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New Research: Clinical application of virtual reality in patients with cardiovascular disease: state of the art: Virtual reality offers a multisensory experience to patients, allowing them to hear, watch, and interact in a virtual… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Cardiometabolic and immune response to exercise training in patients with metabolic syndrome: retrospective analysis of two randomized clinical trials: Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by the presence of… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Low rates of myocardial fibrosis and ventricular arrhythmias in recreational athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection: Introduction High rates of cardiac involvement were reported in the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Left atrial remodeling and voltage-guided ablation outcome in obese patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: Background Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). Data regarding left atrial (LA) remodeling… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: MicroRNA analysis of medium/large placenta extracellular vesicles in normal and preeclampsia pregnancies: Background Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, affecting 2%–8% of pregnancies worldwide, and… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Novel portable hypothermic machine perfusion preservation device enhances cardiac viability of donated human hearts: Introduction Heart transplant remains the gold standard treatment for patients with advanced heart… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Trajectories of functional and structural myocardial parameters in post-COVID-19 syndrome—insights from mid-term follow-up by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Introduction Myocardial tissue alterations in patients with… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Cardioprotective effects of high-altitude adaptation in cardiac surgical patients: a retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching: Background The cardioprotective effect of remote ischemia preconditioning in… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Beat-to-beat alterations of acoustic intensity and frequency at the maximum power of heart sounds are associated with NT-proBNP levels: Background Auscultatory features of heart sounds (HS) in patients with heart failure… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Differential impact of fentanyl and morphine doses on ticagrelor-induced platelet inhibition in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a subgroup analysis from the PERSEUS randomized trial: Introduction Among patients… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Case Report: Multiple types of arrhythmias in a late-confirmed Danon disease: Introduction Danon disease is an X-linked disorder caused by pathogenic variants in lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP2) gene,… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Aerodynamic evaluation of surgical design for the stenosis correction of airway: Introduction Congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) is a rare but life-threatening disease that can lead to respiratory dysfunction in children.… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Case Report: Thrombus aspiration and in situ thrombolysis via a Guidezilla guide extension catheter in a patient with high-risk pulmonary embolism: Standard catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and thrombus aspiration are… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Relevance of obesity-related organ damage and metabolic syndrome classification in cardiovascular and renal risk stratification in patients with essential hypertension: Introduction Hypertension is a relevant cardiovascular… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Case Report: Can preoperative implantation of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation lead to embolic events in infective endocarditis?: Early-stage infective endocarditis (IE) can lead to severe complications,… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Malignant atrophic papulosis treated with eculizumab and hirudin: a fatal case report and literature review: Background Malignant atrophic papulosis (MAP) is a rare obliterative vasculopathy whose etiology and… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock in Ukraine: multicentre registry analysis 2021–2022: Background Data on the results and management strategies in patients with acute myocardial infarction… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Longitudinal ECG changes in tetralogy of Fallot and association with surgical repair: Background ECG abnormalities have been linked to adverse changes in right ventricular (RV) morphology and poor clinical outcomes in… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Evaluation of vascular aging on measures of cardiac function and mechanical efficiency: insights from in-silico modeling: Introduction This study evaluated the hypothesis that vascular aging (VA) reduces ventricular… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular

New Research: Left atrial strain predicts the rhythm outcome in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial cryoablation during minimally invasive mitral valve repair: Objectives Patients with atrial fibrillation… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #cardiovascular