A novel strategy for eradication of staphylococcal biofilms using blood clots by Kayla E. Grooters, Sheridan L. Hayes, David M. Richter, Jennifer C. Ku, Robert Sawyer, Yong Li

“…IntroductionInfections with coagulase negative staphylococcal species (CoNS) are a major cause of mortality and morbidity in joint and heart valve replacement procedures, largely due to biofilm formation. …”
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Comparison of the safety and efficacy between minimally invasive cardiac surgery and median sternotomy in a low-risk mixed Asian population in Singapore by Zhi Xian Ong, Duoduo Wu, Haidong Luo, Guohao Chang, Faizus Sazzad, Jai Ajitchandra Sule, Peggy Hu, Theo Kofidis

“…Methods: Patients who had undergone cardiac procedures such as heart valve replacement or repair, coronary artery bypass grafting or atrial septal defect repair were included in the study. …”
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Asporin Reduces Adult Aortic Valve Interstitial Cell Mineralization Induced by Osteogenic Media and Wnt Signaling Manipulation In Vitro by Anisha Polley, Riffat Khanam, Arunima Sengupta, Santanu Chakraborty

“…Interestingly, shared gene regulatory pathways are identified between bone-forming cells and heart valve cells during development. Asporin, a small leucine-rich proteoglycan (43 kDa), acts to inhibit mineralization in periodontal ligament cells and is also detected in normal murine adult aortic valve leaflets with unknown function. …”
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Radiological Imaging and Analysis of Laboratory Values in Case of Acute Ischemic Stroke by Necmi Baykan, Mustafa Alpaslan

“…According to the transthoracic echocardiographic findings, 79.3% of the patients were found to have heart valve pathology. Pathologically the majority of patients had hyperglycemia, vitamin D deficiency and low HDL cholesterol levels. …”
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Case Report: Rare cardiovascular characteristics of tuberous sclerosis complex with novel TSC2 variant by Zhiqin Du, Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma, Jianhua Li, Fang Yang, Yangfan Guo, Yangfan Guo

“…Cardiovascular characteristics included a history of heart valve disease, a bicuspid aortic valve, and severe aortic regurgitation. multi-system characteristics of TSC were also presented, affecting skin, brain, lung, kidney, and bone. …”
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Captopril Pretreatment Produces an Additive Cardioprotection to Isoflurane Preconditioning in Attenuating Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Rabbits and in Humans by Yi Tian, Haobo Li, Peiyu Liu, Jun-mei Xu, Michael G. Irwin, Zhengyuan Xia, Guogang Tian

“…Patients selected for heart valve replacement surgery were randomly assigned to five groups: untreated control (Control), captopril pretreatment for 3 days (Cap3d), or single dose captopril (Cap1hr, 1 hour) before surgery with or without Iso (Cap3d+Iso and Cap1hr+Iso). …”
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Prognostic Value of Creatine Phosphate and Inflammatory Markers for Mitral Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yanhui Zhu, Chengwei Zou, Jun Zhang, Lei Chen, Yanting Jia

“…The computer retrieved PubMed, Science Citation Index (SCI), Embase, VIP, CNKI, CBM, and Wanfang database and manually retrieved randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published at home and abroad on the central muscle protection role of creatine phosphate in heart valve replacement, and the search period was established until February 2018. …”
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Enhancing heart disease classification based on greylag goose optimization algorithm and long short-term memory by Ahmed M. Elshewey, Amira Hassan Abed, Doaa Sami Khafaga, Amel Ali Alhussan, Marwa M. Eid, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy

“…Heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), heart valve problems, congenital heart defects present at birth, and heart muscle disorders (cardiomyopathies) are other types of heart disease. …”
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Selection of Prosthesis in Aortic Valve Surgery: Short Review and Trend in our Practice in 10 Years by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Devis Pellumbi, Adelina Musliu, Fjoralba Qejvani, Altin Veshti

“…We consulted articles, studies, and guidelines for managing heart valve diseases from European and American cardiology associations. …”
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: A Particular Association by Giacomo Tini, Riccardo Scagliola, Fiammetta Monacelli, Giovanni La Malfa, Italo Porto, Claudio Brunelli, Gian Marco Rosa

“…The search term used was “Alzheimer’s disease,” combined with “cardiovascular disease,” “hypertension,” “dyslipidaemia,” “diabetes mellitus,” “atrial fibrillation,” “coronary artery disease,” “heart valve disease,” and “heart failure.” Out of the 1,328 papers initially retrieved, 431 duplicates and 216 records in languages other than English were removed. …”
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THE ROLE OF DISPOSITION OF CONNECTING TISSUE IN THE RISE OF NONTRAUMATIC SUBARACHNOIDAL HEMORRHAGE IN YOUNG AGE by E. V. Petrova, T. F. Popova, I. A. Gribacheva, G. K. Taitubayeva

“…Among the many undifferentiated phenotypic signs of DCT, external (changes in the skin and its derivatives, changes in bones, joints, spine, features of the structure of the hands and feet, peculiarities of the structure of the auricle, eyes, oral cavity, craniocephalic features) and internal (the presence of additional chords, heart valve prolapses, nephroptosis and kidney development abnormalities).Results. …”
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Improving long-term postoperative survival in a porcine cardiac valve surgery model utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass via left thoracotomy: a single-center experience sharing insigh... by Qingping Xia, Yong Cao, Jialuan Li, Jie Jiang, Xuan Lu, Li Deng

“…The refined techniques and standardized operational procedures described in this study offer valuable insights for researchers aiming to improve the success of porcine heart valve surgical models. However, due to differences in animal anatomy, the applicability of this surgical approach to other animal models still requires further exploration.…”
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The valve-sparing aortic root replacement: Results of the David I technique by B. M. Todurov, I. O. Stetsyuk, O. V. Zelenchuk, I. Yu. Mokryk, L. R. Stetsiuk, V. B. Demyanchuk, N. V. Malova

“…Patients positively perceived the information about the absence of an artificial heart valve and need of concomitant use of anticoagulants. …”
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Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients Over 75 Years Old: Early Results and Predictors of Hospital Mortality by Selman Dumani, Laureta Dibra, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Aferdita Veseli, Klodian Krakulli, Andi Kacani, Edvin Prifti, Ilir Tanku, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Adelina Musliu, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…Background: Aortic valve surgery is the most essential part of worldwide heart valve surgery. In recent decades, the patient profile has changed even in our country, with the age of patients undergoing aortic valve surgery increasing significantly. …”
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Microvascular dysfunction in a murine model of Alzheimer’s disease using intravital microscopy by Danielle Sidsworth, Noah Tregobov, Noah Tregobov, Colin Jamieson, Jennifer Reutens-Hernandez, Joshua Yoon, Geoffrey W. Payne, Geoffrey W. Payne, Stephanie L. Sellers, Stephanie L. Sellers, Stephanie L. Sellers, Stephanie L. Sellers

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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients without Diabetes Following Cardiac Surgery by Mengli Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Ningning Zhu, Lulu Wang, Hui Huang, Yike Wang, Fang Xue

“…The results of the meta-analysis indicated that statistically significant risk factors included age >65 years [odds ratios (OR) (95% CI ) = 3.47 (2.61–4.32)], female gender [OR (95%) = 1.54 (1.34–1.76)], combined heart valve and coronary artery bypass surgery [OR (95%) = 1.82 (1.23–2.70)], ejection fraction <40% [OR (95%) = 1.38 (1.17–1.63)], history of heart surgery [OR (95%) = 1.30 (1.06–1.59)], myocardial infarction [OR (95%) = 1.17 (1.05–1.31)], hyperlipidemia [OR (95%) = 0.76 (0.67–0.86)], hypertension [OR (95%) = 1.12 (1.03–1.22)], anticoagulant medication [OR (95%) = 0.77 (0.65–0.90)], cardiopulmonary bypass time >2 hours [OR (95%) = 20.26 (17.03–23.48)] and history of cardiopulmonary bypass [OR (95%) = 1.24 (1.09–1.41)]. …”
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Distressed Communities Index in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in an Affluent County in New York by Thomas Bilfinger, Allison Nemesure, Robert Pyo, Jonathan Weinstein, Giridhar Korlipara, Daniel Montellese, Shamim Khan, Neal Patel, Henry Tannous, Ting-Yu Wang, Ely Gracia, Susan Callahan, Puja B. Parikh

“…The study population included 286 patients with severe symptomatic AS or degeneration of a bioprosthetic valve who underwent TAVR with a newer generation transcatheter heart valve (THV) from December 2015 to June 2018 at an academic tertiary medical center. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Nonagenarians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yan Liu, Yu Du, Mingjie Fu, Yue Ma, Deguang Wang, Jinglin Zhang, Wei Liu, Yingxin Zhao, Yujie Zhou

“…TAVR remains an option for nonagenarian patients with severe aortic stenosis and should be comprehensively evaluated by the heart valve team.…”
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The carcinoid that doesn't select – the role of preoperative echocardiography in carcinoid heart disease by Emese Papp, Mónika Dénes, Anita Zádori, Katalin Takó, Miklós Tóth, Judit Tőke, Jenő Szolnoky, Réka Rácz, Péter Andréka

“…Less commonly, it may also affect the heart valves on the left side. Echocardiography has a primary role in the diagnosis of CHD. …”
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Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Causing Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis by Nitish Batra, Sourya Acharya, Sunil Kumar, Samarth Shukla, Anusha Gupta

“…The illness known as nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is characterized by the deposition of fibrin and thrombi on deteriorated or normal heart valves without microbes. Compared to infective endocarditis, this disease is more frequently observed in chronic inflammatory conditions and is linked to a higher incidence of thromboembolic events. …”
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