Pulmonary hypertension and metabolic syndrome: Possible connection, PPARγ and Caveolin-1 [0.03%]
肺动脉高压与代谢综合征：可能的联系，PPARγ和Caveolin-1
Rajamma Mathew
Rajamma Mathew
A number of disparate diseases can lead to pulmonary hypertension (PH), a serious disorder with a high morbidity and mortality rate. Recent studies suggest that the associated metabolic dysregulation may be an important factor adversely imp...
Jan Nijs,Sandro Gelsomino,Bastian Bljh Kietselaer et al.
Jan Nijs et al.
Effective height, which represents the height difference between the central free margins and the aortic insertion lines can be easily determined by 2-D echocardiography and allows for identification of prolapse in the native cusps and asse...
Hiroki Teragawa,Kenji Nishioka,Yuichi Fujii et al.
Hiroki Teragawa et al.
We present the case of a 65-year-old male with vasospastic angina (VSA) whose condition worsened during the perioperative period. He had been diagnosed with VSA 10 years prior. He was treated with two types of vasodilators and had not exper...
Rare case of coronary to pulmonary vein fistula with coronary steal phenomenon [0.03%]
冠状动脉至肺静脉瘘致冠状动脉窃血综合征罕见病例报告
Emad A Barsoum,Faisal B Saiful,Deepak Asti et al.
Emad A Barsoum et al.
Coronary artery fistulas are abnormal connections between coronary artery territories and cardiac chambers or major vessels, most of them are congenital. Patients with coronary artery fistula can be asymptomatic or present with different sy...
Is cardiac MRI an effective test for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy diagnosis? [0.03%]
心律失常性右室心肌病的诊断需要做心脏磁共振吗？
Santhi Chellamuthu,Alyson M Smith,Steven M Thomas et al.
Santhi Chellamuthu et al.
Aim: To evaluate the referrals with suspected arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and compare cardiac MR (cMR) findings against clinical diagnosis. ...
Lipid profile in children with coronary artery disease in Sindh, Pakistan [0.03%]
巴基斯坦信德省儿童冠心病的血脂谱分析
Saira Baloch,Bikha Ram Devrajani,Mohsin Ali Baloch et al.
Saira Baloch et al.
Aim: To evaluate lipid profile in children with coronary artery disease (CAD) in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Methods: The study include...
Assessment of coronary artery disease using coronary computed tomography angiography and biochemical markers [0.03%]
应用冠状动脉CT造影和生化标志物评估冠心病患者
Gitsios Gitsioudis,Hugo A Katus,Grigorios Korosoglou
Gitsios Gitsioudis
Chronic inflammatory mechanisms in the arterial wall lead to atherosclerosis, and include endothelial cell damage, inflammation, apoptosis, lipoprotein deposition, calcification and fibrosis. Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) h...
Neuregulin-1/erbB activities with focus on the susceptibility of the heart to anthracyclines [0.03%]
神经调节素1/erbB活性与心脏易受蒽环类药物影响的关系
Cecilia Vasti,Cecilia M Hertig
Cecilia Vasti
Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) signaling through the tyrosine kinase receptors erbB2 and erbB4 is required for cardiac morphogenesis, and it plays an essential role in maintaining the myocardial architecture during adulthood. The tyrosine kinase recep...
Calpain system and its involvement in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury [0.03%]
钙蛋白系统及其在心肌缺血再灌注损伤中的作用
Christiane Neuhof,Heinz Neuhof
Christiane Neuhof
Calpains are ubiquitous non-lysosomal Ca(2+)-dependent cysteine proteases also present in myocardial cytosol and mitochondria. Numerous experimental studies reveal an essential role of the calpain system in myocardial injury during ischemia...
Akira Tamura
Akira Tamura
The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is a crucial tool in the diagnosis and risk stratification of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Unlike other 11 leads, lead aVR has been long neglected until recent years. However, recent investigations have...