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3 Mins
11 Oct 2021

2021 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure

An engaging session on the newly revised European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment…
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1 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Circulating TGF-β1 and Progression of the Mitral Valve Myxomatosis and Leaflets Billowing: A 15-Year Follow-Up

TGF-β1 is a crucial regulatory cytokine that contributes to the development of the mitral valve. Under normal conditions, TGF-β regulates…
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2 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Emotional and Cardiovascular Health: The Impact of Depression on Cardiac Autonomic Activity

Depression is a frequent comorbidity in patients with cardiovascular diseases, with a prevalence ranging from 35% to 74%.1-3 It is believed…
10 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Biomarker-Based Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy of Heart Failure

The prevalence of heart failure (HF) worldwide is 64.34 million cases, and almost 10 million years have been lost due to HF-related disability…
7 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Eight Coronary Artery Perforations and a Review of the Up-to-Date Literature

Percutaneous coronary intervention has become a fundamental diagnostic and treatment strategy in coronary artery disease. Much like any…
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2 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Comparison of Echocardiographic Parameters of Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia in Hospital and 3 Months After Discharge

COVID-19 primarily affects the respiratory system of patients; however, the cardiovascular system is also damaged. To study the impact of a…
9 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Cardiomyopathy is a group of diseases that affect the heart muscle. Early on, there may be few or no symptoms. As the disease worsens…
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1 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Patients with COVID-19 Present Impaired Endothelial Glycocalyx, Vascular Dysfunction, and Myocardial Deformation Resembling Those Observed in Patients with Hypertension 4 Months After Infection

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been associated with deregulations in vascular, endothelial, and…
5 Mins
11 Oct 2021

Hydroxychloroquine- and Azithromycin-Induced Transient Left-Bundle Branch Block in a Patient with COVID-19

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus (referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-Cov-2]) in December 2019 in Wuhan City, China, and up until now, several studies and trials have been conducted to manage infected patients…
11 Mins
11 Oct 2021

COVID-19 Infection and Myocardial Infarction Pathophysiology and Therapy

The relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease has been of interest since the beginning of the pandemic, with the focus more…