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Partial resection of large congenital left ventricular diverticulum in an infant: a case report
BackgroundCongenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation usually requiring total resection.
Case presentation ...
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Association of sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThe implication of sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) to prognosis is controversial, and its association with mortality at different...
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Pathological right ventricular changes in synthesized electrocardiogram in end-stage renal disease patients and their association with mortality and cardiac hospitalization: a cohort study
BackgroundRight ventricular (RV) function is an important prognostic predictor for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Non-invasive evaluation...
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Cardiac Assessment in Children with MIS-C: Late Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) is a new entity that emerges 2–4 weeks after the SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. MIS-C can affect all...
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Del Nido cardioplegia versus blood cardioplegia in coronary artery bypass grafting
PurposeThe del Nido cardioplegia (DC) has been extensively used in congenital heart surgery for over two decades and is becoming popular in adult...
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Early smoking lead to worse prognosis of COPD patients: a real world study
BackgroundSmoking remains a major risk factor for the development and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Due to the...
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Differences between genetic dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis in children presenting with severe cardiac dysfunction
Acute myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, and it can present as severe heart failure in children. Differential diagnosis with...
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Prevalence of diabetic cardiomyopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes in a large academic medical center
BackgroundDiabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM) is characterized by asymptomatic stage B heart failure (SBHF) caused by diabetes-related metabolic...
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Early echocardiographic detection of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus asymptomatic for cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is now a leading cause of death for these patients. In...
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Prognostic value of echocardiographic indices in risk stratification of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism
BackgroundRegarding risk stratification of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, data are still not sufficient. Transthoracic echocardiography...
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CA125: a novel cardiac biomarker for infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia
BackgroundThe carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) was proven as a robust biomarker for risk stratification in adults with heart failure. This is the...
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Effects of antidiabetic drugs on left ventricular function/dysfunction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
BackgroundAlthough a variety of antidiabetic drugs have significant protective action on the cardiovascular system, it is still unclear which...
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Impact on carotid intima-media thickness after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in patients with morbid obesity
BackgroundWe aimed to investigate the impact of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) & left ventricular...
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The evaluation of left ventricular dyssynchrony in hypertensive patients with a preserved systolic function undergoing gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
BackgroundHypertension as a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases can result in left ventricular dyssynchrony (LVD) leading to uncoordinated...
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Stroke–heart syndrome: current progress and future outlook
Stroke can lead to cardiac complications such as arrhythmia, myocardial injury, and cardiac dysfunction, collectively termed stroke–heart syndrome...
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Medium-term outcomes of a modified technique for RSOV-VSD subset
Rupture of sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) aneurysm to right ventricular outflow tract or main pulmonary artery is commonly associated with subaortic...
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Cerebral regional oxygen saturation as a predictive parameter for preoperative heart failure and delayed hemodynamic recovery in transcutaneous aortic valve implantation: a retrospective cohort study
This study aimed to investigate the relationship of perioperative cerebral regional oxygen saturation (rSO 2 ) with various preoperative clinical...
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Macrophage depletion in stellate ganglia alleviates cardiac sympathetic overactivation and ventricular arrhythmogenesis by attenuating neuroinflammation in heart failure
Cardiac sympathetic overactivation is involved in arrhythmogenesis in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Inflammatory infiltration in the...
