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Early changes in myocyte contractility and cardiac function in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes in rats by Marchini, Gustavo S, Cestari, Ismar N, Salemi, Vera M. C, Irigoyen, Maria Claudia, Arnold, Alexandre, Kakoi, Adélia, Rocon, Camila, Aiello, Vera D, Cestari, Idágene A

“…Diabetes can elicit direct deleterious effects on the myocardium, independent of coronary artery disease or hypertension. These cardiac disturbances are termed…”
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Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi seropositive and seronegative former blood donors by Ribeiro, Antonio L, Sabino, Ester C, Marcolino, Milena S, Salemi, Vera M C, Ianni, Barbara M, Fernandes, Fábio, Nastari, Luciano, Antunes, André, Menezes, Márcia, Oliveira, Cláudia Di Lorenzo, Sachdev, Vandana, Carrick, Danielle M, Busch, Michael P, Murphy, Eduard L

“…Blood donor screening leads to large numbers of new diagnoses of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, with most donors in the asymptomatic chronic indeterminate form…”
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Cardiac impairment evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography and invasive measurements in rats undergoing sinoaortic denervation by Sirvente, Raquel A, Irigoyen, Maria C, Souza, Leandro E, Mostarda, Cristiano, La Fuente, Raquel N, Candido, Georgia O, Souza, Pamella R M, Medeiros, Alessandra, Mady, Charles, Salemi, Vera M C

“…Sympathetic hyperactivity may be related to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and baro- and chemoreflex impairment in hypertension. However, cardiac function,…”
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Plasma cytokine profile in tropical endomyocardial fibrosis: predominance of TNF-a, IL-4 and IL-10 by Bossa, Aline S, Salemi, Vera M C, Ribeiro, Susan P, Rosa, Daniela S, Ferreira, Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto, Ferreira, Suzete C, Nishiya, Anna Shoko, Mady, Charles, Kalil, Jorge, Cunha-Neto, Edecio

“…The participation of immune/inflammatory mechanisms in the pathogenesis of tropical endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) has been suggested by the finding of early…”
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Ten-Year Incidence of Chagas Cardiomyopathy Among Asymptomatic Trypanosoma cruzi―Seropositive Former Blood Donors by SABINO, Ester C, RIBEIRO, Antonio L, SACHDEV, Vandana, CAPUANI, Ligia, DE ALMEIDA-NETO, Cesar, CARRICK, Danielle M, WRIGHT, David, KAVOUNIS, Katherine, GONCALEZ, Thelma T, CARNEIRO-PROIETTI, Anna Barbara, CUSTER, Brian, BUSCH, Michael P, SALEMI, Vera M. C, MURPHY, Edward L, DI LORENZO OLIVEIRA, Claudia, ANTUNES, Andre P, MENEZES, Marcia M, IANNI, Barbara M, NASTARI, Luciano, FERNANDES, Fabio, PATAVINO, Giuseppina M

“…Very few studies have measured disease penetrance and prognostic factors of Chagas cardiomyopathy among asymptomatic Trypanosoma cruzi-infected persons. We…”
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Changes in cardiac heparan sulfate proteoglycan expression and streptozotocin-induced diastolic dysfunction in rats by Strunz, Célia M C, Matsuda, Monique, Salemi, Vera M C, Nogueira, Adriana, Mansur, Antonio P, Cestari, Ismar N, Marquezini, Monica V

“…Changes in the proteoglycans glypican and syndecan-4 have been reported in several pathological conditions, but little is known about their expression in the…”
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Late Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Endomyocardial Fibrosis Patients by SALEMI, Vera M. C, ROCHITTE, Carlos E, MADY, Charles, SHIOZAKI, Afonso A, ANDRADE, Joalbo M, PARGA, Jose R, DE AVILA, Luiz F, BENVENUTI, Luiz A, CESTARI, Ismar N, PICARD, Michael H, KIM, Raymond J

“…Endocardial fibrous tissue (FT) deposition is a hallmark of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF). Echocardiography is a first-line and the standard technique for the…”
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Characterization of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Variables in Patients with Endomyocardial Fibrosis after Endocardial Resection by Sayegh, Ana Luiza C, Santos, Marcelo R Dos, Oliveira, Patricia de, Fernandes, Fábio, Rondon, Eduardo, Souza, Francis R de, Salemi, Vera M C, Alves, Maria Janieire de N N, Mady, Charles

“…Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a rare disease, characterized by diastolic dysfunction which leads to reduced peak oxygen consumption (VO2). Cardiopulmonary…”
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Sympathetic Neural Overdrive, Aortic Stiffening, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Impaired Exercise Capacity in Severe COVID-19 Survivors: A Mid-Term Study of Cardiovascular Sequelae by Faria, Diego, Moll-Bernardes, Renata J., Testa, Laura, Moniz, Camila M.V., Rodrigues, Erika C., Rodrigues, Amanda G., Araujo, Amanda, Alves, Maria J.N.N., Ono, Bruna E., Izaias, João E., Salemi, Vera M.C., Jordão, Camila P., Amaro-Vicente, Graziela, Rondon, Maria U.P.B., Ludwig, Katelyn R., Craighead, Daniel H., Rossman, Matthew J., Consolim-Colombo, Fernanda M., De Angelis, Katia, Irigoyen, Maria C.C., Seals, Douglas R., Negrão, Carlos E., Sales, Allan R.K.

“…COVID-19 has become a dramatic health problem during this century. In addition to high mortality rate, COVID-19 survivors are at increased risk for…”
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Incidence and Predictors of Progression to Chagas Cardiomyopathy: Long-Term Follow-Up of Trypanosoma cruzi–Seropositive Individuals by Nunes, Maria Carmo P., Buss, Lewis F., Silva, Jose Luiz P., Martins, Larissa Natany A., Oliveira, Claudia Di Lorenzo, Cardoso, Clareci Silva, Brito, Bruno Oliveira de Figueiredo, Ferreira, Ariela Mota, Oliveira, Lea Campos, Bierrenbach, Ana Luiza, Fernandes, Fabio, Busch, Michael P., Hotta, Viviane Tiemi, Martinelli, Luiz Mario Baptista, Soeiro, Maria Carolina F. Almeida, Brentegani, Adriana, Salemi, Vera M.C., Menezes, Marcia M., Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz P., Sabino, Ester Cerdeira

“…There are few contemporary cohorts of -seropositive individuals, and the basic clinical epidemiology of Chagas disease is poorly understood. Herein, we report…”
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Left ventricular basal region involvement in noncompaction cardiomyopathy by Melo, Marcelo Dantas Tavares de, Benvenuti, Luiz A, Mady, Charles, Kalil-Filho, Roberto, Salemi, Vera MC

“…Abstract A previously healthy 16-year-old woman experienced progressive dyspnea on exertion. The echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed a…”
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Neurovascular and hemodynamic responses to mental stress and exercise in severe COVID-19 survivors by Faria, Diego, Moll-Bernardes, Renata, Testa, Laura, Moniz, Camila M V, Rodrigues, Erika C, Mota, Jose M, Souza, Francis R, Alves, Maria Janieire N N, Ono, Bruna E, Izaias, João E, Sales, Artur O, Rodrigues, Thais S, Salemi, Vera M C, Jordão, Camila P, De Angelis, Katia, Craighead, Daniel H, Rossman, Matthew J, Bortolotto, Luiz A, Consolim-Colombo, Fernanda M, Irigoyen, Maria C C, Seals, Douglas R, Negrão, Carlos E, Sales, Allan R K

“…Previous studies show that COVID-19 survivors have elevated muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), endothelial dysfunction, and aortic stiffening. However,…”
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Myocardial T1 mapping and extracellular volume quantification in patients with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy by Araujo-Filho, José A B, Assuncao, Jr, Antonildes N, Tavares de Melo, Marcelo D, Bière, Loïc, Lima, Camila R, Dantas, Jr, Roberto N, Nomura, Cesar H, Salemi, Vera M C, Jerosch-Herold, Michael, Parga, Jose R

“…From pathophysiological mechanisms to risk stratification and management, much debate and discussion persist regarding left ventricular non-compaction…”
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The Expression of Lipoprotein Receptors Is Increased in the Infarcted Area After Myocardial Infarction Induced in Rats With Cardiac Dysfunction by de Lima, Aline D., Guido, Maria C., Tavares, Elaine R., Carvalho, Priscila O., Marques, Alyne F., de Melo, Marcelo D. T., Salemi, Vera M. C., Kalil‐Filho, Roberto, Maranhão, Raul C.

“…Left ventricular (LV) remodeling after myocardial infarction constitutes the structural basis for ventricular dysfunction and heart failure. The…”
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Exercise Rehabilitation Improves Cardiac Volumes and Functional Capacity in Patients With Endomyocardial Fibrosis: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL by Sayegh, Ana Luiza Carrari, dos Santos, Marcelo R, Rondon, Eduardo, de Oliveira, Patricia, de Souza, Francis R, Salemi, Vera M C, Alves, Maria-Janieire de N N, Mady, Charles

“…PURPOSE:Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a restrictive cardiomyopathy associated with low functional capacity and high mortality rates. Exercise training has…”
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The Effects of Diabetes Induction on the Rat Heart: Differences in Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory Cells, and Fibrosis between Subendocardial and Interstitial Myocardial Areas by Salemi, Vera M. C., Tavares de Melo, Marcelo D., Tavares, Elaine R., Marques, Alyne F., Guido, Maria C., Maranhão, Raul Cavalcante

“…Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by cardiac remodeling and impaired diastolic function that may lead to heart failure. The aim of this study was…”
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Impact of aging on cardiac function in a female rat model of menopause: role of autonomic control, inflammation, and oxidative stress by Machi, Jacqueline Freire, Dias, Danielle da Silva, Freitas, Sarah Cristina, de Moraes, Oscar Albuquerque, da Silva, Maikon Barbosa, Cruz, Paula Lázara, Mostarda, Cristiano, Salemi, Vera M C, Morris, Mariana, De Angelis, Kátia, Irigoyen, Maria-Cláudia

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aging on metabolic, cardiovascular, autonomic, inflammatory, and oxidative stress parameters after ovarian…”
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Effects of sympathectomy on myocardium remodeling and function by Jordão, Maurício Rodrigues, Pessoa, Fernanda G., Fonseca, Keila C.B., Zanoni, Fernando, Salemi, Vera M.C., Souza, Leandro E., Ribeiro, Orlando N., Fernandes, Fábio, Irigoyen, Maria Claudia, Moreira, Luiz Felipe P., Mady, Charles, Ramires, Felix Jose Alvarez

“…To evaluate the effects of sympathectomy on the myocardium in an experimental model. The study evaluated three groups of male Wistar rats: control (CT; n=15),…”
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Acute Effects of Nasal CPAP in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Nerbass, Flávia B., PT, PhD, Salemi, Vera M.C., MD, PhD, Pedrosa, Rodrigo P., MD, PhD, Portilho, Natanael de P., MD, Ferreira-Filho, Julio C.A., MD, PhD, Moriya, Henrique T., PhD, Antunes, Murillo O., MD, Arteaga-Fernández, Edmundo, MD, PhD, Drager, Luciano F., MD, PhD, Lorenzi-Filho, Geraldo, MD, PhD

“…Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic disease that may cause left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, heart failure, and…”
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Aldosterone Antagonism in an Inflammatory State: Evidence for Myocardial Protection by Ramires, Felix JA, Salemi, Vera MC, Ianni, Barbara M, Fernandes, Fábio, Martins, Daniel G, Billate, Angelina, Cunha, Edécio, Mady, Charles

“…Introduction. Chagas' disease is one of the most important causes of dilated cardiomyopathy in South and Central America. It is an inflammatory cardiomyopathy…”
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