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Circulating level of β-aminoisobutyric acid (BAIBA), a novel myokine-like molecule, is inversely associated with fat mass in patients with heart failure
Results of experimental studies have shown that β-aminoisobutyric acid (BAIBA), an exercise-induced myokine-like molecule, is an endogenous negative regulator of fat mass in mice, but it remains unclear whethe...
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Assessment of prognosis in immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis patients with severe heart failure: a predictive value of right ventricular function
Although the benefit of updated therapeutic regimens, including bortezomib, on the survival of immunoglobulin light chain (AL) amyloidosis patients with heart failure (HF) has been reported, predictors of mort...
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Risk classification of pulmonary arterial hypertension by echocardiographic combined assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance and right ventricular function
Which combination of clinical parameters improves the prediction of prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains unclear. We examined whether combined assessment of pulmonary vascul...
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Late aneurysm formation of Valsalva sinus after aortic valve replacement due to Takayasu’s arteritis
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology involving the aorta and its branches, and also causes aortic regurgitation (AR). One of the most serious but rare complications after ao...