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Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
Job title: Professor of Cardiology
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Author(s):
Gabriele Fragasso
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3 years ago
The development of heart failure is rarely dependent on primary alterations of cardiac metabolism. The majority of heart failure cases result from diseases of the cardiac muscle, most frequently ischaemic heart disease. However, whatever the cause of heart failure, the net result will be depletion of myocardial adenosine triphosphate (ATP), phosphocreatine and creatine kinase levels with…
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Author(s):
Cristiana Vitale
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Ilaria Spoletini
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Giuseppe Rosano
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3 years ago
Exercise intolerance is a typical symptom of heart failure (HF), impairing patients’ ability to perform activities of daily living and affecting quality of life (QOL).1 Chronic HF is characterised by a progressive reduction in exercise capacity, increasing fatigue and shortness of breath.2 In addition, exercise intolerance is often accompanied by increased blood pressure and chronotropic…
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Author(s):
Kenan Yalta
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Mustafa Yılmaztepe
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Cafer Zorkun
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3 years ago
In the past decades, takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) has emerged as a specific form of acute and transient myocardial disease, predominantly affecting postmenopausal women in the clinical setting.1–4 In general, myocardial involvement in this setting appears to harbour a regional pattern particularly extending beyond the territory of a single coronary artery (and usually without concomitant…
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Imaging in Cardiomyopathies
Author(s):
Vincenzo Castiglione
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Alberto Aimo
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Giancarlo Todiere
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et al
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10 months ago
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Author(s):
Giuseppe Rosano
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Cristiana Vitale
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) affects 1–2% of the population in developed countries and absorbs a significant amount of human and economic resources.1–3 It is a complex syndrome, characterised by a spectrum of symptoms and signs ranging from minimal loss of normal functional capacity to more severe symptoms refractory to medical therapy. It may be associated with different aetiologies and varying degrees of…
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Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Sagar Ranka
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Zubair Shah
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et al
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3 years ago
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has evolved into a global pandemic, having affected more than 2.3 million people and claiming more than 160,000 lives. Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus predominantly causes fever (77–98% of cases), fatigue (52–75%) and cough (60–81%).1,2 While it primarily affects the respiratory system, it also appears to…
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Author(s):
Yury Lopatin
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3 years ago
Heart failure is currently one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, which makes it a major public health problem.1,2 Traditionally, heart failure is considered a complex syndrome with several features, including abnormal myocardial function and excessive, continuous neurohumoral activation. In this context, the current optimal pharmacological treatment of heart failure focuses…
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Stephen Ku
Job title: MD
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Steven V Edelman
Job title: MD
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