occurs physiologically as a result of exercise or pathologically following cardiac injury and/or abnormal haemodynamic loading conditions. …”
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Impact of regional anesthesia on left and right ventricular performance after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: randomized controlled study by K. V. Paromov, D. A. Svirskii, A. Hussain, L. A. Neledova, M. Yu. Kirov

“…The objective of our study was to evaluate effect of regional anesthesia on systolic and diastolic myocardial function in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).Materials and methods. …”
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FEATURES OF HEART LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH VIRAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS by M. V. Chistyakova, A. V. Govorin

“…To study the structural and functional parameters of the heart, as well as the effect of antiviral therapy on certain cardiohemodynamic parameters in patients with viral liver cirrhosis (VLC).Material and methods. 96 patients with VLC (median age 42.1 [36;44] years, median duration of the disease – 3.5 [2.8;6.7] years) were examined. …”
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Recent progress in caron-based stimulus-responsive electromagnetic interference shielding materials by Ying Li, Kaiyou Wu, Yudi Li, Siren Guo, Linlin Zhao, Yifan Guo, Wei Feng, Xulin Yang, Pan Wang, Kui Li, David Hui, Zuowan Zhou

“…Intelligent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with adaptively adjustable structure and performance under external stimuli hold great potential in developing new generation of intelligent EMI shielding materials. …”
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Heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in non-obstructive coronary artery disease: clinical utility of heart rate variability by E. V. Grakova, K. V. Kopeva, A. M. Gusakova, A. V. Smorgon, Sh. D. Akhmedov, V. V. Kalyuzhin, A. T. Teplyakov

“…In patients with non-obstructive CAD and HFpEF, it is advisable to perform 24-hour Holter monitoring and assess HRV parameters by the time series analysis, which, compared with the spectral analysis, has a closer relationship with the characteristics of left ventricular diastolic function and afterload.…”
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Effect of galectin-3 and brain natriuretic peptide levels on echocardiographic parameters of left heart chamber following coronary artery bypass grafting by Yulia A. Styazhkina, Irina F. Grishina, Nina B. Poletaeva, Tatyana F. Peretolchina, Olga V. Nikolaenko

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 100 men with CAD following CABG were enrolled. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance comparison of non-dilated and dilated cardiomyopathy: imaging features and prognostic predictors in non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy by Hui Wang, Lei Xu, Shuang Li, Hongkai Zhang, Baiyan Zhuang, Zhonghua Sun

“…Objectives Non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy (NDLVC) is a novel cardiomyopathy characterised by normal LV size and non-ischaemic myocardial scarring or fatty tissue replacement. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ACCORDING TO LUNG COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA by B. A. Min’ko, I. V. Vologdina, P. L. Borodich, M. P. Krylova

“…The density of the lung parenchyma reduced by  more than 10 Hounsfield units in 24 patients in the next periods  after surgery, which was regarded as a sign of better left ventricular pumping function. Conclusion. The study showed that lung MSCT was highly sensitive  in diagnosing left ventricular dysfunction in patients with CHD with  improved coronary blood flow and normalized heart rate.…”
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Risk stratification of postoperative atrial fibrillation in isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: focus on left atrial strain characteristics by N. N. Ilov, S. M. Gerasimenko, D. R. Stompel, Kh. Z. Izmailov, T. K. Rashidova, I. R. Karimov, V. N. Kolesnikov

“…To explore the potential of using left atrial strain parameters obtained through transthoracic speckle-tracking echocardiography for predicting new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Material and methods. …”
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Evaluation of ST2 as an early marker of heart failure with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation by E. A. Polyanskaya, N. A. Koziolova, S. V. Mironova

“…Patients were divided into 2 equal groups of 30 people depending on the HF presence, assessed on the basis of LV diastolic dysfunction with or without left atrial enlargement &gt;34 ml/m2 or left ventricular mass index &gt;110 g/m2 in men and 95 g/m2 in women, as well as an increase in the N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) &gt;125 pg/ml. …”
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