Combined Ventilation of Two Subjects with a Single Mechanical Ventilator Using a New Medical Device: An In Vitro Study by Ignacio Lugones, Matías Ramos, María Fernanda Biancolini, Roberto Orofino Giambastiani

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Multipath joint ablation strategy for focal atrial tachycardia originating from patent foramen ovale: a case report by Fuqiang Liu, Yifei Li, Song Yan, Lijun Liu, Kaiyu Zhou, Yimin Hua

“…Post-procedure, the patient remained free from arrhythmia and showed restored normal cardiac function and was prescribed a low-dose β-blocker for 1 month. …”
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Downregulation of serum miR-30c-5p serves as a biomarker to predict disease onset and short-term prognosis in acute coronary syndrome patients by Bo Chang, Xiangfeng Zhang, Riliang Fang, Huibin Li, Youdan Zhou, Yakun Wang

“…The expression of miR-30c-5p was negatively correlated with the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels and the Gensini score. …”
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Next generation bioelectronic medicine: making the case for non-invasive closed-loop autonomic neuromodulation by Imanuel Lerman, Yifeng Bu, Rahul Singh, Harold A. Silverman, Anuj Bhardwaj, Alex J. Mann, Alik Widge, Joseph Palin, Christopher Puleo, Hubert Lim

“…Early innovations, such as cardiac pacemakers and deep brain stimulation, paved the way for these sophisticated technologies. …”
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Predictive value of NT-pro BNP on outcomes of children with ventricular septal defect surgery by Weidan Chen, Yajie Tang, Ye Lu, Li Ma, Xinxin Chen, Techang Liu

“…Pre NT-proBNP level had no effect on mechanical ventilation time, CPB time, ACC time and CCU stay and cardiac function after 3 months postoperatively. Post-op 24-h NT pro-BNP level wasn't associated with clinical outcomes.…”
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Right ventricular function in athletes engaged in endurance exercise using speckle tracking echocardiography: a meta-analysis by Chenzan Guo, Hebin Zhang, Cunxin Yang, Peipei Hu, Hui Ma, Ying Ma, Feng Gao

“…Abstract Background Long-term endurance training is associated with structural, functional, and biochemical markers of cardiac dysfunction in highly trained athletes. Many studies have focused on structural changes in the right ventricle (RV) and few have examined functional adaptation of the right ventricle. …”
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Integrated Bioinformatics-Based Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers Associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Development by Long Qian, Zhipeng Xia, Ming Zhang, Qiong Han, Die Hu, Sha Qi, Danmou Xing, Yan Chen, Xin Zhao

“…GO analyses revealed these DEGs to be significantly enriched in biological processes including sarcomere organization, muscle filament sliding, and the regulation of cardiac conduction, molecular functions including structural constituent of muscle, protein binding, and calcium ion binding, and cellular components including Z disc, myosin filament, and M band. …”
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Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Septic Shock Based on Sepsis-3 Definition: A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study by Pham Dang Hai, Le Lan Phuong, Nguyen Manh Dung, Le Thi Viet Hoa, Do Van Quyen, Nguyen Xuan Chinh, Vu Duy Minh, Pham Nguyen Son

“…Patients with other causes of cardiac dysfunction were excluded. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed for all the patients within 24 hours of diagnosis. …”
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NeuroEPO influence on the fetal heart in a placental insufficiency model of rats by Nìnive Nùñez Lòpez, Julito Dos Santos Dos Santos, Aida María Suàrez Aguiar, María Antonia Cruz García, Claudia Joffre Frías, Carmen Inés Morales Paneque, Laura López Marín

“…Recently, erythropoietin therapies have been developed that protect hypoxic cardiac tissues.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the influence of human recombinant erythropoietin with low sialic acid content (NeuroEPO) on the fetal heart in a rat model of placental insufficiency.…”
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Clinicolaboratory characteristics and 1-year survival among group 1 pulmonary hypertension in a university hospital by Mostafa K. Ahmed, Ali M. Tohamy, Mostafa H. Ali, Mohamed I. Seedik, Safa M. Wafy

“…Pulmonary artery catheterization hemodynamic parameters were mean pulmonary artery pressure 52.48 ± 18.24 mmHg, pulmonary vascular resistance 13.32 ± 7.31 WU, cardiac index 2.32 ± 0.83 L/min/m2, and mixed venous oxygen saturation 59.6 ± 7%. …”
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Effects of Polymorphisms in Myc-Related Genes on Bleeding Complications in Patients with Stable Warfarin Responses by Jeong Yee, Woorim Kim, Byung Chul Chang, Jee Eun Chung, Kyung Eun Lee, Hye Sun Gwak

“…This study aimed to identify the possible effects of Myc and 8q24 polymorphisms on bleeding complications in patients who maintained international normalized ratio (INR) of 2.0-3.0 with warfarin therapy after cardiac valve replacement. Methods. Twenty-five single nucleotide polymorphisms were analyzed, including VKORC1, CYP2C9, Myc, and 8q24. …”
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Expert-Performed Endotracheal Intubation-Related Complications in Trauma Patients: Incidence, Possible Risk Factors, and Outcomes in the Prehospital Setting and Emergency Departmen... by Yuko Ono, Takeyasu Kakamu, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Yusuke Mori, Yui Watanabe, Kazuaki Shinohara

“…ETI-related complications were defined as hypoxemia, unrecognized esophageal intubation, regurgitation, cardiac arrest, ETI failure rescued by emergency surgical airway, dental trauma, cuff leak, and mainstem bronchus intubation. …”
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Outcomes of Combined Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Transcatheter Mitral Edge-to-Edge Repair by Abdullah Al-Abcha, MD, Pietro Di Santo, MD, Charanjit S. Rihal, MD, MBA, Trevor Simard, MD, PhD, Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD, Mohamad Alkhouli, MD, MBA

“…At 45 days, the primary endpoint occurred in 21% (95% CI: 5%-37%, n = 5/24) of patients, all of which occurred after discharge including 1 cardiac death, 1 ischemic stroke, 1 trauma-related intracranial hemorrhage, and 2 nonprocedural major bleeds. …”
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Preparation and In Vitro Evaluation of Alginate Microparticles Containing Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Candida Infections by Merlis P. Alvarez-Berrios, Lisa M. Aponte-Reyes, Lourdes Diaz-Figueroa, Juan Vivero-Escoto, Alexis Johnston, David Sanchez-Rodriguez

“…However, it induces severe side effects such as nephrotoxicity, cardiac alterations, nausea, fever, and liver damage. …”
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Noninvasive hemodynamic assessment of type 2 diabetes mellitus using four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging by Di Wu, Jiachen Ji, Yuancheng Wang, Shujun Zhang, Hong Ge, Mingzhu Fu, Yunduo Li, Shenghong Ju, Rui Li

“…The key parameters measured included the average velocity (Vavg), the net volume of blood flow in one cardiac cycle (Flowcyc), and the resistance index (RI). …”
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Aortic lumen repair with glue-felt technique before proximal anastomosis in acute type a aortic dissection surgery by Muhammed Varol, Berk Arapi, Çiğdem Tel Üstünışık, Deniz Göksedef, Suat Nail Ömeroğlu, Gökhan İpek, Ozan Onur Balkanay

“…Abstract Objectives Despite the advances in medicine, aortic dissection remains a cardiac surgery emergency with high mortality and morbidity rates. …”
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Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and nitric oxide as determinants of resting heart rate variability in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals: a cross-sectional study by Lucivalda Viegas de Almeida, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Patricia Martins Santos, Mariana Campos Maia, Victória Pereira Frutuoso, Daniel Santos Rocha, Adriana Sousa Rêgo, Daniela Bassi-Dibai

“…Objective Investigate whether metabolic outcomes may be associated with cardiac autonomic behavior arising from short-term HRV variables in non-hospitalized mild post-COVID individuals. …”
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Severe reversible cardiomyopathy associated with adrenal crisis caused by isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency: a case report by Li Wang, Fangfang Bu, Lanjie He, Guihua Yao, Guihua Yao

“…In this case report, we describe a 74-year-old male patient who was in good physical health and was admitted to our hospital with a sudden onset of fever and confusion that was complicated by hyponatremia and hypotension. Cardiac ultrasound showed significantly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; 10%). …”
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Pheochromocytoma in Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease by Carmen Aresta, Gianfranco Butera, Antonietta Tufano, Giorgia Grassi, Livio Luzi, Stefano Benedini

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Significant Cytokine mRNA Expression Changes Immediately after Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Mareen Braunstein, Martina Williamson, Thomas Kusmenkov, Jürgen Landes, Peter Biberthaler, Karl-Georg Kanz, Wolfgang Böcker, Viktoria Bogner

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate immediate immunological changes following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). mRNA expression levels of selected immunomodulatory cytokines in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors were detected and correlated to clinical parameter. …”
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