Vol 12, No 6 (December 16, 2022): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

The prognostic value of the left atrial strain rate determined using cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking imaging in patients with severe idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Xi Chen, Rui Chen, Xinyi Luo, Xinyi Wu, Yuelong Yang, Zhicheng Du, Xiaoyu Wei, Zhigang Wu, Yongzhou Xu, Hui Liu
Safety of intrahospital transport for MR or CT scans in ventilated pediatric intensive care patients with congenital heart disease
Fabienne Oettgen, Nerejda Shehu, Heiko Stern, Peter Ewert, Christian Meierhofer
The implications of an integrated management model of prenatal diagnosis/postnatal treatment for premature infants with critical congenital heart disease—a case-control study
Yi-Jing Liang, Jing-Xuan Fang, Yun-Xia Sun, Zhi-Chun Feng, Cai-Sheng Liu, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Min-Qiao Jian, Jin Zhong, Xi-Meng Wang, Yu-Mei Liu, Shao-Ru He
Quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease with and without pulmonary hypertension: a comparative study
Annika Freiberger, Amely Busse, Peter Ewert, Michael Huntgeburth, Harald Kaemmerer, Niko Kohls, Nicole Nagdyman, Cristina Richter, Christina Röhrich, Fabian von Scheidt, Michael Weyand, Sebastian Freilinger, Caroline Andonian
The number of myocardial infarction segments connected to papillary muscle is associated with the improvement in moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation
Kui Zhang, Wei Fu, Qinyi Dai, Jubing Zheng, Jumatay Biekan, Yueli Wang, Pengyun Yan, Xiaoyan Gu, Junsheng Mu, Ran Dong
The relation of aortic dimensions and obesity in adults with Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome
Mathieu N. Suleiman, Sebastian Freilinger, Christian Meierhofer, Matthias May, Gert Bischoff, Peter Ewert, Annika Freiberger, Michael Huntgeburth, Ann-Sophie Kaemmerer, Mohamed Marwan, Nicole Nagdyman, Jan-Peter Roth, Harald Kaemmerer, Michael Weyand, Frank Harig
Healthcare status of adults with pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease
Amely J. Busse, Sebastian Freilinger, Andreas Eicken, Peter Ewert, Annika Freiberger, Michael Huntgeburth, Nicole Nagdyman, Fabian von Scheidt, Harald Kaemmerer, Michael Weyand
Risk factors for severe acute kidney injury post complication after total arch replacement combined with frozen elephant trunk, in acute type A aortic dissection
Pengfei Chen, Mingjian Chen, Liang Chen, Runyu Ding, Zujun Chen, Liqing Wang
Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-form B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Ziqiang Gong, Dexiu Xing, Rong Wu, Senmao Zhang, Changxiang Ye, Yan Chen, Xiaoling Liu, Lizhang Chen, Tingting Wang
Cardiovascular and bleeding risks of inactive cancer in patients with acute myocardial infarction who received primary percutaneous coronary intervention using drug-eluting stent and dual/triple antithrombotic therapy
Hiroya Hayashi, Yu Kataoka, Kota Murai, Kenichiro Sawada, Takamasa Iwai, Hideo Matama, Satoshi Honda, Masashi Fujino, Shuichi Yoneda, Kensuke Takagi, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Yasuhide Asaumi, Yasuhiro Izumiya, Daiju Fukuda, Teruo Noguchi
β3 adrenoceptor agonist mirabegron protects against right ventricular remodeling and drives Drp1 inhibition
Lin Zhao, Hui Luo, Tangzhiming Li, Xiexiong Zhao, Yanghong Liu

Editorial Commentary

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world
Lukoye Atwoli, Gregory E. Erhabor, Aiah A. Gbakima, Abraham Haileamlak, Jean-Marie Ntumba Kayembe, James Kigera, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Joy Muhia, Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi, David Ofori-Adjei, Friday Okonofua, Arash Rashidian, Maha El-Adawy, Siaka Sidibé, Abdelmadjid Snouber, James Tumwine, Mohammad Sahar Yassien, Paul Yonga, Lilia Zakhama, Chris Zielinski