The Impact of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids on Organ Failure in Bodybuilders - a Review of Actual Literature by Julia Marcinkowska, Mateusz Szymon Muras, Tomasz Lorenc, Maciej Michalik, Krzysztof Marcinkowski, Jakub Mikszta, Natalia Mikszta

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A novel, non-invasive AI-based telemonitoring system for heart failure: detection of undiagnosed hyperthyroidism in an asymptomatic patient by Allan Böhm, Julia Lucka, Amitai Segev, Marta Kollarova, Stefan Toth, Nikola Jajcay, Branislav Bezak

“…As part of the evaluation of worsening of sub-clinical HF, extended laboratory tests revealed low thyroid-stimulating hormone with high free thyroxine levels indicating increased thyroid function. The endocrinologist diagnosed hyperthyroidism with multinodular goitre and prescribed thiamazole. …”
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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Right Ventricle from a Radial Basis Morphing of the Inner Surface by Carlotta Fontana, Nicola Cappetti

“…Two procedural criteria were compared, a random selection of control points and a curvature-based approach, which differ in terms of the identification of the control points of the RBF function. …”
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis exacerbates heart failure by the LPS-TLR4/NF-κB signalling axis: mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential of TLR4 inhibition by Chunlei Zhang, Xiaodong Teng, Qiuhang Cao, Yanyan Deng, Mo Yang, Lei Wang, Daorong Rui, Xiu Ling, Cao Wei, Yue Chen, Dasheng Lu, Hongxiang Zhang

“…By modulating this pathway, TAK-242 improves cardiac function, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target for heart failure. …”
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Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support for acute right heart failure: A practical approach by Mario Gramegna, Christophe Vandenbriele, Guido Tavazzi, Mir B. Basir, Caroline Bleakley, Mario Iannaccone, Daniel Kretzschmar, Francesco Maisano, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Benedikt Schrage, P. Christian Schultze, Gregory Serrao, Matthew Tomey, Richard Trimlett, Dirk Westermann, Matteo Montorfano, George Dangas, Susanna Price, Alaide Chieffo

“…Key challenges in RHF management, including the interplay between right and left ventricular function, the impact of pulmonary vascular resistance, and the use of adjunctive pulmonary vasodilators, are addressed. …”
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Cardiac protein changes in rats after soybean oil treatment: a proteomic study by Taisla Soprani, Vinicius Kuffer Uliana, Eduardo Hertel Ribeiro, Sergio Lisboa, Gabriella Xavier Maretto, André Teixeira Silva da Ferreira, Jonas Perales, Ivanita Stefanon, Suely Gomes de Figueiredo

“…Results Soybean oil treatment improved left ventricular function, TR animals presented lower value of LVEDP and significantly changed LV proteome. …”
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Echocardiographic diagnosis of interarterial AAOCA in children: a framework integrating anatomical landmarks and systolic dysfunction for risk assessment by Rui Hu, Xuming Mo, Shanliang Zhu, Jun Chen, Ying Tang, Yumei Xu

“…Postoperatively, 10/11 cases achieved normal cardiac function. Conclusions Echocardiography provides a clinically actionable protocol for preoperative AAOCA diagnosis by integrating anatomical markers (Acute deviation, parallel course) and functional metrics (LVEF, wall motion). …”
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Сlinical and hemodynamic characteristics and coronary blood flow in patients with chronic coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes by B. U. Mardanov, M. A. Kokozheva, F. B. Shukurov, B. A. Rudenko, M. N. Mamedov

“…Among group I patients, electrocardiographic signs of left ventricular hypertrophy, conduction abnormalities, accompanied by a decrease in the left ventricular ejection fraction, impaired diastolic function, and high mean pulmonary artery pressure were significantly more often detected. …”
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Epidemiological Profile of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Single Tertiary Center in Basrah, Iraq by Ola Murtadaa Albattat, Raheem Sharhan Balasim, Ammar Saleh Abbood, Warkaa Shamkhani

“…Data from 388 ACS patients aged ≥18 years were analyzed, focusing on demographics, comorbidities, and clinical presentations. Variables included age, sex, BMI, smoking history, medical history and left ventricular function. …”
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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Andrew K. Roy, Jerome Garot, Antoinette Neylon, Marco Spaziano, Fadi J. Sawaya, Thierry Lefèvre

“…Progressive dyspnea and hypoxaemia in the subacute phase after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are uncommon and warrant immediate assessment of valve and prosthesis leaflet function to exclude thrombosis, as well as investigation for other causes related to the procedure, such as left ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary embolism, and respiratory sepsis. …”
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Characterization of cardiac sarcoidosis in Iranian patients using cardiac magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography imaging techniques by Simin Almasi, Amir Azimi, Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Mahsa Ghorbani, Shahla Meshgi, Maedeh Dastmardi, Ghazaleh SalehAbadi, Ali Mohammadzadeh

“…All patients underwent CMR to evaluate myocardial function, edema, scarring, and strain. 28 patients also underwent FDG-PET/CT to assess active myocardial inflammation. …”
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Prevalence, correlative and statistical relationships of renal dysfunction in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure by D. A. Lashkul

“…Thus, ischemic heart failure characterized by reduced filtration capacity of the kidneys and is inversely related to age and functional class. Prevalence of renal dysfunction among patients with ischemic heart failure is 78.2% and it increases with the age of patients and functional class. …”
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Severity of obstructive sleep apnea and its impact on coronary artery disease outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Egypt by Hossam Eldin M. Mahmoud, Ahmed Hussein, Esraa A. Taha, Eptehal M. Dongol, Ahmed G. Bakry

“…Conclusion: OSA is prevalent in CAD patients and correlates with worsened cardiac function and increased CAD severity. STOP-BANG score is a useful screening tool. …”
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Contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation: risk factors and prognosis by O. V. Arsenicheva, N. N. Shchapovа

“…Among patients with СIN, persons aged over 75 years (60 %), with diabetes mellitus (45 %), chronic kidney disease (75 %), postinfarction cardiosclerosis (50 %), chronic heart failure of functional class III–IV (80 %), developed acute heart failure T. …”
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