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Med Res Arch
December 2024
Department of Neurology, University Hospital "12 de Octubre", Madrid, Spain.
Background: Cardiac light-chain amyloidosis represents a critical component of this multi-systemic disease, significantly impacting prognosis. The extent of cardiac free light-chain deposition is the primary determinant of survival.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a 67-year-old male with a 10-year history of diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension who presented with a two-day history of chest discomfort and difficulty lying down or sleeping, along with a two-month history of progressively worsening exertional dyspnea.
Front Cardiovasc Med
February 2025
Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and rapidly progressive disease with a high mortality rate. We present the case of a 21-year-old male without a medical history who presented with a giant left ventricle (9.9 cm, EF:10%) and in a severe clinical state.
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March 2025
Medical Clinic I, Rheinland Klinikum Neuss GmbH, Lukaskrankenhaus, Neuss, Germany.
Int J Mol Sci
March 2025
Department of Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Grochowski Hospital, 04-073 Warsaw, Poland.
Premature myocardial infarction (MI) risk factors, including genetic ones, are crucial for an individual risk stratification. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of genetic variants in young patients with MI and a family history of premature atherosclerosis (FHpa). The studied group consisted of 70 patients aged 26-49 (mean 43.
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March 2025
Department of Cardiology, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 23280 Elazığ, Turkey.
Heart rate turbulence (HRT) is a non-invasive technique that can be used to evaluate autonomic nervous system (ANS) function and cardiac arrhythmia. The objective of this study is to investigate whether COVID-19 can lead to long-term blunted HRT following recovery. This retrospective cohort study included 253 individuals with a confirmed history of COVID-19, referred to as the recovered COVID-19 group, along with 315 healthy participants who had no history of the virus.
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