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Medical College, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a complex, multifactorial clinical syndrome characterized by dyspnea and fluid retention caused by impaired systolic or diastolic cardiac function ( 1 , 2 ). In 2017, there were 64.3 million cases of HF
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-scale cohort studies have shown that subclinical hypothyroidism with a TSH level of ≥10 mIU/L was associated with an increased risk of heart failure ( 7 , 8 ). As major symptoms of heart failure are attributed to an increased left atrial (LA) pressure ( 9
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Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a complex and chronic condition and despite advances in therapeutic options, its prognosis remains poor, with high mortality and morbidity. Vitamin D (VitD) has been recently emerged as a factor for HF risk
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Introduction Heart failure is a syndrome comprising cardiac dysfunction and neurohumoral activation. Medical treatment aims at neutralizing hormonal actions by blocking receptors or inhibiting activation of vasoconstrictive substances. In particular
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the risk of new-onset heart failure, particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ( 4 , 5 ). Patients with morbid obesity appear to carry a significantly higher mortality risk ( 6 , 7 ). Currently, bariatric surgery is the only
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hormone secretion (predominantly serotonin), which leads to the formation of fibrous, plaque-like deposits on the patient’s endocardium and heart valves. Progressive deformation of the valves results in heart failure, usually right-sided ( 19 ). N
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Introduction Chronic heart failure is treated by inhibition of the sympathetic and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). More recently, sacubitril/valsartan has been introduced as treatment for patients with chronic heart failure
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Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Metabolic Vascular Medicine, Division of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, Cardiovascular Endocrinology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital de Urgencias, National University of Córdoba, X5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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correlate with an increase in plasma cNP in heart failure (5, 6) . However, studies on cardiac transplant patients have shown that plasma cNP levels remain high even after intra-cardiac pressures normalize following transplantation (7) . During an acute
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increased mortality in overt hyperthyroidism can be explained by both heart failure and atrial fibrillation. In overt hyperthyroidism, congestive circulation results in high output failure. In addition, the associated atrial fibrillation may increase the