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Estimated pulse wave velocity and progression to advanced cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome: a population-based longitudinal study with supportive external cross-sectional evidence

Wenjiao Zhang, Wenjiao Zhang, Wenbo Yang, Wenbo Yang et al. • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2026)

BackgroundCardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) syndrome captures the interconnected burden of metabolic risk factors, chronic kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. Evidence remains limited regarding simple and clinically accessible m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1875961

Estimating the number of cardio-pulmonary events potentially averted by fine particulate matter air quality index activity guidelines

Robert D Brook, Pia-Allison Roa, Phillip D Levy, Samantha J Bauer et al. • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2025)

Background: Fine particulate matter 100 for PM2.5) for 3 groups (healthy adults, ASCVD and pulmonary disease patients) in the US during 2022. The theoretical number of adverse events potentially prevented per county was estimated each day a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101266

Effectiveness of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance for screening and monitoring cardiomyopathy in people living with HIV: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol

Flávia Figueira, Matheus de Sá Freitas Tavares, Carla Betina Andreucci, Bernardino Geraldo Alves Souto et al. • Systematic Reviews (2026)

Abstract Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have a markedly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including cardiomyopathy, due to a complex interplay of chronic inflammation, viral persistence, and antiretroviral therapy (A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03091-3

Coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes of patients with human immunodeficiency virus: a population-based study of National Inpatient Sample from 2015 to 2020

Renxi Li, Deyanira J. Prastein, Brian G. Choi • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract Individuals affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a growing demand for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) due to heightened risk for cardiovascular diseases and extended life expectancy. However, CABG outcomes in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65518-y

Investigations of the impact of polluted natural waters on cardiovascular diseases and development of integrated prevention system

Vyacheslav Vishnevetskiy, Vladislav Popruzhniy • Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska (2019)

The aim of this study was to establish the correlation between natural water pollutions and the prevalence of heart diseases. We analyzed the data from the 2014 Federal Service Report on the state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22630/PNIKS.2019.28.1.5

Practical role of preoperative echocardiography in low-risk non-cardiac surgery

Eun Kyoung Kim, Hong-Mi Choi, Jong-Hwan Lee, Dong Woo Han et al. • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

BackgroundDue to increased needs to reduce non-fatal as well as fatal cardiac events, preoperative echocardiography remains part of routine clinical practice in many hospitals. Data on the role of preoperative echocardiography in low-risk n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1088496

Fatty acid composition, bioactive phytochemicals, antioxidant properties and oxidative stability of edible fruit seed oil: effect of preharvest and processing factors

Tafadzwa Kaseke, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Olaniyi Amos Fawole • Heliyon (2020)

Fruit seed is a by-product of fruit processing into juice and other products. Despite being treated as waste, fruit seed contains oil with health benefits comparable or even higher than the conventional seed oil from field crops. In additio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04962

High Dose MicroCT Does Not Contribute Toward Improved MicroPET/CT Image Quantitative Accuracy and Can Limit Longitudinal Scanning of Small Animals

Wendy A. McDougald, Richard Collins, Mark Green, Adriana A. S. Tavares • Frontiers in Physics (2017)

Obtaining accurate quantitative measurements in preclinical Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging is of paramount importance in biomedical research and helps supporting efficient translation of preclinical result...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2017.00050

Caracterização dos medicamentos descartados no ponto de coleta em uma universidade do nordeste brasileiro

Sharon Paoli Bias Ramos, Gabriel Rodrigues Martins de Freitas, Silvana Teresa Lacerda Jales • Jornal de Assistência Farmacêutica e Farmacoeconomia (2025)

Objetivo: analisar o perfil pós-consumo dos medicamentos descartados pela comunidade universitária no coletor disponibilizado no Centro de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal da Paraíba. Métodos: O projeto de extensão Descarta CIM ins...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22563/2525-7323.2025.v10.e00255

INTERAÇÕES PLANTA MEDICINAL X MEDICAMENTO CONVENCIONAL NO TRATAMENTO DA HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL

Júlia Beatriz Pereira SOUZA, Fábia Jéssica Batista ATALIBA, Danielly Albuquerque da COSTA, Andrezza Duarte FARIAS • Infarma: Pharmaceutical Sciences (2017)

A hipertensão arterial sistêmica, dentre as doenças crônicas, apresenta-se como um dos problemas de saúde de maior magnitude na atualidade, sendo uma das principais causas de morbidade e mortalidade cardiovascular no Brasil. Seu tratamento ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14450/2318-9312.v29.e2.a2017.pp90-99

Correction of Postoperative Anemia in Patients undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement through Blood Saving Technology

B. M. Gumeniuk • Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії (2020)

The aim. To investigate anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in patients with mitral valvular disease, to provide preoperative correction in these patients and to determine the level of postoperative anemia after mitral valve replacement (MVR) t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30702/ujcvs/20.4009/038055-060/5.16

Novel strategies to control the biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the food industry

Rahele Sadeghzadeh, Fatemeh Rafieian, Mahdi Keshani, Zahra Salehi et al. • Future Foods (2024)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative human pathogenic bacterium that has the ability to form multicellular biofilm (BF) communities. Due to the presence of extracellular polymeric substances, BF protects bacteria from unfavorable envir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.fufo.2024.100481

Characterization of cardiopathic patients in a thoracic pain unit: admission profile / Caracterização de pacientes cardiopatas em uma unidade de dor torácica: perfil de chegada

Jaqueline Piccoli Korb, Marisa Basegio Carretta, Tainá Samile Pesente, Tiago Luan Labres de Freitas et al. • Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online (2021)

Objetivo: Caracterizar os usuários cardiopatas que acessam a Unidade de Dor Torácica (UDT) de um hospital geral no norte do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Métodos: Estudo transversal, descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa, que foi realizado n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v13.7133

Superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced magnetic resonance for imaging cardiac inflammation. A minireview

Helena Podrouzkova, Vera Feitova, Roman Panovsky, Jaroslav Meluzin et al. • Biomedical Papers (2015)

Background: Advances in nanotechnology have lead to the development of a novel contrast media for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPIO). SPIO nanoparticles are used to image inflammation on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5507/bp.2014.030

HIV-infection, atherosclerosis and the inflammatory pathway: candidate gene study in a Spanish HIV-infected population.

Laura Ibáñez, Pablo Sebastián Velli, Roser Font, Angeles Jaén et al. • PLoS ONE (2014)

BACKGROUND: Higher prevalence of atherosclerosis and higher cardiovascular risk is observed in HIV-infected individuals. The biological mechanisms underlying these processes are unclear. Several studies have implicated genetic variants in t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112279

A cluster randomised school-based lifestyle intervention programme for the prevention of childhood obesity and related early cardiovascular disease (JuvenTUM 3)

Haller Bernhard, Lammel Christoph, Hanssen Henner, Siegrist Monika et al. • BMC Public Health (2011)

Abstract Background Childhood obesity is not only associated with adult obesity but also with increased risk of adult onset of type 2 diabetes and subsequent coronary heart disease. The potential effects of school-based health intervention ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-258

Sedative-hypnotic drug use and risk of falls and fractures in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study

Mohammad Hossein Imani, Amir Hossein Imani, Amirhossein Saem, Maryam Niksolat • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Falls are a leading cause of injury, hospitalization, and mortality among older adults. Sedative-hypnotic medications, especially benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, have been implicated as potential contributors to fall risk a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06624-y

Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Hearing: Observations From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Pei-Lun Kuo, Ann Zenobia Moore, Frank R. Lin, Frank R. Lin et al. • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2021)

Objectives: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is highly prevalent among older adults, but the potential mechanisms and predictive markers for ARHL are lacking. Epigenetic age acceleration has been shown to be predictive of many age-associated...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.790926

Aging, aerobic exercise, and cardiovascular health: Barriers, alternative strategies and future directions

Kevin O. Murray, Sophia A. Mahoney, Ravinandan Venkatasubramanian, Douglas R. Seals et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2023)

Age-associated cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction, namely arterial dysfunction, is a key antecedent to the development of CV disease (CVD). Arterial dysfunction with aging is characterized by impaired vascular endothelial function and stiffeni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112105