Barriers and facilitators to implementation of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme for patients with heart failure in the NHS: a mixed-methods study by Rod S Taylor, Paulina Daw, Samantha B van Beurden, Jet J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Alexander Harrison, Sinead T J McDonagh, Patrick J Doherty, Colin J Greaves, Hasnain M Dalal, Grace E R Wood

“…The identified barriers and enablers included, among many, a lack of resources/commissioning, having interest in heart failure and working closely with the clinical heart failure team. …”
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Retrospective Research of Clinical and Hematological Changes Occurred by del Nido Cardioplegia in the Perioperative Period of Patients who Underwent Open-Heart Surgery by Abdullah Özer, Başak Koçak, Mustafa Arslan, Elif Şimşek, Aycan Özdemirkan, Yusuf Ünal, Erkan İriz, Hakan Zor, Levent Oktar

“…Objective: Aortic cross-clamping and postischemic myocardial dysfunction are fundamentally related to myocardial protection during open-heart surgery. Various cardioplegia solutions have been developed because of this issue. del Nido cardioplegia (DNC) solution is one of these solutions and has a vital impact on metabolic markers and cardiac protection in individuals of all ages. …”
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Left Ventricular End-Systolic Volume Is a Reliable Predictor of New-Onset Heart Failure with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Marina Kato, Shuichi Kitada, Yu Kawada, Kosuke Nakasuka, Shohei Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Seo, Nobuyuki Ohte

“…We screened the patients who received cardiac catheterization to evaluate coronary artery disease concomitantly with both left ventriculography and LV pressure recording using a catheter-tipped micromanometer and finally enrolled 355 patients with LVEF ≥ 50% and no history of heart failure (HF) after exclusion of the patients with severe coronary artery stenosis requiring early revascularization. …”
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Testing the Recruitment Frequency, Implementation Fidelity, and Feasibility of Outcomes of the Heart Failure Activity Coach Study (HEALTHY): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Andreas Blomqvist, Maria Bäck, Leonie Klompstra, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma

“… BackgroundHeart failure (HF) is a common and deadly disease, precipitated by physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. …”
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Effect of Yanshiqiangxin Decoction on Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis in Heart Failure Rats Based on PI3K/Akt/Caspase-9 Signaling Pathway by ZHU Sixing, YAN Shiyun, XU Yan, QIN Yan, CHEN Liyun, JIA Meijun

Subjects: “…heart failure…”
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Evaluating Community Engagement Strategies to Manage Stigma in Two African Genomics Studies Involving People Living with Schizophrenia or Rheumatic Heart Disease by Megan M. Campbell, Olivia P. Matshabane, Sibonile Mqulwana, Michael Mndini, Mohamed Nagdee, Dan J. Stein, Jantina De Vries

“…The workshop focused on participant experiences of living with schizophrenia or rheumatic heart disease (RHD). While the schizophrenia group reported more alienation and less stigma resistance than the RHD group, both groups demonstrated increased stigma resistance over time, after participating in the workshops. …”
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Identifying a Serum Exosomal-Associated lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA Network in Coronary Heart Disease by Jia Mao, Yufei Zhou, Licheng Lu, Ping Zhang, Runhua Ren, Yaqiong Wang, Jing Wang

“…Accumulating evidence supports the importance of noncoding RNAs and exosomes in coronary heart disease (CHD). However, exosomal-associated competing endogenous RNA- (ceRNA-) mediated regulatory mechanisms in CHD are largely unexplored. …”
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Cardiomeds, an mHealth App for Self-Management to Support Swiss Patients With Heart Failure: 2-Stage Mixed Methods Usability Study by Lisa Simioni, Elena Tessitore, Hamdi Hagberg, Aurélie Schneider-Paccot, Katherine Blondon, Liliane Gschwind, Philippe Meyer, Frederic Ehrler

“…We have developed a mobile health app (Cardiomeds) dedicated to patients with heart failure (HF). This app includes an interactive medication list; daily self-monitoring of symptoms, weight, blood pressure, and heart rate; and educational information on HF delivered through various formats. …”
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Effects of Prognostic Nutrition Index, Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio, and C-reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio on Prognosis Undergoing Open Heart Surgery by Anil Kilinc, Nilay Tas, Melih Urkmez, Ebru Canakci, Ilker Coskun, Merve Elif Demirhan

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Construction and Validation of a Major Depression Risk Predictive Model for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Insights from NHANES 2005–2018 by Li-xiang Zhang, Shan-bing Hou, Fang-fang Zhao, Ting-ting Wang, Ying Jiang, Xiao-juan Zhou, Jiao-yu Cao

Subjects: “…coronary heart disease…”
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus’ impact on heart failure patients’ exercise tolerance: a focus on maximal fat oxidation during exercise by Huiying Zhu, Huiying Zhu, Jianchao Pan, Jianxuan Wen, Jianxuan Wen, Xiaojing Dang, Xiaojing Dang, Xiankun Chen, Xiankun Chen, Yunxiang Fan, Yunxiang Fan, Weihui Lu, Weihui Lu, Wei Jiang, Wei Jiang

Subjects: “…heart failure…”
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Pulmonary artery catheter use in acute myocardial infarction‐cardiogenic shock by Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Aditi Shankar, Sri Harsha Patlolla, Abhiram Prasad, Malcolm R. Bell, Jacob C. Jentzer, Shilpkumar Arora, Saarwaani Vallabhajosyula, Bernard J. Gersh, Allan S. Jaffe, David R. Holmes Jr, Shannon M. Dunlay, Gregory W. Barsness

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The impact of two Ginseng administrations on stress from acute physical effort by Ramona-Niculina Jurcău, Dong Hun Kwak, Ioana-Marieta Jurcău, Nicolae-Alexandru Colceriu, Cezar Honceriu

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Electrocardiographic changes induced by temperature variations in newly hatched Aperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Daudin, 1801) by Deise de Lima Cardoso, Deise de Lima Cardoso, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Daniella Bastos de Araújo, Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Luciana Eiró-Quirino, Thaysa de Sousa Reis, Luana Vasconcelos de Souza, Rayllan da Cunha Ferreira, Gabriela Brito Barbosa, Raíssa Vieira de Souza, Yris da Silva Deiga, Maria Klara Otake Hamoy, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Moisés Hamoy

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Avaliação do teste do coraçãozinho realizado em recém-nascidos do alojamento conjunto de um Hospital Terciário de janeiro de 2015 a julho de 2018 by Antonella Márcia Mercadante de Albuquerque do Nascimento, Vanuza Maria Rosa, Ana Barbara Queiroz Farias

Subjects: “…heart defects…”
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Cardiac involvement in Scorpion envenomation: A review of literature by Mitrakrishnan Rayno Navinan, Dilushi Rowena Wijeyaratne

Subjects: “…Scorpion, cardiotoxic, venom, toxins, myocarditis, heart failure…”
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The effect of iron deficiency on cardiac resynchronization therapy: results from the RIDE‐CRT Study by Philipp Lacour, Phi Long Dang, Daniel Armando Morris, Abdul Shokor Parwani, Wolfram Doehner, Franziska Schuessler, Felix Hohendanner, Frank R. Heinzel, Andrea Stroux, Carsten Tschoepe, Wilhelm Haverkamp, Leif‐Hendrik Boldt, Burkert Pieske, Florian Blaschke

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Emirates consensus recommendations on cardiovascular risk management in type 2 diabetes by Hani Sabbour, Hani Sabbour, Hani Sabbour, Wael Almahmeed, Wael Almahmeed, Fatheya Alawadi, Fatheya Alawadi, Abdullah Shehab, Abdulamjeed Al Zubaidi, Alaaeldin Bashier, Abdul Rauf Ghulam, Fauzia Rashid, Hosam Zaky, Hussien Heshmat Kassemn, Hussien Heshmat Kassemn, Jamila Bin Adi, Juwairia Tahir, Khadija Hafidh, Mohammed Farghali, Mohamed Hassanien, Mohamed Hassanien, James Januzzi

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Validity and reliability of the step test to estimate maximal oxygen consumption in pediatric population by Gerardo Weisstaub, José González, Ignacio Orizola, Juan Borquez, Matías Monsalves-Alvarez, Lydia Lera, Rodrigo Troncoso, Carlos Sepúlveda

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