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Heart and great vessels segmentation in congenital heart disease via CNN and conditioned energy function postprocessing
PurposeThe segmentation of the heart and great vessels in CT images of congenital heart disease (CHD) is critical for the clinical assessment of...
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The 2-year postoperative left heart function in marginal donor heart recipients assessing by speckle tracking echocardiography
This study analyzed the differences and explored the donor/recipient factors between marginal and standard donor heart recipients after heart...
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DEAD-box helicase 17 (DDX17) protects cardiac function by promoting mitochondrial homeostasis in heart failure
DEAD-box helicase 17 (DDX17) is a typical member of the DEAD-box family with transcriptional cofactor activity. Although DDX17 is abundantly...
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Right Heart Function in Cardiorenal Syndrome
Purpose of ReviewSince CRS is critically dependent on right heart function and involved in interorgan crosstalk, assessment and monitoring of both...
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Exercise Improves Heart Function after Myocardial Infarction: The Merits of AMPK
BackgroundAMPK is considered an important protein signaling pathway that has been shown to exert prominent cardioprotective effects on the...
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Renal function modifies the association between hemoconcentration and outcomes in hospitalized heart failure patients
Evidence-based management of decongestion is lacking in hospitalized heart failure (HHF) patients, especially in patients with impaired renal...
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Changes in the shape and function of the fetal heart of pre- and gestational diabetes mothers
BackgroundHyperglycemia during pregnancy can affect fetal heart in many ways, including causing cardiac malformation, leading to hypertrophic...
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Early reverse remodeling of left heart morphology and function evaluated by cardiac magnetic resonance in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy after transapical beating-heart septal myectomy
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the early morphology and function of the left heart in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) after...
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Unique 40-year survival after heart transplantation with normal graft function and spontaneous operational tolerance
Unique 40-year survival after heart transplantation with normal graft function and spontaneous operational tolerance.
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Impact of maternal age and body mass index on the structure and function of the heart in newborns: a Copenhagen Baby Heart Study
BackgroundMaternal obesity and advanced age have been associated with an increased risk of structural congenital heart defects in the offspring....
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Iron Dyshomeostasis and Mitochondrial Function in the Failing Heart: A Review of the Literature
Cardiac contraction and relaxation require a substantial amount of energy provided by the mitochondria. The failing heart is adenosine triphosphate...
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Renal denervation improves cardiac function independently of afterload and restores myocardial norepinephrine levels in a rodent heart failure model
Renal nerves play a critical role in cardiorenal interactions. Renal denervation (RDN) improved survival in some experimental heart failure (HF)...
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Improvement in right heart function following kidney transplantation in esrd patients: insights from speckle tracking echocardiography analysis
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with unfavorable cardiovascular outcomes and remains the leading cause of mortality in...
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Effects of dandelion root on rat heart function and oxidative status
This study aimed to examine the effects of dandelion root on rat heart function and oxidative status. At the beginning of the experimental protocol, Wi...
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High Time to Consider the Role of Thyroid Function in Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Herein we respond to the controversial United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommendation to perform thyroid function testing in...
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Sleep-disordered breathing and lung function abnormalities in adults with congenital heart disease
PurposeAdvances in treatment enables most patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD) to survive into adulthood, implying the need to address...
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Your Heart Function Has Normalized—What Next After TRED-HF?
Purpose of ReviewWith the widespread implementation of contemporary disease-modifying heart failure therapy, the rates of normalization of ejection...
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Heart Failure with Recovered Ejection Fraction in Patients with Vinculin Loss-of-function Variants
Predictors of myocardial recovery in heart failure (HF) are poorly understood. We explored if vinculin ( VCL ) variants are associated with myocardial...
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Advanced glycation end-products, cardiac function and heart failure in the general population: The Rotterdam Study
Aims/hypothesisThe aim of this work was to assess the association of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), measured by skin autofluorescence (SAF),...
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Resting heart rate, cognitive function, and inflammation in older adults: a population-based study
BackgroundEmerging evidence has linked elevated resting heart rate (RHR) with poor cognitive function in older adults, but the mechanisms underlying...
