Vol 13, No 6 (December 15, 2023): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

Clinical significance of carotid intima-media thickness and plasma homocysteine in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Qiaoyun Ou, Jing Zhang, Xiang Wen, Linfei Yang, Lihua Tao
Evaluation of aortic wall strength in human immunodeficiency virus associated thoracic ascending aortic aneurysm: a pilot study
Moleboheng Mokotjo, Angela J. Woodiwiss, Shungu Mogaladi, J. Michael Hasenkam, Ruchika Meel
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with preoperative ascending aortic diameter ≥45 mm
Kang An, Fengwen Zhang, Wenbin Ouyang, Xiangbin Pan
Association of abnormal electrocardiography response on dobutamine stress echocardiogram with longer-term major adverse cardiovascular events in women with symptoms of ischemic heart disease
Sachini Ranasinghe, Benita Tjoe, Chrisandra Shufelt, Janet Wei, Marie Lauzon, Judy Luu, Anum Asif, Jannet Lewis, Carl J. Pepine, Leslee J. Shaw, Eileen Handberg, C. Noel Bairey Merz
Bypass failure of internal mammary artery caused by subclavian artery stenosis: its clinical characteristics and cardiovascular outcomes in patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Nobunari Tomura, Yu Kataoka, Kensuke Morris, Eri Kiyoshige, Kunihiro Nishimura, Nobuhito Yagi, Kota Murai, Takamasa Iwai, Kenichiro Sawada, Hideo Matama, Satoshi Honda, Masashi Fujino, Kensuke Takagi, Shuichi Yoneda, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Yoshio Tahara, Yasuhide Asaumi, Tetsu Satow, Hiroharu Kataoka, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Teruo Noguchi
Obstructive sleep apnea remains a risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events even in hypertensive patients under treatment: the Urumqi Research on Sleep Apnea and Hypertension (UROSAH) data
Xiaoguang Yao, Nanfang Li, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Yingchun Wang, Yue Ma, Run Wang, Delian Zhang, Qin Luo, Junli Hu, Menghui Wang, Qing Zhu
Early diagnostic and prognostic value of myocardial strain derived from cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with cardiac amyloidosis
Weijie Hou, Zhi Wang, Jingzhou Huang, Fangfang Fan, Fan Yang, Lin Qiu, Kai Zhao, Jianxing Qiu, Ying Yang, Wei Ma, Yanjun Gong, Tao Hong
Serum levels of carbohydrate antigen 125 in patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a retrospective analysis
Tiantian Ge, Songsong Song, Shengnan Li, Xiaojin Yu, Liangfa Shao, Jiayi Tong
Prediction of left ventricular ejection fraction improvement in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting based on cardiac magnetic resonance
Kui Zhang, Wei Fu, Qinyi Dai, Taoshuai Liu, Jubing Zheng, Yue Song, Hongkai Zhang, Jumatay Biekan, Ran Dong
Is single-catheter technique for coronary angiography an optimal tool for beginners in interventional cardiology?—randomized controlled study TRACT 2: Transradial Coronary Angiography Trial 2
Michał Chyrchel, Stanisław Bartuś, Marcin Piechocki, Kinga Glądys, Rafał Januszek, Andrzej Surdacki, Łukasz Rzeszutko
Fractal analysis in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: prognostic value of biventricular trabecular complexity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Wen-Yi Jiang, Bing-Hua Chen, Chen Zhang, Ruo-Yang Shi, Rui Wu, Dong-Aolei An, Xiao-Hai Ma, Luke Wesemann, Jiani Hu, Yan Zhou, Jian-Rong Xu, Lei Zhao, Lian-Ming Wu
Screening plasma metabolites as potential biomarkers for type B aortic dissection
Heng Xu, Dongxiao Fan, Yupeng Lin, Chenshu Liu, Kan Huang, Zhengde Zhao, Xiuyi Huang, Yunchong Liu, Mingwei Xu, Zilun Li
Acute and long-term outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial substrate modification for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a non-randomized trial
Wenchao Huang, Yan Luo, Huaxin Sun, Guoshu Yang, Duan Luo, Shiqiang Xiong, Yu Long, Hanxiong Liu
Pacemaker leads as a potential source of problems in patients who might need a central venous access port
Marek Czajkowski, Anna Polewczyk, Wojciech Jacheć, Dorota Nowosielecka, Łukasz Tułecki, Paweł Stefańczyk, Andrzej Kutarski