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Left atrial remodelling contributes to the progression of asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction to chronic symptomatic heart failure
(2008)
Systolic heart failure (HF) is a progressive disorder that often begins with asymptomatic left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and culminates in symptoms from fluid overload and poor end-organ perfusion. The progression ...
Hospitalization Epidemic in Patients With Heart Failure: Risk Factors, Risk Prediction, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions
(2011)
Patients with heart failure (HF) are hospitalized over a million times annually in the United States. Hospitalization marks a fundamental change in the natural history of HF, leading to frequent subsequent rehospitalizations ...
Carotid plaque composition in stable and unstable coronary artery disease
(2005)
Background Several pieces of evidence suggest that formation of complex atheromatous plaques may be influenced not only by local but also by systemic factors. Methods Twenty-five patients (16 men/9 women, age 63 +/- 10 ...
Remote preconditioning in normal and hypertrophic rat hearts
(2011)
Background: The aim of our study was to investigate whether remote preconditioning (RPC) improves myocardial function after ischemia/reperfusion injury in both normal and hypertrophic isolated rat hearts. This is the first ...
Effectiveness of aldosterone antagonists for preventing atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery in patients with systolic heart failure: a retrospective study
(2015)
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. There exist consistent experimental and clinical data suggesting that aldosterone antagonists (AAs) may exert beneficial effects ...
Successful management of Brucella mellitensis endocarditis with combined medical and surgical approach
(2001)
Objectives: Brucella endocarditis is an underdiagnosed complication of human brucellosis, associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report the successful management of a number of casts of Brucella mellitensis ...