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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nilay Bektas Akpinar, Ulviye Özcan Yüce, Gizem Cansız, Dilek Yurtsever, Cemaynur Özkanat, Nursemin Unal, Cengiz Sabanoglu, Özlem Altınbas Akkas, Sabire Yurtsever
AIMS: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Reiki in patients with cardiac disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: This study was a single-blind, pre-post-test, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Patients from the cardiology outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital were randomized into three groups: Reiki (n = 22), sham (placebo) (n = 21), and control (no treatment) (n = 22). Data were collected using a personal information form, biochemical parameters, cortisol levels, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and electrocardiography analysis...
April 23, 2024: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alberto Palazzuoli, Frank Loyd Dini, PierGiuseppe Agostoni, Alessandra Cartocci, Francesco Morrone, Lucia Tricarico, Michele Correale, Valentina Mercurio, Savina Nodari, Paolo Severino, Roberto Badagliacca, Francesco Barillà, Stefania Paolillo, Pasquale Perrone Filardi
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) and pulmonary hypertension have been recognized as two important prognostic features in patients with left side heart failure. Current literature does not distinguish between right heart failure (RHF) and RVD, and the two terms are used indiscriminately to describe pulmonary hypertension and RVD as well as clinical sign of RHF. Therefore, the right ventricle (RV) adaptation across the whole spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) values has been poorly investigated...
April 22, 2024: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Takumi Osawa, Kazuko Tajiri, Tomoya Hoshi, Masaki Ieda, Tomoko Ishizu
BACKGROUND: Owing to the minimally invasive nature of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), TAVR seems to be preferred in patients with cancer; however, related research on the clinical efficacy and safety of TAVR in patients with cancer and severe aortic stenosis is limited, and conclusions are controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with cancer who underwent TAVR. METHOD AND RESULTS: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the clinical outcomes in patients with and without cancer who underwent TAVR...
June 2024: IJC Heart & Vasculature
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mark J Schuuring, Shehab Anwer, Steffen E Petersen, Sarah Moharem-Elgamal, Denisa Muraru
Cardiac imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. In the burgeoning landscape of digital technology and social media platforms, it becomes essential for cardiac imagers to know how to effectively increase the visibility and the impact of their activity. With the availability of social sites like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook, cardiac imagers can now reach a wider audience and engage with peers, sharing their findings, insights, and discussions. The integration of persistent identifiers, such as Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), facilitates traceability and citation of cardiac imaging publications across various digital platforms, further enhancing their discoverability...
April 23, 2024: European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Junjie Hou, Ye-Guang Chen, Jing-Wei Xiong
Human cardiac and other organoids have recently emerged as a groundbreaking tool for advancing our understanding the developmental biology of human organs. A recent paper from Sasha Mendjan's laboratory published in the journal Cell on December 7, 2023, reported the generation of multi-chamber cardioids from human pluripotent stem cells, a transformative technology in the field of cardiology. In this short highlight paper, we summarize their findings. Their cardioids remarkably recapitulate the complexity of the human embryonic heart, including tissue architecture, cellular diversity, and functionality providing an excellent in vitro model for investigation of human heart development, disease modeling, precision medicine, and regenerative medicine...
April 23, 2024: Cell Regeneration
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
John L Sapp, Anthony S L Tang, Ratika Parkash, William G Stevenson, Jeff S Healey, George Wells
Recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with prior myocardial infarction is associated with adverse quality of life and clinical outcomes, despite the presence of implanted defibrillators (ICDs). Suppression of recurrent VT can be accomplished with antiarrhythmic drug therapy or catheter ablation. The Ventricular Tachycardia Antiarrhythmics or Ablation In Structural Heart Disease 2 (VANISH2) trial is designed to determine whether ablation is superior to antiarrhythmic drug therapy as first line therapy for patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and VT...
April 20, 2024: American Heart Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Steczina Sonette, Saffie Mohran, Logan R J Bailey, Timothy S McMillen, Kristina B Kooiker, Neil B Wood, Jennifer Davis, Michael J Previs, Iacopo Olivotto, Josè Manuel Pioner, Michael A Geeves, Corrado Poggesi, Michael Regnier
Approximately 40% of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations are linked to the sarcomere protein cardiac myosin binding protein-C (cMyBP-C). These mutations are either classified as missense mutations or truncation mutations. One mutation whose nature has been inconsistently reported in the literature is the MYBPC3-c.772G > A mutation. Using patient-derived human induced pluripotent stem cells differentiated to cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs), we have performed a mechanistic study of the structure-function relationship for this MYBPC3-c...
April 20, 2024: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amirreza Sajjadieh Khajouei, Pedram Payandeh, Sayed Ali Emami, Manizheh Danesh
INTRODUCTION: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva (R-ACAOS) is a relatively rare condition that can potentially lead to devastating outcomes. The current study aims to investigate the cardiac-related disorders among patients with incidental R-ACAOS diagnosis through computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS: The current cross-sectional study has been conducted on 50 patients diagnosed with R-ACAOS who underwent CTA...
April 20, 2024: International Journal of Cardiology
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Zhaohui Xu, Yinqin Hu, Xinyi Shao, Tianyun Shi, Jiahui Yang, Qiqi Wan, Yongming Liu
INTRODUCTION: Heart failure (HF) is a major global public health concern. The application of machine learning (ML) to identify individuals at high risk and enable early intervention is a promising approach for improving HF prognosis. We aim to systematically evaluate the performance and value of ML models for predicting HF prognosis. METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase online databases were searched up to April 30, 2023, to identify studies on the use of ML models to predict HF prognosis...
April 22, 2024: Cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abel A Pavía-López, José A Magaña-Serrano, José A Cigarroa-López, Adolfo Chávez-Mendoza, José L Mayorga-Butrón, Diego Araiza-Garaygordobil, Juan B Ivey-Miranda, Gustavo F Méndez-Machado, Héctor González-Godínez, Luisa F Aguilera-Mora, Antonio Jordán-Ríos, Luis Olmos-Domínguez, Marcos J Olalde-Román, Emma M Miranda-Malpica, Zuilma Vázquez-Ortiz, Jorge Rayo-Chávez, Alexandra A Mendoza, Manlio F Márquez-Murillo, Sergio A Chávez-Leal, Amada Álvarez-San Gabriel, Marissa A Silva-García, Alex D Pacheco-Bouthiller, Jorge A Aldrete-Velazco, Carlos A Guizar-Sánchez, Efraín Gaxiola-López, Arturo Guerra-López, Lourdes Figueiras-Graillet, Gustavo Sánchez-Miranda, Genaro H Mendoza-Zavala, Moisés Aceves-García, Adolfo Chávez-Negrete, Marisol Arroyo-Hernández, Bertha B Montaño-Velázquez, Luis F Romero-Moreno, María M Baquero-Hoyos, Liliana Velasco-Hidalgo, Ana L Rodríguez-Lozano, Nancy E Aguilar-Gómez, Mario Rodríguez-Vega, Jorge E Cossío-Aranda
Chronic heart failure continues to be one of the main causes of impairment in the functioning and quality of life of people who suffer from it, as well as one of the main causes of mortality in our country and around the world. Mexico has a high prevalence of risk factors for developing heart failure, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, which makes it essential to have an evidence-based document that provides recommendations to health professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients...
2024: Archivos de Cardiología de México
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vishala Mishra, Ashish Sarraju, Neil M Kalwani, Joseph P Dexter
In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the completeness, readability, and syntactic complexity of cardiovascular disease prevention information produced by GPT-4 in response to 4 kinds of prompts.
April 22, 2024: Journal of Medical Internet Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Aprateem Mukherjee, Niraj Nirmal Pandey, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Shyam Sunder Kothari, Anita Saxena, Robert H Anderson
We recently encountered several cases of tetralogy of Fallot with an abnormally oriented S-shaped ascending aorta. In this retrospective study, we sought to clarify morphology of this unusual under-recognized variant. Databases were reviewed to identify all patients with tetralogy of Fallot having an S-shaped ascending aorta. Computed tomographic angiography was used for the assessment of cardiac morphology. Out of the 21 patients, 18 (86%) had a right aortic arch, 2 (9%) had a left aortic arch, and the remaining patient (5%) had a double aortic arch...
April 22, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Benjamin Ittleman, Sarah Lowenstein, Lindsay A Edwards, Elizabeth Caris, Aarti Bhat, Jeffrey Conwell, Mark Lewin, Bhawna Arya
Despite significant advancements in the care of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) morbidity and mortality remain high. Postnatal right ventricular dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) are associated with worse outcomes in HLHS. We aim to determine if right ventricle functional parameters and TR on fetal echocardiogram are associated with postnatal outcomes in HLHS patients. Retrospective review was performed on all fetuses with HLHS from 2014 to 2022 at our institution. Initial and follow up fetal echocardiogram measurements of right ventricular myocardial performance index (MPI), fractional area change (FAC) and global longitudinal strain (GLS) were retrospectively measured...
April 22, 2024: Pediatric Cardiology
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REVIEW
Adam Serafin, Wojciech Kosmala, Thomas H Marwick
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) can assess myocardial motion in non-LV chambers-including assessment of left atrial (LA) and right ventricular (RV) strain. This review seeks to highlight the diagnostic, prognostic, and clinical significance of these parameters in heart failure, atrial fibrillation (AF), diastolic dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension (PH), tricuspid regurgitation, and heart transplant recipients. RECENT FINDINGS: Impaired LA strain reflects worse LV diastolic function in individuals with and without HF, and this is associated with decreased exercise capacity...
April 22, 2024: Current Cardiology Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexis R Bogannam, Ewan McNicol, Kevin DeLeonardo, Ashwini Ranade, Kathy Zaiken
Background: Recent clinical trials and guideline updates have highlighted the efficacy and safety of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and comorbidities including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), or heart failure (HF). Objective: This study assesses the rates of guideline-based prescribing of SGLT2i in patients with T2D and one or more of the following comorbidities: ASCVD, CKD, or HF, prior to and after the 2022 American Diabetes Association (ADA) guideline publication within the Atrius Health clinical pharmacy, internal medicine, and specialty medicine departments...
April 22, 2024: Journal of Pharmacy Practice
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Maria Elena Sánchez, Mercedes Alejandra Panno, Cecilia Villa Etchegoyen
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 22, 2024: Acta Cardiologica
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aditya Bhonsale, Jianhui Zhu, Floyd Thoma, Steve Koscumb, Krishna Kancharla, Andrew Voigt, Jared Magnani, N A Estes, Samir Saba, Oscar Marroquin, Suresh Mulukutla, Sandeep Jain
BACKGROUND: The risk factor (RF) burden, clinical course, and long-term outcome among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) aged <65 years is unclear. METHODS: Adult (n=67 221; mean age, 72.4±12.3 years; and 45% female) patients with AF evaluated at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center between January 2010 and December 2019 were studied. Hospital system-wide electronic health records and administrative data were utilized to ascertain RFs, comorbidities, and subsequent hospitalization and cardiac interventions...
April 22, 2024: Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
R Paleckiene, D Zaliaduonyte, V Dambrauskiene, J Macijauskiene
BACKGROUND: The well-being of individuals with chronic heart failure (HF) is significantly influenced by their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which serves as a crucial measure indicating how HF affects their daily activities. Monitoring programs aimed at reducing the number of hospitalizations and improving functional conditions are currently being offered to patients with chronic HF. THE OBJECTIVE: To examine the long-term health-related quality of life changes in patients with heart failure enrolled in a follow-up program after hospitalization and to evaluate the factors associated with quality of life of patients with heart failure...
2024: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Teja S Chakrala, Roshni O Prakash, Sahil Prasada, Wytch R Rigger, Juan Vilaro
UNLABELLED: We present a case of a man with ischemic cardiomyopathy and single chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator who developed sinus arrest creating sudden dependence on right ventricular (RV) pacing. He presented with cardiogenic shock secondary to abrupt onset ventricular dyssynchrony from RV pacing, which required emergent stabilization and completely resolved with atrial pacing. LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To establish a basic understanding of cardiogenic shock management...
April 2024: Journal of Cardiology Cases
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Shun Okamura, Chie Bujo, Eisuke Amiya, Ken Kurokawa, Masaru Hatano, Junichi Ishida, Masaki Tsuji, Sozaburo Ihara, Keita Murakami, Chihiro Shiomi, Yoku Hayakawa, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Minoru Ono, Issei Komuro
UNLABELLED: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex chronic inflammatory intestinal disease. The development of de novo IBD after solid organ transplantation with immunosuppressive agents has been rarely reported. We present the case of a 65-year-old man with repeated colitis after heart transplantation (HTx) who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease (CD). The patient underwent HTx due to non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Six months after HTx, he developed serious diarrhea and a transient fever, which persisted for about 6 months...
April 2024: Journal of Cardiology Cases
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