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Cardiac tamponade
Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency caused by the progressive accumulation of pericardial fluid (effusion), blood, pus or air in the...
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Severe cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest due to fulminant cardiac sarcoidosis: a case report
BackgroundCardiac sarcoidosis is found to occur in approximately 5% of patients with sarcoidosis. Its presentation can typically range from complete...
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Use of PET/CT to detect myocardial inflammation and the risk of malignant arrhythmia in chronic Chagas disease
BackgroundChagas heart disease (CHD) is characterized by progressive myocardial inflammation associated with myocardial fibrosis and segmental...
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Immune checkpoints in cardiac physiology and pathology: therapeutic targets for heart failure
Immune checkpoint molecules are physiological regulators of the adaptive immune response. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), such as monoclonal...
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Heme Oxygenase-1, Cardiac Senescence, and Myocardial Infarction: A Critical Review of the Triptych
PurposeHeme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a crucial enzyme in heme metabolism, facilitating the breakdown of heme into biliverdin, carbon monoxide, and free...
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Pineapple consumption reduced cardiac oxidative stress and inflammation in high cholesterol diet-fed rats
BackgroundHypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It has been reported that pineapple contains healthy nutrients and...
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Extensive cardiac FDG uptake in a patient with AL amyloidosis
Cardiac AL amyloidosis is a medical emergency causing rapid deterioration of cardiac function; however, it remains to be a diagnostic challenge...
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PET/CT-identified atrial hypermetabolism is an index of atrial inflammation in patients with atrial fibrillation
BackgroundAlthough atrial inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF), the identification of atrial...
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Clinical value and role of microRNA-29c-3p in sepsis-induced inflammation and cardiac dysfunction
BackgroundThe goal of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of miR-29c-3p in sepsis and its role in sepsis-induced inflammatory response...
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Multimodality imaging for diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment monitoring of cardiac sarcoidosis
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), with either extracardiac involvement or in isolation, is increasingly recognized. Complications from cardiac involvement...
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Treatment with recombinant Sirt1 rewires the cardiac lipidome and rescues diabetes-related metabolic cardiomyopathy
BackgroundMetabolic cardiomyopathy (MCM), characterized by intramyocardial lipid accumulation, drives the progression to heart failure with preserved...
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Inflammation and aging: signaling pathways and intervention therapies
Aging is characterized by systemic chronic inflammation, which is accompanied by cellular senescence, immunosenescence, organ dysfunction, and...
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Pan-immune inflammation value; a novel biomarker reflecting inflammation associated with frailty
BackgroundFrailty is suggested to be associated with age-related changes in the immune system, namely immunosenescence. Few studies have investigated...
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Application of Hydrogels in Cardiac Regeneration
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of death globally. Due to limited cardiac regeneration, infarcted myocardial tissue is gradually...
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Complete resolution of focal-on-diffuse myocardial activity pattern on FDG PET-CT by prolonging the dietary preparation protocol in cardiac sarcoidosis
Patient preparation is crucial for reliable interpretation of cardiac inflammation FDG PET. We share our experience of improved reporting confidence...
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Potential traditional Chinese medicines with anti-inflammation in the prevention of heart failure following myocardial infarction
Inflammation plays an important role in the development of heart failure (HF) after myocardial infarction (MI). Suppression of post-infarction...
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Assessment of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: FDG PET and BMIPP SPECT
Purpose of ReviewCardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias, heart...
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Systemic inflammation and acute kidney injury after colorectal surgery
BackgroundIn this retrospective review, the relative importance of systemic inflammation among other causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) was...
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Histopathology reveals concealed aortic valve inflammation
BackgroundThe extent of aortic valve inflammation in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) is unsettled. The significance of aortic...
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Flaxseed oil fraction reverses cardiac remodeling at a molecular level: improves cardiac function, decreases apoptosis, and suppresses miRNA-29b and miRNA 1 gene expression
Flaxseed is an ancient commercial oil that historically has been used as a functional food to lower cholesterol levels. However, despite its...
