{"title":"Postmortem Identification of Genetic Variations Associated with Sudden Unexpected Death in Young People","authors":"Aya Miura, Takuma Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Funayama, Akihide Koyama, Hisakazu Takatsuka, Takako Sato, Hajime Nishio","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-252","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Sudden unexpected death in the young (SUDY) is a traumatic occurrence for their family; however, information on the genetic variations associated with the condition is currently lacking. It is important to carry out postmortem genetic analyses in cases of sudden death to provide information for relatives and to allow appropriate genetic counselling and clinical follow-up. This study aimed to investigate the genetic variations associated with the occurrence of SUDY in Japan, using next-generation sequencing (NGS). The study included 18 cases of SUDY (16 males, 2 females; age 15-47 years) who underwent autopsy, including NGS DNA sequencing for molecular analysis. A total of 168 genes were selected from the sequencing panel and filtered, resulting in the identification of 60 variants in cardiac disease-related genes. Many of the cases had several of these genetic variants and some cases had a cardiac phenotype. The identification of genetic variants using NGS provides important information regarding the pathogenicity of sudden death.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Surgical Case of Partially Unroofed Coronary Sinus Atrial Septal Defect in an Elderly Patient Diagnosed by Preoperative Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography","authors":"Norihisa Yuge, Susumu Manabe, Daiki Hirayama, Ryuki Yamada, Mariko Hori, Tomohiro Saito, Nobuhiro Mochizuki, Koichiro Sugimura, Hiroaki Shimokawa","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-401","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Unroofed coronary sinus syndrome is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly, involving some anatomical variations. Approximately 60% of patients with unroofed coronary sinus syndrome have a concomitant atrial septal defect, which is termed unroofed coronary sinus atrial septal defect (CSASD). The precise detection of these abnormalities has been usually difficult with conventional echocardiography, mostly due to its small and complex structures. Herein, we report a case with unroofed coronary sinus atrial septal defect, in which preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) was useful in the operative decision making. We successfully repaired the defective roof of the coronary sinus with a bovine patch, while eliminating the inter-atrial shunt. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful with no residual shunt.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calcium-Phosphorus Product Is Associated with Adverse Prognosis in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease","authors":"Satoshi Abe, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Himika Oohara, Yukiko Sugawara, Yu Sato, Tomofumi Misaka, Takamasa Sato, Masayoshi Oikawa, Atsushi Kobayashi, Takayoshi Yamaki, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Yasuchika Takeishi","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-203","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>It has been reported that high levels of calcium-phosphorus (Ca-P) product are an indicator of coronary calcification and mortality risk in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the significance of Ca-P product to predict the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We conducted a prospective observational study of 793 patients with decompensated HF and CKD, and measured the value of Ca-P product. The cut-off value was obtained from the survival classification and regression tree (CART) analysis to predict post-discharge all-cause mortality and/or worsening HF, and the patients were divided into 2 groups: a high group (Ca-P product > 28, <i>n</i> = 594) and a low group (Ca-P product ≤ 28, <i>n</i> = 199). We compared the patient baseline characteristics and post-discharge prognosis between the 2 groups. The age as well as the prevalence of male sex, ischemic etiology, and anemia were significantly higher in the low group than in the high group. In contrast, there was no difference in echocardiographic parameters between the 2 groups. In the Kaplan-Meier analysis (mean follow-up 1089 days), all-cause mortality and/or worsening HF event rates were higher in the low group than in the high group (log-rank <i>P</i> = 0.001). In the multivariable Cox proportional hazard analysis, lower Ca-P product was found to be an independent predictor of all-cause mortality and/or worsening HF (hazard ratio 0.981, <i>P</i> = 0.031). Lower Ca-P product predicts adverse prognosis in patients with HF and CKD.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zahra Sadek, Wiam Ramadan, Said Ahmaidi, Mahmoud Youness, Wissam H Joumaa
{"title":"Electromyogram Power Spectrum and Cardiac Function Changes After Combined Aerobic Interval Training and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Heart Failure Patients","authors":"Zahra Sadek, Wiam Ramadan, Said Ahmaidi, Mahmoud Youness, Wissam H Joumaa","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-326","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Exercise intolerance and dyspnea are the major symptoms of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and are associated with a poor quality of life. In addition to impaired central hemodynamics, symptoms may be attributed to changes in peripheral skeletal muscles. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of aerobic interval training (AIT) combined with inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on cardiac and skeletal muscle function and on functional capacity and dyspnea in patients with CHF and inspiratory muscle weakness.</p><p>Left ventricle ejection fraction was improved significantly after AIT and AIT & IMT with a high percentage of amelioration (17%, <i>P</i> < 0.042) in the combined group compared to the control group. Therefore, we showed a significant improvement in maximal voluntary isometric force, isometric endurance time, root mean square, and frequency median in both strength and endurance manipulations in the aerobic and combined group; however, the improvement was superior in the combined group compared to the control group. Significant amelioration was proved in functional capacity and dyspnea after all types of training but was performed at 18% higher in 6 minutes' walk test and 43% lower in dyspnea for the combined group compared to the control group.</p><p>Combining AIT to IMT had optimized exercise training benefits in reversing the cardiac remodeling process and improving skeletal muscle function, functional capacity, and dyspnea in patients with CHF.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pretransfer Aspirin Administration and Its Impact on Angiographic Outcomes for Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction","authors":"Ryota Yamada, Takeo Horikoshi, Takamitsu Nakamura, Manabu Uematsu, Kazuyuki Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kobayahi, Ryota Ando, Toru Yoshizaki, Yosuke Watanabe, Kenji Kuroki, Kazuto Nakamura, Akira Sato","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-389","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Although guidelines recommend early aspirin administration after diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the decision of pretransfer aspirin administration is at the discretion of the primary physicians. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether pretransfer aspirin administration was associated with better angiographical outcomes in patients with STEMI. This study compared the angiographic findings of thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade in the infarct-related artery before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between patients who received pretransfer aspirin and those who did not. In total, 28 patients (11.2%) were administered aspirin before transfer and 219 (88.8%) were administered aspirin upon arrival at the hospital. Propensity score matching yielded 135 patients [27 patients (20%) who were administered aspirin before transfer and 108 patients (80%) who were administered aspirin upon arrival at the hospital]. Patients who received pretransfer aspirin had a higher rate of TIMI-3 flow before PCI compared to those who did not receive pretransfer aspirin [8 (28.6%) versus 15 (6.8%), <i>P</i> < 0.01, in all study patients; 8 (26.6%) versus 7 (6.5%), <i>P</i> < 0.01, in propensity-score-matched patients]. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that pretransfer aspirin administration was significantly associated with the presence of TIMI-3 flow before PCI, independent of age, gender, transfer time, and statin use (OR: 5.43, 95% CI: 1.94-15.2, <i>P</i> < 0.01, in all study patients; OR: 6.17, 95% CI: 1.86-20.46, <i>P</i> < 0.01, in propensity-score-matched patients). Pretransfer aspirin administration could lead to the early restoration of coronary blood flow in patients with STEMI, supporting its active use in STEMI care.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuntao Lu, Jinmiao Chen, Minyan Yin, Ye Yang, Wenshuo Wang, Lili Dong, Wenyu Song, Jian Meng, Qingliang Zhou, Lai Wei
{"title":"Feasibility Study of a Novel Transapical Chordal Implantation System in a Porcine Model","authors":"Yuntao Lu, Jinmiao Chen, Minyan Yin, Ye Yang, Wenshuo Wang, Lili Dong, Wenyu Song, Jian Meng, Qingliang Zhou, Lai Wei","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-206","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Transapical beating-heart mitral repair with chordal implantation system has been considered as an alternative treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and safety of the E-Chord system (Med-Zenith Medical, Beijing, China) for transapical beating-heart mitral valve repair in a porcine model. Artificial chordae were transapically implanted on the mitral valves of 12 anesthetized pigs under epicardial echocardiographic guidance and secured outside the left ventricular apex. The study endpoints included procedural success, device durability, and tissue response to the device. The procedural success rate was 100% (12/12). All animals were implanted with E-Chord in the anterior and posterior leaflets, respectively, and survived uneventfully until euthanized as planned. During the 180-day follow-up, no animal had significant mitral valve dysfunction. The gross observation showed no evidence of anchor detachment and chordal rupture, and there was no obvious damage or changes to mitral leaflets. Microscopic evaluation revealed that the endothelialization of anchor and chordae was completed 90 days after implantation and there was no evidence of chordal rupture, thrombosis, or infection during the 180-day follow-up. The E-Chord system was found to be feasible and safe for heart-beating mitral chordal implantation in a porcine model. The findings of this study suggest that the E-Chord system may be a potential alternative for the treatment of degenerative mitral regurgitation in humans.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ning Gu, Zhijiang Liu, Zhenglong Wang, Changyin Shen, Wei Zhang, Hongqin Tian, Xi Wang, Shuangya Yang, Ranzun Zhao, Bei Shi
{"title":"Association Between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Neoatherosclerosis An Optical Coherence Tomography Study in Patients with In-Stent Restenosis","authors":"Ning Gu, Zhijiang Liu, Zhenglong Wang, Changyin Shen, Wei Zhang, Hongqin Tian, Xi Wang, Shuangya Yang, Ranzun Zhao, Bei Shi","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-058","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Neoatherosclerosis is a major cause of stent failure after percutaneous coronary intervention. Metabolism such as hyperuricemia is associated with in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, the association between serum uric acid (sUA) levels and in-stent neoatherosclerosis (ISNA) has never been validated.</p><p>A total of 216 patients with 220 ISR lesions who had undergone optical coherence tomography (OCT) of culprit stents were included in this study. According to their sUA levels, eligible patients were divided into two groups [normal-sUA group: sUA < 7 mg/dL, <i>n</i> = 126, and high-sUA group: sUA ≥ 7 mg/dL, <i>n</i> = 90]. OCT findings were analyzed and compared between the normal- and high-sUA groups.</p><p>The incidence of ISNA (63.0% versus 43.0%, <i>P =</i> 0.004) was significantly higher in the high-sUA group than in the normal-sUA group. Lipid plaques (66.3% versus 43.0%, <i>P</i> < 0.001) and thin-cap fibroatheroma (38.0% versus 18.0%, <i>P =</i> 0.001) were observed more frequently in the restenotic tissue structure in patients in the high-sUA group than in those in the normal-sUA group. Meanwhile, univariate (OR: 1.208, 95% CI: 1.037-1.407; <i>P =</i> 0.015) and multivariate (OR: 1.254, 95% CI: 1.048-1.501; <i>P =</i> 0.013) logistic regression analyses indicated that sUA levels were an independent risk factor for ISNA after adjusting for relevant risk factors.</p><p>The high-sUA levels were an independent risk factor for the occurrence of neoatherosclerosis in patients with ISR via OCT.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139649095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yao-Wei Zhi, Run-Gui Chen, Ji-Wei Zhao, Shu-Xuan Zhou, Zhi-Jie He
{"title":"Association Between Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Risk of Incident Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events","authors":"Yao-Wei Zhi, Run-Gui Chen, Ji-Wei Zhao, Shu-Xuan Zhou, Zhi-Jie He","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-406","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>It is unclear whether the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in the general population. A total of 361,644 participants (aged 56.19 ± 8.09 years; 44.79% male) free of a history of MACEs at baseline from the UK Biobank data were included in the analysis. The AIP was calculated using log (triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol). Over a mean follow-up of 12.19 ± 1.60 years, 16,683 participants developed MACEs. After adjustment for traditional risk factors, each 1 unit increase in AIP was associated with a 45.3% higher risk of incident MACEs (hazard ratio (HR), 1.453 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.371-1.540], <i>P</i> < 0.001). Results were similar when individuals were categorized by the AIP quartiles (HR, 1.283 [95% CI 1.217-1.351]; comparing extreme quartiles). The subgroup analyses showed that the association between AIP and risk of incident MACEs was more obvious in female participants who are < 60 years old and free of hypertension or diabetes. Sensitivity analysis included participants without any lipid-lowering medication or excluded incident MACEs in the first 2 years of follow-up confirming the robustness of the findings. Elevated AIP is a risk factor of incident MACEs in the general population, independent of traditional risk factors.</p><p>Dynamic monitoring of the AIP may help select the population at high risk of cardiovascular events and guide primary prevention.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"175 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139648901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiongxing Wu, Mingxi Chen, Huan Wang, Yuyi Zhu, Yaqi Chen, Shihong Zhang, Deren Wang
{"title":"Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes Between Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Different Types of Heart Failure.","authors":"Jiongxing Wu, Mingxi Chen, Huan Wang, Yuyi Zhu, Yaqi Chen, Shihong Zhang, Deren Wang","doi":"10.1536/ihj.22-717","DOIUrl":"10.1536/ihj.22-717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can be complicated by heart failure involving preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), and whether or not the prognosis differs between the 2 types of patients remains unclear. We compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of the 2 types of patients at 3 months after the stroke.We retrospectively analyzed patients who, between 1 January 2018 and 1 January 2021, experienced AIS that was complicated by HFrEF or HFpEF. All patients had been prospectively registered in the Chengdu Stroke Registry. Poor outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 2-6 at 3 months. Univariate and binary logistic regression was used to assess whether HFpEF was associated with a significantly worse prognosis than HFrEF.Among the final sample of 108 patients (60.2% men; mean age, 73.08 ± 10.82 years), 75 (69.4%) had HFpEF. Compared to HFrEF patients, those with HFpEF were older (P = 0.002), were more likely to have chronic kidney disease (P = 0.033), and were more likely to experience a poor outcome (P = 0.022). After adjustments, HFpEF was associated with significantly greater risk of poor outcome than HFrEF (OR 4.13, 95%CI 1.20-15.79, P = 0.029). However, rates of hemorrhagic transformation or mortality at 3 months after AIS did not differ significantly between the 2 types of heart failure (all P > 0.05).Patients with AIS involving HFpEF experience worse outcomes than those with HFrEF and therefore may require special monitoring and management. Our findings need to be verified in large prospective studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":" ","pages":"94-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139039927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manlin Zhu, Jingjing Lu, Xiaomin Li, Yongqiang An, Bohan Li, Wei Liu
{"title":"Ivabradine Alleviates Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis-Mediated Myocardial Injury","authors":"Manlin Zhu, Jingjing Lu, Xiaomin Li, Yongqiang An, Bohan Li, Wei Liu","doi":"10.1536/ihj.23-330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.23-330","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Ivabradine (IVA) reduces heart rate by inhibiting hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (HCNs), which play a role in the promotion of pacemaker activity in cardiac sinoatrial node cells. HCNs are highly expressed in neural and myocardial tissues and are involved in the modulation of inflammatory neuropathic pain. However, whether IVA exerts any effect on myocardial inflammation in the pathogenesis of heart failure is unclear. We employed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) in porcine cardiac myosin-induced experimental autoimmune myocarditis rat model to determine the effects and mechanisms of IVA. Lewis rats (<i>n</i> = 32) were randomly divided into the normal, control, high-dose-IVA, and low-dose-IVA groups. Heart rate and blood pressure were measured on days 0 and 21, respectively. Echocardiography was performed on day 22, and inflammation of the myocardium was evaluated via histopathological examination. Western blot was employed to detect the expression of HCN1-4, MinK-related protein 1 (MiRP1), matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). Furthermore, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to measure serum IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-α. The relative mRNA levels of collagen I, collagen III, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were determined via qRT-PCR. We found that IVA reduced the total number of cells infiltrated into the myocardium, particularly in the subset of fibroblasts, endocardia, and monocytes. IVA administration ameliorated cardiac inflammation and reduced collagen production. Results of the echocardiography indicated that left ventricular internal diameter at end-systole LVIDs increased whereas left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular fractional shortening decreased in the control group. IVA improved cardiac performance. The expression of HCN4 and MiRP1 protein and the level of serum IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-α were decreased by IVA treatment. In conclusion, HCNs and the helper proteins were increased in the profile of myocardial inflammation. HCNs may be involved in the regulation of myocardial inflammation by inhibiting immune cell infiltration. Our findings can contribute to the development of IVA-based combination therapies for the future treatment of cardiac inflammation and heart failure.</p>\u0000<p></p>","PeriodicalId":13711,"journal":{"name":"International heart journal","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139664967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}