The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for heart failure patients: a narrative review.

Heart failure (HF) remains a major cause of morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs, despite available treatments. Psychological issues such as depression, anxiety and poor self-care are prevalent in HF patients. Such issues adversely affect patients' daily lives and increase hospitalization and mortality rates; therefore, effective approaches to address these are needed.

Approach to Left Bundle Branch Pacing.

Cardiac pacing refers to the implantation tool serving as a treatment modality for various indications, the most common of which is symptomatic bradyarrhythmia. Left bundle branch pacing has been noted in the literature to be safer than biventricular pacing or His-bundle pacing in patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and heart failure, thereby becoming the focus of further research on cardiac pacing. A review of the literature was conducted using a combination of keywords, including "Left Bundle Branch Block," "Procedural techniques," "Left Bundle Capture," and "Complications.

Approach to Lymphoma-Associated Cardiomyopathy.

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the myocardium that affects the heart structure and function, eventually resulting in heart failure, valvular regurgitation, arrhythmia, or even sudden cardiac death. Occurring following treatment of lymphoma, both Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's, cardiomyopathy is a feared complication in these cancer survivors due to its significant association with morbidity and mortality. A review of the literature was conducted using a combination of keywords including "Cardiomyopathy," "Anthracycline," "Radiation," "Pathogenesis," and "Management.

Effects of Heme Oxygenase-1 on c-Kit-Positive Cardiac Cells.

Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is one of the most powerful cytoprotective proteins known. The goal of this study was to explore the effects of HO-1 in c-kit-positive cardiac cells (CPCs). Lin/c-kit CPCs were isolated and expanded from wild-type (WT), HO-1 transgenic (TG), or HO-1 knockout (KO) mouse hearts.