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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hospitalization Rates due to Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis

Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2023
Backgrounds: Studies have shown a decline in the admission rates of various diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a rare condition followed by surgical or transcatheter valvular interventions.
Mana Jameie, Mohammad Safarian Nematabad, Pejman Mansouri, Arash Jalali, Faezeh Aghajai, Masoumeh Lotfi-Tokaldany, Hassan Aghajani   +6 more
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Fabrication and In Vitro Characterization of a Tissue Engineered PCL-PLLA Heart Valve

Scientific Reports, 2018
Heart valve diseases are among the leading causes of cardiac failure around the globe. Nearly 90,000 heart valve replacements occur in the USA annually. Currently, available options for heart valve replacement include bioprosthetic and mechanical valves,
A. Hasan, S. Soliman, Fatima El Hajj, Y. Tseng, H. Yalcin, Hany E. Marei   +5 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comorbid TNF-mediated heart valve disease and chronic polyarthritis share common mesenchymal cell-mediated aetiopathogenesis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2018
Objectives Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritisshow higher mortality rates, mainly caused by cardiac comorbidities. The TghuTNF (Tg197) arthritis model develops tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-driven and mesenchymalsynovial fibroblast ...
L. Ntari, M. Sakkou, P. Chouvardas, I. Mourouzis, A. Prados, M. Denis, N. Karagianni, C. Pantos, G. Kollias   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of hospital mortality in patients with left-sided infective endocarditis using a score in the first hours of admission

Scientific Reports
Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly when the left heart chambers are involved. Timely diagnosis and appropriate intervention can attenuate these outcomes.
Milena R. Paixão, Bruno A. M. P. Besen, Marilia F. Felicio, Lucas Z. Pocebon, Remo H. M. Furtado, Pedro G. M. de Barros e Silva, Danielle M. Gualandro, Marcio S. Bittencourt, Tânia M. V. Strabelli, Roney O. Sampaio, Flávio Tarasoutchi, Rinaldo F. Siciliano   +11 more
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An Overview of Sport Participation and Exercise Prescription in Mitral Valve Disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023
The incidence of heart valve disease (HVD) has been rising over the last few decades, mainly due to the increasing average age of the general population, and mitral valve (MV) disease is the second most prevalent HVD after calcific aortic stenosis, but ...
Francesco Perone, Mariangela Peruzzi, Edoardo Conte, Luigi Sciarra, Giacomo Frati, Elena Cavarretta, Annachiara Pingitore   +6 more
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani, Lakshmi Pillai, Reid D. Landes, Aliyah Glover, Shannon Doerhoff, Jennifer Kleiner, Mitesh Lotia, Rohit Dhall, Edgar Garcia‐Rill   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ease of sutureless aortic valve replacement in a patient with unexpected ochronosis: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Alkaptonuria is a rare congenital metabolic disorder characterized by homogentisic acid accumulation in body cartilage and connective tissues due to a deficient homogentisic acid dioxygenase enzyme.
Saeid Hosseini, Soheila Salari, Mohammad Javad Alemzadeh Ansari, Mahshid Hesami, Sepideh Banar, Mohammad Amin Shojaei   +5 more
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Hemodynamic Effects of Subaortic Stenosis on Blood Flow Characteristics of a Mechanical Heart Valve Based on OpenFOAM Simulation

Bioengineering, 2023
Subaortic stenosis (SAS) is a common congenital heart disease that can cause significant morbidity and mortality if not treated promptly. Patients with heart valve disease are prone to complications after replacement surgery, and the existence of SAS can
Aolin Chen, Adi Azriff Basri, Norzian Bin Ismail, Kamarul Arifin Ahmad   +3 more
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