Early amiodarone or lidocaine administration during in-hospital cardiac arrest caused by shockable rhythms by Rafael C. Paganoni, Jack C. Pluenneke, Adham M. Mohamed, Charles H. Hayes, III, Carole E. Freiberger-O’Keefe, Paul S. Chan

“…Introduction: Published data investigating a time-dependent effect of initiation of antiarrhythmic therapy for shockable in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is lacking. We aimed to evaluate the association between time of intravenous amiodarone or lidocaine administration and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in patients with IHCA caused by ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT). …”
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Changes in Cardiac Varices and Their Clinical Significance after Eradication of Esophageal Varices by Band Ligation by Seung Woon Park, Yeon Seok Seo, Han Ah Lee, Sang Jung Park, Tae Hyung Kim, Jae Min Lee, Sang Jun Suh, Hyuk Soon Choi, Eun Sun Kim, Bora Keum, Young Kul Jung, Ji Hoon Kim, Hyonggin An, Hyung Joon Yim, Yoon Tae Jeen, Jong Eun Yeon, Hong Sik Lee, Hoon Jai Chun, Kwan Soo Byun, Soon Ho Um, Chang Duck Kim

“…Background and Aims. Cardiac varices (CVs) in patients with type 1 gastroesophageal varices (GOV1s) usually disappear with treatment for esophageal varices (EVs) by endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS). …”
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A Loading Dose of IV Salbutamol in an Adolescent with Severe Acute Asthma and Cardiac Arrest by Shelley A. Boeschoten, Ruben S. van der Crabben, Annemie L. M. Boehmer, Matthijs de Hoog, Corinne M. P. Buysse

“…We describe a 17-year-old Caucasian female with SAA resulting in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. After basic life support and return of spontaneous circulation, the ambulance administered oxygen, inhaled salbutamol, IV magnesium sulphate, and systemic corticosteroids. …”
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Increased Interleukin-11 Levels Are Correlated with Cardiac Events in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Jing Ye, Zhen Wang, Di Ye, Yuan Wang, Menglong Wang, Qingwei Ji, Ying Huang, Ling Liu, Ying Shi, Lei Shi, Tao Zeng, Yao Xu, Jianfang Liu, Huimin Jiang, Yingzhong Lin, Jun Wan

“…Higher plasma IL-11 levels significantly increase the presence of cardiac events and suggest a poor outcome; although the diagnostic value of IL-11 in CHF is not as good as BNP, there is a certain value in predicting cardiac events in CHF.…”
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Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…Cytokines seem to be important and differentially regulated in subpopulations of young patients with cardiac shunts.…”
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The limitations for cardiac surgeons made by stenting at mid part of left anterior descending artery by Amir Mirmohammadsadeghi, Mohaddeseh Behjati, Mohammad Hashemi, Shayan Mirshafiee, AliAkbar Tavassoli

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Androgen Effects on the Adrenergic System of the Vascular, Airway, and Cardiac Myocytes and Their Relevance in Pathological Processes by Abril Carbajal-García, Jorge Reyes-García, Luis M. Montaño

“…Catecholamines play a crucial role in regulating vascular smooth muscle (VSM), airway smooth muscle (ASM), and cardiac muscle (CM) function and tone. Objective. …”
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Measurement of the radiation level dose to patient from fluoroscopy device during cardiac catheterization by Luma Naji, Susan Zwyea, Alyaa Raheem

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Inflammatory Markers in Rheumatoid Patients and Cardiac Function: Insights from an Iranian University Hospital by Fatemeh Omidi, Parisa Delkash

“…The correlation between RA inflammatory markers and cardiac function parameters was analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients. …”
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The mystery of methylene blue and its role in managing post-cardiac surgery vasoplegic shock by Mohamed Elbayomi, Oliver Dewald, Presheet Pathare, Markus Kondruweit, Rene Tandler, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim

“…This study aims to investigate the outcome in patients who received MB early postoperatively.Methods 2753 patients who underwent cardiac surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass at our institution in a time interval of two years were identified. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Performing the Early Mobilization Protocol on Postoperative Hemorrhaging in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Hanie Dahmardeh

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A Scoping Review of Factors Associated with Delayed Extubation in Post Cardiac Surgery Patients by Kumalasari RI, Kosasih CE, Priambodo AP

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Cardiac Transplantation following Cobalt Cardiomyopathy from Bilateral Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements by Peter Szedlak, Amrik Virdi, Paul Cacciottolo, Stephen Shepherd, Stephen Pettit, Florian Falter

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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Cardiac Tamponade Induced by Concomitant Use of Rivaroxaban and Amiodarone by Oreoluwa Oladiran, Jared Segal, Ifeanyi Nwosu, Salik Nazir

“…We report the case of an 87-year-old man with past medical history of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation on rivaroxaban and recently started amiodarone for pulseless ventricular tachycardia who presented to our hospital with intermittent chest pain and was diagnosed with spontaneous hemopericardium causing cardiac tamponade. The culprit drugs were discontinued, and the patient was treated with emergent pericardiocentesis. …”
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death by Y. Daralammouri, M. El Garhy, K. Same, B. Lauer

“…We report a rare case of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy mimicking an acute anterior myocardial infarction associated with sudden cardiac death. The patient presented with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and significant elevation of cardiac enzymes. …”
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A case series of patients with cardiac amyloidosis evaluated at a Colombian university hospital by Juan David López-Ponce de León, Juan David López-Ponce de León, Juan David López-Ponce de León, Santiago Granados-Álvarez, Juan Pablo Arango-Ibanez, Juan Pablo Arango-Ibanez, Juan Manuel Montero Echeverri, Andrea Alejandra Arteaga Tobar, Andrea Facio-Lince Garcia, Yorlany Rodas Cortes, Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa, Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa, Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa

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Case of Cardiac Arrest Treated with Extra-Corporeal Life Support after MDMA Intoxication by Pierre Voizeux, Romain Lewandowski, Theresa Daily, Omar Ellouze, Olivier Bouchot, Belaïd Bouhemad, Pierre-Grégoire Guinot

“…To describe the case of a patient who developed a serotonin syndrome due to a 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ingestion with electrical storm and refractory cardiac arrest. Design. Case report. Study Selection. …”
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Increased cardiac myosin super-relaxation as an energy saving mechanism in hibernating grizzly bears by Robbert J. Van der Pijl, Weikang Ma, Christopher T.A. Lewis, Line Haar, Amalie Buhl, Gerrie P. Farman, Marcus Rhodehamel, Vivek P. Jani, O Lynne Nelson, Chengxin Zhang, Henk Granzier, Julien Ochala

“…Aim: The aim of the present study was to define whether cardiac myosin contributes to energy conservation in the heart of hibernating mammals. …”
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Development of a Novel Sensor System Based on Magnetic Microspheres to Detect Cardiac Troponin T by Junrong Zhang, Hongxiang Liu, Baofeng Xu, Sijun Huang, Rui Liu, Jinming Zhu, Yi Guo, Li Xu

“…The present study is aimed at exploring a novel sensing system with high specificity and precision based on magnetic microspheres developed to detect cardiac troponin T (cTnT), which is the most specific diagnostic marker for AMI in cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Cardiac and testicular alterations induced by acute exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles: Histopathological study by Amin Al‐Doaiss, Bashir Jarrar, Ali Shati, Mohammed Al‐Kahtani, Mohammad Alfaifi

“…Three groups of Wistar albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) were subjected to a single dose TiO2 NPs (126, 252, 378 mg/kg bw). Cardiac and testicular biopsies from each animal under study were handled for histological and histochemical examination. …”
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