Alessandro Salustri

Integration of multiple perspectives to understand the left ventricular pressure–volume relationship

For more than a century, the pressure–volume loop has offered a simple and elegant way to show how the heart pumps blood. In one picture, it summarizes how the heart fills, contracts, and ejects blood. However, this simplicity has a limitation: the loop treats the heart as if it...

Trends in cardiovascular disease mortality in Kazakhstan and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a national health data analysis

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. While the impact of COVID-19 on trends is recognized, it is uncertain whether these patterns continued into the third pandemic year. This study sought to investigate the mortality patterns of CVDs during 201...