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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Ausgabe 1/2020

Inhalt (492 Artikel)

Open Access Review

Advances in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid therapies

Pavel Overtchouk, Nicolo Piazza, Juan Granada, Osama Soliman, Bernard Prendergast, Thomas Modine

Open Access Research article

Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) is a potential biomarker of left ventricular remodelling for patients with iron deficiency anaemia

Yan Chen, Jing Wan, Haidan Xia, Ya Li, Yufeng Xu, Haiyan Lin, Hassah Iftikhar

Open Access Research article

Progression of endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and arterial stiffness in stable kidney transplant patients: a pilot study

Joey Junarta, Nina Hojs, Robin Ramphul, Racquel Lowe-Jones, Juan C. Kaski, Debasish Banerjee

Open Access Research article

Impact of guideline-recommended versus non-guideline-recommended β-blocker and Doppler echocardiographic parameters on 1-year mortality in Thai ischemic cardiomyopathy patients: A prospective multicenter registry

Nattawut Wongpraparut, Sarawut Siwamogsatham, Tomorn Thongsri, Pornchai Ngamjanyaporn, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Kompoj Jirajarus, Tarinee Tangcharoen, Kid Bhumimuang, Pinij Kaewsuwanna, Rungroj Krittayaphong, Rungtiwa Pongakasira, Harvey D. White

Open Access Research article

Layer-specific speckle tracking analysis of left ventricular systolic function and synchrony in maintenance hemodialysis patients

Chang Liu, Zi-Ning Yan, Li Fan, Jun Huang, Dan Shen, Xiang-Ting Song

Open Access Research article

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Prognostic value of heart failure in hemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patients with myocardial fibrosis quantification by extracellular volume on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Hua-yan Xu, Zhi-gang Yang, Yi Zhang, Wan-lin Peng, Chun-chao Xia, Zhen-lin Li, Yong He, Rong Xu, Li Rao, Ying Peng, Yu-ming Li, Hong-ling Gao, Ying-kun Guo

Open Access Research article

Impact of liver damage on blood-borne variables and pulmonary hemodynamic responses to hypoxia and hyperoxia in anesthetized rats

Ali Sepehrinezhad, Amirreza Dehghanian, Ali Rafati, Farzaneh Ketabchi

Open Access Research article

Value of the Barthel scale in prognostic prediction for patients with cerebral infarction

Qun-Xi Li, Xiao-Jing Zhao, Yan Wang, Da-Li Wang, Jiang Zhang, Tie-Jun Liu, Yan-Bo Peng, Hai-Yan Fan, Fu-Xia Zheng

Open Access Research article

Treatment outcome and its predictors among patients of acute heart failure at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: a prospective observational study

Mulubirhan Tirfe, Teshome Nedi, Desalew Mekonnen, Alemseged Beyene Berha

Open Access Case report

Painless retrograde type A aortic dissection followed conservative treatment of type B aortic dissection: a case report

Yongle Ruan, Zhiwei Wang, Zhiyong Wu, Wei Ren, Zongli Ren, Anfeng Yu, Mohamed Rahouma

Open Access Research article

Complication during transportation and 30 days mortality of patients with acute coronary syndrome

Michał Czapla, Dorota Zyśko, Tom Quinn, Piotr Karniej

Open Access Case report

Reversal of stage 5 chronic kidney disease by aortic valve replacement in kidney transplant recipient: a case report

E. Hryniewiecka, T. Hryniewiecki, J. Różański, T. Pilecki, R. Zagożdżon, T. Orłowski, M. Gołębiowski, L. Pączek, K. Mucha, B. Foroncewicz

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic and predictive value of speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac sarcoidosis

Cristina Di Stefano, Giulia Bruno, Maria C. Arciniegas Calle, Gayatri A. Acharya, Lynn M. Fussner, Patompong Ungprasert, Leslie T. Cooper Jr, Lori A. Blauwet, Jay H. Ryu, Patricia A. Pellikka, Eva M. Carmona Porquera, Hector R. Villarraga

Open Access Correspondence

Potential impacts of a novel integrated extracorporeal-CPR workflow using an interventional radiology and immediate whole-body computed tomography system in the emergency department

Kei Hayashida, Takahiro Kinoshita, Kazuma Yamakawa, Santiago J. Miyara, Lance B. Becker, Satoshi Fujimi

Open Access Case report

In-stent restenosis and longitudinal stent deformation: a case report

Daoyuan Si, Yaliang Tong, Bo Yu, Yuquan He, Guohui Liu

Open Access Case report

Leriche syndrome in a patient with acute pulmonary embolism and acute myocardial infarction: a case report and review of literature

Xuanqi An, Rui Fu, Zhihui Zhao, Xinhai Ni, Changming Xiong, Xiansheng Cheng, Zhihong Liu

Open Access Case report

Infectious pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle: a case report and a review of the literature

Amadu E. Juliana, Kevin H. van ’t Kruys, Pieter G. Voigt, Nico A. Blom

Open Access Case report

Anticoagulant and anti-thrombotic therapy in acute type B aortic dissection: when real-life scenarios face the shadows of the evidence-based medicine

Pier Paolo Bocchino, Ovidio De Filippo, Francesco Piroli, Paolo Scacciatella, Massimo Imazio, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari

Open Access Case report

A case report of sinoatrial arrest caused by temporal lobe epilepsy in subclinical glioblastoma

Jörg Reifart, Marlene Tschernatsch, Christian W. Hamm, Johannes Sperzel, Andreas Hain

Open Access Research article

Influencing factors of vascular endothelial function in patients with non-obstructive coronary atherosclerosis: a 1-year observational study

Yin-Ping Li, Zhen-Xing Fan, Jing Gao, Xi-Peng Sun, Guo-Hua Zhu, Ying-Hua Zhang, Jin Si, Xue-Bing Zuo, Zhi Liu, Qi Hua, Jing Li

Open Access Research article

Alterations in gut microbiota of abdominal aortic aneurysm mice

Jiahe Xie, Weiling Lu, Lintao Zhong, Yuhua Hu, Qingrui Li, Rongming Ding, Zhonggao Zhong, Ziyou Liu, Hai Xiao, Dongming Xie, Guofu Zheng, Bo Ye, Yiming Zhong, Zuheng Liu

Open Access Research article

Dissecting myocardial mechanics in patients with severe aortic stenosis: 2-dimensional vs 3-dimensional-speckle tracking echocardiography

Xiaojun Bi, Darwin F. Yeung, Husam M. Salah, Maria C. Arciniegas Calle, Jeremy J. Thaden, Lara F. Nhola, Hartzell V. Schaff, Sorin V. Pislaru, Patricia A. Pellikka, Alberto Pochettino, Kevin L. Greason, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, Hector R. Villarraga

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the effects of lanthanum carbonate and calcium carbonate on the progression of cardiac valvular calcification after initiation of hemodialysis

Kentaro Watanabe, Hideki Fujii, Keiji Kono, Shunsuke Goto, Shinichi Nishi

Open Access Research article

Associations between circulating resistin concentrations and left ventricular mass are not accounted for by effects on aortic stiffness or renal dysfunction

Glenda Norman, Gavin R. Norton, Vernice Peterson, Monica Gomes, Carlos D. Libhaber, Pinhas Sareli, Angela J. Woodiwiss

Open Access Research article

Impact of glycemic control status on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Yan Li, Xiaowen Li, Yinhua Zhang, Leimin Zhang, Qingqing Wu, Zhaorun Bai, Jin Si, Xuebing Zuo, Ning Shi, Jing Li, Xi Chu

Open Access Case report

Aberrant right coronary artery in a grown up congenital cardiac patient, successfully treated 46 years earlier with a double Starr-Edwards silastic ball valve replacement: a case report

Andrea Ponsiglione, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Gabriella Spagnuolo, Arnaldo Stanzione, Carmela Nappi, Serena Dell’Aversana, Antonio Spagnuolo, Alberto Cuocolo, Massimo Imbriaco

Open Access Research article

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prognostic impact of cancer among patients with acute coronary syndrome and/or percutaneous coronary intervention

Vincent Roule, Laurine Verdier, Katrien Blanchart, Pierre Ardouin, Adrien Lemaitre, Mathieu Bignon, Rémi Sabatier, Joachim Alexandre, Farzin Beygui

Open Access Research article

Optimal duration of Vitamin K antagonists anticoagulant therapy after venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Wei Wang, Yang Su, Chunyan Wu, Yuxi Sun, Neng Dai, Wei Chen, Jie Zhang, Yawei Xu, Ralph G. Brindis, Dachun Xu, Jue Li

Open Access Research article

Characteristics and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving direct oral anticoagulants in off-label doses

Alexandros Briasoulis, Yubo Gao, Chakradhari Inampudi, Paulino Alvarez, Rabea Asleh, Elizabeth Chrischilles, Enrique C. Leira, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin

Open Access Research article

Bioinformatic analysis of peripheral blood miRNA of breast cancer patients in relation with anthracycline cardiotoxicity

Wang Yadi, Chen Shurui, Zhang Tong, Chen Suxian, Tong Qing, He Dongning

Open Access Research article

Hyperhomocysteinemia accompany with metabolic syndrome increase the risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in rural Chinese

Shasha Yu, Yintao Chen, Hongmei Yang, Xiaofan Guo, Liqiang Zheng, Yingxian Sun

Open Access Research article

Selenium, copper, zinc and hypertension: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2016)

Mrigendra M. Bastola, Craig Locatis, Richard Maisiak, Paul Fontelo

Open Access Research article

Higher incidence of perivalvular abscess determines perioperative clinical outcome in patients undergoing surgery for prosthetic valve endocarditis

Carolyn Weber, Parwis B. Rahmanian, Melanie Nitsche, Asmae Gassa, Kaveh Eghbalzadeh, Stefanie Hamacher, Julia Merkle, Antje-Christin Deppe, Anton Sabashnikov, Elmar W. Kuhn, Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Thorsten Wahlers

Open Access Research article

Zero-fluoroscopy approach for ablation of supraventricular tachycardia using the Ensite NavX system: a multicenter experience

Guangzhi Chen, Yan Wang, Riccardo Proietti, Xunzhang Wang, Feifan Ouyang, Chang Sheng Ma, Rong Hui Yu, Chunxia Zhao, Kezhong Ma, Jie Qiu, Qigong Liu, Dao Wen Wang

Open Access Research article

Relationship between fluoroquinolones and the risk of aortic diseases: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Xiao-ce Dai, Xin-xin Yang, Lan Ma, Guan-min Tang, Yan-yun Pan, Hui-lin Hu

Open Access Research article

Metformin improves lipid metabolism and reverses the Warburg effect in a canine model of chronic atrial fibrillation

Yaozhong Liu, Fan Bai, Na Liu, Baojian Zhang, Fen Qin, Tao Tu, Biao Li, Jiayi Li, Yingxu Ma, Feifan Ouyang, Qiming Liu

Open Access Research article

Sex differences in the evolution of left ventricle remodeling in rats with severe volume overload

Elisabeth Walsh-Wilkinson, Marie-Claude Drolet, Marie Arsenault, Jacques Couet

Open Access Research article

Elevated antistreptolysin O titer is closely related to cardiac mitral insufficiency in untreated patients with Takayasu arteritis

Lili Pan, Juan Du, Junming Zhu, Zhiyu Qiao, Yanlong Ren, Xinsheng Huang, Shichao Guo, Na Gao

Open Access Review

Systematic review on left atrial appendage closure with the LAmbre device in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Muhammad Ali, Angelos G. Rigopoulos, Mammad Mammadov, Abdelrahman Torky, Andrea Auer, Marios Matiakis, Elena Abate, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Stergios Tzikas, Boris Bigalke, Daniel Sedding, Michel Noutsias

Open Access Research article

Dietary quality indices modifies the effects of melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) rs17782313 polymorphism on cardio-metabolic risk factors and hypothalamic hormones in obese adults

Mahdieh Khodarahmi, Houman Kahroba, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Mehran Mesgari-Abbasi, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

Open Access Research article

Non-diagnostic autopsy findings in sudden unexplained death victims

Puriya Daniel Yazdanfard, Alex Hørby Christensen, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Henning Bundgaard, Bo Gregers Winkel

Open Access Study protocol

The Tyrolean early vascular ageing-study (EVA-Tyrol): study protocol for a non-randomized controlled trial

Benoît Bernar, Nina Gande, Katharina A. Stock, Anna Staudt, Raimund Pechlaner, Ralf Geiger, Andrea Griesmacher, Stefan Kiechl, Michael Knoflach, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Mandy Asare, Manuela Bock-Bartl, Maximilian Bohl, Christina Burger, Gregor Brössner, Tatjana Heisinger, Christoph Hochmayr, Julia Klingenschmid, Martina Kothmayer, Julia Marxer, Raimund Pechlaner, Maximilian Pircher, Carmen Reiter, Sophia J. Kiechl, Bernhard Winder

Open Access Research article

Preventable clinical and psychosocial factors predicted two out of three recurrent cardiovascular events in a coronary population

E. Sverre, K. Peersen, H. Weedon-Fekjær, J. Perk, E. Gjertsen, E. Husebye, L. Gullestad, T. Dammen, J. E. Otterstad, J. Munkhaugen

Open Access Research article

One-year results of drug-coated balloons for long and occlusive Femoropopliteal artery disease: a single-arm trial

Zhichao Lai, Xin Zhang, Jiang Shao, Kang Li, Lijing Fang, Leyin Xu, Xiaoxi Yu, Jingjing Wang, Xiu Liu, Jinsong Lei, Bao Liu

Open Access Case report

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by cardiac tamponade due to non-hemorrhagic pericardial effusion: a case report

Yuta Nagamori, Takuto Hamaoka, Hisayoshi Murai, Shinichiro Takashima, Takeshi Kato, Soichiro Usui, Kenji Sakata, Hiroshi Furusho, Masaaki Kawashiri, Masayuki Takamura

Open Access Research article

Comparison of morphometry and ventricular function of healthy and smoking young people

Ana Natália Ribeiro Batista, Thais Garcia, Estefânia Aparecida Thomé Franco, Paula Schmidt Azevedo, Mauricio Fregonesi Barbosa, Leonardo Antonio Mamede Zornoff, Marcos Ferreira Minicucci, Sergio Alberto Rupp de Paiva, José William Zucchi, Irma de Godoy, Suzana Erico Tanni

Open Access Research article

Circular RNA expression profile and its potential regulative role in human abdominal aortic aneurysm

Min Zhou, Zhenyu Shi, Liang Cai, Xu Li, Yong Ding, Tianchen Xie, Weiguo Fu

Open Access Research article

Longitudinal study of the relationship between patients’ medication adherence and quality of life outcomes and illness perceptions and beliefs about cardiac rehabilitation

Patricia Thomson, Gordon F. Rushworth, Federico Andreis, Neil J. Angus, Andrea R. Mohan, Stephen J. Leslie

Open Access Research article

Prognostic value of plasma von Willebrand factor levels in major adverse cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mengge Fan, Xia Wang, Xun Peng, Shuo Feng, Junyu Zhao, Lin Liao, Yong Zhang, Yinglong Hou, Ju Liu

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of high-risk coronary plaques in patients with and without metabolic syndrome and the relationship with prognosis

Xu Yang, Wei Luo, Shan Han, Lei Zha, Jing Zhang, Xiaowei Li, Hui Zhao, Shuo Liang, Ru Zhao

Open Access Research article

Next-generation sequencing identified novel Desmoplakin frame-shift variant in patients with Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Xiaoping Lin, Yuankun Ma, Zhejun Cai, Qiyuan Wang, Lihua Wang, Zhaoxia Huo, Dan Hu, Jian’an Wang, Meixiang Xiang

Open Access Research article

The effect of preconditioning with high-intensity training on tissue levels of G-CSF, its receptor and C-kit after an acute myocardial infarction in male rats

Reza Ghanimati, Hamid Rajabi, Fatemeh Ramezani, Maral Ramez, Mohsen Bapiran, Farinaz Nasirinezhad

Open Access Research article

Association between cumulative social risk, particulate matter environmental pollutant exposure, and cardiovascular disease risk

Ann Canterbury, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Daniel Shpilsky, Aryan Aiyer, Steven E. Reis, Sebhat Erqou

Open Access Research article

Body fat percentage and CRP correlates with a composite score of vascular risk markers in healthy, young adults - The Lifestyle, Biomarkers, and Atherosclerosis (LBA) study

Paul Pettersson-Pablo, Yang Cao, Torbjörn Bäckström, Torbjörn K. Nilsson, Anita Hurtig-Wennlöf

Open Access Case report

Recurrent epileptic seizures following cardiac catheterization with iodixanol: a case report

Pingping Lei, Weiping He, Quan Shi, Meiying Sun, Zhigang Sun

Open Access Research article

Tanshinone IIA prevents platelet activation and down-regulates CD36 and MKK4/JNK2 signaling pathway

Hua Wang, Lin Zhong, Shaohua Mi, Nianpeng Song, Wei Zhang, Ming Zhong

Open Access Research article

Whole grain food diet slightly reduces cardiovascular risks in obese/overweight adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Weihao Wang, Jianan Li, Xiaoxi Chen, Miao Yu, Qi Pan, Lixin Guo

Open Access Research article

A comparison between drug-eluting stent implantation and drug-coated balloon angioplasty in patients with left main bifurcation in-stent restenotic lesions

Hyungdon Kook, Hyung Joon Joo, Jae Hyoung Park, Soon Jun Hong, Cheol Woong Yu, Do-Sun Lim

Open Access Research article

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor attenuates myocardial remodeling and ventricular arrhythmia susceptibility via the JAK2-STAT3 pathway in a rabbit model of coronary microembolization

Weiwei Wang, Shuhua Ye, Lutao Zhang, Qiong Jiang, Jianhua Chen, Xuehai Chen, Feilong Zhang, Hangzhou Wu

Open Access Case report

Reccurent thrombus in the gigantic left atrium during effective anticoagulant therapy: case report

Lucia Masarova, Jan Novak, Martin Pesl, Jiri Ondrasek, Jiri Semenka, Eva Simarova, Roman Panovsky

Open Access Case report

Consecutive electrocardiographic changes during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome with high-grade atrioventricular block: a case report

Hiroyuki Sueyoshi, Yuzo Akita, Yohei Oishi, Yu Mukai, Tomoko Hagino, Kotaro Yutaka, Yumie Matsui, Masahiro Yoshinaga, Masahiro Karakawa, Yasukiyo Mori

Open Access Research article

Association of pulse rate with outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a retrospective cohort study

Katherine E. Kurgansky, Petra Schubert, Rachel Parker, Luc Djousse, Jerome B. Riebman, David R. Gagnon, Jacob Joseph

Open Access Research article

Elevated circulating metalloproteinase 7 predicts recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with carotid stenosis: a prospective cohort study

David Moreno-Ajona, Pablo Irimia, José Antonio Rodríguez, María José García-Velloso, Jesús López-Fidalgo, Leopoldo Fernández-Alonso, Lukasz Grochowitz, Roberto Muñoz, Pablo Domínguez, Jaime Gállego-Culleré, Eduardo Martínez-Vila

Open Access Research article

Predictive value of random blood glucose versus fasting blood glucose on in-hospital adverse events in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

Yuhan Qin, Gaoliang Yan, Yong Qiao, Dong Wang, Erfei Luo, Jiantong Hou, Chengchun Tang

Open Access Research article

The hypotensive effect of salt substitutes in stage 2 hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sadegh Jafarnejad, Hamed Mirzaei, Cain C. T. Clark, Mohsen Taghizadeh, Armin Ebrahimzadeh

Open Access Research article

Neutrophil activation and neutrophil derived neutrophil extracellular trap formation in patients with coronary artery ectasia

Yuchao Guo, Ruifeng Liu, Lianfeng Chen, Wei Wu, Shuyang Zhang

Open Access Research article

Intractable mechanical hemolytic anemia complicating mitral valve surgery: a case series study

Jin Wang, Hanlin Zhang, Hongyang Fan, Kang Chen, Yuelun Zhang, Kaicheng Song, Hushan Ao, Chunhua Yu

Open Access Research article

The diagonal branches and outcomes in patients with anterior ST- elevation myocardial infarction

Shuning Zhang, Xin Deng, Wenlong Yang, Liping Xia, Kang Yao, Hao Lu, Lei Ge, Li Shen, Aijun Sun, Yunzeng Zou, Juying Qian, Junbo Ge

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of standard and low dose ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in east AsianPatients with chronic total occlusion undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a single center retrospective study

Yong Wang, Hong-wei Zhao, Cheng-fu Wang, Xiao-jiao Zhang, Jie Tao, Chun-sheng Cui, Qing-kun Meng, Yu Zhu, De-feng Luo, Ai-jie Hou, Bo Luan

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of the accuracy of two point-of-care haemoglobin meters used in sub-Saharan African population: a cross-sectional study

Simeon-Pierre Choukem, Colette Sih, Akondu Tontu Ntumsi, Christian Akem Dimala, Yannick Mboue-Djieka, Eveline D. T. Ngouadjeu, Andre-Pascal Kengne

Open Access Research article

Different adiposity indices and their associations with hypertension among Chinese population from Jiangxi province

Lihua Hu, Guiping Hu, Xiao Huang, Wei Zhou, Chunjiao You, Juxiang Li, Ping Li, Yanqing Wu, Qinghua Wu, Zengwu Wang, Runlin Gao, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng

Open Access Research article

Impaired fasting glucose and major adverse cardiovascular events by hypertension and dyslipidemia status: the Golestan cohort study

Nahid Hashemi Madani, Faramarz Ismail-Beigi, Hossein Poustchi, Mahdi Nalini, Sadaf G. Sepanlou, Mojtaba Malek, Mohammad Amin Abbasi, Alireza Khajavi, Mohammad E. Khamseh, Reza Malekzadeh

Open Access Research article

Novel myocardial markers GADD45G and NDUFS5 identified by RNA-sequencing predicts left ventricular reverse remodeling in advanced non-ischemic heart failure: a retrospective cohort study

Togo Iwahana, Sho Okada, Masato Kanda, Motohiko Oshima, Atsushi Iwama, Goro Matsumiya, Yoshio Kobayashi

Open Access Research article

Recombinant Klotho protein enhances cholesterol efflux of THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells via suppressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Wei Liu, Xiujuan Chen, Min Wu, Lin Li, Jiani Liu, Jing Shi, Tian Hong

Open Access Research article

Associations between ankle-brachial index, diabetes, and sleep apnea in the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) database

Mohammed M. Alshehri, Abdulfattah S. Alqahtani, Aqeel M. Alenazi, Monira Aldhahi, Shaima Alothman, Corey Gray, Bader Alqahtani, Kamlesh Khunti, Patricia Kluding

Open Access Case report

Case report: left atrial Myxoma causing elevated C-reactive protein, fatigue and fever, with literature review

Jake Cho, Steven Quach, Justin Reed, Omeni Osian

Open Access Research article

Access to reperfusion therapy and mortality outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction under universal health coverage in Thailand

Chulaporn Limwattananon, Jiraphan Jaratpatthararoj, Jutatip Thungthong, Phumtham Limwattananon, Amnat Kitkhuandee

Open Access Research article

Features of serum fatty acids in acute ischaemic stroke patients aged 50 years or older

Takahisa Mori, Kazuhiro Yoshioka

Open Access Research article

Patient-level factors influencing hypertension control in adults in Accra, Ghana

Darlene Esinam Okai, Adom Manu, Emefa Modey Amoah, Amos Laar, Joseph Akamah, Kwasi Torpey

Open Access Research article

Heparin-binding protein measurement improves the prediction of myocardial injury-related cardiogenic shock

Tuo Pan, Guang-Feng Long, Cheng Chen, Hai-Tao Zhang, Jun-Xia Wang, Anshu Ahaskar, Hong-Bing Chen, Dong-Jin Wang

Open Access Research article

The role of MTHFR C677T and ALDH2 Glu504Lys polymorphism in acute coronary syndrome in a Hakka population in southern China

Jingyuan Hou, Zhixiong Zhong, Qiaoting Deng, Lifang Lin, Xing Zeng

Open Access Research article

Association between serum liver enzymes and hypertension: a cross-sectional study in Bangladeshi adults

Sadaqur Rahman, Shiful Islam, Tangigul Haque, Rahanuma Raihanu Kathak, Nurshad Ali

Open Access Research article

Uncontrolled hypertension in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of institution-based observational studies

Firehiwot Amare, Bisrat Hagos, Mekonnen Sisay, Bereket Molla

Open Access Research article

Assessing left ventricular systolic function in children with a history of Kawasaki disease

Zhou Lin, Jingjing Zheng, Weiling Chen, Tingting Ding, Wei Yu, Bei Xia

Open Access Research article

Plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 are elevated in individuals with hypertensive crisis

Flavia Mariana Valente, Days Oliveira de Andrade, Luciana Neves Cosenso-Martin, Cláudia Bernardi Cesarino, Sérgio Mussi Guimarães, Victor Beneditti Guimarães, Riccardo Lacchini, José Eduardo Tanus-Santos, Juan Carlos Yugar-Toledo, José Fernando Vilela-Martin

Open Access Research article

Inhibition of JAK2/STAT3/SOCS3 signaling attenuates atherosclerosis in rabbit

Xilan Yang, Jian Jia, Zhen Yu, Zheng Duanmu, Huiwei He, Sen Chen, Chen Qu

Open Access Case report

Refractoriness to subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator after frequent therapies for ventricular fibrillation storms in a Brugada syndrome case

Yasuhisa Nakao, Kazuyoshi Suenari, Kohei Yamashiro, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Nobuo Shiode

Open Access Research article

Uncontrolled and apparent treatment resistant hypertension: a cross-sectional study of Russian and Norwegian 40–69 year olds

Jakob Petersen, Sofia Malyutina, Andrey Ryabikov, Anna Kontsevaya, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Anne Elise Eggen, Martin McKee, Sarah Cook, Laila A. Hopstock, Henrik Schirmer, David A. Leon

Open Access Case report

Giant coronary artery fistula complicated with coronary artery aneurysm and acute myocardial infarction: a case report

Zhuoxuan Yang, Liang Zhang, Jin Gao, Jingang Cui, Jiansong Yuan, Shengwen Liu, Yue Zhou, Shubin Qiao

Open Access Case report

6q25.1 (TAB2) microdeletion is a risk factor for hypoplastic left heart: a case report that expands the phenotype

Andrew Cheng, Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser, Peter H. Byers, Yajuan J. Liu

Open Access Research article

The association between anthropometric measures of adiposity and the progression of carotid atherosclerosis

Yume Imahori, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Katy E. Morgan, Chris Frost, Alun D. Hughes, Laila A. Hopstock, Stein Harald Johnsen, Nina Emaus, David A. Leon

Open Access Research article

Research into the intervention effect of folic acid on arsenic-induced heart abnormalities in fetal rats during the periconception period

Lin Na, Bai Q, Zhao Xiumei, Zhuang Lingzi, He Deqin, Zhuang Xuanxuan, Guo Huanhuan, Lin Yuan, Chen Xiujuan

Open Access Research article

The important effect of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism on the risk of depression in patients with coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis

Li-Jun Zhang, Xian-Tao Zeng, Ming-Juan Zhao, Dong-Fang He, Jian-Yang Liu, Mei-Yan Liu

Open Access Research article

Influence of microcirculation load on FFR in coronary artery stenosis model

Hongzeng Xu, Jing Liu, Donghui Zhou, Yuanzhe Jin

Open Access Research article

Chinese ASCVD risk equations rather than pooled cohort equations are better to identify macro- and microcirculation abnormalities

Qiaowei Li, Fan Lin, Zhonghai Gao, Feng Huang, Pengli Zhu

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea in acute coronary syndrome patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael R. Le Grande, Alison Beauchamp, Andrea Driscoll, Alun C. Jackson

Open Access Research article

Patency of conduits in patients who received internal mammary artery, radial artery and saphenous vein grafts

Alistair Royse, William Pamment, Zulfayandi Pawanis, Sandy Clarke-Errey, David Eccleston, Andrew Ajani, William Wilson, David Canty, Colin Royse

Open Access Case report

The omitted symptoms challenge the diagnosis of right atrial myxoma: a case report

Shulun Ma, Qian Xu, Ruizheng Shi, Xin Zhang, Xuliang Chen

Open Access Research article

Role of miR-92a-3p, oxidative stress, and p38MAPK/NF-κB pathway in rats with central venous catheter related thrombosis

Xiao Gan, Huihan Zhao, Yan Wei, Qingjuan Jiang, Cui Wen, Yanping Ying

Open Access Research article

Physicians’ abilities to obtain and interpret focused cardiac ultrasound images from critically ill patients after a 2-day training course

Hongmin Zhang, Wei He, Hui Lian, Xiukai Chen, Xiaoting Wang, Yangong Chao, Dawei Liu

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease: a cohort analysis of the German subset of EuroAspire IV survey

D. Goettler, M. Wagner, H. Faller, K. Kotseva, D. Wood, R. Leyh, G. Ertl, W. Karmann, P. U. Heuschmann, S. Störk, Kim Nolte, Martin Schich, Valerie Wahl, Margret Breunig, Kerstin Eichstädt, Andre Gerhardt, Timo Ludwig, Yvonne Memmel, Anika Quilitzsch, Dominik Schmitt, Theresa Tiffe

Open Access Research article

Effect of thrombus aspiration on microcirculatory resistance and ventricular function in patients with high thrombus burden

Doni Firman, Amir Aziz Alkatiri, Imammurahman Taslim, Surya Buana Wangi, Raymond Pranata

Open Access Research article

10-year risk for cardiovascular diseases using WHO prediction chart: findings from the civil servants in South-western Nigeria

Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Sunday Olakunle Olarewaju, Adeleye Abiodun Adeomi, Joel Olufunminiyi Akande, Adebobola Bashorun, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, James Olusegun Bamidele

Open Access Research article

A risk factor-based predictive model for new-onset hypertension during pregnancy in Chinese Han women

Yamin Hou, Lin Yun, Lihua Zhang, Jingru Lin, Rui Xu

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Clinical utility of genetic testing in the early diagnosis of Danon disease mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report

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Prognostic value of myocardial fibrosis in severe aortic stenosis: study protocol for a prospective observational multi-center study (FIB-AS)

Giedrė Balčiūnaitė, Darius Palionis, Edvardas Žurauskas, Viktor Skorniakov, Vilius Janušauskas, Aleksejus Zorinas, Tomas Zaremba, Nomeda Valevičienė, Audrius Aidietis, Pranas Šerpytis, Kęstutis Ručinskas, Peter Sogaard, Sigita Glaveckaitė

Open Access Correction

Correction to: The Peacock study: feasibility of the dynamic characterisation of the paediatric hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function during and after cardiac surgery

Daniel Paul Fudulu, Gianni Davide Angelini, Fani Fanoula Papadopoulou, Jonathan Evans, Terrie Walker-Smith, Ido Kema, Martijn Van Faassen, Serban Stoica, Massimo Caputo, Stafford Lightman, Benjamin Gibbison

Open Access Research article

Heat map visualization for electrocardiogram data analysis

Haisen Guo, Weidai Zhang, Chumin Ni, Zhixiong Cai, Songming Chen, Xiansheng Huang

Open Access Research article

Significant association between rs28362491 polymorphism in NF-κB1 gene and coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis

Yanwei Wang, Bianwen Wu, Muqing Zhang, Huawei Miao, Jiaan Sun

Open Access Case report

Pacemaker implantation in patients with major depression, should it be of concern? A case report and literature review

Xiaoru Che, Youssef S. Abdelwahed, Xiaoyu Wang, Yuanjian Fang, Lihong Wang

Open Access Research article

Gender-specific cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in Chinese populations

Juan Long, Fanfang Zeng, Lili Wang, Chen Yi, Qiying Chen, Honglei Zhao

Open Access Case report

Decompressive hemicraniectomy for acute ischemic stroke in a patient implanted with a left ventricular assist device: a case report

Walid Oulehri, Mircea Cristinar, Gharib Ajob, Sandrine Marguerite, Bob Heger, Hélène Cebula, Michel Kindo, Paul Michel Mertes

Open Access Research article

Adherence to statins and its impact on clinical outcomes: a retrospective population-based study in China

Boya Zhao, Xiaoning He, Jing Wu, Shu Yan

Open Access Research article

Sex difference in the prognostic role of body composition parameters in Taiwanese patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Hsiao-Huang Chang, Po-Lin Chen, Hsin-Bang Leu, I-Ming Chen, Nai-Yuan Wu, Ying-Hwa Chen

Open Access Research article

Cardiovascular risk factor mapping and distribution among adults in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda: small area analysis

Geofrey Musinguzi, Rawlance Ndejjo, Isaac Ssinabulya, Hilde Bastiaens, Harm van Marwijk, Rhoda K. Wanyenze

Open Access Research article

Laparoscopic based renal denervation in a canine neurogenic hypertension model

Chunlai Shao, Yan Zhou, Tao You, Boxin Xue, Pieter R. Stella, Ting Bo Jiang, Zhigang Miao, Longjiang Xu, Yin, Longsheng Lan, Guang Rong

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Poland: a one-year retrospective study

Michał Czapla, Marzena Zielińska, Anna Kubica-Cielińska, Dorota Diakowska, Tom Quinn, Piotr Karniej

Open Access Research article

Population attributable risk estimates of risk factors for contrast-induced acute kidney injury following coronary angiography: a cohort study

Li Lei, Yan Xue, Zhaodong Guo, Bowen Liu, Yibo He, Feier Song, Jin Liu, Guoli Sun, Liling Chen, Kaihong Chen, Zhiqi Su, Li Pan, Zhidong Huang, Yulu Huang, Xiuqiong Huang, Shiqun Chen, Jiyan Chen, Yong Liu

Open Access Research article

The characteristics of risk factors in Chinese young women with acute coronary syndrome

Ruifang Liu, Fangxing Xu, Yujie Zhou, Tongku Liu

Open Access Research article

The effects of changing meteorological parameters on fatal aortic catastrophes

Brigitta Szilágyi, Márton Berczeli, Attila Lovas, Zoltán Oláh, Klára Törő, Péter Sótonyi

Open Access Research article

Sensitive marker for evaluation of hypertensive heart disease: extracellular volume and myocardial strain

Junqiao Niu, Mu Zeng, Yan Wang, Jun Liu, Hui Li, Shanshan Wang, Xiaoyue Zhou, Jia Wang, Yanyu Li, Feng Hou, Junwen Zhu

Open Access Research article

Prognosis evaluation of universal acute coronary syndrome: the interplay between SYNTAX score and ApoB/ApoA1

Xiaotong Wang, Zhongyu Wang, Bing Li, Ping Yang

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Comparison of the effect of membrane sizes and fibre arrangements of two membrane oxygenators on the inflammatory response, oxygenation and decarboxylation in a rat model of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Fabian Edinger, Emmanuel Schneck, Charlotte Schulte, Johannes Gehron, Sabrina Mueller, Michael Sander, Christian Koch

Open Access Research article

The relationship of plasma renin, angiotensin, and aldosterone levels to blood pressure variability and target organ damage in children with essential hypertension

Yang Liu, Yao Lin, Ming-Ming Zhang, Xiao-Hui Li, Yan-Yan Liu, Jing Zhao, Lin Shi

Open Access Research article

The clinical application of microincision vein harvesting of the great saphenous vein in coronary artery bypass grafting

Shao-Zhong Zhang, Guo-Xiang Wang, Xiao-Tong Zhou

Open Access Research article

Quantitative fragmented QRS has a good diagnostic value on myocardial fibrosis in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy based on clinical-pathological study

Xuanye Bi, Chengzhi Yang, Yunhu Song, Jiansong Yuan, Jingang Cui, Fenghuan Hu, Shubin Qiao

Open Access Research article

Restricted mean survival time of older adults with severe aortic stenosis referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Julia Rodighiero, Nicolo Piazza, Giuseppe Martucci, Marco Spaziano, Kevin Lachapelle, Benoit de Varennes, Marie-Claude Ouimet, Jonathan Afilalo

Open Access Research article

MIF -173G/C (rs755622) polymorphism modulates coronary artery disease risk: evidence from a systematic meta-analysis

De-Yang Li, Jin-Yu Zhang, Qing-Jie Chen, Fen Liu, Qian Zhao, Xiao-Ming Gao, Xiao-Mei Li, Yi-Ning Yang

Open Access Research article

A 10- and 15-year performance analysis of ESC/EAS and ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk scores in a Southern European cohort

Cátia Santos-Ferreira, Rui Baptista, Manuel Oliveira-Santos, José Pereira Moura, Lino Gonçalves

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the prognosis for different onset stage of cardiogenic shock secondary to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Shuaihua Qiao, Jingmei Zhang, Zhenzhen Kong, Han Wu, Rong Gu, Hongyan Zheng, Biao Xu, Zhonghai Wei

Open Access Research article

Carotid endarterectomy versus conservative management of the asymptomatic carotid stenosis before coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective study

Mario Lescan, Mateja Andic, Oana Bartos, Christian Schlensak, Migdat Mustafi

Open Access Research article

Depressive symptomatology and personality traits in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease

Gergely Tóth-Vajna, Zsombor Tóth-Vajna, Piroska Balog, Barna Konkolÿ Thege

Open Access Case report

Late discovery of left atrial appendage occluder device embolization: a case report

Mohamad Jihad Mansour, Clément Bénic, Romain Didier, Antoine Noel, Martine Gilard, Jacques Mansourati

Open Access Research article

Usefulness of ECG to differentiate apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

Yirao Tao, Jing Xu, Samira Yerima Bako, Xiaobo Yao, Donghui Yang

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety outcomes in novel oral anticoagulants versus vitamin-K antagonist on post-TAVI patients: a meta-analysis

Hongbin Liang, Qiyu He, Qiuxia Zhang, Xuewei Liu, Kai Cui, Guojun Chen, Jiancheng Xiu

Open Access Research article

Evolution of left ventricular function among subjects with ST-elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention

Ulrika Pahlm, Ellen Ostenfeld, Felicia Seemann, Henrik Engblom, David Erlinge, Einar Heiberg, Håkan Arheden, Marcus Carlsson

Open Access Research article

Cardiac-specific methylation patterns of circulating DNA for identification of cardiomyocyte death

Qin Liu, Jian Ma, Hua Deng, Shu-Jun Huang, Jiao Rao, Wei-Bin Xu, Jing-Si Huang, Shan-Quan Sun, Liang Zhang

Open Access Research article

Characterization of Brazilian hospital admissions due to cardiovascular diseases: a longitudinal study

Luiza Gabriela de Araújo Fonseca, Illia Nadinne Dantas Florentino Lima, Lucien Peroni Gualdi

Open Access Case report

Transplanted stents: a case report

Frieda-Maria Kainz, Stephanie Wallner, Keziban Uyanik-Uenal, Martin Andreas, Andreas Zuckermann

Open Access Research article

Serum neprilysin levels are associated with myocardial stunning after ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Damien Legallois, Clémence Macquaire, Amir Hodzic, Stéphane Allouche, Ismaïl El Khouakhi, Alain Manrique, Paul Milliez, Eric Saloux, Farzin Beygui

Open Access Research article

Physical activity and the risk of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

Dagfinn Aune, Sabrina Schlesinger, Mark Hamer, Teresa Norat, Elio Riboli

Open Access Research article

Correlation of resting heart rate with anthropometric factors and serum biomarkers in a population-based study: Fasa PERSIAN cohort study

Yashar Goorakani, Massih Sedigh Rahimabadi, Azizallah Dehghan, Maryam Kazemi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Mostafa Bijani, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Ali Davoodi, Mojtaba Farjam, Reza Homayounfar

Open Access Research article

Identification of candidate genes in ischemic cardiomyopathy by gene expression omnibus database

Haiming Dang, Yicong Ye, Xiliang Zhao, Yong Zeng

Open Access Research article

Multi-state analysis of hypertension and mortality: application of semi-Markov model in a longitudinal cohort study

Azra Ramezankhani, Michael J. Blaha, Mohammad hassan Mirbolouk, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh

Open Access Research article

Renal resistive index and long-term outcome in patients with coronary artery disease

Maciej T. Wybraniec, Maria Bożentowicz-Wikarek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz, Jerzy Chudek, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec

Open Access Research article

Antithrombotic therapy in coronary artery disease patients with atrial fibrillation

Lili Wei, Enyong Su, Weili Liu, Wenlu Xing, Xinyun Liu, You Zhang, Shan Wang, Qianqian Cheng, Datun Qi, Chuanyu Gao

Open Access Case report

Evolutionary de Winter pattern: from de Winter ECG to STEMI-A case report

Hao Wang, Xiao-Ce Dai, Yun-Tao Zhao, Xiao-Hang Cheng

Open Access Technical advance

Szabo 2-stent technique for coronary bifurcation lesions: procedural and short-term outcomes

Hongbo Yang, Juying Qian, Zheyong Huang, Junbo Ge

Open Access Research article

Correlation between ischemia-modified albumin level and coronary collateral circulation

Xin Chen, Yan Lin, Lihua Tian, Zhiquan Wang

Open Access Research article

Social and behavioural risk factors in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in Kerala, India: a catchment area population survey

Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Martin Webber, Lorane Scaria, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Meredith Fendt-Newlin, Jacques Joubert, Anuja Maria Benny, Anjana Nannatt, Lynette Joubert

Open Access Research article

The effect of milrinone on mortality in adult patients who underwent CABG surgery: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials with a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Yu-shan Ren, Lan-fang Li, Tao Peng, Yu-jun Tan, Ying Sun, Guo-liang Cheng, Gui-min Zhang, Jie Li

Open Access Case report

A case of successful coronary angioplasty in an achondroplasia patient with total occlusion of an anomalous right coronary artery (case report)

Mustafa Ibrahiem Mohammed Ali, Ahmed Abdalazim Dafallah Albashir, Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, Makram Aboali Ebied Mohamed

Open Access Research article

Anti-inflammatory effects of rosuvastatin treatment on coronary artery ectasia patients of different age groups

Cheng-Hui Fan, Ying Hao, Yong-Hua Liu, Xiao-Lin Li, Zhen-Hao Huang, Yu Luo, Rui-Lin Li

Open Access Research article

Heart rate variability and pulmonary dysfunction in rats subjected to hemorrhagic shock

Fateme Khodadadi, Aminollah Bahaoddini, Alireza Tavassoli, Farzaneh Ketabchi

Open Access Research article

Effect of student-led health interventions on patient outcomes for those with cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review

Jenni Suen, Stacie Attrill, Jolene M. Thomas, Matilda Smale, Christopher L. Delaney, Michelle D. Miller

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of more intensive lipid-lowering therapy on cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hsin-Yin Hsu, Chien-Ju Lin, Yu-Shan Lee, Ting-Hui Wu, Kuo-Liong Chien

Open Access Research article

Right atrial function assessed by volume-derived values and speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Jun Huang, Chao Yang, Cai-Fang Ni, Zi-Ning Yan, Li Fan, Xiang-Ting Song

Open Access Research article

Lipid-lowering therapy and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal attainment after acute coronary syndrome: a Danish population-based cohort study

Marie Skov Kristensen, Anders Green, Mads Nybo, Simone Møller Hede, Kristian Handberg Mikkelsen, Gunnar Gislason, Mogens Lytken Larsen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll

Open Access Research article

The predictive value of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in the prognosis of acute coronary syndrome patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiao-Qing Quan, Run-Chang Wang, Qing Zhang, Cun-Tai Zhang, Lei Sun

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of ambrisentan in Chinese patients with connective tissue disease-pulmonary arterial hypertension: a post-hoc analysis

Mengtao Li, Zhi-Cheng Jing, Yang Li, Yong Huo, Zaixin Yu, Gangcheng Zhang, Ping Zhu, Jinming Liu, Qiushang Ji, Bingxiang Wu, Jinhua Zhong, Pingping Wang, Wenjing Zhu, Xiaofeng Zeng

Open Access Research article

Association of ESR1 (rs2234693 and rs9340799), CETP (rs708272), MTHFR (rs1801133 and rs2274976) and MS (rs185087) polymorphisms with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Jyotdeep Kour Raina, Minakashee Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Panjaliya, Vikas Dogra, Ashok Bakaya, Parvinder Kumar

Open Access Research article

Prognostic of different glomerular filtration rate formulas in patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from a multicenter observational cohort

Wei Chen, Pengyuan Chen, Zhonghan Ni, Yuanhui Liu, Wei Guo, Lei Jiang, Xuebiao Wei, Jiyan Chen, Ning Tan, Pengcheng He, Yansong Guo

Open Access Case report

A middle-aged male patient with de Winter syndrome: a case report

Bo Lu, Deyu Fu, Xunjie Zhou, Mingtai Gui, Lei Yao, Jianhua Li

Open Access Case report

Transcatheter closure of a residual shunt with posteroinferior deficient rim after surgical closure of an ASD: a case report

Xicheng Deng, Taoyue Yao, Yefeng Wang, Guangxian Yang, Wenjuan Chen, Peng Huang, Zhi Chen

Open Access Case report

Adverse clinical events caused by pacemaker battery depletion: two case reports

Junpeng Liu, Li Wen, Simin Yao, Peipei Zheng, Shuang Zhao, Jiefu Yang

Open Access Research article

Cultural adoption, and validation of the Persian version of the coronary artery disease education questionnaire (CADE-Q): a second-order confirmatory factor analysis

Zahra Marofi, Razieh Bandari, Majideh Heravi-Karimooi, Nahid Rejeh, Ali Montazeri

Open Access Research article

Risk factors of embolism for the cardiac myxoma patients: a systematic review and metanalysis

Yanna Liu, Jiwei Wang, Liangyun Guo, Luyi Ping

Open Access Research article

Self-care behavior: a new insight of the role of impulsivity into decision making process in persons with heart failure

Mohammed Munther Al-Hammouri, Jehad A. Rababah, Lynne A. Hall, Debra K. Moser, Zainab Dawood, Wa’ed Jawhar, Ayat Alawawdeh

Open Access Research article

Interaction between lipoprotein (a) levels and body mass index in first incident acute myocardial infarction

Ruo-Ling Teng, Heng Wang, Bei-Chen Sun, Dong-Ping Cai, Yong-Ming He

Open Access Research article

Prognostic value of heart failure echocardiography index in HF patients with preserved, mid-ranged and reduced ejection fraction

Jian-Shu Chen, Ying Pei, Cai-e Li, Ning-yin Li, Tao Guo, Jing Yu

Open Access Case report

Neonatal lupus with left bundle branch block and cardiomyopathy: a case report

Brad Rumancik, Anita N. Haggstrom, Eric S. Ebenroth

Open Access Research article

Platelet counts are associated with arterial stiffness in Chinese Han population: a longitudinal study

Kuo Liu, Junfeng Xu, Lixin Tao, Kun Yang, Yang Sun, Xiuhua Guo

Open Access Research article

Assessment of left ventricular energy loss using vector flow mapping in patients with stages 1–3 chronic kidney disease

Xiaoxue Chen, Yueheng Wang, Wei Wang, Lijun Yuan, Zhengqin Qi, Degang Song

Open Access Review

Distal transradial access: a review of the feasibility and safety in cardiovascular angiography and intervention

Gaojun Cai, Haomin Huang, Feng Li, Ganwei Shi, Xiaolong Yu, Lei Yu

Open Access Research article

Electronic cigarette extract induced toxic effect in iPS-derived cardiomyocytes

Hesham Basma, Swetha Tatineni, Kajari Dhar, Fang Qiu, Stephen Rennard, Brian D. Lowes

Open Access Research article

Patterns of urinary albumin and IgM associate with markers of vascular ageing in young to middle-aged individuals in the Malmö offspring study

Per Swärd, Rafid Tofik, Omran Bakoush, Ole Torffvit, Peter M. Nilsson, Anders Christensson

Open Access Research article

Soluble neprilysin and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective cohort study

Ik Jun Choi, Sungmin Lim, Youngdeok Hwang, Dongjae Lee, Won Jik Lee, Kwan Yong Lee, Mi-Jeong Kim, Doo Soo Jeon

Open Access Research article

A risk predictor of restenosis after superficial femoral artery stent implantation: relevance of mean platelet volume

Yao Bo Yang, Jing Shen, Sheng Hai Wang, Jian Bo Song, Fangfang Ge, Jia Pei Xie, Jiang Shuai Qu, Xin Zu Mao, Zhao Cheng Kuang, Nan Shang, Xiang Wang, Ye Jun Wu, Fan Yang, Yue Yuan, Hongxin Wang, Jun Sun, Jicheng Fang, Liang Xiao

Open Access Research article

Assessment of regional left ventricular myocardial strain in patients with left anterior descending coronary stenosis using computed tomography feature tracking

Xiaoyu Han, Yukun Cao, Zhiguo Ju, Jia Liu, Na Li, Yumin Li, Tong Liu, Heshui Shi, Jin Gu

Open Access Research article

Identification of key genes in atrial fibrillation using bioinformatics analysis

Yueheng Liu, Rui Tang, Ye Zhao, Xuan Jiang, Yuchao Wang, Tianxiang Gu

Open Access Research article

Knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among caretakers of outpatients attending a tertiary cardiovascular center in Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey

Pedro Pallangyo, Nsajigwa Misidai, Makrina Komba, Zabella Mkojera, Happiness J. Swai, Naairah R. Hemed, Henry Mayala, Smita Bhalia, Jalack Millinga, Upendo W. Mollel, Happiness L. Kusima, Ester Chavala, Ziada Joram, Halifa Abdallah, Rajabu Hamisi, Mohamed Janabi

Open Access Research article

Early drop in systolic blood pressure, heart rate at admission, and their effects on worsening renal function in elderly patients with acute heart failure

Makoto Takeuchi, Michiaki Nagai, Keigo Dote, Masaya Kato, Noboru Oda, Eiji Kunita, Eisuke Kagawa, Aya Yamane, Yusuke Kobayashi, Haruko Shiota, Ayano Osawa, Hiroshi Kobatake

Open Access Research article

Identifying Phenogroups in patients with subclinical diastolic dysfunction using unsupervised statistical learning

Yvonne E. Kaptein, Ilya Karagodin, Hongquan Zuo, Yu Lu, Jun Zhang, John S. Kaptein, Jennifer L. Strande

Open Access Research article

The effect of problem-based learning after coronary heart disease – a randomised study in primary health care (COR-PRIM)

Anita Kärner Köhler, Tiny Jaarsma, Pia Tingström, Staffan Nilsson

Open Access Research article

Clinical characteristics and factors associated with coronary stenosis proximal to a myocardial bridge: a retrospective study

Wen Gao, Jiaxi Zhang, Fei Duan, Shujun Guo, Chun Chen, Liping Du, Jianquan Zhao, Zhihong Zhou

Open Access Research article

Changes in the prevalence of measures associated with hypertension among Iranian adults according to classification by ACC/AHA guideline 2017

Mohsen Mirzaei, Masoud Mirzaei, Mojtaba Mirzaei, Behnam Bagheri

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Implications of AB0 blood group in hypertensive patients with covid-19

Celestino Sardu, Raffaele Marfella, Paolo Maggi, Vincenzo Messina, Paolo Cirillo, Vinicio Codella, Jessica Gambardella, Antonio Sardu, Gianluca Gatta, Gaetano Santulli, Giuseppe Paolisso

Open Access Research article

Comparison of bailout and planned rotational atherectomy for severe coronary calcified lesions

Cheng-fu Cao, Yu-liang Ma, Qi Li, Jian Liu, Hong Zhao, Ming-yu Lu, Wei-min Wang

Open Access Research article

Appropriate use of anti-thrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation at single-center experience, Northwest Ethiopia

Ermiyas Endewunet, Abilo Tadesse, Aynishet Adane, Mohamed Abdulkadir

Open Access Research article

Permanent left bundle branch area pacing utilizing intracardiac echocardiogram

Xiang-Fei Feng, Peng-Pai Zhang, Bo Liu, Yan Zhao, Qiu-Fen Lu, Yi-Gang Li

Open Access Research article

Non-invasively measured central and peripheral factors of oxygen uptake differ between patients with chronic heart failure and healthy controls

Joana Brochhagen, Michael Thomas Coll Barroso, Christian Baumgart, Jürgen Freiwald, Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of β-blocker therapy for long-term outcomes in patients with low ejection fraction after cardiac surgery

Fu-Dong Fan, Hai-Tao Zhang, Tuo Pan, Xin-Long Tang, Dong-Jin Wang

Open Access Research article

Admission fasting plasma glucose is associated with in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes: findings from the improving Care for Cardiovascular Disease in China - Acute Coronary Syndrome (CCC-ACS) project

Nan Ye, Lijiao Yang, Guoqin Wang, Weijing Bian, Fengbo Xu, Changsheng Ma, Dong Zhao, Jing Liu, Yongchen Hao, Jun Liu, Na Yang, Hong Cheng

Open Access Research article

The relationship between serum uric acid and cognitive function in patients with chronic heart failure

Weihua Niu, Huifeng Yang, Chengzhi Lu

Open Access Research article

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a prognostic indicator for 30-day mortality following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective observational study

Reidun Aarsetøy, Torbjørn Omland, Helge Røsjø, Heidi Strand, Thomas Lindner, Hildegunn Aarsetøy, Harry Staines, Dennis W. T. Nilsen

Open Access Research article

Revisiting right anterior oblique projections for the triangle of Koch: implications from computed tomography

Yanjing Wang, Lin Liu, Robert Lakin, Nazari Polidovitch, Guohui Liu, Hongliang Yang, Ming Yu, Mingzhou Yan, Dong Zhao, Peter H. Backx, Huan Sun, Yuquan He, Ping Yang

Open Access Research article

Determinants of persistent smoking after acute myocardial infarction: an observational study

Jens Höpner, Udo Junge, Andrea Schmidt-Pokrzywniak, Christian Fischer, Rafael Mikolajczyk

Open Access Research article

Impact of plasma potassium normalization on short-term mortality in patients with hypertension and hypokalemia or low normal potassium

Maria Lukács Krogager, Peter Søgaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Henrik Bøggild, Christina Ji-Young Lee, Anders Bonde, Jesper Q. Thomassen, Gunnar Gislason, Manan Pareek, Kristian Kragholm

Open Access Research article

P-selectin (CD62P) and soluble TREM-like transcript-1 (sTLT-1) are associated with coronary artery disease: a case control study

Li Shen, Tianlun Yang, Ke Xia, Zhiqiang Yan, Juanjuan Tan, Lei Li, Yingchun Qin, Wei Shi

Open Access Research article

Procedural sedation for direct current cardioversion: a feasibility study between two management strategies in the emergency department

Giulia Stronati, Alessandro Capucci, Antonio Dello Russo, Erica Adrario, Andrea Carsetti, Michela Casella, Abele Donati, Federico Guerra

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in fulminant COVID-19 associated with cytokine release syndrome and resolution following therapeutic plasma exchange: a case-report

Fahad Faqihi, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Rayan Alshaya, John Papanikolaou, Demetrios J. Kutsogiannis, Peter G. Brindley, Dimitrios Karakitsos

Open Access Research article

Predictors of suboptimal coronary blood flow after primary angioplasty and its implications on short-term outcomes in patients with acute anterior STEMI

Karim Elakabawi, Xin Huang, Sardar Ali Shah, Hameed Ullah, Gary S. Mintz, Zuyi Yuan, Ning Guo

Open Access Case report

Intrapericardial recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in purulent pericarditis- case series

Małgorzata Dybowska, Monika Szturmowicz, Lucyna Opoka, Piotr Rudziński, Witold Tomkowski

Open Access Case report

Femoral neuropathy following venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy: a case report

Albert Youngwoo Jang, Young Jun Oh, Seok In Lee, Oh Kyung Lim, Soon Yong Suh

Open Access Research article

Plasma trimethylamine n-oxide is associated with renal function in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Fei Guo, Xueting Qiu, Zhirong Tan, Zhenyu Li, Dongsheng Ouyang

Open Access Research article

Comparison of efficacy and safety of drug-eluting versus uncoated balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal arterial occlusive disease: a meta-analysis

Hai Feng, Xueming Chen, Xiaobo Guo, Zhe Zhang, Zhiwen Zhang, Bin Liu, Lishan Lian

Open Access Case report

Intraventricular muscle bundle as a novel cause of left ventricular aneurysm

Junyu Pei, Xiaoyan Zheng, Yuting Liu, Daoquan Peng, Bilian Yu

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of isoproterenol in the evaluation of dormant conduction and arrhythmogenic foci identification in atrial fibrillation ablation

Yusuke Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Osanai, Shotaro Hiramatsu, Hikari Matsumoto, Kensuke Tagahara, Hirotaka Hosono, Shun Miyamoto, Hiroto Uno, Hideki Kurokawa, Shun Kondo, Kotaro Tokuda, Takahiro Kanbara, Yoshihito Nakashima, Hiroshi Asano, Masayoshi Ajioka

Open Access Case report

Aortic dissection extending from the brachiocephalic artery during transradial coronary catheterization: a case report

Kihyun Kim, Yeon Seong Kim, Yeongmin Woo, Sang-Yong Yoo

Open Access Research article

A prediction model of contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients with hypoalbuminemia undergoing coronary angiography

Liwei Liu, Jin Liu, Li Lei, Bo Wang, Guoli Sun, Zhaodong Guo, Yibo He, Feier Song, Zhubin Lun, Bowen Liu, Guanzhong Chen, Shiqun Chen, Yongquan Yang, Yong Liu, Jiyan Chen

Open Access Research article

Quantification of myocardial strain in patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction and healthy subjects using deformable registration algorithm: comparison with feature tracking

Jia Liu, Yumin Li, Yue Cui, Yukun Cao, Sheng Yao, Xiaoyue Zhou, Jens Wetzl, Wenjuan Zeng, Heshui Shi

Open Access Research article

The preablation monocyte/ high density lipoprotein ratio predicts the late recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation

She-an Chen, Man-man Zhang, Meifang Zheng, Fei Liu, Lei Sun, Zheng-yu Bao, Fu-kun Chen, Hong-xiao Li, Xiang Gu

Open Access Research article

The role of Asprosin in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Ming-Shien Wen, Chao-Yung Wang, Jih-Kai Yeh, Chun-Chi Chen, Ming-Lung Tsai, Ming-Yun Ho, Kuo-Chun Hung, I-Chang Hsieh

Open Access Research article

Shear stress improves the endothelial progenitor cell function via the CXCR7/ERK pathway axis in the coronary artery disease cases

Hua Zhou, Qiang Tu, Yan Zhang, Hua Qiang Xie, Qing Yun Shuai, Xiao Chuan Huang, Jie Fu, Zheng Cao

Open Access Research article

Correlation of serum N-Acetylneuraminic acid with the risk and prognosis of acute coronary syndrome: a prospective cohort study

Miao-Nan Li, Shao-Huan Qian, Zhuo-Ya Yao, Sheng-Ping Ming, Xiao-Jun Shi, Ping-Fang Kang, Ning-Ru Zhang, Xiao-Jing Wang, Da-Sheng Gao, Qing Gao, Heng Zhang, Hong-Ju Wang

Open Access Research article

Weekly variation in markers of cardiometabolic health – the possible effect of weekend behavior – a cross-sectional study

Louise Sølund Hansen, Marlene Rosager Lund Pedersen, Jakob Tarp, Anna Bugge, Niels Wedderkopp, Niels Christian Møller

Open Access Case report

Endovascular repair combined with staged drainage for the treatment of infectious aortic aneurysm: a case report

Zhaoxiang Zeng, Zhenjiang Li, Yuxi Zhao, Junjun Liu, Jiaxuan Feng, Zaiping Jing, Rui Feng

Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note: Prognostic value of heart failure in hemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patients with myocardial fibrosis quantification by extracellular volume on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Hua-yan Xu, Zhi-gang Yang, Yi Zhang, Wan-lin Peng, Chun-chao Xia, Zhen-lin Li, Yong He, Rong Xu, Li Rao, Ying Peng, Yu-ming Li, Hong-ling Gao, Ying-kun Guo

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Cardiac rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: the clinical features from an observational study and animal experiment

Qun Lu, Ping Liu, Jian-Hua Huo, Yan-Ni Wang, Ai-Qun Ma, Zu-Yi Yuan, Xiao-Jun Du, Ling Bai

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Younger age of patients with myocardial infarction is associated with a higher number of relatives with a history of premature atherosclerosis

Michał Ambroziak, Katarzyna Niewczas-Wieprzowska, Agnieszka Maicka, Andrzej Budaj

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Early changes in ambulatory electrocardiography after transcatheter closure in patients with atrial septal defect and factors affecting heart rate variability

Zhenyang Su, Qing Cao, Hao Zhang, Wei Sun, Haifeng Zhang, Yanhui Sheng, Rong Yang, Xiangqing Kong

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Alexander Bolton, Georges Hajj, Laila Payvandi, Christopher Komanapalli

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Semi-urgent pulmonary vein isolation using cryoballoon for haemodynamically unstable atrial fibrillation storm in a patient with low cardiac output syndrome: a case report

Toshiharu Koike, Fumiaki Mori, Ryozo Maeda, Ken Kobayashi, Masayuki Sakai, Kenjiro Oyabu, Yuko Matsui, Masafumi Yoshikawa, Kou Sugiyama, Yoichi Ajiro, Kazunori Iwade

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Prevalences and associated factors of electrocardiographic abnormalities in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study

Liping Yu, Xiaojun Ye, Zhaojun Yang, Wenying Yang, Bo Zhang

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Electrocardiographic findings of methanol toxicity: a cross-sectional study of 356 cases in Iran

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Maurice Roeder, Sira Thiel, Frederic Baumann, Noriane A. Sievi, Marianne Rohrbach, Malcolm Kohler, Thomas Gaisl

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Global variation of risk thresholds for initiating statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a benefit-harm balance modelling study

Henock G. Yebyo, Sofia Zappacosta, Hélène E. Aschmann, Sarah R. Haile, Milo A. Puhan

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Ke Hu, Wei Deng, Jing Yang, Yu Wei, Chaolin Wen, Xingsheng Li, Qingwei Chen, Dazhi Ke, Guiqiong Li

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Familial dilated cardiomyopathy caused by a novel variant in the Lamin A/C gene: a case report

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Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Hypothyroidism and Heart Failure

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Factors affecting the fruit and vegetable intake in Nepal and its association with history of self-reported major cardiovascular events

Sajama Nepali, Anupa Rijal, Michael Hecht Olsen, Craig S. McLachlan, Per Kallestrup, Dinesh Neupane

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Associations of multiple serum biomarkers and the risk of cardiovascular disease in China

Huichen Yao, Chenyang Hou, Weihua Liu, Jihu Yi, Wencong Su, Qingzhi Hou

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Pascal B. Meyre, Christian Sticherling, Florian Spies, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Steffen Blum, Gian Voellmin, Antonio Madaffari, David Conen, Stefan Osswald, Michael Kühne, Sven Knecht

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Value of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in the prediction of left ventricular thrombus in anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction

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Yungen Jiao, Yahong Qin, Zhengang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Haiwei Liu, Chen Li

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Comparison of platelet reactivity between prasugrel and ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis

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Effectiveness and long-term outcomes of different crossing strategies for the endovascular treatment of iliac artery chronic Total occlusions

Huan Zhang, Xiangtao Li, Luyuan Niu, Yaping Feng, Xiaoyun Luo, Changming Zhang, Fuxian Zhang

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Thrombolysis implementation intervention and clinical outcome: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial

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Association of Dietary Inflammatory Index with cardiovascular disease in Kurdish adults: results of a prospective study on Ravansar non-communicable diseases

Azad Ayeneh pour, Mehdi Moradinazar, Mehnoosh Samadi, Behrooz Hamzeh, Farid Najafi, Sheno Karimi, Fakhereh Faraji, Mitra Darbandi, Yahya Pasdar

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Hai-Ting Zhou, De-Li Zhao, Guo-Kun Wang, Tian-Zuo Wang, Hong-Wei Liang, Jin-Ling Zhang

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Meigs’ syndrome mimicking heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a case report

Yoko Murayama, Yoshiro Kamoi, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Jun Isogai, Takahiro Tanaka

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Interatrial block, P terminal force or fragmented QRS do not predict new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with severe chronic kidney disease

Tapio Hellman, Markus Hakamäki, Roosa Lankinen, Niina Koivuviita, Jussi Pärkkä, Petri Kallio, Tuomas Kiviniemi, K. E. Juhani Airaksinen, Mikko J. Järvisalo, Kaj Metsärinne

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Short-duration, submaximal intensity exercise stress combined with adenosine triphosphate decreases artifacts in myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography

Yukinori Shinoda, Koichi Tachibana, Tomoko Minamisaka, Hidetada Fukuoka, Hirooki Inui, Keisuke Ueno, Soki Inoue, Kentaro Mine, Kumpei Ueda, Shiro Hoshida

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Neuropsychological outcome after cardiac arrest: a prospective case control sub-study of the Targeted hypothermia versus targeted normothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial (TTM2)

Erik Blennow Nordström, Gisela Lilja, Susanna Vestberg, Susann Ullén, Hans Friberg, Niklas Nielsen, Katarina Heimburg, Lars Evald, Marco Mion, Magnus Segerström, Anders M. Grejs, Thomas Keeble, Hans Kirkegaard, Hanna Ljung, Sofia Rose, Matthew P. Wise, Christian Rylander, Johan Undén, Tobias Cronberg

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Correction to: Cardiac rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: the clinical features from an observational study and animal experiment

Qun Lu, Ping Liu, Jian-Hua Huo, Yan-Ni Wang, Ai-Qun Ma, Zu-Yi Yuan, Xiao-Jun Du, Ling Bai

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Predictors of 30-day and 90-day mortality among hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients in urban Uganda: a prospective hospital-based cohort study

Gertrude Namale, Onesmus Kamacooko, Anthony Makhoba, Timothy Mugabi, Maria Ndagire, Proscovia Ssanyu, John Bosco M. Ddamulira, Laetitia Yperzeele, Patrick Cras, Edward Ddumba, Janet Seeley, Robert Newton

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Plasma calprotectin was associated with platelet activation and no-reflow phenomenon in acute coronary syndrome

Nian-Peng Song, Xiao-Wen Zhen, Liu-dong Li, Lin Zhong, Hua Wang, Yi An

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Cardiac symptom attribution and knowledge of the symptoms of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review

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Joint effect of race/ethnicity or location of residence and sex on low density lipoprotein-cholesterol among veterans with type 2 diabetes: a 10-year retrospective cohort study

Erin R. Weeda, Kinfe G. Bishu, Ralph Ward, R. Neal Axon, David J. Taber, Mulugeta Gebregziabher

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Usefulness of preoperative coronary computed tomography angiography in high risk non-cardiovascular surgery old patients with unknown or suspected coronary artery disease

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Lesion outline and thermal field distribution of ablative in vitro experiments in myocardia: comparison of radiofrequency and laser ablation

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The effect of revascularization on mortality and risk of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

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Evaluating the efficacy of an Advanced Care Planning Program for Health Decisions in patients with advanced heart failure: protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

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Selenium supplementation in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy: a proof-of-concept trial

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Association between attendance at outpatient follow-up appointments and blood pressure control among patients with hypertension

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Massive pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade revealed undiagnosed Turner syndrome: a case report

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Validation of myocardial infarction diagnosis in patients with congenital heart disease in Sweden

Maria Fedchenko, Zacharias Mandalenakis, Görel Hultsberg-Olsson, Helena Dellborg, Peter Eriksson, Mikael Dellborg

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The impact of growth differentiation factor 15 on the risk of cardiovascular diseases: two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Zhuo Wang, Fangkun Yang, Menghuai Ma, Qinyi Bao, Jinlian Shen, Feiming Ye, Xiaojie Xie

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Predictive ability of EuroSCORE II integrating cardiactroponin T in patients undergoing OPCABG

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Differential leukocyte counts and cardiovascular mortality in very old patients with acute myocardial infarction: a Chinese cohort study

Xiao-Ni Yan, Jing-Lu Jin, Meng Zhang, Li-Feng Hong, Yuan-Lin Guo, Na-Qiong Wu, Cheng-Gang Zhu, Qian Dong, Jian-Jun Li

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Negative bone scintigraphy in wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis

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Tolvaptan-induced hypernatremia related to low serum potassium level accompanying high blood pressure in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

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A medical epopee: recurrent fungal endocarditis, heart transplantation and chylopericardium

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Late diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta in a 44-year-old male: a case report

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Blood group A: a risk factor for heart rupture after acute myocardial infarction

Yuan Fu, Mulei Chen, Hao Sun, Zongsheng Guo, Yuanfeng Gao, Xinchun Yang, Kuibao Li, Lefeng Wang

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Association between plasma leptin/adiponectin ratios with the extent and severity of coronary artery disease

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BRD4 and PIN1 gene polymorphisms are associated with high pulse pressure risk in a southeastern Chinese population

Jin-jia Qiu, Rui-zhi Yang, Yi-jie Tang, Ying-yi Lin, Hao-jie Xu, Na Zhang, Min Liang, Hong-da Cai, Kai Zeng, Xiao-dan Wu

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Alternate recurrent coronary artery spasm and stress cardiomyopathy: a case report

Yunpeng Jin, Qiming Li, Xiaogang Guo

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Diabetic retinopathy predicts cardiovascular mortality in diabetes: a meta-analysis

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Pelvic collateral pathway during endovascular aortoiliac aneurysm repair with internal iliac artery interruption: a retrospective observational study

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Risk factors for Keshan disease: a prospective cohort study protocol of gut flora

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Jichun Liu, Hao Chen, Xiangrong Xie, Yuwen Yang, Shengxing Tang

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Estimate of prevalent ischemic stroke from triglyceride glucose-body mass index in the general population

Zhi Du, Liying Xing, Min Lin, Yingxian Sun

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Congenital coronary artery fistula in pediatric patients: transcatheter versus surgical closure

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A comparison between two different definitions of contrast-associated acute kidney injury for long-term mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary angiography: a prospective cohort study

Zhubin Lun, Li Lei, Dianhua Zhou, Ming Ying, Liwei Liu, Guanzhong Chen, Jin Liu, Yibo He, Huanqiang Li, Zhidong Huang, Yongquan Yang, Jianfeng Ye, Yong Liu

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Addition of routine blood biomarkers to TIMI risk score improves predictive performance of 1-year mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Pyung Chun Oh, Young Sil Eom, Jeonggeun Moon, Ho-Jun Jang, Tae-Hoon Kim, Jon Suh, Min Gyu Kong, Sang-Don Park, Sung Woo Kwon, Soon Yong Suh, Kyounghoon Lee, Seung Hwan Han, Taehoon Ahn, Woong Chol Kang

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Potential value of guard-wire technology in the interventional treatment for ostial coronary lesions

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Global prevalence of congenital heart disease in school-age children: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Yingjuan Liu, Sen Chen, Liesl Zühlke, Sonya V. Babu-Narayan, Graeme C. Black, Mun-kit Choy, Ningxiu Li, Bernard D. Keavney

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Impact of estimated glomerular filtration rate on long-term clinical outcomes among Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation

Huaibin Wan, Juan Wang, Yanmin Yang, Xin Fan, Dongdong Chen, Ning Bian

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Diagnostic performance of clinic and home blood pressure measurements compared with ambulatory blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Factors related to fear of movement after acute cardiac hospitalization

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Association between serum lactate levels and mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock receiving mechanical circulatory support: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Fernando Luís Scolari, Daniel Schneider, Débora Vacaro Fogazzi, Miguel Gus, Marciane Maria Rover, Marcely Gimenes Bonatto, Gustavo Neves de Araújo, André Zimerman, Daniel Sganzerla, Lívia Adams Goldraich, Cassiano Teixeira, Gilberto Friedman, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Luis Eduardo Rohde, Regis Goulart Rosa, Rodrigo Vugman Wainstein

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Tian-Wen Han, Yu-Qi Liu, Wei Dong, Xiao-Juan Bai, Yu-Yang Liu, Xi Su, Yu-Ming Li, Ju-Ying Qian, Mei-Xiang Xiang, Lin Cai, Qian Lin, Jing-Bo Hou, Jie Yang, Dan-Dan Li, Huan-Wan Yang, Shan-Shan Zhou, Jing Wang, Feng Tian, Xue-Qiao Zhao, Yun-Dai Chen

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Higher urinary nitrate was associated with lower prevalence of congestive heart failure: results from NHANES

Zhuo Wu, Ting Tian, Wang Ma, Wen Gao, Ninghong Song

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Feasibility and validity of Ecological Momentary Assessment in patients with acute coronary syndrome

François A. M. Jean, Igor Sibon, Mathilde Husky, Thierry Couffinhal, Joel Swendsen

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Controlled direct effect of psychiatric disorders on cardiovascular disease: evidence from a large Kurdish cohort

Zahra Darabi, Farid Najafi, Roya Safari-Faramani, Yahya Salimi

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The diagnostic capability of electrocardiography on the cardiogenic shock in the patients with acute myocarditis

Dan Yang, Qing Dai, Han Wu, Jianzhou Chen, Jingmei Zhang, Zhonghai Wei

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Investigating the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a population-based study: Fasa PERSIAN COHORT data

Mostafa Bijani, Saeed Parvizi, Azizallah Dehghan, Massih Sedigh-Rahimabadi, Mahsa Rostami-chijan, Maryam Kazemi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Alireza Ghaemi, Reza Homayounfar, Mojtaba Farjam

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Transcatheter closure for patent ductus arteriosus in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome: to do or not?

Jing Xu, Liang Wang, Yunli Shen, Liang Geng, Fadong Chen

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Distribution and prognostic value of left ventricular global longitudinal strain in elderly patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Jonas Agerlund Povlsen, Vibeke Guldbrand Rasmussen, Henrik Vase, Kaare Troels Jensen, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Evald Høj Christiansen, Mariann Tang, Anders Lehmann Dahl Pedersen, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen

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Patients with hip fracture and total hip arthroplasty surgery differ in anthropometric, but not cardiovascular screening abnormalities

Regina Csanády-Leitner, Franz J. Seibert, Corinna M. Perchtold-Stefan, Werner Maurer-Ertl, Kathrin Hilgarter, Helmut K. Lackner

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A preoperative mortality risk assessment model for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection

Juntao Kuang, Jue Yang, Qiuji Wang, Changjiang Yu, Ying Li, Ruixin Fan

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The effect of ALDH2 rs671 gene mutation on clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in a big data study of Chinese population: associations differ between the sexes

Danchen Wang, Yutong Zou, Songlin Yu, Songbai Lin, Honglei Li, Yicong Yin, Ling Qiu, Tengda Xu, Jie Wu

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The characteristics and risk factors of in-stent restenosis in patients with percutaneous coronary intervention: what can we do

Pengfei Wang, Haixia Qiao, RuiJuan Wang, Ruitian Hou, Jingtao Guo

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Acute decompensated heart failure in a non cardiology tertiary referral centre, Sarawak General Hospital (SGH-HF)

Hwei Sung Ling, Bui Khiong Chung, Pin Fen Chua, Kai Xin Gan, Wai Leng Ho, Elora Yoke Ling Ong, Cindy Hui San Kueh, Yie Ping Chin, Alan Yean Yip Fong

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Physical functional performance and prognosis in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Iván José Fuentes-Abolafio, Brendon Stubbs, Luis Miguel Pérez-Belmonte, María Rosa Bernal-López, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas, Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas

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Establishment and validation of a risk model for prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction after primary PCI

Nan Gao, Xiaoyong Qi, Yi Dang, Yingxiao Li, Gang Wang, Xiao Liu, Ning Zhu, Jinguo Fu

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Inverse association of diabetes and dialysis with the severity of femoropopliteal lesions and chronic total occlusion: a cross-sectional study of 2056 cases

Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Yoshimitsu Soga, Masahiko Fujihara, Daizo Kawasaki, Amane Kozuki, Osamu Iida

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Non-O blood group is associated with lower risk of in-hospital mortality in non-surgically managed patients with type A aortic dissection

Song Huang, Yequn Chen, Zhaotao Huang, Shiwan Wu, Nianling Xiong, Xiru Huang, Xin Wang, Chang Chen, Bin Wang, Weiping Li, Liangli Hong, Shu Ye, Xuerui Tan

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Genetic determinants of clinical phenotype in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Lazar Velicki, Djordje G. Jakovljevic, Andrej Preveden, Miodrag Golubovic, Marija Bjelobrk, Aleksandra Ilic, Snezana Stojsic, Fausto Barlocco, Maria Tafelmeier, Nduka Okwose, Milorad Tesic, Paul Brennan, Dejana Popovic, Arsen Ristic, Guy A. MacGowan, Nenad Filipovic, Lars S. Maier, Iacopo Olivotto

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A novel nomogram to predict perioperative acute kidney injury following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction

Hongyuan Lin, Jianfeng Hou, Hanwei Tang, Kai Chen, Hansong Sun, Zhe Zheng, Shengshou Hu

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Predictors of acute cardiovascular events following acute exacerbation period for patients with COPD: a nested case–control study

Wei-ping Hu, Tsokyi Lhamo, Feng-ying Zhang, Jing-qing Hang, Yi-hui Zuo, Jian-lan Hua, Shan-qun Li, Jing Zhang

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Short-term use of “ECMELLA” in the context of fulminant eosinophilic myocarditis with cardiogenic shock

Mintje Bohné, Da-Un Chung, Eike Tigges, Hendrick van der Schalk, Daniela Waddell, Niklas Schenker, Stephan Willems, Karin Klingel, Dietmar Kivelitz, Edda Bahlmann

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Efficacy of team-based collaborative care for distressed patients in secondary prevention of chronic coronary heart disease (TEACH): study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Christian Albus, Martina de Zwaan, Franziska Geiser, Katrin Heinemann, Martin Hellmich, Matthias Michal, Monika Sadlonova, Ralf Tostmann, Rolf Wachter, Birgit Herbeck Belnap

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Label-free optical biomarkers detect early calcific aortic valve disease in a wild-type mouse model

Ishita Tandon, Shelby Johns, Alan Woessner, Jessica Perez, Delaney Cross, Asya Ozkizilcik, Timothy J. Muldoon, Srikanth Vallurupalli, Muralidhar Padala, Kyle P. Quinn, Kartik Balachandran

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The emotional and social burden of heart failure: integrating physicians’, patients’, and caregivers’ perspectives through narrative medicine

Marco Testa, Antonietta Cappuccio, Maura Latella, Silvia Napolitano, Massimo Milli, Massimo Volpe, Maria Giulia Marini

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Physiological benefits evaluated by quantitative flow ratio in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention

Jiaxin Zhong, Qin Chen, Long Chen, Zhen Ye, Huang Chen, Jianmin Sun, Juchang Hong, Mingfang Ye, Yuanming Yan, Lianglong Chen, Yukun Luo

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Pedro Carrera-Bastos, Maelán Fontes-Villalba, Michael Gurven, Frits A. J. Muskiet, Torbjörn Åkerfeldt, Ulf Lindblad, Lennart Råstam, Johan Frostegård, Yinon Shapira, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Yvonne Granfeldt, Kristina Sundquist, Tommy Jönsson

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