Fatal Myocarditis Caused by Canine Parvovirus in a Litter of One-Day-Old German Shepherd Puppies: Molecular and Histopathological Findings.

Canine parvovirus (CPV) is a highly contagious disease, typically causing haemorrhagic enteritis in dogs. The myocardial form, though well-documented historically, is now rare in vaccinated canine pop...

Radial Artery Catheter Complications Based on Site, Dressing and Application Technique: A Descriptive Observational Study.

BACKGROUND: Radial artery catheters are commonly used in intensive care units to monitor the vital signs of patients. AIM: This study was carried out to evaluate the complications of radial artery cat...

Sex differences in cardiovascular‑kidney‑metabolic syndrome: From pathogenesis to treatment response (Review).

Cardiovascular‑kidney‑metabolic (CKM) syndrome is an emerging clinical construct that emphasizes the intertwined pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic disord...

The Role of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Pulmonary Embolism: A Comprehensive Review.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality, particularly in its high-risk and intermediate-high risk presentations where acute right ventricular (RV) failure is the pr...

The Role of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices in Heart Failure Cardiogenic Shock.

Heart failure (HF) cardiogenic shock (CS) remains a highly morbid condition with scarce data for utilization of temporary mechanical circulatory support. Consensus statements from major societies aid ...

Autoantibodies in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Activate GSK-3β, Resulting in a Loss of Cardiomyocyte Cohesion.

BACKGROUND: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited cardiac desmosome disease, as more than 50% of affected patients carry pathogenic variants in desmosome protein-coding genes. In this st...

The long-term risks of specific cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among offspring exposed to various types of maternal diabetes in utero and the mechanisms underlying these risks remain unclear.

Non-high-density-lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein B (apoB) are better markers of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk than low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, but w...

Since 2018, the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program to enhance cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and skill retention has expanded to many US hospitals.

The relative efficacy and safety of oral P2Y purinergic receptor 12 (P2Y12) inhibitors (clopidogrel, ticagrelor, or prasugrel) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are not well defined.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which encompasses deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a frequent condition that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality; statins, monoclonal antibody ...

Coronary function testing (CFT) can be used to delineate the underlying mechanisms of chest pain in angina with nonobstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA). However, the association between overlapping A...

Calcium release deficiency syndrome (CRDS) is a recently described inherited arrhythmia caused by loss-of-function variants in the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RYR2). Diagnosis currently requires in vi...

Data regarding acute blood pressure (BP) drops during pulsed-field ablation (PFA) for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are limited.

Consensus documents classify cardiogenic shock (CS) centers on the basis of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) capabilitie...

Alcohol Herbal Beverage and Ethanol Consumption in High-Fat Diet fed Rats Exacerbates Blood pressure, Insulin Resistance, dyslipidemia, and Cardio-hepatic inflammation.

The current study was designed to investigate the outcome of alcohol herbal beverages and ethanol consumption in high-fat diet-induced cardiometabolic syndrome (indices) in rats. The study consists of...

Prevalence and Correlates of Erectile Dysfunction: A Comparative Study of Adult Hypertensive Patients in an Outpatient Clinic, South East Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: There has been an increase in the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in the general population especially among hypertensive patients. This seems to be neglected problem in low-income...

Prevalence of (Pre)Hypertension and Correlations between Blood Pressures and Obesity in a Lean Population of Adults from the Old Eastern Region of Nigeria.

Hypertension is a prevalent disease globally and its prevalence is rising in sub-Saharan Africa. Urban-rural differences in the prevalence of hypertension are under-reported in Nigeria. Though hyperte...