Search Results - "MERELES, Derliz"
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) for clinical trials: more pitfalls than promises?
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-09-2011)“…Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the main and most significant polyphenol in green tea, has shown numerous health promoting effects acting through different…”
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Longitudinal Left Ventricular Function for Prediction of Survival in Systemic Light-Chain Amyloidosis
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (18-09-2012)“…Objectives The aim of the study was to determine whether longitudinal left ventricular (LV) function provides prognostic information in a large cohort of…”
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Reliability of Noninvasive Assessment of Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure by Doppler Echocardiography Compared to Right Heart Catheterization: Analysis in a Large Patient Population
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (21-08-2014)“…Background Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is an important marker in cardiovascular disorders, being closely associated with morbidity and mortality…”
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The Symptom Complex of Familial Sinus Node Dysfunction and Myocardial Noncompaction Is Associated With Mutations in the HCN4 Channel
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (26-08-2014)“…Abstract Background Inherited arrhythmias were originally considered isolated electrical defects. There is growing evidence that ion channel dysfunction also…”
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Towards Personalized Cardiology: Multi-Scale Modeling of the Failing Heart
Published in PloS one (31-07-2015)“…Despite modern pharmacotherapy and advanced implantable cardiac devices, overall prognosis and quality of life of HF patients remain poor. This is in part due…”
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Left ventricular mechanics assessed by two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: comparison of high-resolution speckle tracking and feature tracking
Published in European heart journal cardiovascular imaging (01-12-2016)“…Assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function plays a central role in cardiac imaging. Calculation of ejection fraction (EF) is the current method of…”
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Alterations in cardiac DNA methylation in human dilated cardiomyopathy
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-03-2013)“…Dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM) show remarkable variability in their age of onset, phenotypic presentation, and clinical course. Hence, disease mechanisms must…”
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Dilation of the Aorta Ascendens Forms Part of the Clinical Spectrum of HCN4 Mutations
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (17-05-2016)“…Dilation of the ascending aorta was detected in 20 of 26 (77%) HCN4 mutation-positive patients in whom we could obtain images with diagnostic quality…”
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Assessment of Left Ventricular Volumes with Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Real-Life Evaluation of Standard versus New Semiautomatic Methods
Published in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (01-10-2014)“…Background Routine quantitative assessment of left ventricular (LV) volumes with echocardiography is hindered by time-consuming methods requiring a manual…”
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Genomic structural variations lead to dysregulation of important coding and non‐coding RNA species in dilated cardiomyopathy
Published in EMBO molecular medicine (01-01-2018)“…The transcriptome needs to be tightly regulated by mechanisms that include transcription factors, enhancers, and repressors as well as non‐coding RNAs. Besides…”
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Prevalence of Intracardiac Thrombi Under Phenprocoumon, Direct Oral Anticoagulants (Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban), and Bridging Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
Published in The American journal of cardiology (01-03-2015)“…Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are effective for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Cardioversion (CV) is frequently performed in…”
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Anterior Aortic Plane Systolic Excursion: A Novel Indicator of Transplant-Free Survival in Systemic Light-Chain Amyloidosis
Published in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (01-12-2016)“…Background Anterior aortic plane systolic excursion (AAPSE) was evaluated in the present pilot study as a novel echocardiographic indicator of transplant-free…”
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Green tea halts progression of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis: an observational report
Published in Clinical research in cardiology (01-10-2012)“…Background Treatment options in patients with amyloidotic transthyretin (ATTR) cardiomyopathy are limited. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the most abundant…”
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Pathophysiological background and prognostic implication of systolic aortic root motion in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Published in Scientific reports (07-03-2019)“…Recordings of aortic root movement represent one of the first accomplishments of ultrasound in medicine and mark the beginning of functional cardiac imaging…”
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in women with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Published in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (11-11-2024)“…BackgroundHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coincide. Female sex is associated with both increased…”
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Prognostic relevance of elevated pulmonary arterial pressure assessed non-invasively: Analysis in a large patient cohort with invasive measurements in near temporal proximity
Published in PloS one (19-01-2018)“…The clinical relevance of non-invasively derived pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) by Doppler echocardiography (DE) has been questioned in the past. However,…”
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Prognosis of light chain amyloidosis: a multivariable analysis for survival prediction in patients with cardiac involvement proven by endomyocardial biopsy
Published in Open heart (01-07-2023)“…BackgroundCardiac involvement is a main determinant of mortality in light chain (AL) amyloidosis but data on survival of patients with cardiac AL amyloidosis…”
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Functional improvement following direct interventional leaflet repair of severe tricuspid regurgitation
Published in ESC Heart Failure (01-04-2022)“…Aims Several new percutaneous tricuspid repair systems have recently been introduced as new treatment options for severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Clinical…”
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A Simple, Non-Invasive Score to Predict Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Published in PloS one (28-09-2016)“…Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) is a major risk factor for stroke but remains often unobserved. To predict the presence of pAF, we developed model scores…”
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Acute Safety and 30-Day Outcome After Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair of Mitral Regurgitation in Very High-Risk Patients
Published in The American journal of cardiology (15-11-2011)“…Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using the MitraClip device has evolved as a new tool for the treatment of severe mitral valve regurgitation. This…”
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