2020
The Effects of L-Carnitine on Echocardiographic Changes in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia
Shahidi M, Hashemi S, Fattahi N, Roshani D, Vahedi S, Sharifi P, Moradveisi B. The Effects of L-Carnitine on Echocardiographic Changes in Patients With β-Thalassemia Major and Intermedia. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2020, 42: 386-390. PMID: 32555029, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-thalassemia patientsLeft ventricular hypertrophyB-thalassemiaEffect of L-carnitineVentricular dilatationEchocardiographic changesVentricular hypertrophyL-carnitinePatients treated with L-carnitineImprovement of cardiac indexB-thalassemia majorStudy drug groupLeft ventricular dilatationRandomized clinical trialsSystolic blood pressureL-carnitine administrationIntermedia patientsCardiac dilatationNo significant differenceBesat HospitalCardiac indexDiagnostic modalitiesBlood testsFatal arrhythmiasHeart failure
2019
Cardiomyocyte d-dopachrome tautomerase protects against heart failure
Ma Y, Su KN, Pfau D, Rao VS, Wu X, Hu X, Leng L, Du X, Piecychna M, Bedi K, Campbell SG, Eichmann A, Testani JM, Margulies KB, Bucala R, Young LH. Cardiomyocyte d-dopachrome tautomerase protects against heart failure. JCI Insight 2019, 4: e128900. PMID: 31484822, PMCID: PMC6777911, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.128900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCardiomegalyCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEchocardiographyGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart FailureHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMaleMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMyocytes, CardiacRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscriptomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsTransverse aortic constrictionHeart failureRecombinant DDTConnective tissue growth factor expressionTissue growth factor expressionMore interstitial fibrosisAdvanced heart failureCardiac pressure overloadExperimental heart failureCardiac contractile dysfunctionLittermate control miceSmad-2 activationGrowth factor expressionSarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPaseMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) familyReticulum calcium ATPasePulmonary edemaCardiac dilatationContractile dysfunctionControl miceInterstitial fibrosisPressure overloadAntifibrotic actionAortic constrictionLow VEGF
2006
Objective evaluation of changes in left ventricular and atrial volumes during parabolic flight using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
Caiani E, Sugeng L, Weinert L, Capderou A, Lang R, Vaïda P. Objective evaluation of changes in left ventricular and atrial volumes during parabolic flight using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2006, 101: 460-468. PMID: 16601310, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00014.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower body negative pressureRT3DE imagingReal-time three-dimensional echocardiographyLA volume changeLeft heart volumeThree-dimensional echocardiographyPrevent cardiac dilatationRT3DE data setsEffect of lower body negative pressureIncrease of LVQuantification of LVAtrial volumeEjection fractionLA volumeCardiac dilatationEndocardial definitionCardiac functionEnd-diastolicVenous returnNormal subjectsHeart volumeEnd-systoleReal-time three-dimensionalBreath-holdData sets
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