Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

The continuous advancement in the management of gynecological cancers has contributed to improved patient survival. Nevertheless, cardiovascular toxicity resulting from anti-tumor treatments has emerged as a significant threat to long-term …

Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare malignant tumor that may extend into the right atrium and mimic a primary cardiac neoplasm. Because clinical presentation is often non-specific and depends on tumor location and exten…

BACKGROUND: Although the cardiometabolic index (CMI) has gained recognition as a new tool for evaluating metabolic health, the relationship between CMI and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. This research sought to explore the po…

INTRODUCTION: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death around the world, with epidemiological sex and gender differences in prevalence, pathophysiology and outcomes. It has been hypothesized that sex steroids, like estrog…

Aquaporin-2 (AQP2) is a critical protein involved in water metabolism. It is primarily located in the renal collecting duct cells' apical plasma membranes and intracellular vesicles and regulates the movement of water into and out of cells.…

BACKGROUND: Acute heart failure (AHF) carries a high risk of in-hospital mortality, and identifying reliable prognostic biomarkers remains challenging. Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) has recently emerged as a potential marker in heart failure, …

Preeclampsia (PE) remains a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet the precise molecular mechanisms driving its pathology are not fully understood. Recent research has established extracellular vesicles (…

It is unusual for young patients without any underlying diseases to experience sudden cerebral infarction and heart failure. Here, we report a rare case of a 28-year-old female patient who presented with chest tightness and dizziness. Left …

INTRODUCTION: Cardiac arrest during pregnancy is receiving increasing attention. However, there are few reports on cardiac arrest in nonpregnant women caused by abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). We report a case in which extracorporeal cardi…

BACKGROUND: Current clinical guidelines on cardiovascular disease (CVD) do not specifically address the female population. The aim of this consensus is to know the opinion of a group of experts on the management of CVD in women. METHODS: T…

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for roughly 1 in 5 deaths in the United States. Women in particular face significant disparities in their cardiovascular care when compared to men, both in th…

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) include endogenously produced androgens like testosterone and their synthetic derivatives. Their influence on multiple metabolic pathways across organ systems results in an extensive side effect profile. F…

A 37-year-old woman presented with worsening intermittent chest pain and dyspnea in the previous year. Although the dyspnea was exertion-dependent, her chest pain was heavily dependent on her postural position, worsening in the supine posit…

BACKGROUND: Venous thrombosis associated with the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) occurs mostly in the deep veins of the lower extremity. A lesion of the upper extremity is rare, and the majority of thrombotic events that occur in the supe…

Worrying trends of increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in children, adolescents and young people in the Modern Era have channelled research and public health strategies to tackle this growing epidemic. However, there are still contr…

Pelvic venous disorders (PeVD), sometimes referred to as pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS), widely impact affected patients-mainly young women's quality of life, causing puzzling, uncomfortable symptoms sometimes requiring months or years to…

Hypertension is the primary cause of cardiovascular disease, which is a leading killer worldwide. Despite the prevalence of this non-communicable disease, still between 90% and 95% of cases are of unknown or multivariate cause ("essential h…

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Currently, cardiovascular disease risk algorithms play a role in primary prevention. However, this is complicated by a lack of powerfully predictive biomarkers that co…

Cancer and heart failure are the two leading causes of death in developed countries. These two apparently distinct clinical entities share similar risk factors, symptoms, and pathophysiological mechanisms (inflammation, metabolic disturbanc…

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been a global pandemic since early 2020. Understanding the relationship between various systemic disease and COVID-19 through diseas…

BACKGROUND: Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiac condition usually involving abnormal regional left ventricular wall motion and impaired left ventricular contractility. It is due mainly to hyper-stimulation of the sympathetic nerve system…

A 42-year-old female was hospitalized with 2-day history of fever, dyspnea, and chest tightness. Four years ago, she had similar symptoms at the eighth week of gestation. Computed tomography coronary angiography only suggested moderate sten…

BACKGROUND: Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiac condition involving sudden, transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle of the heart that may be triggered by emotional stress and some non-cardiac conditions. Its diagnosis is based …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate sex differences in the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) according to the type and severity of migraine. METHODS: We analyzed the nationwide health screening recipients in 2009 without previous AF diagnosis from the K…

Purpose: To evaluate medium-term clinical outcomes of transcatheter embolization and stenting in women with several pelvic venous disorders responsible for chronic pelvic pain and varicose veins of the lower limbs. Materials and Methods: Th…