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Microplastic Exposure Aggravates Cardiomyopathy Under Hemodynamic Stress Through the Gut-Heart Axis

BACKGROUND: Bisphenol F (BPF) is a common substitute for bisphenol A and the most prevalent bisphenol compound in diverse ...
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Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Appropriate Patient Selection and Triage: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Cardiac intensive care units are specialized, high-acuity, and resource-intensive environments for the care of critically ill ...
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Observational Comparative Research in Cardiovascular and Brain Health and Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Resources for observational comparative research have expanded enormously in recent years to include very large sources of ...
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SREBP1 Transactivation of NHE3 Impairs Cardiac Contraction and Aggravates Heart Failure

BACKGROUND: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is characterized by impaired contractility and high ...
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Comparative Efficacy of Transfusion Strategies in Women and Men With Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: Prespecified Secondary Findings From the MINT Trial

BACKGROUND: The optimal transfusion strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and anemia may be influenced by sex differences in pathophysiology and cardiovascular outcomes. The ...
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Multidimensional Social Adversity and Mortality in People With HIV Infection and Heart Failure: Insights from NYC Health + Hospitals HIV–Heart Failure Cohort

Department of Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, Bronx, NY. (Y.-Y.C., P.B., L.B., N.N., M.P., A.K., C.V.-P., I.C., J.B., V.G., S.B., R.F., L.P.) Division of ...
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Article Types

This article category consists of high-quality randomized clinical trials conducted in the U.S. or globally. Authors can expect broad dissemination and expert contextualization across multi-media ...
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AHA Journals Null Hypothesis Collection

Publishing research with negative results—that is, null or inconclusive findings—is a critical but often overlooked task of biomedical journals. Without it, the scientific literature relies on highly ...
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Open Access Information

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association journals are continuing to serve authors of Original Research manuscripts by offering additional means of publication. Many research funding ...
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Revised and Accepted Manuscripts

The time limit for receipt of revisions is dated from the most recent decision letter: Original Research Article — 90-day revision time. Research Letter — 90-day revision time. All other article ...
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Implications of Cranial Arterial Stenosis and Dolichoectasia for Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease Etiopathogenesis: Findings From a Prospective Mild Stroke Cohort

Background: Stenosis and dolichoectasia of cranial arteries likely reflect distinct mechanisms. Their contributions to lacunar stroke and cerebral small-vessel disease (cSVD) remain contentious. We ...
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Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: the PRAISE-MR Randomized Trial

Background: Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) characterizes a high-risk phenotype in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Although sacubitril/valsartan reduces ...