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  1. The purpose of this study was to explore whether miR-494-3p inhibits the occurrence of mitochondrial autophagy in cardiomyocytes by inhibiting the expression of PGC1-α and to supplement the theoretical basis f...

    Authors: Ninghui Mu, Tong Zhang, Ying Zhu, Bingtuan Lu, Qi Zheng and Jinlan Duan
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:204
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  2. Cardiac hemangioma is a very rare benign tumor of the heart which accounts for 1–2% of all primary cardiac tumors. Multiple cardiac hemangiomas are even rarer with only three cases published in the literature....

    Authors: Ting Xie, Matiullah Masroor, Xuan Chen, Fujin Liu, Jie Zhang, Dayan Yang, Cong Liu and Mei Xiang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:203
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  4. Currently, the study outcomes of anthropometric markers to predict the risk of hypertension are still inconsistent due to the effect of racial disparities. This study aims to investigate the most effective pre...

    Authors: Yuqing Li, Jiaofeng Gui, Xiaoyun Zhang, Ying Wang, Yujin Mei, Xue Yang, Haiyang Liu, Lei-lei Guo, Jinlong Li, Yunxiao Lei, Xiaoping Li, Lu Sun, Liu Yang, Ting Yuan, Congzhi Wang, Dongmei Zhang…
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:201
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  5. Sub-valvular aortic stenosis is a rare disorder that has a prevalence of 6.5% of all adult congenital heart diseases. The hemodynamic changes that occur in pregnancy with the resultant increase in cardiac outp...

    Authors: Lambert Tetteh Appiah, Solomon Gyabaah, Yaw Adu-Boakye and Bernard C. Nkum
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:200
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  6. Methylergonovine is a vasoconstrictive agent historically used as a provocative agent in the lab for coronary vasospasm; it is also a first line uterotonic agent for management of postpartum hemorrhage.

    Authors: Sae K Jang, Kathryn Berlacher and Alisse Hauspurg
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:199
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  7. Patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are at high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) despite timely ...

    Authors: Luyao Huang, Jing Zhang, Qing Huang, Ruiqing Cui and Jian Chen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:198
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  9. Lifestyle factors such as physical fitness, dietary habits, mental stress, and sleep quality, are strong predictors of the occurrence, clinical course, and overall treatment outcomes of common cardiovascular d...

    Authors: W. F. Goevaerts, N. C. C. W. Tenbült - van Limpt, W. J. Kop, M. V. Birk, Y. Liu, R. W. M. Brouwers, Y. Lu and H. M. C. Kemps
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:196
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  10. To assess the predictive accuracy of the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) for in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarc...

    Authors: Wen Guo, Jiajia Zhu and Wenxian Liu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:195
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  11. Prediction of lifetime cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is recommended in many clinical guidelines, but lifetime risk models are rarely externally validated. The aim of this study was to externally validate t...

    Authors: Shona Livingstone, Daniel R. Morales, Jacques Fleuriot, Peter T. Donnan and Bruce Guthrie
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:194
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  12. Recently, an increasing number of studies have suggested using serum neurofilament light (NfL) chain to predict the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest. However, the predictive ability of this approach rem...

    Authors: Shu Li Wang, Nan Li, Shun Yi Feng and Yong Li
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:193
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  13. Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) is an easy-to-miss diagnosis, but it is not an uncommon complication. The phenomenon of echocardiography (ECHO) showing both severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and ...

    Authors: Jia Shi, Mengjiao Shao, Xianhui Zhou, Yanmei Lu and Baopeng Tang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:192
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  14. We explored the effect of thrombin on human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) and further analyzed its role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (AS). Thrombin-induced differentially expressed genes (DEGs)...

    Authors: Yichen Zhang, Lin Sun, Xingsheng Wang and Qingbo Zhou
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:191
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  16. The main manifestations of Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) are a spherical expansion of the left ventricle or near the apex and decreased systolic function. TTS is mostly thought to be induced by emotional stress, an...

    Authors: Zhi-Yue Zhang, Jin-Jin Sun, Jun-Hua Wang, Peng Wang, Bai-Mei Liu, Jun-Hua Xing, Jun Liu, Da-Peng Zhang, Zhen-Zhen Kong, Hai-Tao Zhang and Xin-Ya Yu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:189
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  17. Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a life-threatening pathological change of the aorta. Patients who have undergone aortic surgery are usually at high risk of mortality.

    Authors: Xiaohui He, Jing Wang, Yuan Xue, Shipan Wang, Yanjun Dong, Hongjia Zhang and Meili Wang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:188
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  18. COVID-19 has caused the deferral of millions of elective procedures, likely resulting in a backlog of cases. We estimate the number of postponed surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) and transcatheter aorti...

    Authors: Adrian Heidenreich, Peter Stachon, Vera Oettinger, Ingo Hilgendorf, Timo Heidt, Jonathan Rilinger, Manfred Zehender, Dirk Westermann, Constantin von zur Mühlen and Klaus Kaier
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:187
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  19. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential component in secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Current guidelines recommend that the program should be comprehensive including multidisciplinary behav...

    Authors: Jidong Sung, Chul Kim, Jae-Young Han, Sungju Jee, Jang Woo Lee, Jong Hwa Lee, Won-Seok Kim, Heui Je Bang, Sora Baek, Kyung-Lim Joa, Ae Ryoung Kim, So Young Lee, Jihee Kim, Chung Reen Kim and Oh Pum Kwon
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:186
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  20. Genetic factors have a certain proportion in the risk factors of hypertension. The purpose was to investigate the relationship of cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) polymorphisms with hypertension in Hakka population...

    Authors: Nan Cai, Cunren Li, Xianfang Gu, Wenfeng Zeng, Jiawei Zhong, Jingfeng Liu, Guopeng Zeng, Junxing Zhu and Haifeng Hong
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:185
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  21. Higher plasma levels of natriuretic peptides (NPs) have been associated with reduced anxiety in experimental research and a number of patient samples. As NP levels are elevated in heart failure patients, we in...

    Authors: Marieke R. Wilke, Daniel Broschmann, Anja Sandek, Rolf Wachter, Frank Edelmann and Christoph Herrmann-Lingen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:184
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  22. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death globally, including Thailand. Approximately one-tenth of Thai adults have type 2 diabetes (T2D), a significantly increasing CVD. Our study aimed to...

    Authors: Sethapong Lertsakulbunlue, Mathirut Mungthin, Ram Rangsin, Anupong Kantiwong and Boonsub Sakboonyarat
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:183
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  23. Evidence and guidelines for Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) use when prescribing concurrent rifampin for tuberculosis treatment in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) are...

    Authors: Ki Won Hwang, Jin Hee Choi, Soo Yong Lee, Sang Hyun Lee, Min Ku Chon, Jungkuk Lee, Hasung Kim, Yong-Giun Kim, Hyung Oh Choi, Jeong Su Kim, Yong-Hyun Park, June Hong Kim, Kook Jin Chun, Gi-Byoung Nam and Kee-Joon Choi
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:182
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  25. Left atrial (LA) appendage flow velocity (LAAFV) is a classic but invasive predictor of thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to explore the usefulness of LA diameter (LAD) ...

    Authors: Guangyu Wang, Guangyu Li, Feng Hu, Minhua Zang and Jun Pu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:180
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  27. Psychiatric patients have two to three-fold higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality as compared to the general population. Despite the high rate of cardiovascular disease, about 80% of patients w...

    Authors: Betemariam Girma, Alemayehu Wondie, Wondwosen Debebe, Ahmed Juhar, Elsah Tegene, Deriba Bedane and Elias Mulat
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:178
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  28. Sleep duration plays an important role in predicting CCVD incidence, and have implications for reducing the burden of CCVD. However, the association between sleep duration and predicted cardio-cerebral vascula...

    Authors: Juzhong Ke, Xiaolin Liu, Xiaonan Ruan, Kang Wu, Hua Qiu, Xiaonan Wang, Zhitao Li and Tao Lin
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:177
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  29. A decade ago, the iopromide-paclitaxel coated balloon (iPCB) was added to the cardiologist‘s toolbox to initially treat in-stent restenosis followed by the treatment of de novo coronary lesions. In the meantim...

    Authors: Sylvia Otto, Victor Alfonso Jiménez Díaz, Daniel Weilenmann, Florim Cuculi, Amin Ariff Nuruddin, Gregor Leibundgut, Fernando Alfonso, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad, Stylianos Pyxaras, Harald Rittger, Philip Steen, Luise Gaede, Christian Schulze, Jochen Wöhrle, Mark Rosenberg and Matthias W. Waliszewski
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:176
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  30. Early heart failure prevention is central in patients with type 2 diabetes, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) have shown to improve prognosis. We investigated the effect of high-dose MRA, epler...

    Authors: Niels H. Brandt-Jacobsen, Marie Louise Johansen, Jon J. Rasmussen, Morten Dalsgaard, Thomas Kumler, Jens Faber, Patrick Rossignol, Morten Schou and Caroline Kistorp
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:175
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  32. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the high-risk characteristics of high-resolution MRI carotid vulnerable plaques and the clinical risk factors and concomitant acute cerebral infarction (...

    Authors: Yongxiang Tang, Jinping Zhang, Weizhou Liu, Wei Jin, Shijian Li, Zhen Qian, Xiaoquan Kong, Ran Zhang, Juanjuan HU, Baolin LI, Weiming Yuan and Yifan Zhang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:173
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  34. Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) contributes to serious myocardial injury and even death. Therefore, prevention and mitigation of myocardial I/R is particularly important. LncRNA HOTAIR has been reported ...

    Authors: Jixuan Liu, Mingzhuang Sun, Jinda Wang, Zhijun Sun and Gang Wang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:171
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  35. Diverse ethnic groups that exist in Iran may differ regarding the risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and family history of non-communicable disease. Premature C...

    Authors: Media Babahajiani, Ehsan Zarepur, Alireza Khosravi, Noushin Mohammadifard, Feridoun Noohi, Hasan Alikhasi, Shima Nasirian, Seyed Ali Moezi Bady, Parisa Janjani, Kamal Solati, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Samad Ghaffari, Elmira Javanmardi, Arsalan Salari, Mahboobeh Gholipour, Mostafa Dehghani…
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:170
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  36. Focal atrial tachycardia (FAT) always originates from atrium specific sites and can be successfully cured by radiofrequency (RF) ablation. However, the middle cardiac vein (MCV) is a rare site of focal atrial ...

    Authors: Min Guo, Nan Zhang, Gao Jia, Guijin Ma, Xin Li and Rui Wang
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:169
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  37. To investigate the effectiveness of de-escalation of ticagrelor (from ticagrelor 90 mg to clopidogrel 75 mg or ticagrelor 60 mg) on the prognosis of patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (ST...

    Authors: Zhigang Zhao, Jingyao Wang, Mengjie Lei, Yachao Li, Yanli Yang, Lei An, Xue Sun, Cairong Li and Zengming Xue
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:168
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  38. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a common complication in patients with congenital heart disease. In the absence of early diagnosis and treatment, pediatric patients with PAH has a poor survival rate. Here, ...

    Authors: Nan Jin, Mengjie Yu, Xiaoyue Du, Zhiguo Wu, Changlin Zhai, Haihua Pan, Jinping Gu and Baogang Xie
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:167
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  40. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important outcome indicator for chronic diseases. This study aimed to develop a new instrument for assessment of HRQoL in chronic heart failure (CHF) and evaluate i...

    Authors: Abdoljavad Khajavi, Mahdi Moshki, Shima Minaee, Farveh Vakilian, Ali Montazeri and Haydeh Hashemizadeh
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:165
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  41. Heart rate recovery (HRR) in the exercise test is the index of cardiac autonomic system function and sympathovagal balance impaired in patients with myocardial infarction (MI). An instance is left atrial (LA) ...

    Authors: Behruz Mashayekhi, Reza Mohseni-Badalabadi, Ali Hosseinsabet and Tahereh Ahmadian
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:164
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  42. To investigate the potential role of immune-related genes (IRGs) and immune cells in myocardial infarction (MI) and establish a nomogram model for diagnosing myocardial infarction.

    Authors: Hao Dong, Shi-Bai Yan, Guo-Sheng Li, Zhi-Guang Huang, Dong-Ming Li, Yu-lu Tang, Jia-Qian Le, Yan-Fang Pan, Zhen Yang, Hong-Bo Pan, Gang Chen and Ming-Jie Li
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:163
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  43. Albeit that cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) has enabled quantitative assessment of global myocardial strain in the diagnosis of suspected acute myocarditis, the cardiac segmental dysfuncti...

    Authors: Qian Gao, Wenfang Yi, Chao Gao, Tianfu Qi, Lili Li, Kaipeng Xie, Wei Zhao and Wei Chen
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:162
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  44. Obesity-related hypertension and the associated metabolic abnormalities are considered as a distinct hypertensive phenotype. Here we examined how abdominal fat content, as judged by waist:height ratio, influen...

    Authors: Jyrki Taurio, Elina J. Hautaniemi, Jenni K. Koskela, Arttu Eräranta, Mari Hämäläinen, Antti Tikkakoski, Jarkko A. Kettunen, Mika Kähönen, Onni Niemelä, Eeva Moilanen, Jukka Mustonen and Ilkka Pörsti
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:161
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  45. Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) refers to inflammation of the paranasal sinuses and nasal mucosa. Electrocardiographic indicators of ventricular repolarization have been shown to correlate with systemic inflammat...

    Authors: Sabri Abus, Mehtap koparal, Hakan Kaya, Olga Bayar Kapıcı, Mehmet Hakan Tasolar and Hakan Tibilli
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:160
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  46. Among all fetal heart block patients, > 50% cases are associated with maternal autoimmune diseases, and such patients should receive treatment. However, nearly half of fetal heart block cases involve a mother ...

    Authors: Li Wei, Jiahao Wu, Peihuan Xie, Xiaoliang Liu, Yimin Hua, Kaiyu Zhou, Chuan Wang and Yifei Li
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:159
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  47. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) burden assessed by Agatston score (AS) is currently recommended to stratify patients at risk for future acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Besides the CAC burden, the biostructu...

    Authors: Eric Po-Yu Huang, Huey-Shyan Lin, Yi-Chun Chen, Yi-He Li, Yi-Luan Huang, Yu-Jeng Ju, Hsien-Chung Yu, Gregory A. Kicska and Ming-Ting Wu
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:158
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  49. Real-time blood flow variation is crucial for understanding the dynamic development of coronary atherosclerosis. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of varying extent of stenosis on t...

    Authors: Yinghong Zhao, Huihui Wang, Wenbing Chen, Wenyue Sun, Xianchao Yu, Cunjie Sun and Gang Hua
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:156
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  50. Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) continues to cause suffering and premature deaths in many sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, where the disease is still endemic. RHD is largely preventable and determining its co...

    Authors: Pilly Chillo, Reuben Mutagaywa, Deogratias Nkya, Marina Njelekela, Gideon Kwesigabo, Febronia Kahabuka, Vanessa Kerry and Appolinary Kamuhabwa
    Citation: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2023 23:155
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