Selected Abstracts of the 20th International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics; Cagliari (Italy); October 23-26, 2024 by --- Various Authors

“…MEASURING KNOWLEDGE OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE “LEUVEN KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE” • S. …”
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Contribution of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha to pathogenesis of sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Sarala Raj Murthi, Andreas Petry, Bachuki Shashikadze, Jan B. Stöckl, Manuel Schmid, Gianluca Santamaria, Karin Klingel, Damir Kračun, Xinpei Chen, Sabine Bauer, Joachim P. Schmitt, Florian Flenkenthaler, Josh Gorham, Christopher N. Toepfer, David Potěšil, Pavel Hruška, Zbyněk Zdráhal, Zsuzsanna Mayer, Mathieu Klop, Luisa Lehmann, Yishi Qin, Laura Papanakli, Nadine Spielmann, Alessandra Moretti, Thomas Fröhlich, Peter Ewert, Stefan Holdenrieder, Jonathan G. Seidman, Christine E. Seidman, Agnes Görlach, Cordula M. Wolf

“…Abstract Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) caused by autosomal-dominant mutations in genes coding for structural sarcomeric proteins, is the most common inherited heart disease. HCM is associated with myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis and ventricular dysfunction. …”
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The Role of Different Emotional States of Customers on Food Preferences by Mahmood Ghanbari, Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, Behnaz Khodayari, Maryam Khalili Araghi

“…An unbalanced diet may promote many chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke (Konttinen, 2020).Ogundijo et al, (2022) investigated factors affecting food choices and consumer purchasing habits in an English university setting. …”
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Sex differences in patients with working diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) by Marek Milewski, Aneta Desperak, Maciej Koźlik, Marta Bujak, Marek Gierlotka, Krzysztof Milewski, Krystian Wita, Zbigniew Kalarus, Joanna Fluder-Włodarczyk, Pawel E. Buszman, Jacek Piegza, Mamas A. Mamas, Wojciech Wojakowski, Pawel Gasior

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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Elderly Patients: Initial and One-Year Follow-Up Results—Do We Have the Proper Device? by Michal Galeczka, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Jacek Bialkowski, Sebastian Smerdzinski, Mateusz Knop, Adam Sukiennik, Roland Fiszer

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Combined myectomy with posterior left ventricular outflow tract enlargement for diffuse subvalvular aortic stenosis: a disease-modifying reconstruction? by Kaung Sithu Sett, Maciej Rachwalik, Marta Obremska, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Roman Przybylski

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Area deprivation and premature cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea by Hyeon Chang Kim, Hokyou Lee, Eunji Kim, Donald Lloyd-Jones, Young Gyu Ko, Byoung Gwon Kim

“…Mortality rates for CVD and its subtypes, namely ischaemic heart diseases, other heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, in adults under 65 years were directly standardised by sex and age, referencing the total population structure. …”
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Anisotropic Elastography for Local Passive Properties and Active Contractility of Myocardium from Dynamic Heart Imaging Sequence by Yi Liu, Ge Wang, L. Z. Sun

“…Major heart diseases such as ischemia and hypertrophic myocardiopathy are accompanied with significant changes in the passive mechanical properties and active contractility of myocardium. …”
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Unusual hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: case report of an early onset wild-type ATTR amyloidosis accompanied by a chromosomal duplication involving the MYH6 and MYH7 gene by Jassin Hamidi, Yvonne Hanel, Sven Dittmann, Wanda Maria Gerding, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Karin Klingel, Eric Schulze-Bahr

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Potentially Lost Years of Life Due to First Causes of Death by Ling Denise Santeiro Pérez, María Lina Valdés Gómez, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Julio César Díaz Marrero, Yaniela Sarmiento Albelo

“…The variables analyzed were age, sex and selected diseases (heart diseases, malignant tumors, strokes, influenza and pneumonia) and accidents, potentially lost years of life, trends and prognosis by months and confidence interval. …”
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Myocardial Regeneration via Progenitor Cell-Derived Exosomes by Janita A. Maring, Christien M. Beez, Volkmar Falk, Martina Seifert, Christof Stamm

“…This review summarizes the current state of research on exosomes as experimental therapy of heart diseases and seeks to identify roadblocks that need to be overcome prior to clinical application.…”
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Machine Learning ECG Classification Using Wavelet Scattering of Feature Extraction by Heyam A. Marzog, Haider. J. Abd

“…The heart’s electrical activity is registered by an electrocardiogram (ECG), which consists of a wealth of pathological data on heart diseases such as arrhythmia. However, with increasing complexity and nonlinearity, direct observation of ECG signals and analysis is very tough. …”
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Hypertensive Response to Exercise as an Early Marker of Disease Development by Wojciech Kosowski, Krzysztof Aleksandrowicz

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A Rare Cause of Reversible Renal Hemosiderosis by Rima Abou Arkoub, Don Wang, Deborah Zimmerman

“…Kidney failure secondary to renal hemosiderosis has been reported in diseases with intravascular hemolysis, like paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, and valvular heart diseases. We present here a case of hemosiderin induced acute tubular necrosis secondary to intravascular hemolysis from Clostridium difficile infection with possible role of supratherapeutic INR. …”
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Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China by Xiao-ying Yao, Yan Lin, Jie-li Geng, Ya-meng Sun, Ying Chen, Guo-wen Shi, Qun Xu, Yan-sheng Li

“…Female patients were globally older than male patients at stroke onset and having higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), heart diseases, and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, females were less likely to drink heavily or smoke than males. …”
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An effective electrocardiogram segments denoising method combined with ensemble empirical mode decomposition, empirical mode decomposition, and wavelet packet by Yaru Yue, Chengdong Chen, Xiaoyuan Wu, Xiaoguang Zhou

“…Abstract Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the most extensively applied diagnostic approach for heart diseases. However, an ECG signal is a weak bioelectrical signal and is easily disturbed by baseline wander, powerline interference, and muscle artefacts, which make detection of heart diseases more difficult. …”
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Chylothorax Complicating Closure of the Ductus Arteriosus: The Second Case by L. Ennazk, O. Echouka, R. El Houati, Y. Mouaffak, G. El Adib, D. Boumzebra, S. Younous

“…In children, the most common causes of postoperative chylothorax are the cures for congenital heart diseases. We report the case of a two-year-old child, presenting with a chylothorax following surgery of the ductus arteriosus. …”
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Novel Approaches in Diagnosing the Role of Inflammation in the Onset Cardiovascular Disorders by Adrian Doroszko, Piotr Dobrowolski, Aneta Radziwon-Balicka, Robert Skomro

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Behavior of Mortality in Cienfuegos Province in the Period 2013-2022 by Jorge Enrique Portell del Sol, Dania Lázara Pedraza Alejo, Yusimí Alejo Padrón, Leticia Castro Morejón, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Yaniela Sarmiento Albelo

“…The home predominates as the place of death. Heart diseases lead mortality in both five-year periods, followed by malignant tumors.…”
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Deployment of next-generation sequencing approach for variant detection in myocardial infarction: A concise investigation by Desaraju Suresh Bhargav, Nadeem Siddiqui, Bhadra Murthy V, Vijaya Tartte, Vanaja V

“…Interestingly we found majority of genes from designed MI panel exhibit a variable effect upon the probability to acquire CAD as well as the severity towards variety of coronary heart diseases.…”
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