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Cardiology
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Correction: Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia: Revised Edition 2023
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Wuhan 3 years after the outbreak of the pandemic—cardiological insights and perspectives
In November 2019, Wuhan, a city in Central China, became the center of an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause, which was later named “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19). COVID-19 is caused by the novel se...
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Pericardial paraganglioma detected with contrast-enhanced CT, MRI, and 18F-FDG PET/CT findings
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Diagnostic value of quantitative myocardial blood flow assessment by NaI(Tl) SPECT in detecting significant stenosis: a prospective, multi-center study
The aim of this prospective multi-center study was to investigate the diagnostic value of myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantification using NaI(Tl)-based single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for d...
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68Ga-FAPI PET/CT for molecular assessment of fibroblast activation in right heart in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a single-center, pilot study
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with radiolabeled fibroblasts activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) provides the opportunity to directly visualize fibrosis. This study aimed to investigate the feasibi...
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Texture analysis of SPECT myocardial perfusion provides prognostic value for dilated cardiomyopathy
Texture analysis (TA) has demonstrated clinical values in extracting information, quantifying inhomogeneity, evaluating treatment outcomes, and predicting long-term prognosis for cardiac diseases. The aim of t...
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Value of rest 18F-FDG myocardial imaging in the diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease in Chinese patients with suspected unstable angina: A prospective real-world clinical study
This study aimed to determine the clinical value of rest 18F-FDG imaging in Chinese patients with non-acute chest pain, normal ECG, negative troponin, and suspected UA.
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Right atrial angiosarcoma detected with 13N-NH3 myocardial PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT
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A method using deep learning to discover new predictors from left-ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony for CRT response
Studies have shown that the conventional parameters characterizing left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) measured on gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) have their own statistical limitati...
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Open AccessIncorporating coronary artery calcium scoring in the prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease with myocardial ischemia: a study with sequential use of coronary computed tomography angiography and positron emission tomography imaging
Additional strategies are needed to refine the referral for diagnostic testing of symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to compare various models to predict hemodynamicall...
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Overview of Pediatric Echocardiography
Echocardiography is an imaging method that uses ultrasound waves to visualize the heart’s structure and function. Pediatric echocardiography [1–4] has a history that dates back to the 1950s, when ultrasound im...
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Septal Defects
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect characterized by an abnormal opening in the wall (septum) between the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.
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Hybrid Procedure for Congenital Heart Diseases (CHDs)
The transcatheter closure of VSD using various devices has shown positive outcomes for over two decades, as reported in studies [1]. However, the periventricular technique for VSD device closure is a hybrid pr...
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Miscellaneous Congenital Heart Diseases
The most common primary cardiac tumors are mostly benign, including rhabdomyoma, teratoma, and fibroma [1, 2]. Symptoms of a cardiac tumor in postnatal life depend on its size and location. A large tumor can c...
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Unusual Shunt and Fistula
An aorta-right atrial tunnel, also referred to as an aorto-right atrial fistula, is an abnormal connection between the aorta and the right atrium of the heart. It typically involves an extracardiac vascular ch...
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Postoperative Residual Defect
Catheter-based interventions can be an alternative to additional surgery when there is a remaining shunt or defect following certain congenital heart surgeries. Reoperating on these residual defect or shunt ca...
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Valvular Abnormalities of Atrioventricular Connections
The second stage of the palliation is the bidirectional Glenn shunt (BGD), which is shown in Fig. 4.2b, b1, and is a surgical procedure performed at 3–6 months of age. This involves creating a connection betwe...
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Valvular Abnormalities
Congenital MS is a heart condition present from birth, characterized by a narrow or stiff mitral valve that obstructs blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle. This leads to congestive symptoms an...
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Anomalies of the Great Vessels & Ventriculoarterial Connections
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a congenital heart defect in which the two major arteries leaving the heart are switched, meaning that the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary a...
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Comparison of the efficacy of costoclavicular space brachial plexus blockade with 0.5% versus 0.375% ropivacaine: a randomized, double-blind, single-centre, noninferiority clinical trial
Recently, more attention has been given to the costoclavicular space (CCS) as an alternative pathway for ultrasound-guided brachial plexus block (BPB). While 0.5% ropivacaine was used in most related studies,...
