Immediate postoperative cardiac tamponade following robotic lung resection surgery: a case report by Kathryn M. Jan, Anthony Q. Dao, Ravi Joshi, Sreekanth Cheruku, Suzanne Dellaria, Kunal Karamchandani

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Dexmedetomidine for delirium prevention in adult patients following cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Chang Meng, Duo Wang, Yue Zhao, Jing Sun, Guobin Miao, Lijuan Chen, Ying Bai, Peng Liu

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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Promotes Cardiac Inflammation and Heart Failure during Polymicrobial Sepsis by Ralph Lohner, Markus Schwederski, Carolin Narath, Johanna Klein, Georg D. Duerr, Alexandra Torno, Pascal Knuefermann, Andreas Hoeft, Georg Baumgarten, Rainer Meyer, Olaf Boehm

“…Aim was to elucidate the role of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in cardiac inflammation and septic heart failure in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis. …”
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Effect of pocket compression device on pocket hematoma after cardiac implantable electronic device implantation by Narawudt Prasertwitayakij, Jakkapun Yanyongmathe, Natnicha Pongbangli, Teerapat Nantsupawat, Siriluck Gunaparn, Cheeranun Pisespongsa, Chanya Tawaditap, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Wanwarang Wongcharoen

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Biochemical and Ultrastructural Cardiac Changes Induced by High-Fat Diet in Female and Male Prepubertal Rabbits by Dina Sibouakaz, Khira Othmani-Mecif, Amirouche Fernane, Abdennour Taghlit, Yasmina Benazzoug

“…Early weight gain induced by high-fat diet has been identified as a predictor for cardiac disease, one of the most serious public health problems. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for acute kidney injury following cardiac valve surgery by Xiaotong Jia, Jun Ma, Zeyou Qi, Dongni Zhang, Junwei Gao

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Improving quality and outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in refractory cardiac arrest: the Phoenix ECPR project by Michael Taylor, Vasileios Panoulas, Jill Smith, Alex Rosenberg, Mark Mason, Ian McGovern, Majid Akhtar, Sachin Mehta, Waqas Akhtar, Anthony McKay, Sumesh Thiruthalil, Orinta Kviatkovske, Donna Hall, Eftychia Galiatsou, Sofia Pinto, Maria Comanici, Emanuele Gerlando, Timothy Pitt, Joe Hughes, Olaf Maunz, Elia Keating, Julia Gangata, Eleanor Ross, Sophie Avetoom, Jane Durrant, Ciara Collins, Anand Jothidasan, Maria Monteagudo-Vela, Jerry Mitchell, Hatem Soliman Aboumarie, Caroline Bullen, Sundeep Kaul, Clara Hernandez Caballero, Ana Hurtado, Nick Lees

“…Background Survival for cardiac arrest remains poor, and the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) has been suggested as a potential therapy to improve outcomes. …”
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In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, is the positioning of victims by bystanders adequate for CPR? A cohort study by Julia Braun, Patrick Wagner, Hans-Richard Arntz, Jan Breckwoldt, Sebastian Schloesser

“…Objectives Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) highly depends on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with high-quality chest compressions (CCs). …”
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Impact of Quality Improvement Bundle on Compliance with Resuscitation Guidelines during In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children by Pranali Awadhare, Karma Barot, Ingrid Frydson, Niveditha Balakumar, Donna Doerr, Utpal Bhalala

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Rapid Improvement in Cardiac Damage Predicts Better Prognosis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Hao-Wei Lee, Chih-Hui Chin, Po-chin Chou, Chia-Hsiu Chang, Chiu-Ling Tsai, Chi-Hung Huang

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Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein and sCD14 are Not Produced as Acute Phase Proteins in Cardiac Surgery by Manuela Kudlova, Pavel Kunes, Martina Kolackova, Vladimir Lonsky, Jiri Mandak, Ctirad Andrys, Karolina Jankovicova, Jan Krejsek

“…The changes in the serum levels of lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) and sCD14 during cardiac surgery were followed in this study. Design. …”
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Incidence and prognosis associated with troponin elevation after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study by Arthur Clement, Lee S Nguyen, Anousone Daulasim, Magali Souibri

“…Objective Cardiac troponin is used as a prognostic biomarker after cardiac surgery. …”
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Forebrain Ischemia-Reperfusion Simulating Cardiac Arrest in Mice Induces Edema and DNA Fragmentation in the Brain by Christina H. Liu, Shuning Huang, Young R. Kim, Bruce R. Rosen, Philip K. Liu

“…These findings suggest that brain injury induced by cardiac arrest can be detected in live animals.…”
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Anti-Interleukin-22-Neutralizing Antibody Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice by Jing Ye, Ling Liu, Qingwei Ji, Ying Huang, Ying Shi, Lei Shi, Jianfang Liu, Menglong Wang, Yao Xu, Huimin Jiang, Zhen Wang, Yingzhong Lin, Jun Wan

“…Our data demonstrated that neutralization of IL-22 alleviated angiotensin II-induced cardiac hypertrophy. The downregulation of IL-22 may be a novel therapeutic strategy to prevent cardiac hypertrophy.…”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac function among male adolescents at high risk of coronary heart disease by Alaaeldin A. H. Mahmoud, Mohammed E. M. Abdelgawad, Walid A. a. Elmorsy, Mohammed S. Al-khayat, Noha M. Elbadry

“…The study aims to evaluate the cardiac function among male adolescents at high risk for coronary heart disease. …”
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADHERANCE OF POST CABG PATIENTSIN CARDIAC REHABILITATION-A CROSS-SECTIONALSTUDY IN KARACHI by Muniba Khanum et al

“…This study was aimed to determine the factors that affect adherence of post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patient`s to Cardiac Rehabilitation. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 255 Post CABG patients with age 30 years above. …”
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Development and Characterization of an F-labeled Ghrelin Peptidomimetic for Imaging the Cardiac Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor by Ahmed Abbas MSc, Lihai Yu PhD, Tyler Lalonde BSc, Derek Wu BSc, Jonathan D. Thiessen PhD, Leonard G. Luyt PhD, Savita Dhanvantari PhD

“…The cardiac growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHSR1a), which binds the hormone ghrelin, is a potential biomarker for heart failure. …”
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Deep learning-based CT-free attenuation correction for cardiac SPECT: a new approach by Pei Yang, Zeao Zhang, Jianan Wei, Lisha Jiang, Liqian Yu, Huawei Cai, Lin Li, Quan Guo, Zhen Zhao

“…Abstract Background Computed tomography attenuation correction (CTAC) is commonly used in cardiac SPECT imaging to reduce soft-tissue attenuation artifacts. …”
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Complicated Sporadic Cardiac Myxomas: A Second Recurrence and Myxomatous Cerebral Aneurysms in One Patient by Mazen E. Iskandar, Kamellia Dimitrova, Charles M. Geller, Darryl M. Hoffman, Robert F. Tranbaugh

“…A second recurrence of an excised nonfamilial cardiac myxoma is rare. Myxomatous cerebral aneurysms as a complication of cardiac myxomas are equally rare. …”
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Paroxysmal Sneezing at the Onset of Syncopes and Transient Ischemic Attack Revealing a Papillary Cardiac Fibroelastoma by Stéphane Mathis, Matthias Lamy, Jonathan Ciron, Anna Iljicsov, Roxana Arjmand, Pierre Agius, Jean-Philippe Neau

“…We report the case of a 50-year-old man who presented three episodes of sneezing, two of them followed by an episode of transient gait instability and dizziness and the third one followed by an episode of transient left hemiparesis due to fibroelastoma of the aortic cardiac valve. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of a transient ischemic attack due to cardiac papillary fibroelastoma and revealed by violent episodes of sneezing.…”
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