Potential Relationship Between YTHDF3 and CFTR in Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) is a common pathophysiological process in reperfusion therapy following myocardial infarction. It exacerbates myocardial damage and negatively impacts pat...
Identifying the interaction between skin temperature, maintained thermal comfort, and conduit artery shear rate through limb passive heating.
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality. One reason is vascular dysfunction leading to pathological shear rate pattern. Limb passive heating (LPH) is a non-pharmacological interv...
Perioperative Management of Cancer Patients With Chemotherapy-Associated Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a stress-induced cardiomyopathy characterized by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Although recov...
Sevoflurane Alleviates Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Myocardial Injury by Regulating miR-300: An In Vitro Study.
The myocardial protective effect of sevoflurane (Sev) has been confirmed, but its potential molecular mechanism remains not fully elucidated. To unravel the functional contribution and mechanistic bas...
Sex-Specific Associations between Long-term Air Pollution Exposure and Coronary Atherosclerosis at Cardiac CT.
Background Air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, data regarding its association with coronary artery disease (CAD) beyond coronary artery calcium ...
Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Cardiovascular and Transplant-Related Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients.
INTRODUCTION: Current guidelines recommend evaluation for coronary artery disease prior to lung transplantation. Coronary artery calcium scores obtained using non-gated, non-contrast computed tomograp...
Cost-Effectiveness of Anticoagulation Treatment for Subclinical Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation.
IMPORTANCE: Anticoagulation for stroke prevention in subclinical, device-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) remains an area of clinical equipoise, and its cost-effectiveness is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To e...
Correlation of Noninvasive Assessment of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure Using Tissue Doppler and Left Atrial Speckle Tracking Echocardiography with Invasive Measurements in Heart Failure Patients.
PURPOSE: Assessing left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) is critical in managing patients with heart failure. This study aims to explore the utility of left atrial speckle tracking echo (STE...
Role of nursing in the assessment of Peripheral Artery Disease: Comparison of two ankle to arm Index methods in patients with Diabetes.
AIMS: To compare the clinical implications of the new International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) criterion for calculating the ankle-brachial index (ABI), which uses the lowest systolic ...
Editor's Choice - Focused Update on Paclitaxel Coated Technologies, from the 2024 European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Guidelines on the Management of Asymptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease and Intermittent Claudication.
OBJECTIVE: This focused update to the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication (IC) pr...
The optimal blood pressure target in old and very old patients with hypertension.
BACKGROUND: With the rise in older population globally, the optimal blood pressure (BP) target for antihypertensive therapy in those aged 60 and above remains to be evaluated in the real-world practic...
Correlation Analysis Between Tomographic, Biomechanical, and Chorioretinal Changes in Patients With Keratoconus.
PURPOSE: To evaluate chorioretinal vascular changes in patients with keratoconus using optical coherence tomography angiography. METHODS: This mixed retrospective-prospective clinical study was conduc...
Effect of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization on survival in hepatocellular carcinoma with microvascular invasion: a landmark analysis.
BACKGROUND: The prognostic significance of adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with microvascular invasion (MVI) remains controversial. Furthermo...
Left Ventricular Strain-Volume Loops in a Healthy Population: The Role of Sex and Age.
BACKGROUND: By combining left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) with LV volume during the cardiac cycle, LV strain-volume loops (SV-loops) can be generated. LV SV-loop derived paramete...
Robotic portomesenteric vein reconstruction using self-fashioned bovine pericardial grafts during Da Vinci-assisted pancreatectomy: a case series with video demonstration.
BACKGROUND: In pancreatic cancer surgery, portomesenteric vein involvement can limit resectability and local tumor control, adversely affecting prognosis. While vascular reconstruction with bovine per...
Guidelines for the Intraprocedural Imaging for Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (M-TEER): Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.
As the number of mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair procedures increases, there are catheter operators and interventional echocardiography operators performing these procedures with variab...
Integrated Single-Cell and Machine Learning Analysis Identifies Fibroblast-Associated Hub Genes and Potential Therapeutics in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), a leading cause of heart failure, is characterised by complex cellular heterogeneity and a dysregulated microenvironment. A systematic computational dissection of its mo...
Expanding access to vascular care using BlueDop Vascular Expert: an artificial intelligence-driven diagnostic tool.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the screening capabilities of BlueDop Vascular Expert (BVE; BlueDop Medical Ltd., UK) and the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in detecting peripheral art...
Exposure Pattern Determines Methamphetamine-Induced Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Vascular Remodeling.
Methamphetamine (MA) use is a recognized risk factor for drug-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), yet mechanisms driving methamphetamine-associated PAH (MA-PAH) remain unclear due to the...
Predictive utility of the baseline Tp-e interval for early arrhythmic events in acute myocardial infarction: A cohort study.
ObjectiveAcute myocardial infarction is a major cause of early cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with arrhythmias contributing to adverse outcomes. This study evaluated the predictive utility of...