Mitral Valve Repair in Pediatric Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Mitral Insufficiency: Single-Center Experience and Results by Mustafa Yılmaz, Başak Soran Türkcan, Ata Niyazi Ecevit, İbrahim Ece, Hazım Alper Gürsu, Atakan Atalay

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Bioactive extracts from the industrial byproduct of passion fruit promote better glycemic control in an adjuvant treatment with insulin and prevent kidney and heart damage in rats with type 1 Diabetes mellitus by Bárbara Cabral, Ony Araújo Galdino, Iago de Souza Gomes, Jovelina Samara Ferreira Alves, José Ivan Marques, Karla Simone Costa de Souza, Rodrigo Moreira da Silva, Bento João Abreu, Norberto Peporine Lopes, Silvana Maria Zucolotto, Adriana Augusto de Rezende

“…Furthermore, extracts protected against renal fibrosis and maintenance of the levels of inflammatory markers, such as myeloperoxidase, in the hearts and kidneys of diabetic rats. These findings suggest passion fruit peel extracts could enhance long-term T1DM management by improving glycemic control and preventing organ damage, potentially inspiring the development of new food or pharmaceutical products with beneficial actions for T1DM.…”
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Research progress of network-based interventions on self-care ability of patients with chronic heart failure (慢性心力衰竭患者自我护理能力网络干预的研究进展) by ZHAI Kaijing (翟凯静), ZHANG Yuqing (张雨晴), LIU Wei (刘薇), QIAO Zhihui (乔志桧), FANG Cui (方璀), FU Conghan (付聪晗)

Subjects: “…chronic heart failure…”
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Efficacy and safety of left bundle branch area pacing versus biventricular pacing in heart failure patients with left bundle branch block: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lin Zhao, Liting Cheng, Junmeng Zhang, Zefeng Wang, Mengge Zhou, Zhuo Liang, Jieruo Chen, Yongquan Wu

“…However, no randomised controlled study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of LBBaP in heart failure patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB). …”
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The Protocol for the Multi-Ethnic, multi-centre raNdomised controlled trial of a low-energy Diet for improving functional status in heart failure with Preserved ejection fraction (AMEND Preserved) by Noelle Robertson, Melanie J Davies, Thomas Yates, Gerry P McCann, Gaurav Singh Gulsin, Emer M Brady, Joanne V Wormleighton, Eylem Levelt, Oliver Rider, Jiliu Pan, Christopher Miller, Iain Squire, Mehak Asad, Fardad Soltani, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Rachel L Brown, Joanna M Bilak

“…Introduction Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is characterised by severe exercise intolerance, particularly in those living with obesity. …”
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Effects of colchicine adjuvant therapy on disease control, serum NALP3, sICAM-1, MMP-9 and MMP-13 in patients with coronary heart disease and acute gout attack by Bingxun Wang, Yongqing Liu, Wenya Han, Bing Li, Pang Jie, Wenwen Yang, Zengcai Ma, Zesheng Xu

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Potential epidemiological impact of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association high blood pressure guideline on the Chinese population: a cross-sectional study in rural areas of Liaoning Province by Zhao Li, Guozhe Sun, Yingxian Sun, Zhaoqing Sun, Yue Dai, Jia Zheng, Yuanyuan Dong, Xiaofan Guo, Yanxia Xie, Yali Wang, Rongrong Guo, Liqiang Zheng

“…Objectives The present study estimated the percentage of rural Chinese adults with hypertension and recommended pharmacological antihypertensive treatment according to the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline compared with the 2010 Chinese Guideline for the Management of Hypertension.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Three counties in rural areas of northeastern China.Participants A total of 11 747 eligible individuals aged ≥35 years from rural areas of northeastern China were selected for the present analysis.Main outcome measures The percentage of rural Chinese adults with hypertension and recommended pharmacological antihypertensive treatment according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and the 2010 Chinese Guideline for the Management of Hypertension, and the proportion of rural Chinese adults taking antihypertensive medication with blood pressure (BP) above the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and the 2010 Chinese guideline treatment goal.Results The mean age of the study population was 53.9±10.8 years and 53.7% of the participants were women. …”
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Erratum to “Knockdown of Sestrin2 Increases Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Fibrotic Reactions in H9c2 Cells and Heart Tissues of Mice via an AMPK-Dependent Mechanism” by Hwan-Jin Hwang, Joo Won Kim, Hye Soo Chung, Ji A. Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Kyung Mook Choi, Sei Hyun Baik, Hye Jin Yoo

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Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from Jiangxi, China by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

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Quality evaluation and influencing factors analysis of 6-minute walking test in coronary heart disease patients (冠心病患者6分钟步行试验质量评价与原因分析) by WANG Shanshan (王珊珊)

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Reduced contrast agent volume using a heart-rate dependent and free-breathing scanning protocol in coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by Zengkun Wang, Guoyue Chen, Dewei Song, Xiaodie Xu, Chu Chu, Shuning Zhang, Huijing Chai, Hairong Yu, Xiaomei Luan, Peiji Song

“…Abstract Background The personalized, free-breathing, heart rate-dependent computed tomography angiography (CTA) protocol can significantly reduce the utilization of contrast medium (CM). …”
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Association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and In-Hospital Mortality among Congestive Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kai Zhang, Yu Han, Yu Xuan Gao, Fang Ming Gu, Tianyi Cai, Rui Hu, Zhao Xuan Gu, Jia Ying Liang, Jia Yu Zhao, Min Gao, Bo Li, Dan Cui

“…Elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) levels are strongly associated with an increased risk of mortality in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Additionally, heart failure has been closely linked to diabetes. …”
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The role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists in enhancing endothelial function: a potential avenue for improving heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) by Darshan Hullon, Ghasaq K. Subeh, Yelizaveta Volkova, Karolina Janiec, Adam Trach, Ruslan Mnevets

Subjects: “…Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction…”
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The effect of knowledge, attitude, and practice model-based health education on psychological well-being and self-efficacy of patients with concurrent cerebrovascular stenosis and coronary heart disease: a quasi-experimental study by Qiyu Zhou, Yuli Qian, Dan Zhang, Huan Xu, Bei Yuan, Wenfeng Tian, Qiong Li

Subjects: “…cerebrovascular stenosis complicated with coronary heart disease…”
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Mid-trimester resolution of marked dextroposition of the fetal heart preceding regression of extensive left fetal lung lesion consisting of hybrid congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) and bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) by David M. Sherer, MD, Ida Dhanuka, MD, Kayla Schacher, MD, Hubert Rodriguez-Tejada, MD, Aleksandra Zigalo, RDMS, Mila Kheyman, RDMS, Harry Zinn, MD, Fancisca T. Velcek, MD, Mudar Dalloul, MD

Subjects: “…Dextroposition of the fetal heart…”
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Efficacy of various combined treatment regimens in patients with stable effort angina, functional classes II-III by Svetlana G. Dorofeeva, Eugenia N. Konoplya, Oksana V. Mansimova

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Assessing the Efficacy of Gelatin Composite 3D Scaffolds in Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering: An In Vitro Study by Mohammad Mahdi Safikhani, Azadeh Asefnejad, Rouhollah Mehdinavaz Aghdam, Sadegh Rahmati

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Rheumatic mitral stenosis with congenital bicuspid pulmonary valve and pulmonary artery aneurysm: Finding needle in a haystack using multimodality imaging! by Digvijay Nalawade, Vijay Sharma, Prakhyat Shetty, Archita Shrivastava

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Predictors of cardiac conduction disorders in patients after aortic valve replacement by M.M. Zaretskyi, B.M. Todurov, O.M. Grytsay, V.B. Demyanchuk, O.V. Zelenchuk

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Clinical Usefulness of Atrioventricular Coupling in Cardiovascular Disease by Yang Lan, Li Zhenyi, Chen Ya, Chen Anni, Wang Xinqi, Jin Lin, Li Zhaojun

Subjects: “…|echocardiography|atrioventricular coupling|left atrioventricular coupling index|heart failure|atrial fibrillation…”
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