Vol 10, No 2 (April 21, 2020): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Editorial Commentary

Iliofemoral lysis for DVT remains ATTRACTive
Catherine Go, Efthymios D. Avgerinos
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
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:104-106
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Original Article

Kallistatin correlates with inflammation in abdominal aortic aneurysm and suppresses its formation in mice
Yuchen He, Yanshuo Han, Jia Xing, Xiaoyue Zhai, Shiyue Wang, Shijie Xin, Jian Zhang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:107-123
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Validation of black blood late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) for evaluation of myocardial infarction in patients with or without pathological Q-wave on electrocardiogram (ECG)
Linsheng Song, Xiaohai Ma, Xinxiang Zhao, Lei Zhao, Mark DeLano, Yang Fan, Bin Wu, Aijia Lu, Jie Tian, Liping He
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:124-134
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Comparison of surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with aortic stenosis at low-intermediate risk
Mahin R. Khan, Waleed T. Kayani, Malalai Manan, Ahmad Munir, Ihab Hamzeh, Salim S. Virani, Yochai Birnbaum, Hani Jneid, Mahboob Alam
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:135-144
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Soluble ST2, Galectin-3 and clinical prognosis of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy undergoing ventricular septal myectomy: a correlation analysis
Bangrong Song, Bo Yao, Haiming Dang, Ran Dong
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:145-152
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Ginsenoside Rg3 protects heart against isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction by activating AMPK mediated autophagy
Gui-Zhi Sun, Fan-Ji Meng, Huai-Qiu Cai, Xue-Bo Diao, Bo Zhang, Xiu-Ping Bai
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:153-160
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The prognostic value of right ventricular deformation derived from cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking for all-cause mortality in light-chain amyloidosis patients
Hui Liu, Hang Fu, Ying-Kun Guo, Zhi-Gang Yang, Hua-Yan Xu, Xiao Shuai, Rong Xu, Zhen-Lin Li, Chun-Chao Xia, Yong He, Xiao-Yue Zhou
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:161-172
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Intra- and inter-observer reproducibility of multilayer cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking derived longitudinal and circumferential strain
Saikrishna Ananthapadmanabhan, Echo Deng, Giuseppe Femia, Simon Tang, Eng-Siew Koh, Andreas Schuster, Raj Puranik, Pankaj Gupta, Tuan Nguyen, Hany Dimitri, James Otton
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:173-182
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Effects of myocardial viability and left ventricular remodeling on survival of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction after coronary artery bypass grafting
Jian Cao, Ran Dong, Kui Zhang, Hongjia Zhang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:183-192
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Patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy after alcohol septal ablation have favorable long-term outcome irrespective of their genetic background
Jiří Bonaventura, Patricia Norambuena, Pavel Votýpka, Hana Hnátová, Radka Adlová, Milan Macek Jr, Josef Veselka
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:193-200
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Screening CT angiography in patients with suspected fibromuscular dysplasia: improved patient care with single-session skull vertex to pelvis coverage
Mostafa Abozeed, Michael A. Bolen
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:201-207
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Endomyocardial fibrosis
Chukwuemeka Daniel Iroegbu, Wangping Chen, Xun Wu, Ming Wu, Jinfu Yang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:208-222
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Case Report

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in the presence of an anomalous left circumflex coronary artery: a case report
Mackenzie Mbai, Alok Sharma, Brett Oestreich, Asher Sobotka, Rosemary F. Kelly, Horst Sievert, Stefan Bertog
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:223-226
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Technical Note

Automated detection of cardiovascular disease by electrocardiogram signal analysis: a deep learning system
Xin Zhang, Kai Gu, Shumei Miao, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yuechuchu Yin, Cheng Wan, Yun Yu, Jie Hu, Zhongmin Wang, Tao Shan, Shenqi Jing, Wenming Wang, Yun Ge, Yin Chen, Jianjun Guo, Yun Liu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:227-235
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Imaging in Cardiology

Pulmonary artery sarcoma feigning pulmonary thromboembolism
Xiaopu Wang, Junyu Pei, Zhenhua Xing, Xinqun Hu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:236-238
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Letter to the Editor

Is spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) related to vascular inflammation and epicardial fat? —insights from computed tomography coronary angiography
Jeremy Yuvaraj, Andrew Lin, Nitesh Nerlekar, Hashrul Rashid, James D. Cameron, Sujith Seneviratne, Stephen Nicholls, Peter J. Psaltis, Dennis T. L. Wong
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:239-241
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An ‘asymptomatic’ driver with COVID-19: atypical suspected myocarditis by SARS-CoV-2
Wei-Feng Yuan, Xi Tang, Xin-Xiang Zhao
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:242-243
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Review Article on Cardiovascular Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries1

An overview of heart failure in low- and middle-income countries
Valirie N. Agbor, Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi, Jean Jacques Noubiap
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:244-251
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Infective endocarditis in South Africa
Alfonso Jan Pecoraro, Anton Frans Doubell
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:252-261
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Genetics of inherited cardiomyopathies in Africa
Gasnat Shaboodien, Timothy F. Spracklen, Stephen Kamuli, Polycarp Ndibangwi, Carla Van Niekerk, Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:262-278
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Challenges in addressing the knowledge gap on endomyocardial fibrosis through community-based studies
Jenisse Mbanze, Basilio Cumbane, Rolando Jive, Ana Mocumbi
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:279-288
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Tuberculous pericardial disease: a focused update on diagnosis, therapy and prevention of complications
Kishendree Naicker, Mpiko Ntsekhe
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:289-295
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Circulating biomarkers in the early detection of hypertensive heart disease: usefulness in the developing world
Dike Ojji, Elena Libhaber, Kim Lamont, Friedrich Thienemann, Karen Sliwa
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:296-304
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Rheumatic heart disease: current status of diagnosis and therapy
Ferande Peters, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Jessica Abrams, Lorrein Muhwava, Liesl Zühlke
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:305-315
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Pulmonary hypertension in low- and middle-income countries with focus on sub-Saharan Africa
Anastase Dzudie, Bonaventure Suiru Dzekem, Dike B. Ojji, Andre Pascal Kengne, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Karen Sliwa, Friedrich Thienemann
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:316-324
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Detection and management of arrhythmias in peripartum cardiomyopathy
Julian Hoevelmann, Lina Hähnle, Julia Hähnle, Karen Sliwa, Charle Viljoen
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:325-335
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A glimpse of hope: cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Peter Zilla, R. Morton Bolman III, Percy Boateng, Karen Sliwa
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:336-349
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Cardiac arrhythmias in low- and middle-income countries
Philasande Mkoko, Ehete Bahiru, Olujimi A. Ajijola, Aime Bonny, Ashley Chin
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:350-360
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for structural heart disease
Yiling Situ, Samuel C. M. Birch, Camila Moreyra, Cameron J. Holloway
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:361-375
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Multimorbidity and cardiovascular disease: a perspective on low- and middle-income countries
Friedrich Thienemann, Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi, Edouard Battegay, Beatrice U. Mueller, Marcus Cheetham
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:376-385
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Arts and Medicine2

Nano fragility
Michal Gavish
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:386-387
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Cardiovascular Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries” was commissioned by the editorial office, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy without any sponsorship or funding. Ntobeko Ntusi is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. The series “Arts and Medicine” was commissioned by the editorial office, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy without any sponsorship or funding.