Vol 10, No 3 (June 27, 2020): Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Original Article

Insights into the genetic basis of HMGB1 in atrial fibrillation in a Chinese Han population
Li Li, Yang Liu, Xinxin Li, Chunguang Qiu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:388-395
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Obstructive sleep apnea versus central sleep apnea: prognosis in systolic heart failure
Arild Hetland, Maria Vistnes, Kristina H. Haugaa, Kristian Hovde Liland, Margareth Olseng, Thor Edvardsen
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:396-404
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Identification of characteristics of overt myocarditis in adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Yingxian Liu, Ligang Fang, Wei Chen, Yanlin Zhu, Xue Lin, Yining Wang, Xiao Li, Qian Wang, Zhenyu Liu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:405-420
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MicroRNA-363-3p serves as a diagnostic biomarker of acute myocardial infarction and regulates vascular endothelial injury by targeting KLF2
Chao Gao, Hengbo Qian, Qibiao Shi, Hua Zhang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:421-430
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Diagnostic efficacy of 2-shot compressed sensing cine sequence cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for left ventricular function
Jian Wang, Xiao Li, Lu Lin, Jing-Wen Dai, Michaela Schmidt, Christoph Forman, Jing An, Zheng-Yu Jin, Yi-Ning Wang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:431-441
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Comparison of diagnostic performance between quantitative flow ratio, non-hyperemic pressure indices and fractional flow reserve
Ojas Hrakesh Mehta, Michael Hay, Ren Yik Lim, Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid, Michael Michail, Jun Michael Zhang, James D. Cameron, Dennis T. L. Wong
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:442-452
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone can prevent chronic heart failure by regulating mitochondrial function
Xuan Xu, Chu Chen, Wen-Jiang Lu, Yi-Ling Su, Jia-Yu Shi, Yu-Chen Liu, Li Wang, Chen-Xi Xiao, Xiang Wu, Qi Lu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:453-469
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Left and right ventricular myocardial deformation and late gadolinium enhancement: incremental prognostic value in amyloid light-chain amyloidosis
Xiao Li, Jian Li, Lu Lin, Kaini Shen, Zhuang Tian, Jian Sun, Congli Zhang, Jing An, Zhengyu Jin, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Joseph B. Selvanayagam, Yining Wang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:470-480
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MicroRNA-532-5p protects against atherosclerosis through inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration
Huijuan Sun, Shanshan Wu, Bin Sun
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:481-489
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MicroRNA-126 promotes endothelial progenitor cell proliferation and migration ability via the Notch pathway
Zhaohong Kong, Yunfeng Wang, Yudi Zhang, Wei Shan, Jianping Wu, Qun Wang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:490-499
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Up-regulation of PERK/Nrf2/HO-1 axis protects myocardial tissues of mice from damage triggered by ischemia-reperfusion through ameliorating endoplasmic reticulum stress
Jichun Wang, Li Lu, Sisi Chen, Jing Xie, Shuai Lu, Yanli Zhou, Hong Jiang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:500-511
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Revascularization versus drug therapy for coronary artery disease in patients aged over 80 years: a real-world study
Zhi-Zhong Li, Xiang-Yu Wu, Ying Tao, Su Wang, Cheng-Qian Yin, Yu-Long Gao, Yu-Tong Cheng, Zhao Li, Chang-Sheng Ma
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:512-519
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An analysis of the correlation between the human apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2
Wei-Guo Yin, Peng Zhou, Xiao-Hong Zhou, Yan-Mei Liu, Chen Chen, Shu-Xia Xuan, Bin Cheng, Jin-Duan Lin, Ling-Qing Xu
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:520-525
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Brief Report

Cardiovascular risk and D-dimer levels in HIV-infected ART-naïve Africans
Ana Olga Mocumbi, Igor Dobe, Sandra Cândido, Nick Kim
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:526-533
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Review Article

Pulmonary arterial hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: are they so discordant?
Gaetano Ruocco, Antonello Gavazzi, Stefano Gonnelli, Alberto Palazzuoli
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:534-545
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Editorial on The Use of Advanced Cardiac MRI in Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy1

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: at the heart of 21st Century imaging
Andrew J. M. Lewis, Oliver J. Rider
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:546-548
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Should everyone have an MRI in heart failure?
Chrysovalantou Nikolaidou, Theodoros Karamitsos
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:549-553
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Editorial Commentary on The Use of Advanced Cardiac MRI in Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy1

Should CMR be the default imaging modality in clinical trials for heart failure?
Moritz Hundertmark
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:554-558
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Original Article on The Use of Advanced Cardiac MRI in Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy1

Obesity-related ventricular remodelling is exacerbated in dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Jennifer J. Rayner, Ines Abdesselam, Joanna d’Arcy, Saul G. Myerson, Stefan Neubauer, Hugh Watkins, Vanessa M. Ferreira, Oliver J. Rider
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:559-567
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Review Article on The Use of Advanced Cardiac MRI in Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy1

The use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance for the assessment of left ventricular hypertrophy
Andrew J. M. Lewis, Oliver J. Rider
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:568-582
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Use of cardiac magnetic resonance to detect changes in metabolism in heart failure
William D. Watson, Jack J. J. Miller, Andrew Lewis, Stefan Neubauer, Damian Tyler, Oliver J. Rider, Ladislav Valkovič
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:583-597
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging for inflammatory heart diseases
Andrew J. M. Lewis, Matthew K. Burrage, Vanessa M. Ferreira
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:598-609
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The use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance as an early non-invasive biomarker for cardiotoxicity in cardio-oncology
Matthew K. Burrage, Vanessa M. Ferreira
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:610-624
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Non-invasive investigation of myocardial energetics in cardiac disease using 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Mark A. Peterzan, Andrew J. M. Lewis, Stefan Neubauer, Oliver J. Rider
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:625-635
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Letter to the Editor

Characteristics of spontaneous coronary artery dissection on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Jaya Chandrasekhar, Jay Thakkar, Andrew Starovoytov, John Mayo, Jacqueline Saw
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
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:636-638
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Experience and advice from single medical center: how to rescue patients with serious COVID-19 and protect medical staffs without sufficient personal protective equipment
Hua Luo, Sheng Zhang, Yingxin Lin, Bin Huang, Yunliang Tu, Yanyan Li, Cong Zhou, Xinxin Wang
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:639-641
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Arts and Medicine2

Complicated Beauty
Linda Alterwitz
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:642-643
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Erratum

Erratum to accuracy of wearable heart rate monitors in cardiac rehabilitation
Muhammad Etiwy, Zade Akras, Lauren Gillinov, Alaa Alashi, Robert Wang, Gordon Blackburn, Stephen M. Gillinov, Dermot Phelan, A. Marc Gillinov, Penny L. Houghtaling, Hoda Javadikasgari, Milind Y. Desai
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy  
2020;
10
(3)
:644-645
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Disclosure:

1. The series “The Use of Advanced Cardiac MRI in Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy” was commissioned by the editorial office, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy without any sponsorship or funding. Andrew J. M. Lewis and Oliver J. Rider served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

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