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Serum carbohydrate antigen 125 levels in advanced heart failure: Relation to B‐type natriuretic peptide and left atrial volume

, 2008
Aims: To assess the relation between serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125) and parameters of left ventricular (LV) filling pressure in patients with advanced heart failure (AHF)
Palit, Fatih, Dursun Duman, Bilgehan, Karadag, Fatih Palit, Karadag Bilgehan, Duman, Dursun, Ergun Simsek, Simsek, Ergun   +7 more
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Mechanisms of Myocardial Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019

Cardiac Failure Review, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predominantly presents with symptoms of fever, fatigue, cough and respiratory failure. However, it appears to have a unique interplay with cardiovascular disease (CVD); patients with pre-existing CVD are at highest ...
Aniket S Rali, Sagar Ranka, Zubair Shah, Andrew J Sauer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis in the Era of COVID-19

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Effusive-constrictive pericarditis is a rare condition in which the visceral pericardium compresses the heart, with fluid accumulation in the pericardial space leading to cardiac tamponade.
Shriya Sharma, Si Pham, Archer Martin, Jose Ruiz, Caitlyn Luce, Aarti Desai, Rohan M. Goswami   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ten-year follow-up of the first left ventricular assist device implantation program in Chile: a case series

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Heart failure (HF) affects over 64 million people worldwide, with prevalence projected to reach 3% by 2030. In advanced stages, when medical therapy fails and transplantation is limited by organ shortages, left ventricular assist devices (LVADs ...
Oneglio Pedemonte Villablanca, Paulina Berthelon Vega, Paulina Espinoza Reed, Lorenzo Merello Norero, Fernando Aranda Gutierrez, Julio Ibarra Castillo, Manuel Novajas Balboa, Nicolás Meza Concha, Ernesto Aranguiz Santander, Andrés Vera Peralta   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

SGLT2 Inhibitors Are Associated with Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling in Patients with Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy—A Prospective Observational Cohort Trial

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) improve outcomes in heart failure; however, data in left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC) patients are limited.
Andraž Cerar, Gregor Poglajen, Gregor Zemljič, Sabina Frljak, Neža Žorž, Martina Jaklič, Renata Okrajšek, Miran Šebeštjen, Bojan Vrtovec   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corticosteroid Weaning in Stable Heart Transplant Patients: Guidance by Serum Cortisol Level

Journal of Transplantation, 2018
Background. Despite earlier studies describing the feasibility of steroid weaning in heart transplant patients, the majority of patients are maintained on steroid therapy for life.
David A. Baran, Cheryl Rosenfeld, Mark J. Zucker   +2 more
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T2 mapping and T2*imaging in heart failure [PDF]

, 2017
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a versatile imaging modality that enables aetiological assessment and provides additional information to that of standard echocardiography in a significant proportion of patients with heart failure.
R.H. Mohiaddin, Mohiaddin, RH, Gatehouse, PD, A.S. Lota, P.D. Gatehouse, Lota, AS   +5 more
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Evaluation of palpitations in pregnancy using an ambulatory event monitor

American Heart Journal Plus
Background: Palpitations are a common complaint in pregnancy, yet the clinical significance and diagnostic utility of ambulatory cardiac monitoring in this population remain unclear.
Akula, Navya., Zughul, Ramy., Patel Devansh., Iskander Beshoy., Tashtish Nour., Sardar Varun., Alkindi Sadeer., Mackall Judy., El Amm Chantal.   +8 more
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Prognostic scales in advanced heart failure

Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2018
Heart transplantation (HT) is the treatment of choice for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy. Due to the shortage of organs for transplantation and constantly increasing number of patients placed on waiting lists, accurate risk stratification is a crucial element of management in this ...
Szczurek, Wioletta, Szyguła-Jurkiewicz, Bożena, Siedlecki, Łukasz, Gąsior, Mariusz   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A modern heart transplant rejection surveillance protocol utilizing cell-free DNA: A single-center experience

JHLT Open
BACKGROUND: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMBx) is considered the gold standard for rejection monitoring after heart transplantation; however, it is invasive and histologic interpretation has limitations. Sensitive blood biomarkers, including donor-derived cell-
Ayman Saeyeldin, MD, Staci McKean, MSN, Johanna Van Zyl, PhD, Valerie Darst, MSN, Shelley Hall, MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source