Primary percutaneous intervention of the right coronary artery in a setting of anomalous origination of left coronary artery from the opposite sinus of Valsalva by Babić Rade, Grujić Goran, Kojić Dejan, Kostić Jelena, Trifunović Zoran, Borović Saša

“…Compared to consistent reporting in angiographic series, they seem to be underreported in interventional studies, and particularly in the setting of primary PCI, where their prompt recognition is of the utmost importance. Case report. We present a 50 years old male with inferior ST-elevation of myocardial infarction (STEMI) and right ventricular involvement with solitary ostium for all three coronary arteries in the right aortic sinus of Valsalva. …”
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Selective Vein Graft Cold Cardioplegia and Warm Reperfusion to Enhance Early Recovery in Patients with Left Ventricle Depression Undergoing Coronary Artery Surgery by Pasquale Totaro, Martina Musto, Eduardo Tulumello, Antonella Degani, Vincenzo Argano, Stefano Pelenghi

“…In patients with depressed left ventricular function, however, especially if associated with severe multiple coronary stenosis, increased pharmacological and/or mechanical support in the early post-CPB period is often required to support left ventricular recovery. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Myopericarditis with Acute Heart Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review by Richard Jesse Durrance, Malahat Movahedian, Worku Haile, Katerina Teller, Richard Pinsker

“…Dyspnea was the most common clinical presentation, and dilated cardiomyopathy with severely compromised left ventricular function was universally appreciated. …”
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Infarct exclusion repair of postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture with a hybrid patch and septal occluder device compared with patch onlyCentral MessagePerspective by Adam R. Williams, MD, Mary E. Moya-Mendez, MS, MHS, Sachin Mehta, MD, Andrew Vekstein, MD, J. Kevin Harrison, MD, Carmelo A. Milano, MD, Ryan P. Plichta, MD, John Haney, MD, Jacob N. Schroder, MD, Brittany Zwischenberger, MD, Donald Glower, MD, Jeffrey G. Gaca, MD

“…In the patch/SOD repair cohort, average size of SOD implant was 23.6 ± 5.6 mm. Mild left ventricular dysfunction was present prerepair and was unchanged postrepair in both groups; however, moderate-to-severe right ventricular (RV) dysfunction was common in both groups before repair. …”
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Dynamic change in maternal cardiac function during pregnancy by Xiu-Juan Wang, Ling-Ling Chen, Ming-Huan Hong, Ling-Yun Kong, Wei Xiang, Li Fu, Xiao-Wei Li, Fang Liu

“…Multivariate regression analysis showed that gestational age was independently associated with LV-GLS (b = 0.096, t = 2.212, P = 0.027) and PA-TDI (b = 0.158, t = 2.449, P = 0.014).ConclusionPregnant women show a trend toward decreased left ventricular systolic and diastolic function. …”
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Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death in a Female Patient Presenting with Takotsubo-Like Cardiomyopathy due to Epicardial Coronary Vasospasm by Sorin Giusca, Tom Eisele, Peter Nunninger, Benedikt Münz, Grigorios Korosoglou

“…Herein, we describe a case of an 84-year-old female, who presented with aborted sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. …”
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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with a right coronary artery to left anterior descending artery fistula: A case report by Jose David Sáenz López, Valeria Almeida Bustillo, Gabriel Vergara Vergara, Samuel Barreto De La Hoz, Marcial Trillos Criado, Fernando Orozco Gómez, Cesar Vergara Vergara

“…Findings included a small-caliber vessel originating from the pulmonary artery trunk and extending toward the right atrioventricular groove, an arteriovenous fistula between the left anterior descending artery and the right coronary artery draining into the pulmonary artery, with significant coronary steal, no stenotic lesions in the epicardial coronaries, and preserved left ventricular systolic function. …”
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Congestive heart failure and cognitive functioning amongst older adults by Almeida Osvaldo P., Tamai Sérgio

“…BACKGROUND: Congestive heart failure is associated with decline in quality of life and, possibly, cognitive functions such as memory and attention. AIMS: The present study was designed to investigate the presence of cognitive impairment amongst patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). …”
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Clinical changes of cardiac function from high altitude returning to plain by Jianwen Ma, Xin Yin, Jing Yang, Jing Dai, Songtao Wang, Maolin Zhao, Weijie Fu, Wei Wu, Yi Wen, Xia Kang, Siyi He, Zhu Huang

“…For echocardiography, left atrium diameter (LA), right ventricular outflow tract diameter (RVOT), left ventricular end systolic diameter (LVESD) and left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) were significantly lower at high altitude than those after return to plain. …”
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The effect of propofol on the grading of diastolic function: a prospective observational study by Shalin Desai, Zachary Hamilton, Lynh McCloskey, Orode Badakhsh, David Li, Neal W. Fleming

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of propofol and mechanical ventilation on left ventricular diastolic function assessment by comparing pre-induction to post-induction measurements. …”
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Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function of Centenarians: A Systematic Review by Andrea Sonaglioni, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Giovanna Elsa Ute Muti-Schünemann, Alessio Polymeropoulos, Michele Lombardo, Paola Muti

“…The echocardiographic findings comprised left ventricular (LV) concentric remodeling, with first-degree diastolic dysfunction [median E/A ratio 0.8 (IQR 0.7–0.9)], a moderate increase in LV filling pressure [median E/e’ ratio 16.8 (IQR 16.2–17)], normal LV systolic function [median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 60.9% (IQR 55–84%)] and mild-to-moderate pulmonary hypertension [median systolic pulmonary artery pressure 42.1 mmHg (IQR 37–54 mmHg)]. …”
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Benefits of Simultaneous Pacing Left Anterior/Posterior Fascicular Areas Combined with Atrioventricular Node Ablation in a Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Patient with Heart Failure... by Bingchen Guo, Yanzong Liu, Jian Xu, Huimin Xian, Xiaohan Lin, Guoqing Du, Bo Yu, Shufeng Li, Wenjuan Du

“…New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class is IV status. The echocardiographic evaluation (Philps EPIQ 7C, S5-1 probe, 1.0-5.0 MHz) was performed showing a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 48% (measured by the Simpson biplane method). …”
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Successful treatment of cardiac dysfunction due to left main trunk obstruction and severe acute aortic regurgitation secondary to acute type A aortic dissection using Impella: a ca... by Ai Sakai, Kenji Iino, Hideyasu Ueda, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Hirofumi Takemura

“…Abstract Background Acute type A aortic dissection (A-AAD) with severe acute aortic regurgitation (AR) and coronary involvement is a potentially fatal condition that causes left ventricular volume overload and catastrophic acute myocardial infarction. …”
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Management of severe tricuspid valve regurgitation due to ruptured papillary muscle in a patient with mediastinitis early after heart transplantCentral MessagePerspective by Erin M. Schumer, MD, MPH, Kunal D. Kotkar, MD, M. Faraz Masood, MD, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, Ralph J. Damiano, MD, Amit Pawale, MD

“…Methods: The patient was 44-year-old man with a HeartWare durable left ventricular assist device (Heartware Inc) who received a temporary right ventricular assist device (RVAD) with a ProtekDuo cannula (LivaNova Inc USA) for refractory ventricular fibrillation and underwent a heart transplant as United Network for Organ Sharing Status 1, in the presence of partially compensated cardiogenic shock, renal failure. …”
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Training/detraining-induced gender specific functional adaptations of isolated rat heart by Dragojlović-Ružičić Radica, Radovanović Dragan, Milanović Zvezdan, Petković Anica, Jeremić Jovana, Nikolić-Тurnić Tamara, Milosavljević Isidora, Srejović Ivan, Živković Vladimir, Krivokuća Živko, Jakovljević Vladimir, Đorđević Dušica

“…By using a model of the isolated rat heart, the present study confirmed the existence of training-induced changes in cardiac function. …”
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Myocardial mechanical function measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with heart failure by Yufan Gao, Boxin Li, Yanhe Ma, Shuo Liang, Anhong Yu, Hong Zhang, Zhigang Guo

“…Results: Compared to controls, patients in all HF groups (HFpEF, HFmrEF, and HFrEF) demonstrated impaired left ventricular (LV) strains and systolic and diastolic strain rates in all three directions (radial, circumferential, and longitudinal) (p < 0.05 for all). …”
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Inflammatory bowel disease and cardiac function: a systematic review of literature with meta-analysis by Caroline Almeida Soares, João Gouveia Fiuza, Cláudio André Melo Rodrigues, Nuno Craveiro, Júlio Gil Pereira, Paula Cristina Ribeiro Fernandes Sousa, Diana Catarina Pinto Martins, Eugénia Maria Cancela, Maria Paula Ministro dos Santos

“…Conclusion: The IBD population has an increased risk for left ventricular and atrial dysfunction, vascular changes, arrhythmias, and HF hospitalization. …”
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Metabolic disturbances and endothelial function in elderly patients with systolic and diastolic chronic heart failure by I. A. Sukmanova, D. A. Yakhontov, I. V. Osipova

“…High levels of TNF-alpha and Nt-proBNP in elderly patients with both types of CHF pointed to a marked left ventricular dysfunction. In sCHF group, significantly higher levels of TNF-alpha, Nt-proBNP, and uric acid were an evidence of more severe clinical course and adverse prognosis of CHF.…”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure, associated with renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a known parameter of cardiac remodelling and has a higher prevalence and incidence among people with impaired kidney function. …”
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Human Activity Profile Questionnaire: functional assessment and screening for systolic dysfunction in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy by Lucas Frois Fernandes Oliveira, Matheus Ribeiro Ávila, Whesley Tanor Silva, Sueli Ferreira da Fonseca, Endi Lanza Galvão, Cheyenne Alves Fonseca, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda, Sabrina Pinheiro Tsopanoglou, Sanny Cristina de Castro Faria, Daniel Menezes de Souza, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Marcus Alessandro de Alcantara, Pedro Henrique Scheidt Figueiredo, Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha, Henrique Silveira Costa

“…However, simple and inexpensive methods for evaluation of functional impairment and identification of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in patients with CCC are lacking. …”
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