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Long COVID 19 Syndrome: Is It Related to Microcirculation and Endothelial Dysfunction? Insights From TUN-EndCOV Study
The COVID-19 disease is a multisystem disease due in part to the vascular endothelium injury. Lasting effects and long-term sequelae …
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Long-Term Stability and Biocompatibility of Pericardial Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
The use of bioprostheses for heart valve therapy has gradually evolved over several decades and both surgical and transcatheter devices …
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The Use of Maximum Entropy to Enhance Wave Intensity Analysis: An Application to Coronary Arteries in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Background: Wave intensity analysis is useful for analyzing coronary hemodynamics. Much of its clinical application involves the identification of waves …
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Utility of Human Immune Responses to GAS Antigens as a Diagnostic Indicator for ARF: A Systematic Review
Background: Previous studies have established that streptococcal antibody titer is correlated with a diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). However, …
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The “Cairo Accord”- Towards the Eradication of RHD: An Update
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults. It continues …
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Household Economic Consequences of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Uganda
Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has declined dramatically in wealthier countries in the past three decades, but it remains endemic …
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Telemedicine Improves the Short-Term Medical Care of Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Objectives: Telemedicine appears to be a promising tool for healthcare professionals to deliver remote care to patients with cardiovascular diseases …
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Left Ventricular Remodeling Following Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Background: Rheumatic heart disease affects primarily cardiac valves, it could involve the myocardium either primarily or secondary to heart valve …
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Heat Shock Proteins: Potential Modulators and Candidate Biomarkers of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a potentially life-threatening condition in which heart failure and systolic dysfunction occur late in pregnancy or …
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Impact of Acute Insulin Resistance on Myocardial Blush in Non-Diabetic Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Background: Myocardial blush grading is considered to be a novel tool for assessment of coronary microvasculature and myocardial perfusion in …
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The Role of HIV Infection in the Pathophysiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Purpose of the Review: The main objective of this study is to investigate mechanisms associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …
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MicroRNA Profiles in Normotensive and Hypertensive South African Individuals
Hypertension has a complex pathogenesis and symptoms appear in advanced disease. Dysregulation of gene expression regulatory factors like microRNAs has …
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Mitigating the Risk of COVID-19 Deaths in Cardiovascular Disease Patients in Africa Resource Poor Communities
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has affected millions of patients in almost all countries with over one million …
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Determining the Risk of Developing Rheumatic Heart Disease Following a Negative Screening Echocardiogram
Background: Screening echocardiograms can detect early-stage rheumatic heart disease (RHD), offering a chance to limit progression. Implementation of screening programs …
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The Effect of Nebivolol on Office Blood Pressure of Blacks Residing in Sub-Saharan Africa (A Pilot Study)
Introduction: There is substantial clinical evidence that monotherapy with beta-blockers are less effective in reducing blood pressure among hypertensive Black …
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Cardiovascular Anthropometry: What Is Best Suited for Large-Scale Population Screening in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Background :Body mass index (BMI) measures overweight/obesity. It, however, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), misclassifies cardiometabolic risk. Central obesity measures …
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Safety and Efficacy of Adding Dapagliflozin to Furosemide in Type 2 Diabetic Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Background: Heart failure is the most common cause of hospitalization in elderly patients. It is likely that many of the …
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Progressive Reinvention or Destination Lost? Half a Century of Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
The concept of tissue engineering evolved long before the phrase was forged, driven by the thromboembolic complications associated with the …
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Emerging Technologies for Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common disease affecting more than 4 million people in the United States and the European …
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A Preliminary Computational Investigation Into the Flow of PEG in Rat Myocardial Tissue for Regenerative Therapy
Myocardial infarction (MI), a type of cardiovascular disease, affects a significant proportion of people around the world. Traditionally, non-communicable chronic …