Sex and age differences in sST2 in cardiovascular disease

Autor: Danielle J. Beetler, Katelyn A. Bruno, Damian N. Di Florio, Erika J. Douglass, Swikriti Shrestha, Carsten Tschöpe, Madeleine W. Cunningham, Jan Krejčí, Julie Bienertová-Vašků, Sabine Pankuweit, Dennis M. McNamara, Eun-Seok Jeon, Sophie van Linthout, Lori A. Blauwet, Leslie T. Cooper, DeLisa Fairweather

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol 9 (2023)

AimsThe goal of this study was to determine whether sex and age differences exist for soluble ST2 (sST2) for several cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).MethodsWe examined sST2 levels using an ELISA kit for myocarditis (n = 303), cardiomyopathy (n = 293),

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Breastfeeding, Cellular Immune Activation, and Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Autor: Agnes Koczo, MD, Amy Marino, MD, Arun Jeyabalan, MD, Uri Elkayam, MD, Leslie T. Cooper, MD, James Fett, MD, MPH, Joan Briller, MD, Eileen Hsich, MD, Lori Blauwet, MD, Charles McTiernan, PhD, Penelope A. Morel, MD, Karen Hanley-Yanez, BS, Dennis M. McNamara, MD, MS, Dennis M McNamara, MD, James D. Fett, MD, Jessica Pisarcik, RN, BSN, John Gorcsan, III, MD, Erik Schelbert, MD, Rami Alharethi, MD, Kismet Rasmusson, CRNP, Kim Brunisholz, Amy Butler, BS, CCRP, Deborah Budge, A.G. Kfoury, MD, Benjamin Horne, PhD, Joe Tuinei, Heather Brown, Julie Damp, MD, Allen J. Naftilan, MD, Jill Russell, RN, MSN, Darla Freehardt, LPN, BS, CCRP, Cynthia Oblak, CCRC, Greg Ewald, MD, Donna Whitehead, RN, Jean Flanagan, RN, Anne Platts, Jorge Caro, MPH, Stephanie Mullin, RN, Michael M. Givertz, MD, M. Susan Anello, RN, BS, Navin Rajagopalan, MD, David Booth, MD, Tiffany Sandlin, RN, Wendy Wijesiri, RN, Lori A. Blauwet, MD, Joann Brunner, RN, Mary Phelps, Ruth Kempf, Kalgi Modi, MD, Tracy Norwood, Decebal Sorin Griza, MD, G. Michael Felker, MD, Robb Kociol, MD, Patricia Adams, RN, Gretchen Wells, MD, Vinay Thohan, MD, Deborah Wesley-Farrington, RN, BSN, CCRC, CCA, Sandra Soots, RN, CCRC, Richard Sheppard, MD, Caroline Michel, MD, Nathalie Lapointe, RN, PhD, Heather Nathaniel, Angela Kealey, MD, Marc Semigran, MD, Maureen Daher, RN, John Boehmer, MD, David Silber, MD, Eric Popjes, MD, Patricia Frey, RN, Todd Nicklas, RN, Jeffrey Alexis, MD, Lori Caufield, RN, BSN, CCRC, John W. Thornton, III, MD, Mindy Gentry, MD, Vincent J.B. Robinson, MBBS, Gyanendra K. Sharma, MD, Joan Holloway, BS, Maria Powell, LPN, CCRC, David Markham, MD, Mark Drazner, MD, Lynn Fernandez, RN, Mark Zucker, MD, David A. Baran, MD, Martin L. Gimovsky, MD, Natalia Hochbaum, MD, Bharati Patel, RN, CCRC, Laura Adams, RN, BSN, Gautam Ramani, MD, Stephen Gottlieb, MD, Shawn Robinson, MD, Stacy Fisher, MD, Joanne Marshall, BSN, MS, Jennifer Haythe, MD, Donna Mancini, MD, Rachel Bijou, MD, Maryjane Farr, MD, Marybeth Marks, Henry Arango, Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Mariana Bolos, Paul Mather, MD, Sharon Rubin, MD, Raphael Bonita, MD, Susan Eberwine, RN, Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD, Kathleen Stergiopoulos, MD, Ellen McCathy-Santoro, MD, Jennifer Intravaia, RN, CCRCII, Elizabeth Maas, Jordan Safirstein, MD, Audrey Kleet, RN, MS, ACNP-BC, CCRN, CCTC, Nancy Martinez, RN, Christine Corpoin, RN, Donna Hesari, RN, Sandra Chaparro, MD, Laura J. Hudson, MA, MPH, CCRC, Jalal K. Ghali, MD, Zora Injic, RN, BSc, MSA, Ilan S. Wittstein, MD

Publikováno v: JACC: Basic to Translational Science, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 291-300 (2019)

Summary: The etiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy remains unknown. One hypothesis is that an increase in the 16-kDa form of prolactin is pathogenic and suggests that breastfeeding may worsen peripartum cardiomyopathy by increasing prolactin, while b

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Electrogram‐guided endomyocardial biopsy yield in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis and relation to outcomes

Autor: Suraj Kapa, Omar F. AbouEzzeddine, Abhishek Deshmukh, John P. Bois, Konstantinos C. Siontis, Joseph J. Maleszewski, Lori A. Blauwet, John A. Schirger, Fatima M. Ezzeddine, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Andrew N. Rosenbaum, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee

Publikováno v: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 32:2486-2495

Objective Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is a useful diagnostic tool though the yield may be limited in many myocardial diseases. Data on the diagnostic yield and prognostic significance of EMB guided by abnormal electrograms (EGM-Bx) in suspected cardi

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https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.15191

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Bradycardia

Autor: Elisabeth Codsi, Carl H. Rose, Marysia S. Tweet, Sharonne N. Hayes, Patricia J. M. Best, Lori A. Blauwet

Publikováno v: Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol 2017 (2017)

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease that typically affects young otherwise healthy women. As PPCM is associated with significant mortality, timely diagnosis is necessary to ensure appropriate care. To our knowledge, this represents the firs

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Ventricular septal defect and bivalvular endocarditis

Autor: Kate E Birkenkamp, Jay J Jin, Raina Shivashankar, Hayan Jouni, Larry M Baddour, Lori A Blauwet

Publikováno v: Avicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 05, Iss 01, Pp 21-23 (2015)

A 63-year-old man presented with generalized fatigue, chills, malaise, dyspnea, intermittent fevers, and 50-pound weight loss of 4 months′ duration. Blood cultures were positive for pan-sensitive Streptococcus anginosus. Transesophageal echocardiog

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/665bb4fe5fa747a7920a138e5c589419