Cardiac manifestation of phenylketonuria in adulthood by Péter Homródi, Emese Tóth-Zsámboki, Róbert Gábor Kiss, Orsolya Lovász, Gábor Zoltán Duray

“…During the control echocardio­graphy performed 3 months after the introduction of the optimal drug therapy and its increase to the maximum tolerable dose, the ejection fraction did not exceed 35%, so the patient received primary prophylactic VVI-ICD implantation. …”
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M6a demethylase FTO regulates the oxidative stress, mitochondrial biogenesis of cardiomyocytes and PGC-1a stability in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by Qiong Jiang, Xuehai Chen, Kezeng Gong, Zhe Xu, Lianglong Chen, Feilong Zhang

“…Electrocardiogram, echocardiography, triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining were used to assess the model and the effect of FTO overexpression. …”
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Effect of Gegen Qinlian Decoction on Cardiac Gene Expression in Diabetic Mice by Jing Han, Zhenglin Wang, Wei Xing, Yueying Yuan, Yi Zhang, Tiantian Lv, Hongliang Wang, Yonggang Liu, Yan Wu

“…All mice were accessed by echocardiography. And the total RNA of LV tissue samples was sequenced, then differential expression genes were analyzed. …”
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The Ankle-brachial Index as a Predictor of Multivess el Coronary Disease in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Peripheral Arterial Disease by Tessa Negrín Valdés, Ailed Elena Rodríguez Jiménez, Raikel Fardales Rodríguez, Luis Alberto Castellanos Gallo, José Carlos Meneses Jiménez, Magda Alina López Callejas

“…Clinical data, ankle-brachial index, echocardiography and coronary angiography were collected and the prognostic implication of the index in disease was determined through a classification tree with the variables included in the binary logistic regression model.…”
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Coexistence of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Sjogren Syndrome, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Ankylosing Spondylitis by Moshiur Rahman Khasru, Md Abu Bakar Siddiq, Kazi Mohammad Sayeeduzzaman, Tangila Marzen, Abul Khair Mohammad Salek

“…There was radiological cardiomegaly, echocardiography unveiled atrial regurgitation, and ascending aorta aneurysm. …”
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PCSK9 Expression in Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Molecular Association with Local Tissue Inflammation by Elena Dozio, Massimiliano Ruscica, Elena Vianello, Chiara Macchi, Clementina Sitzia, Gerd Schmitz, Lorenza Tacchini, Massimiliano M. Corsi Romanelli

“…EAT thickness was measured by echocardiography. A microarray was used to explore EAT transcriptoma. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6, Interleukin-17A, and transforming growth factor beta are raised in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Mohit K Rai, Durga P Misra, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…HRCT of thorax and echocardiography were done wherever indicated. Modified Rodnan skin score (MRSS) was calculated. …”
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The Effect Of Demographic Factors And Comorbidities On Ejection Fraction Outcome In Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Kausar Malik, Faiza Batool, Shazia Siddiq, Lubna Meraj

“…Socio-demographic details and risk factors like hypertension and diabetes were recorded, alongside presenting symptoms and vital signs. Echocardiography was performed to assess left ventricular function, including ejection fraction and other parameters. …”
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Systolic Blood Pressure, Cardiac Index and Eisenmenger Syndrome are Predictors of Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-associated with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis... by Muflihatul Baroroh Rochmat, Budi Yuli Setianto, Dyah Wulan Anggrahini, Lucia Kris Dinarti, Anggoro Budi Hartopo

“…Several baseline variables were selected as potential predictors of mortality, namely (1) clinical data: WHO-functional class, SaO2, 6-min walking distance, systolic blood pressure, and Eisenmenger syndrome; (2) laboratory data: hemoglobin and NT-pro BNP levels; (3) echocardiography data: pericardial effusion, defect size, and TAPSE; and (4) hemodynamic data: right atrial pressure, cardiac output and index, SvO2, and flow ratio. …”
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Serum-Free Thyroxine Levels Were Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Euthyroid Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Bingjie Wu, Jingjing Jiang, Minghui Gui, Lin Liu, Qiqige Aleteng, Shanshan Wang, Xiaojing Liu, Yan Ling, Xin Gao

“…PASP was measured by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. 86 patients were diagnosed as PH and had significantly higher free thyroxine (FT4) levels than those without PH. …”
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Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii endocarditis by using nanopore targeted sequencing: a case report by Xinsheng Yan, Qimei Wei, Tingting Liu, Dong Wang, Zhenlu Zhang

“…Diagnosing Coxiella burnetii endocarditis is particularly challenging, as routine blood cultures often yield negative results and echocardiography seldom reveals vegetations. In recent years, the rapid development of sequencing technology provides a new direction for the diagnosis of IE. …”
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Lysophosphatidylethanolamine improves diastolic dysfunction by alleviating mitochondrial injury in the aging heart by Guiwen Xu, Wei Xiao, Pengqi Sun, Yuanjun Sun, Xinyu Yang, Xiaomeng Yin, Yang Liu

“…Here, we investigated whether a reduction in PE levels in myocardial mitochondria contributes to mitochondrial injury as well as HFpEF pathogenesis and whether modulation of PE levels could ameliorate aging-induced HFpEF. Echocardiography was used to assess cardiac diastolic function in adult and aging mice treated with lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) or saline. …”
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Plasma YKL-40 Elevation on Admission and Follow-Up Is Associated with Diastolic Dysfunction and Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Selcuk Pala, Munevver Sari, Gokhan Kahveci, Elnur Alizade, Ugur Arslantas, Abdulkadir Uslu

“…Left ventricle systolic and diastolic functions and Tei index were computed by transthoracic echocardiography. Results. Plasma YKL-40 was significantly higher in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (101.7 μg/L versus 34 μg/L, resp., p<0.001) and remained higher than in healthy subjects after one month. …”
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Microvascular disease and heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction in type 2 diabetes by Ify R. Mordi, Aaron Tee, Colin N. Palmer, Rory J. McCrimmon, Alexander S.F. Doney, Chim C. Lang

“…Methods and results Patients in the Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research Tayside Scotland study were linked to echocardiography, prescriptions, and clinical outcomes. …”
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Sodium Lactate Accelerates M2 Macrophage Polarization and Improves Cardiac Function after Myocardial Infarction in Mice by Jialiang Zhang, Fangyang Huang, Li Chen, Guoyong Li, Wenhua Lei, Jiahao Zhao, Yanbiao Liao, Yijian Li, Changming Li, Mao Chen

“…Cardiac function was assessed by echocardiography. The cardiac fibrosis area was assessed by Masson trichrome staining. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patent Foramen Ovale: A Multinational Survey on Cardiologists’ Perspective by Maciej Dębski, Amr Abdelrahman, Halia Alshehri, Marloe Prince, Andrew Wiper, Shajil Chalil, Dariusz Dudek, Christopher J. White, David Hildick-Smith, David H. Roberts

“…Significant differences between regions were noted in the duration of ECG monitoring during the diagnostic process, PFO closure for left circulation thromboembolism other than stroke/transient ischemic attack, and intraoperative use of intracardiac echocardiography. A similar pattern was noted in the lack of routine screening for thrombophilia and the use of the long-term single antiplatelet therapy. …”
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Impact of leadless pacemaker implantation site on cardiac synchronization and tricuspid regurgitation by Xiao-fei Gao, Hong Zhu, Jia-sheng Zhang, Ning-Zhang, Xiao-hong Pan, Yi-Zhou Xu

“…Intraoperative and 1-month post-operative echocardiography was performed to assess cardiac electromechanical synchronization and tricuspid regurgitation; parameters of interest included interventricular mechanical delay (IVMD), pre-ejection period of the aorta (L-PEI), and septal-to-posterior wall motion delay (SPWMD). …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…The primary endpoint was decreased IVS thickness following TAVI as determined by echocardiography. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 72.4±5.5 years, more than half of the subjects were women. 60% of patients were diagnosed with coronary artery disease at the time of TAVI. …”
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Ameliorative Impact of Liraglutide on Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Atrial Remodeling by Jun Wang, Yongzheng Liu, Changhui Ma, Yue Zhang, Meng Yuan, Guangping Li

“…Lir (0.3 mg/kg/day, s.c) was administered to the Lir and CIH+Lir groups for four weeks, beginning from the ninth week of CIH. Meanwhile, echocardiography and right atrial endocardial electrophysiology via jugular vein, as well as induction rate and duration of AF, were evaluated. …”
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LCZ696 Therapy Reduces Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Inducibility in a Myocardial Infarction-Induced Heart Failure Rat Model by Po-Cheng Chang, Shien-Fong Lin, Yen Chu, Hung-Ta Wo, Hui-Ling Lee, Yu-Chang Huang, Ming-Shien Wen, Chung-Chuan Chou

“…We performed coronary artery ligation to create MI in Sprague-Dawley rats. Echocardiography was performed one week after MI to confirm the development of HF with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40%. …”
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