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Assessment of Myocardial 18F-FDG Uptake at PET/CT in Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2–vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Patients Authors: Takehiro Nakahara et al Published Online: Sep 19 2023 Abstract Background Patients who developed myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination show abnormalities on cardiac...

Outdated guidelines mean doctors failing to spot heart condition in women

Study links environmental phenols to changes in heart electrical activity (msn.com)

Psychosomatic nonsense strikes again:

COVID-19 related myocardial injury is associated with immune dysregulation in symptomatic patients with cardiac MRI abnormalities Ćorović, Andrej; Zhao, Xiaohui; Huang, Yuan; Newland, Stephen; Gopalan, Deepa; Harrison, James; Giakomidi, Despina; Chen, Shanna; Yarkoni, Natalia S; Wall...

Exercise response in post-acute coronary syndrome patients survived to COVID-19 infection Giovanni Provenzale; Lucia Barbieri; Gabriele Tumminello; Stefano Carugo; Marco Guazzi AIMS Many studies evaluated the functional response in post-Covid-19 patients; however, they systematically excluded...

Regional quantification of cardiac metabolism with hyperpolarized 1-13C-pyruvate MRI evaluated in an oral glucose challenge Peder E. Z. Larson; Shuyu Tang; Xiaoxi Liu; Avantika Sinha; Nicholas Dwork; Sanjay Sivalokanathan; Jing Liu; Robert Bok; Karen G Ordovas; James Slater; Jeremy Gordon; Maria...

Long COVID-19 Cardiac Complications Are Associated With Autoimmunity to Cardiac Self-Antigens Sufficient to Cause Cardiac Dysfunction No access to the paper... https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062672 A post by Eric Topol .

Deadly ‘irreversible’ heart condition reversed for first time in major breakthrough (msn.com)

Orthostatic chronotropic incompetence in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS van Campen; Verheugt; Rowe; Visser Background: Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a core diagnostic criterion in myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The...

A Case Report: Multifocal Necrotizing Encephalitis and Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination against COVID-19 Michael Mörz The current report presents the case of a 76-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease (PD) who died three weeks after receiving his third COVID-19 vaccination. The...

I have never really understood what atrial fibrillation is. 1) Can people feel it when they have it? 2) What are the symptoms? 3) Can it only be diagnosed by a medical professional with an ECG machine? I have some very brief (less than 5 seconds usually) and occasional episodes of...

Abstract Infectious mononucleosis (IM), mainly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, can result in prolonged symptoms. The objective of this study was to look at the length of sick leave, diagnosis of IM, treatment, and comorbidities in a real-world setting in Germany. This retrospective...

Paradigme shift to disequilibrium in the genesis of orthostatic intolerance in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome K Miwa European Heart Journal, Volume 40, Issue Supplement_1, October 2019 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0311

We think of an attack as a ‘big bang’, but the symptoms can build over hours or days – and even doctors can misinterpret them https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/22/would-you-recognise-a-gradual-onset-heart-attack I meant to post this sooner, but as usual Life Happened! ;) Not ME/CFS...

This post got pretty long so I separated it into questions and background. Questions: 1. Do any forum members have a diagnosis of SVT (supraventricular tachycardia)? 2. Has anyone tried the Kardia mobile device/app (portable type of ekg)? Background: I don't know what kind of SVT I have...

Very interesting use of mitochondria - as transplants to replace damaged versions in human organs. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/health/mitochondria-transplant-heart-attack.html

Errors Trigger Retraction Of The Study On Mediterranean Diet's Heart Benefits I just thought I would post this as it is an example of doing the right thing when it is discovered there was a wrong conclusion stated in research.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/could-your-apple-watch-save-your-life-how-smartwatch-sensors-are-helping-tackle-a-dangerous-heart/ Could your Apple Watch save your life? How smartwatch sensors could help tackle a dangerous heart condition A collaboration between Cupertino and Stanford...