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Editorial 1: Can High Sugar Diets Induce Chronic Heart Failure?

Nutrient Deficiency in Chronic Heart Failure

Dietary Sugars and Heart Failure

Mechanisms; How High Fructose Diet Causes Hypertrophy

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Editorial 2: Efficacy and Safety Outcomes in Clinical Trials of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin-Kexin (PCSK) Type 9 Inhibitors in Coronary Artery Disease

Introduction

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View point: Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Coronary Atherothrombosis

Abstract

Introduction

Atherosclerosis: A Disease of the Brain

Table 1. Effects on neuro-anatomical region activation via concerned emotions

Depression, Brain Dysfunction, and Cardiometabolic Diseases

Biochemical Pathways for Brain-Heart Dysfunction

Can Religious Services Prevent Mental Dysfunction?

Chronobiological Considerations

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View Point: Statin Administration and the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes

Abstract

Introduction

Statins Administration and New-Onset Diabetes

Mechanisms of Statin-Related Increased Risk of Diabetes

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Limitations of Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire and Development of Shastun’s Questionnaire for Assessment of Seasonal Affective Disorders, Among Namibian Students in Moscow

Abstract

Introduction

Subjects and Methods

Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ)

The Reliability, Validity, and Specificity of SPAQ

Shastun’s Questionnaire for Assessment of SAD

Results

Discussion

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Cardioprotective Effects of Erythropoietin against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats

Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Experimental Animals

Study Design

Serum Preparation

Tissue Preparation

Histopathological Examination

Statistical Analysis

Results

1. Effect of EPO on Cardiotoxicity Indices [Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) and Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)]

2. Effect of EPO on Oxidative Stress Markers in Cardiac Tissue [malondialdehyde (MDA) and Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC)]

3. Effect of EPO on Inflammatory Markers in Cardiac Tissue [cardiac tumor necrosis factor Alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β)]

4. Effect of EPO on Apoptotic Parameter in Cardiac Tissue (Caspase-3)

Table 1. Effect of EPO on histopathological changes induced by DOX in rats

5. Effect of EPO on Myocardial Histopathological Changes

Discussion

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

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Salmonella Infection Masquerading as ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Introduction

Case Description

Table 1. Diagnostic Testing

Discussion

Conclusion

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Is Erectile Dysfunction an Early Precursor of Silent Coronary Artery Disease?

Abstract

Introduction

Pathophysiology

Classification of Severity in Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Patient Assessment

Treatment Options

Table 1.Showing risk stratification

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Mini Review: Sudden Cardiac Death

Abstract

Introduction

Table 1. Possible causes of myocardial disease predisposing to sudden cardiac death

Table 2. Some risk factors of sudden cardiac death (modified from [5])

The Vulnerable Plaque Formation

Molecular Mechanisms in Sudden Cardiac Death

Sudden Cardiac Death in Diabetes Mellitus

Gender Differences in Sudden Cardiac Death

Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

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In Memoriam of Sergey Antonovich Shastun, MD, PhD, DSc

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