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Idiopathic Dilatation of the Right Atrium: Diagnosis and Management. [PDF]

Tex Heart Inst J, 2023
Idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium is a rare condition with an unknown etiology. It is characterized by a significant enlargement of the right atrium without the presence of other valvopathies, intracardiac shunts, or pulmonary hypertension.
Rankovic-Nicic L, Dragicevic-Antonic M, Loncar G, Petrovic M, Antonic Z, Bojic M.   +5 more
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Risk factors for depresion and anxiety in the patient with aortic valve stenosis [PDF]

Mexican Journal of Medical Research ICSA, 2023
Anxiety disorders and depression are common along with negative effects in different areas of the patient such as lower quality of life, lower adherence to treatment, negative perception of oneself along with underlying comorbidities and mortality, which
Emmanuel M. Téllez-Girón
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A review of fenfluramine for the treatment of Dravet syndrome patients [PDF]

Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, 2022
Introduction: Dravet Syndrome (DS) is a rare epileptiform disorder typically presenting within the first year of life of a normally developing infant. It is characterized by several prolonged seizures that are often resistant to current anti-epileptic ...
Kayla Simon, Hunter Sheckley, Christopher L. Anderson, Zhao Liu, Paul R. Carney   +4 more
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Circulating Levels of Ferritin, RDW, PTLs as Predictive Biomarkers of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Risk after Cardiac Surgery in Extracorporeal Circulation. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2022
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery in conventional extracorporeal circulation (CECC), with an incidence of 15-50%. The POAF pathophysiology is not known, and no blood biomarkers exist. However, an
Altieri C, Pisano C, Vincenzo L, Ferrante MS, Pellerito V, Nardi P, Bassano C, Buioni D, Greco E, Ruvolo G, Balistreri CR.   +10 more
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens in Valvular Infective Endocarditis: A Review [PDF]

Pathogens
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a microbial infection of the endocardial surface, most commonly affecting native and prosthetic valves of the heart. The epidemiology and etiology of the disease have evolved significantly over the last decades.
Maximilian Reisinger, Mateusz Kachel, Isaac George   +2 more
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Preoperative Echocardiographic Unknown Valvopathy Evaluation in Elderly Patients Undergoing Neuraxial Anesthesia during Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Mono-Centric Retrospective Study [PDF]

J Clin Med
: Background: The assessment of cardiac risk is challenging for elderly patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery with preoperative functional limitations.
Coviello A, Cirillo D, Vargas M, de Siena A, Barone M, Esposito F, Izzo A, Buonanno P, Volpe S, Stingone A, Iacovazzo C.   +10 more
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A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Patient with Severe Anorexia Nervosa [PDF]

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2021
There are a variety of cardiac complications of anorexia nervosa including arrythmias, valvopathies, and myopathies. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has not been widely reported among this patient population.
Jessica O’Neil, Soumyaa Mazumder, Danita Yoerger Sanborn, Samantha Wu   +3 more
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The PREVASC study: Prospective REgistry of Valve disease in Asymptomatic Italian elderly SubjeCts. [PDF]

Aging Clin Exp Res
Aims: Valvular heart disease (VHD) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity, with its incidence and public health impact projected to increase significantly. This study adopts a novel perspective, focusing on elderly individuals residing in
Carrabba N, Amico MA, Busi G, Vannini M, Bruscoli F, Fortunato S, Arcari L, Di Lorenzo E, Luzi G, Clemenza F, Amico F, Pes G, Merlo M, Sinagra G, Desideri G, Vetta F, Mugelli A, Marchionni N, Boccanelli A, PREVASC Working Group, Italian Society of Geriatric Cardiology (SICGe).   +20 more
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How Cardiovascular Physical Examination Impacts Clinical Decision-Making in Various Scenarios of Cardiac Valvular Diseases. [PDF]

Arq Bras Cardiol
Resumo Fundamento Os exames complementares de diagnóstico substituíram a importância do exame físico (EF) na tomada de decisão clínica (TDC). Objetivo Avaliar o impacto do EF cardiovascular em cenários de doenças valvulares cardíacas. Método Estudo
Teixeira IS, Borges VL, Viola N, Moreira HT, Pazin Filho A, Schmidt A, Marin-Neto JA, Romano MMD.   +7 more
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The COVID-19 pandemic effect on the prehospital Madrid stroke code metrics and diagnostic accuracy [PDF]

, 2022
Background Only very few studies have investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prehospital stroke code protocol. During the first wave, Spain was one of the most affected countries by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease pandemic.

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