The Unsteady Mainstay of the Family: Now Adult Children’s Retrospective View on Social Support in Relation to Their Parent’s Heart Transplantation by Susanna Ågren, Bodil Ivarsson, Helén Rönning

“…The needs for support among children with a seriously ill parent, who is waiting for heart transplantation, are unknown today. The aim was to describe now adult children’s experiences of social support in relation to a parent’s heart transplant during childhood. …”
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Inferior vena cava diameter in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study by Jianan Li, Chi Wang, Hui wu Dong, Jing Qi, Chongyou Rao, Qiuyang Li, Kunlun He

“…Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries the highest population attributable risk for mortality among all comorbidities in chronic heart failure (CHF). No studies about the association between inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and all-cause mortality in patients with the comorbidity of CKD and CHF has been published. …”
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Enhancing pediatric congenital heart disease detection using customized 1D CNN algorithm and phonocardiogram signals by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Ghassan Husnain, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nisreen Innab, Masoud Alajmi, Hanan Aljuaid

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A Unique and Rare Presentation of Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Common Atrium Associated with Coronary Aneurysms and Fistula by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, Alex Munoz, Mohammad Hassan Pervaiz

“…An atrial septal defect is the second most common congenital heart disease found in adults with a female to male ratio of 4 : 1. …”
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Effects of Hypoxia Stress on Biochemical Indices and Expression of Hypoxia-Related Genes in the Heart of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Jiuju MA, Jinqiang HUANG, Yongjuan LI, Shenji WU, Lu ZHAO, Yue ZENG

“…This study indicated that varying levels of dissolved oxygen led to changes in biochemical indices and in the expression of hypoxic-related genes in the heart of rainbow trout. Hypoxic stress affected the cardiac metabolism of rainbow trout, which affected the normal metabolism level and caused damage. …”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus and offspring’s carotid intima–media thickness at birth: MySweetHeart Cohort study by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Stefano Di Bernardo, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Stefano Di Bernardo, Dan Quansah, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

“…We assessed whether GDM is associated with increased CIMT in the offspring at birth.Design and setting MySweetHeart Cohort is a prospective cohort study conducted in Switzerland.Participants, exposure and outcome measures This work included pregnant women with and without GDM at 24–32 weeks of gestation and their singleton live-born offspring with data on the primary outcome of CIMT. …”
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Work rate adjustments needed to maintain heart rate and RPE during high-intensity interval training in the heat by Hillary A. Yoder, Hillary A. Yoder, Anne M. Mulholland, Anne M. Mulholland, Hayley V. MacDonald, Jonathan E. Wingo

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The predictive value of triglyceride-glucose index combined with non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in coronary heart disease by Chunge Zhang, Hui Zhang, Zewen Yang, Yao Sheng, Ningning Ji

Subjects: “…Coronary heart disease…”
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Effect of Intermittent High Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Exercise Endurance of Patients with Stroke Complicated with Coronary Heart Disease by Rongju YE, Leshan SUN, Zhen ZENG, Guo LI, Qin ZHANG, Zhilan LIU, Kai WANG

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Motivational interviewing to improve self‐care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE‐HF): a randomized controlled trial by Ercole Vellone, Paola Rebora, Davide Ausili, Valentina Zeffiro, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Gabriele Caggianelli, Stefano Masci, Rosaria Alvaro, Barbara Riegel

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PPAR-α regulates metabolic remodelling and participates in myocardial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation of rheumatic heart disease by Xiaoying Hu, Daisong Jiang, Zheng Zhang, Zhenmei An

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Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients by Zainab Bahramian, Majid Kazemi, Reza Vazirinejad, Hadi Hasani

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Demographics and regional trends of ischemic heart disease-related mortality in older adults in the United States, 1999-2020. by Fakhar Latif, Muhammad Moiz Nasir, Wajeeh Ur Rehman, Mohammed Hamza, Jishanth Mattumpuram, Komail Khalid Meer, Helme Silvet, Alon Yarkoni, Mouhamed Amr Sabouni, Nabil Braiteh, Keyoor Patel, Abdulqadir J Nashwan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has a significant impact on public health and healthcare expenditures in the United States (US).…”
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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

Subjects: “…Congestive heart failure…”
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The Correlation of PPARα Activity and Cardiomyocyte Metabolism and Structure in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy during Heart Failure Progression by E. Czarnowska, D. Domal-Kwiatkowska, E. Reichman-Warmusz, J. B. Bierla, A. Sowinska, A. Ratajska, K. Goral-Radziszewska, R. Wojnicz

“…This study aimed to define relationship between PPARα expression and metabolic-structural characteristics during HF progression in hearts with DCM phenotype. Tissue endomyocardial biopsy samples divided into three groups according to LVEF ((I) 45–50%, n=10; (II) 30–40%, n=15; (III) <30%, n=15; and control (donor hearts, >60%, n=6)) were investigated. …”
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Phytocompounds from Indonesia Medicinal Herbs as Potential Apelin Receptor Agonist for Heart Failure Therapy: An In-silico Approach by Muhamad Rizqy Fadhillah, Wawaimuli Arozal, Muhammad Habiburrahman, Somasundaram Arumugam, Heri Wibowo, Suci Widya Primadhani, Aryo Tedjo, Surya Dwira, Nurul Gusti Khatimah

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Precision fetal cardiology detects cyanotic congenital heart disease using maternal saliva metabolome and artificial intelligence by Ray Bahado-Singh, Nadia Ashrafi, Amin Ibrahim, Buket Aydas, Ali Yilmaz, Perry Friedman, Stewart F. Graham, Onur Turkoglu

“…Abstract Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) can lead to improved morbidity and mortality. …”
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Developing a Preliminary Clinical Prediction Model for Prognosis of Pneumonia Complicated with Heart Failure Based on Metagenomic Sequencing by Rongyuan Yang, Yong Duan, Dawei Wang, Qing Liu

“…The predictive factors of prognosis in patients with pneumonia complicated with heart failure (HF) have not been fully investigated yet, especially with the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) of metagenome. …”
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Investigation of the Flow Field Characteristics of Aortic Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves with Different Leaflet Shapes Using PIV by Y. Qiang, T. C. Duan, M. Z. Zhang, L. Qi, L. J. Wei

Subjects: “…bileaflet mechanical heart valve…”
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End-User Experience of the 2012 WHF Echocardiographic Criteria for Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Global Survey by Lene Thorup, Cleonice Mota, Krishna Kumar, Joselyn Rwebembera, James Marangou, Julius Chacha Mwita, Kate Ralston, Bo Reményi, Andrea Beaton, Liesl Zühlke, Ana Olga Mocumbi

Subjects: “…rheumatic heart disease…”
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