Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Volume 12, Issue 7

Myocardial injury following polytrauma is a significant yet often underdiagnosed condition that contributes to acute cardiac dysfunction and long-term cardiovascular complications. This review examines the role of systemic inflammation, oxidative str...

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) requires systemic anticoagulation to prevent clotting, typically using unfractionated heparin (UFH). However, anticoagulation carries a bleeding risk, necessitating monitoring. Activated clotting...

Acute heart failure (AHF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the sudden onset or rapid worsening of heart failure signs and symptoms, frequently triggered by myocardial ischemia, pressure overload, or cardiotoxic injury. A central component of i...

Cardiac rehabilitation should be suggested after mitral valve intervention. Physical exercise is associated with improved cardiorespiratory fitness and clinical outcome and reduced rehospitalization and mortality in patients after heart valve surgery...

(1) Background: Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of combined coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and dynamic CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CT-MPI) for detecting hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease (CAD...

Background: Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR-IE) is a rare but severe complication associated with high morbidity and mortality. The optimal treatment strategy—surgical explantation versus medical therap...

Aorto-esophageal fistula (AEF) is a condition with an extremely high mortality rate that often causes massive gastrointestinal bleeding, commonly resulting from esophageal perforation due to foreign bodies or aortic aneurysmal malformations. This cas...

Background/Objectives: Left atrial function can be a tool for risk stratification for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in the application of strain analysis for earlier and more accurate predict...

Endurance training induces significant cardiac remodeling, with evidence suggesting that prolonged high-intensity exercise may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, physiological responses differ by event type. This review compares...

(1) Background: In the absence of locally validated tools, the CHA2DS2-VA score has been suggested as a substitute for the CHA2DS2-VASc score. This study compared the potential discrepancies between these scores. (2) Methods: The observational, retro...