Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Volume 13, Issue 3

Background: The relationship between left atrial (LA) size, LA strain, and long-term prognosis in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the association of LA size and LA strain with clinica...

Aortic dissection (AD) is a fatal acute cardiovascular emergency. SUMOylation participates in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and inflammation, but its role in AD, especially via TOPORS, remains unclear. This study investigates how TOPORS regulates AD...

Background: The Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance (ICEB) has emerged as a electrocardiographic marker reflecting the equilibrium between ventricular depolarization and repolarization. Although obesity is known to alter cardiac electrophys...

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure rely on temporary antithrombotic therapy to prevent device-related thrombus during endothelialization, yet optimal regimen...

Etiologies of congenital heart disease (CHD) are multifactorial. The role of maternal nutrition and environmental factors among these CHD etiologies remain insufficiently understood. This pilot study evaluated the potential association between matern...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) persists as the leading cause of global mortality, with adult mammalian hearts exhibiting limited regenerative capacity. Although cardiomyocytes (CMs) can re-enter the cell cycle and undergo DNA synthesis in response to i...

The presence and impact of tricuspid valve (TV) prolapse in patients with mitral valve (MV) prolapse and severe mitral regurgitation (MR) have not been widely reported. The aim of our study was to describe the prevalence of TV prolapse, and the assoc...

(1) Background: Assessment of right ventricular (RV) function has become increasingly important in echocardiography due to its prognostic significance in cardiac and systemic diseases. (2) Objectives: Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE...