Cardiac structure and function in anabolic-androgenic steroid users: a 16-year follow-up study by Sigrun Halvorsen, Dan Atar, Anne Rossebø, Tea Sætereng Fyksen, Jørgen Gravning, Paul Vanberg, Ole Jørgen Grøtta

“…At baseline, AAS users presented with larger left ventricular mass (LVM) (266 g (213–319) vs 215 g (196–217), p<0.01), and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (49% (44–53) vs 53% (51–56), p=0.05), compared with non-users. …”
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The Functional State of the Myocardium in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Cardiac Insufficiency by Horb Yu., Strona V., Komir I.

“…Gender analysis showed a significant increase in left ventricular and left atrial dimensions, with a more pronounced decrease in myocardial systolic function in men with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and postinfarction cardiosclerosis compared with women regardless of age. …”
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Adverse impact of univentricular pacing for the patient with functional single ventricle: successful conversion to cardiac resynchronization therapy by Ai Sugimoto, Kiyohiro Takigiku, Shuichi Shiraishi, Masashi Takahashi, Masanori Tsuchida

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Cardiac function in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: cardiac strain at birth and at 2–5 weeks of age by Katarina Övermo Tydén, Katarina Övermo Tydén, Kerstin Magnusson, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Baldvin Jonsson, Felicia Nordenstam, Felicia Nordenstam

“…Subsequently, 23 of the 40 CDH cases were also examined at 2–5 weeks of age. Left ventricular longitudinal strain (LV LS), right ventricle free wall strain (RVFWS), left atrial reservoir strain (LASr), right atrial reservoir strain (RASr), and conventional echo parameters were analyzed.ResultsNewborns with CDH had reduced cardiac function measured with LV LS [mean −14.7% (standard deviation 4.6) vs. −18.8% (2.7), p < 0.001], RVFWS [−13.9% (4.2) vs. −22.4% (4.8) p < 0.001], LASr [22.8% (9.3) vs. 33.9% (8.2), p < 0.001], and RASr [21.8% (6.9) vs. 37.6% (9.2), p < 0.001], compared with controls. …”
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Modern concept of diastolic heart failure by F. T. Ageev

“…The paper discusses modern aspects of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical course, diagnostics, and treatment of the patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and intact left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). CHF with intact LVEF comprises over 50% of all CHF cases, and is more prevalent in elderly women. …”
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Diastolic heart failure: boundaries of term application by V. V. Kalyuzhin, A. T. Teplyakov, I. D. Bespalova, E. V. Kalyuzhina, G. E. Chernogoryuk, N. N. Terentyeva, E. V. Grakova, K. V. Kopeva, V. Yu. Usov, N. P. Garganeeva, O. A. Pavlenko, Yu. V. Gorelova

“…Even though numerous studies convincingly proved that deterioration of the left ventricular (LV) filling pressure often precedes impairment of its systolic function and a number of factors affect (especially at the onset) mainly the diastolic function without changing the conditions of blood ejection, modern classifications and approaches to CHF treatment are primarily based on the results of LV ejection fraction (EF) assessment.In recent years, diastolic heart failure (DHF) has been often overlooked and replaced by the ambiguous term “CHF with preserved EF”. …”
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Searching for a Solution: A Case Report on Multifocal Ectopic Purkinje-Related Premature Contractions Syndrome by Monika Keževičiūtė, Neringa Bileišienė, Violeta Mikštienė, Germanas Marinskis, Jūratė Barysienė

“…A positive family history (father’s death at the age of 40 years) and the rapid deterioration of left ventricular function parameters echocardiographically during recurrent arrhythmic episodes raised concern about a potentially complex disease scenario. …”
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Bentall and Bono Surgery, Placement of Endoprosthesis in the Descending Aorta with Exlcusion of the Left Subclavian Artery and Hybrid Management of Supra-Aortic Trunks with Type I... by Jorge Eduardo Rodríguez-Delgado, Cristhoper Jesús López-Hernández, José Luis Aceves-Chimal, Adrián Romero-Pérez, Athenea Nieves-Arellano, Guillermo Díaz-Quiroz

“…It involves replacing the aortic root and aortic valve, placing a stent in the descending aorta, excluding the left subclavian artery, and performing hybrid management of the supra-aortic trunks with type I debranching to repair the aortic dissection and restore adequate blood flow to the aorta and the arteries that supply blood to the brain and neck.Case Report: A 49-year-old male with a history of multivalvular cardiopathy presented with NYHA functional class I impairment. …”
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Ribose Supplementation Alone or with Elevated Creatine Does Not Preserve High Energy Nucleotides or Cardiac Function in the Failing Mouse Heart. by Kiterie M E Faller, Debra J Medway, Dunja Aksentijevic, Liam Sebag-Montefiore, Jürgen E Schneider, Craig A Lygate, Stefan Neubauer

“…All infarcted groups also presented with a similar and substantial degree of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (3-fold reduction in ejection fraction) and LV hypertrophy (32-47% increased mass). …”
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Cardiac function evaluation in healthy volunteers and patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators using high-bandwidth spoiled gradient-echo cine by Calder D. Sheagren, Naseem Shadafny, Terenz Escartin, Maria Terricabras, Christopher C. Cheung, Idan Roifman, Graham A. Wright

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Prognostic Implications of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure in Functional Mitral Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vasileios Anastasiou, Andreas S. Papazoglou, Stylianos Daios, Dimitrios V. Moysidis, Eirinaios Tsiartas, Matthaios Didagelos, Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Theodoros Karamitsos, George Giannakoulas, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Antonios Ziakas, Vasileios Kamperidis

“…<b>Objectives:</b> Randomized evidence on the role of heart failure guideline-directed medical therapy for patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is lacking. The present meta-analysis sought to investigate the prognostic impact of different pharmacotherapy categories recommended in heart failure on subjects with FMR. …”
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Correlation between fetal-placental doppler indices and maternal cardiac function in pregnant women with late-Onset preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction by Yiling Chen, Meihong Huang, Donghua Shi, Jinmiao Lin, Jingyi Guo, Yiru Yang, Shilin Li, Guorong Lyu

“…Doppler ultrasonography was used to measure uterine artery pulsatility indices(UtA-PI), umbilical artery pulsatility indices(UA-PI) Z-scores, and middle cerebral artery pulsatility indices(MCA-PI) Z-scores, alongside maternal hemodynamic parameters, including cardiac output (CO), peripheral vascular resistance (PVR), left ventricular mass (LVM), and left atrial anteroposterior diameter (LAAPD).The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare characteristics among the three groups. …”
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Major risk factors underlying the development of metabolic syndrome in vitamin D-deficient rats by Fatemah O. Kamel, S. K. Mahjoub, M. A. A. Sattar Ahmad, Maha H. Jamal, Duaa M. Bakhshwin, Abdulhadi S. Burzangi, Soad Shaker, Rania Magadmi

“…Heart weight was significantly increased, and a histological examination of the heart showed increased left ventricular and aortic wall thickness in the combined group (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Septic cardiopathy: disputable issues and prospects by I. A. Kozlov, I. N. Tyurin

“…The article discusses the feasibility of treating septic cardiopathy as a variant of acute heart failure, which can be manifested not only by a decreased systolic function (low left ventricular ejection fraction) but also by increased end-diastolic pressure in the ventricles (diastolic dysfunction) with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction.…”
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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Right Ventricle from a Radial Basis Morphing of the Inner Surface by Carlotta Fontana, Nicola Cappetti

“…However, segmenting the wetted surface, particularly in the right ventricle (RV) with its significantly thinner parietal thickness compared to the left ventricle, presents challenges. This study focuses on qualitatively evaluating an automated reconstruction model for the RV’s outer wall using Radial Basis function (RBF) morphing. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE MYOCARDIUM AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE PRESENCE OF ARTERIAL H... by Rostyslav Kovalchuk, Uliana Bahan

“…In the dynamics of observation, the left ventricular ejection fraction in this category of patients, which was significantly reduced at the time of admission to the hospital (48,50±9,00 %, p<0,001), and also slightly lower than in patients with arterial hypertension (p=0,43), increased to 51,00±9,80 % (p=0,20); C-reactive protein values were normalized, decreasing from 8,20 (5,30;14,30) tо 2,25 (1,30;2,60) IU/mL (p=0,006); the blood content of NT-proBNP, which at hospitalization significantly exceeded the norm and the corresponding values in patients with hypertension (p=0,039), statistically significantly decreased (from 061 (0,30;1,30) to 0,55 (0,40;0.80) ng/ml, p=0,021), indicating a more significant recovery of myocardial function in the presence of COVID-19 compared with such a risk factor as hypertension. …”
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Evaluation of Foetal Modified Myocardial Performance Index as a Predictor of Perinatal Outcome in Intrauterine Growth Restriction Foetuses: A Prospective Cohort Study by Sinddhu Mani, Ramachandran Palanisamy, Veeraraghavan Gunasekaran, Subhashree Chandrasekaran, Murali Nanjundan

“…The foetal Modified Myocardial Performance Index (Mod-MPI) is a non invasive, pulsed-wave Doppler-derived measure of global cardiac function. Mod-MPI is independent of ventricular size, geometry and heart rate. …”
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Effects of empagliflozin on functional capacity, LV filling pressure, and cardiac reserves in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart failure with preserved ejection fract... by Artem Ovchinnikov, Alexandra Potekhina, Anastasiia Filatova, Olga Svirida, Kristina Zherebchikova, Fail Ageev, Evgeny Belyavskiy

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin on functional capacity, left ventricular (LV) diastolic function/filling pressure, and cardiac reserves in patients with HFpEF and T2DM. …”
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Automated quantitative evaluation of fetal atrioventricular annular plane systolic excursion before and after intrauterine blood transfusion in pregnancies affected by red blood ce... by Aikaterini Zamprakou, Ingrid Söderhult, Kjerstin Ferm‐Widlund, Gunilla Ajne, Jonas Johnson, Lotta Herling

“…Knowledge about fetal myocardial function and adaptation is limited. The aim of the present study was to measure fetal atrioventricular plane displacement before and after IUT and compare these measurements with previously established reference ranges. …”
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Modified transventricular and transaortic mitral valve edge-to-edge repair mimicking MitraClip overcorrectionCentral MessagePerspective by Nestoras Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, Omer Dzemali, MD, PhD, Luisa Bott, MD, Vasileios Ntinopoulos, MD, Aleksandra Miskovic, MD, Anton Moritz, MD, PhD

“…Objective: In the current study, we present our mid-term experience with modified edge-to-edge repair technique through a transventricular and transaortic route in patients requiring left ventricular remodeling or aortic root/valve surgery. …”
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