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European journal of preventive cardiology Journal
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Traditionally the right ventricle has been thought to function poorly in the presence of an increased afterload. Indeed, the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension, or cor pulmonale, has been associated with a poor prognosis in patients with hypoxic chronic obstructive pulmo...
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In view of the important impact of small-artery structural and functional abnormalities on complications of hypertension and recent data suggesting that some antihypertensive agents may correct some of these abnormalities, a study of resistance artery structure and function in 20...
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Using Fura-2 digital imaging microscopy, we found two cell populations in chick embryo heart with different resting intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). Electrical stimulation of the cells led to the same increase in [Ca2+]i in both cell types, e.g. from 118 +/- 24 nM u...
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Congestive heart failure represents a growing health issue with significant morbidity, expense, and mortality. Unfortunately, despite heart failure affecting men and women equally, women historically have represented a minority in heart failure trials. Despite this disparity, tre...
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INTRODUCTION:The contribution of medication harm to rehospitalisation and adverse patient outcomes after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) needs exploration. Rehospitalisation is costly to both patients and the healthcare facility. Following an AMI, patients are at risk of med...
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Background A negative electrophysiology study (EPS) may delineate a subgroup of patients with severely impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) whose care can be safely managed long-term without an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.Methods and Results Consecutive p...
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The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism by which an atrial septal aneurysm is formed in the presence of an atrial septal defect by characterizing the distinguishing echocardiographic features of atrial septal defects between patients with and without an atrial septal...
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Background— Rivaroxaban (BAY 59-7939)—an oral, direct Factor Xa inhibitor—could be an alternative to heparins and warfarin for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disorders. Methods and Results— This randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, active-comparator–controlled,...
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At 8 and 32 hours after saphenous vein bypass graft surgery in six dogs, in vivo images of the graft were obtained with a gamma camera after intravenous injection, 2 hours postoperatively of autologous platelets labeled with indium-111. Platelet deposition in the grafts could be ...
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Objectives. This study was designed to define the extent of inhibition of thrombin activity achieved with conjunctive fixed dose intravenous sodium heparin compared with fixed dose subcutaneous calcium heparin in patients receiving intravenous streptokinase for acute myocardial i...
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