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Occupational Therapy’s Role with Ventricular Assist Devices and the Promotion of Travel Protocols [PDF]

, 2020
An option for individuals diagnosed with end-stage heart failure is to receive a ventricular assist device (VAD). In 2006, Shepherd and Wilding produced an article regarding occupational therapy’s role during the VAD process as they anticipated a growing
Chandra, Natasha, Suplicki, Linda
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Critical Appraisal of Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Global Heart, 2022
Objective: In our present study, our objective was to appraise guidelines on antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation post-percutaneous coronary intervention and to explore the differences in treatment practices for better informed decision-making ...
Yongqiang Fan, Gaoxing Zhang, Zhengzhipeng Zhang, Shaozhao Zhang, Menghui Lin, Yifen Lin, Yiquan Huang, Xiangbin Zhong, Xiaodong Zhuang, Xinxue Liao   +9 more
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A Case of HeartMate 3 Outflow Graft Twisting with Extraluminal Thrombosis: Is Computed Tomography Angiography Helpful? [PDF]

, 2020
Twists in the outflow graft of the HeartMateTM 3 device (Abbott) have recently been described as a sporadic, late complication. We present a case with a unique combination of external compression of the HeartMate 3 outflow graft by a surgical scar ...
Guglin, Maya, Saleb, Karim, Sekela, Michael, Zagurovskaya, Marianna   +3 more
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New Insights into Rate Control: Time in Target Range of Resting Heart Rate and Major Adverse Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation

Global Heart
Background: Few studies have examined the relationship between the fluctuation of heart rate control over time and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Yuhui Lai, Xingfeng Xu, Shaozhao Zhang, Rihua Huang, Yiquan Huang, Xiangbin Zhong, Zhenyu Xiong, Yifen Lin, Huimin Zhou, Yue Guo, Xinxue Liao, Yuedong Ma, Xiaodong Zhuang   +12 more
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Dapagliflozin has No Protective Effect on Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pulmonary Trunk Banding Rat Models

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a novel class of hypoglycemic drugs, show excellent cardiovascular benefits, and have further improved heart failure outcomes, significantly reducing cardiovascular and all-cause mortality irrespective ...
Huayang Li, Huayang Li, Yitao Zhang, Shunjun Wang, Shunjun Wang, Yuan Yue, Yuan Yue, Quan Liu, Quan Liu, Suiqing Huang, Suiqing Huang, Huajing Peng, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Weijie Zeng, Zhongkai Wu, Zhongkai Wu   +16 more
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Assessment of the peripheral microcirculation using computer-assisted venous congestion plethysmography in post-traumatic complex regional pain syndrome type I [PDF]

, 2001
In complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I), edema of the affected limb is a common finding. Therefore, the changes in macro- and microcirculatory parameters were investigated to elucidate the underlying pathophysiology.
Christ, Frank, Gradl, Georg, Schürmann, Matthias, Wipfel, Alexander, Zaspel, Johannes   +4 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Performance of screening for aneuploidies by cell-free DNA analysis of maternal blood in twin pregnancies [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives To report clinical implementation of cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) analysis of maternal blood in screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 in twin pregnancies and examine variables that could influence the failure rate of the test.
BEVILACQUA, ELISA, E. Ordoñez, H. Dierickx, JC Jani, KH Nicolaides, MM Gil, PJ Willems, V. Cirigliano   +7 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
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Hispidulin Attenuates Cardiac Hypertrophy by Improving Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2020
Cardiac hypertrophy is a pathophysiological response to harmful stimuli. The continued presence of cardiac hypertrophy will ultimately develop into heart failure.
Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Yan Wang, Zengshuo Xie, Zengshuo Xie, Zengshuo Xie, Nan Jiang, Zexuan Wu, Zexuan Wu, Ruicong Xue, Ruicong Xue, Bin Dong, Bin Dong, Wendong Fan, Wendong Fan, Gang Dai, Gang Dai, Chen Chen, Chen Chen, Jiayong Li, Jiayong Li, Hao Chen, Hao Chen, Zi Ye, Rong Fang, Rong Fang, Manting Choy, Manting Choy, Jingjing Zhao, Jingjing Zhao, Yugang Dong, Yugang Dong, Yugang Dong, Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Chen Liu   +36 more
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