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Left ventricular systolic dyssynchrony: a novel imaging marker for early assessment of myocardial damage in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction and normal myocardial perfusion
ObjectivesMyocardial damage is the important cause of heart failure (HF) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which is difficult to early diagnose,...
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Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Women
Purpose of ReviewPatients who are suspected of having symptoms from myocardial ischemia routinely undergo coronary angiography to evaluate for...
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Predictive role of cardiac valvular calcification in all-cause mortality of Chinese initial haemodialysis patients: a follow-up study of 4 years
BackgroundCardiac valvular calcification (CVC) is prevalent in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Its association with mortality in Chinese incident...
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The D-SPECT SH reconstruction protocol: improved quantification of small left ventricle volumes
BackgroundDue to spatial resolution limitations, conventional NaI-SPECT typically overestimates the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) in...
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Early microvascular coronary endothelial dysfunction precedes pembrolizumab-induced cardiotoxicity. Preventive role of high dose of atorvastatin
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) exhibit remarkable antitumor activity and immune-related cardiotoxicity of unknown pathomechanism. The aim of the...
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Quantitative flow ratio vs. angiography-only guided PCI in STEMI patients: one-year cardiovascular outcomes
BackgroundCoronary physiology-guided PCIs are recommended worldwide. However, invasive coronary physiology methods prolong the procedure, create...
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Coronary Microvascular Disease
Coronary microvascular disease or dysfunction (CMVD) has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Despite a growing prevalence,...
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Imaging Evaluation of Kawasaki Disease
Purpose of ReviewThis review provides the summary of the appropriate use of these modalities when caring for patients with Kawasaki disease at...
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Anthracycline-induced hypertension in pediatric cancer survivors: unveiling the long-term cardiovascular risks
BackgroundLong-term cardiovascular complications are common among pediatric cancer survivors, and anthracycline-induced hypertension has become an...
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Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery in Pediatric Patients
Purpose of ReviewWe present a contemporary approach to risk assessment and management of patients with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery...
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine cause similar vasodilator effect in patients undergoing stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
To evaluate the vasodilator effect of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) compared with adenosine in stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)...
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Prognostic value of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony induced by exercise stress in patients with normal myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography
BackgroundLeft ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) induced by exercise stress was reported to be clinically useful in detecting multivessel...
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Nuclear medicine in the assessment and prevention of cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity: prospects and proposal of use by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)
AbstractCardiotoxicity may present as (pulmonary) hypertension, acute and chronic coronary syndromes, venous thromboembolism, cardiomyopathies/heart...
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Definition and epidemiology of coronary microvascular disease
Ischemic heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. However, most patients referred for a noninvasive...
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Colchicine ameliorates myocardial injury induced by coronary microembolization through suppressing pyroptosis via the AMPK/SIRT1/NLRP3 signaling pathway
BackgroundCoronary microembolization(CME)is a common complication in acute coronary syndrome and percutaneous coronary intervention, which is closely...
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Cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of GPR22 ameliorates cardiac injury in mice with acute myocardial infarction
BackgroundThe activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) signaling by external stimuli has been implicated in inducing cardiac stress and...
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Fetal Pulmonary Venous Return: From Basic Research to the Clinical Value of Doppler Assessment
The fetal pulmonary circulation represents less than 25% of the fetal cardiac output. In comparison with the pulmonary arteries, studies on pulmonary...
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Early diastolic strain rate by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is a predictor of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular events in stable angina pectoris
This study aimed to clarify the diagnostic and prognostic potential of strain rate in patients with suspected stable angina pectoris (SAP). Strain...
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Imaging and surgical management of congenital heart diseases
Congenital heart disease affects approximately 1% of live births per year. In recent years, there has been a decrease in the morbidity and mortality...
