Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 11, 2024

Jude LIFE) have revealed that two common biomarkers of cardiac function and damage could better predict cardiomyopathy within five years than routine clinical evaluations in high-risk, asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors. Data from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study (St.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 17, 2024

Peripheral electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) reportedly improves cardiac function after myocardial ischemia (MI) by rebalancing the cardiac autonomic nervous system. The dynamic and continuous influence of the PENS on autonomic and cardiac functioning based on cardiac self-repair is not well understood.

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JAMA Cardiology

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This post hoc analysis of the randomized Tafamidis in Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy Clinical Trial examines the effect of tafamidis vs placebo on 30-month changes in cardiac function in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 19, 2024

The study, published in the journal Science Advances, identifies the first therapeutic target that can be modulated to preserve cardiac function in pulmonary hypertension, providing hope in the fight against this rare but fatal disease for which there is currently no cure.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 26, 2024

Introduction This study evaluated the hypothesis that vascular aging (VA) reduces ventricular contractile function and mechanical efficiency (ME) using the left ventricular pressure-volume (PV) construct. Methods A previously published in-silico computational model (CM) was modified to evaluate the hypothesis in two phases.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Catheter ablation is recommended in patients with suspected atrial fibrillation-mediated cardiomyopathy (AMC) for the recovery of cardiac function.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

addition, its robust performance suggests a strong potential for widespread adoption in routine cardiac evaluations. Our approach provides rapid, accurate assessments of LVID makes it an invaluable tool for cardiac function evaluation.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

JANUARY 2, 2024

CAMK2D-edited mice recovered cardiac function, showed improved exercise performance, and were protected from myocardial fibrosis, which was otherwise observed in injured control mice after IR. Our findings identify a potentially effective strategy for cardioprotection in response to oxidative damage.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 7, 2024

The patient required prolonged catecholamine support owing to poor cardiac function, and heart transplantation was considered. Case presentation A 43-year-old man with a body mass index of 41 kg/m 2 was admitted to our hospital for acute heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.

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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mavacamten is a selective, allosteric, and reversible cardiac myosin inhibitor, representing the first disease-specific treatment for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) that targets the core pathophysiological mechanism of this condition.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves survival, in what a paper describing the results calls "an unprecedented recovery of cardiac function."

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Aging is influenced by genetic determinants and comorbidities, among which diabetes increases the risk for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. There is no therapy to prevent heart dysfunction in ag.

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HCPLive

MARCH 14, 2024

The AccuCinch® System, utilized by Allegheny General Hospital, offers a breakthrough approach to treating heart failure by targeting the left ventricle.

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American College of Cardiology

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Are plasma factor XI levels associated with cardiovascular events and cardiac function in humans?

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

AUGUST 7, 2024

We sought to explore the underlying mechanisms in terms of structural and functional remodelling in HCM pati. The adverse prognostic impact of diabetes on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is poorly understood.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Before enrollment, the patients’ left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), liver and kidney function electrolytes, and Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and other indicators were measured.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a severe cardiovascular complication of diabetes characterized by myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis, and impaired cardiac function. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has emerg.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Senescence is recognized as a principal risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, with a significant association between the senescence of cardiomyocytes and inferior cardiac function. Furthermore, type 2 diabe.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether and how STIM1 expression in cardiomyocytes (CM) impacts cardiac remodeling in response to I/R injury is unclear. Loss of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) expression in smooth muscle cells protects against ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 7, 2024

At baseline, cKO mice exhibited a reduced cardiac function, elevated stress markers and a decrease in FAO and GO gene expression compared to WT mice. LVH resulted in increased cardiac remodeling and a decreased expression of FAO and GO genes, but a comparable decline in cardiac function in cKO compared to WT mice.

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DAIC

JUNE 7, 2024

In CAVD, microcrystals of hydroxyapatite (a calcium phosphate mineral) deposit onto the heart valve leaflets and impair cardiac function. The disease has a dismal prognosis with most untreated patients dying two years after diagnosis.

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HCPLive

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Presented at ASH 2023, findings of a new study showed patients with sickle cell disease and venous thromboembolism have longitudinal worsening of left ventricular diastolic and right-sided cardiac function.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The secondary outcomes were changes in hemodynamic and cardiac function. As adjuvants to etomidate induction, they do not impair cardiac function (ChiCTR1900028030). Results The incidence of the response to cardiovascular stress was 23.1%, 30.8%, and 65.4% in groups A, B, and C, respectively. Discussion Esketamine 0.5 mg/kg

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Circulation

DECEMBER 28, 2023

BACKGROUND:Progressive remodeling of cardiac gene expression underlies decline in cardiac function, eventually leading to heart failure. Circulation, Ahead of Print.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 11, 2024

Blood pressure and measures of cardiac geometry and function were obtained in 2001 to 2003 and 2006 to 2009. We used generalized estimating equations to evaluate the association of declines in blood lead with changes in blood pressure; cardiac function and geometry measures were considered secondary. μg/dL at baseline.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 9, 2024

Here is the transesophageal echo (TEE) at the same time as this 2nd ECG: Excellent LV Function. I have had many cases of severe Hyperkalemia with wide complex that show good cardiac function. How could that be with such a 12-lead? The ECG above is bizarrely wide. It is nearly a sine wave.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2024

Cardiac function was measured by echocardiography during hospitalization and follow-up. Major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) were recorded for prognostic analysis. Results At the 6-month follow-up, AMI patients who received TPE after primary PCI had significantly lower levels of CTCF (24.27 ± 2.40

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Outcomes analyzed included mortality, complications, cardiac function, and hospital stay.Results:Meta-analysis of 5 studies with 58,232 patients showed that off-pump CABG was associated with a slightly lower complication rate: 15% for on-pump CABG and 13.5% The optimal approach remains debated. 1.19) and 1.15 (95% CI: 1.10-1.20),

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Despite cardiac MRI being unsuggestive of myocarditis, myocardial biopsies were obtained and histologically confirmed anti-PD-1 antibody-associated myocarditis. After the initiation of prednisone at 1 mg/kg body weight, the patient gradually recovered and was discharged three weeks later with markedly improved cardiac function.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

RALBP1 knockout were generated to investigate the impact of RALBP1 on cardiac function and related signaling pathways. RALBP1 knockout significantly improved cardiac function, reduced arginylation reaction, inhibition of MAM-CAMKIIδ pathway activation in ICIAM mice.

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CardiacWire

JANUARY 7, 2024

Far fewer participants in the AT-001 group experienced “clinically significant worsening in cardiac functional capacity” than the placebo group (32.7% The post Applied Therapeutics’ AT-001 Trial Misses Mark appeared first on Cardiac Wire. ml/kg/min Peak VO2).

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DAIC

MAY 2, 2024

The team of investigators built a dataset of 1,032,975 cardiac ultrasound videos and corresponding expert interpretations to develop EchoCLIP. Key takeaways from the study include: EchoCLIP displayed strong performance when assessing cardiac function using heart images.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Our purpose is to investigate the effect of MYPT2 on cardiac function and fibrosis in mineralocorticoid receptor‐related hypertension.Methods and ResultsHL‐1 murine cardiomyocytes were incubated with different concentrations or durations of aldosterone.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Abstract Introduction This case report highlights the novel role of His-bundle pacing (HBP) from right atrium, not just for preserving cardiac function, but also for avoiding interference with TriClip devices. Conclusion HBP is effective for patients with TriClip devices, ensuring optimal cardiac function and lead stability.

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Clinical Trial Results

APRIL 7, 2024

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) is a non-excitatory electrical stimulation for improving cardiac function. However, the effect of CCM on metabolic remodeling of heart failure is unknown.

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DAIC

APRIL 18, 2024

Enhancement of cardiac function and suppression of heart failure progression by inhibition of protein phosphatase 1. I-1c delivered via direct coronary infusion in a porcine model of heart failure improves contractility and mitigates adverse remodeling. Circ Heart Fail. 2013;6(2):310-317. [2] 2] Pathak A, del Monte F, Zhao W, et al.

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