Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Hidden in Plain Sight by Constantine N. Logothetis, Joel Fernandez, Damian A. Laber

“…The patient described in this study was diagnosed with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis months after presenting with heart failure of unknown etiology. Usually, clinicians presume that heart failure results from common comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. …”
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Multicenter study for CH-VAD as a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device by Yifan Lu, Shuanglei Zhao, Jie Han, Qiang Lv, Xin Du, Zhengdong Hua, Keli Huang, Zhenwei Ge, Xiaoning Sun, Dan Zhu, Yongfeng Shao, Hongjia Zhang, Ming Gong

“…Patients had a mean age of 57.5 years, primarily classified as INTERMACS 2 or 3, with dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy as the main causes of heart failure (HF). The study reported a 91.6% survival rate at both 6-month and 1-year follow-ups, aligning with international LVAD outcomes. …”
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Stem Cells for Cardiac Repair: Status, Mechanisms, and New Strategies by Ren Mingliang, Zhang Bo, Wang Zhengguo

“…Faced with the end stage of heart disease, the current treatments only slow worsening of heart failure. Stem cells have the potential of self-renewal and differentiation. …”
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Diagnosis of Turner syndrome after presenting with ischemic cardiomyopathy: A case report by Hui Zheng, Liting Guo, Yanwei Wei, Yunqiang Zhang, Yanfang Guan

“…After 3 months of treatment, her heart failure symptoms disappeared. Ischemic heart disease is a high-risk complication in patients with Turner syndrome. …”
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Predictors of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Response: The Pivotal Role of Electrocardiogram by Yahya S. Al Hebaishi, Halia Z. Al Shehri, Abdulrahman M. Al Moghairi

“…Heart failure affects millions of patients all over the world, and its treatment is a major clinical challenge. …”
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A Late Presentation of a Fatal Disease: Juvenile Hemochromatosis by Cynthia Cherfane, Pauline Lee, Leana Guerin, Kyle Brown

“…The patient died of intractable heart failure two months after the initial presentation. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock and Guillain–Barré Syndrome as the First Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma by Maryam Heidarpour, Nafiseh Sereshti, Davood Shafie, Bijan Iraj, Hassan Rezvanian

“…Febrile congestive heart failure is a rare first manifestation of pheochromocytoma. …”
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report by Ozlem Ece Basaran, Emine Seda Guvendag Guven, Suleyman Guven

“…It is characterized by symptoms of heart failure in the last months of gestation or within five months after birth. …”
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Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation with Concomitant Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Replacement by Katharina Huenges, Bernd Panholzer, Jochen Cremer, Assad Haneya

“…Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is nowadays a routine therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. We present the case of a 74-year-old male patient who was admitted to our center with terminal heart failure in dilated cardiomyopathy and ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic valve regurgitation. …”
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Advances in Hemodynamic Analysis in Cardiovascular Diseases Investigation of Energetic Characteristics of Adult and Pediatric Sputnik Left Ventricular Assist Devices during Mock Ci... by Alexander A. Pugovkin, Aleksandr G. Markov, Sergey V. Selishchev, Leonie Korn, Marian Walter, Steffen Leonhardt, Leo A. Bockeria, Olga L. Bockeria, Dmitry V. Telyshev

“…Additionally, it was found that depending on the degree of heart failure, LVADs influence the LV in different ways and a significant support level cannot be achieved without the aortic valve closure. …”
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Correlation between T-Wave Alternans and Cardiac Volume Status via Intrathoracic Impedance Measurements by Jose' Dizon, Kathleen Hickey, Hasan Garan

“…The mechanism of TWA may be related to abnormalities in intracellular calcium handling, which is a mechanism in heart failure and associated arrhythmias as well. However, an association between TWA and cardiac volume status has not been demonstrated. …”
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Current Status of Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Systematic Review by Kyriakos Spiliopoulos, Gregory Giamouzis, George Karayannis, Dimos Karangelis, Stelios Koutsias, Andreas Kalogeropoulos, Vasiliki Georgiopoulou, John Skoularigis, Javed Butler, Filippos Triposkiadis

“…Heart failure is a major public health problem and its management requires a significant amount of health care resources. …”
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Biomarkers as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tools in Cardiac Disorders: A Comprehensive Review by Rabinarayan Parhi, Goutam Kumar Jena, Chinam Niranjan Patra, Sruti Jammula

“…Cardiac disorders, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and arrhythmias, are marked causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Current Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach of Functional Mitral Regurgitation by Prima Almazini

“…This condition can contribute to heart failure progression and lead to a poor prognosis. …”
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Geriatric Chest Imaging: When and How to Image the Elderly Lung, Age-Related Changes, and Common Pathologies by J. Gossner, R. Nau

“…Pathologies with a special relevance for the elderly patient are discussed in detail: pneumonia, aspiration pneumonia, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the problem of overlapping heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary drug toxicity, incidental pulmonary embolism pulmonary nodules, and thoracic trauma.…”
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Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy in a 1-Month-Old Infant by Joseph C. Mares, Yaniv Bar-Cohen

“…A high index of suspicion for an underlying arrhythmia is needed in the workup of any patient with new onset heart failure, and the 12-lead electrocardiogram can aid in the diagnosis. …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…We also demonstrated that heart failure and stroke were independent risk factors for death in patients with PRES; moreover, pregnancy was a protective factor.…”
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Impact of Patient Beliefs on Blood Pressure Control in the General Population: Findings from the Population-Based STAAB Cohort Study by Theresa Tiffe, Caroline Morbach, Viktoria Rücker, Götz Gelbrich, Martin Wagner, Hermann Faller, Stefan Störk, Peter U. Heuschmann

“…We used data from the Characteristics and Course of Heart Failure Stages A-B and Determinants of Progression (STAAB) study investigating 5000 inhabitants aged 30 to 79 years from the general population of Würzburg, Germany. …”
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Anomalous Origin of a Right Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery by Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, S. Tahira Shah Naqvi, Kinaan Farhan, Muhammad Yasin, Syed Bilal Rizvi

“…The patient also had a previous history of coronary stents and heart failure. Initially, he was evaluated with a stress test which was reported as abnormal. …”
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Metabolomics in COPD Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation by Spyridon Fortis, Elizabeth R. Lusczek, Craig R. Weinert, Greg J. Beilman

“…We enrolled stable COPD subjects and patients with acute respiratory failure requiring noninvasive mechanical ventilation due to COPD, heart failure, and pneumonia. We excluded subjects with history of both COPD and heart failure and patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive lung disease other than COPD. …”
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