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Adrenomedullin refines mortality prediction by the BODE index in COPD: the "BODE-A" index
(2014)The BODE (body mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnoea, exercise capacity) index is well-validated for mortality prediction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Concentrations of plasma pro-adrenomedullin, a ... -
CHADS(2), CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc, and long-term stroke outcome in patients without atrial fibrillation
(2013)Objective: CHADS(2) and CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores are used to assess stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated whether these scores are associated with stroke outcome in non-AF stroke patients. ... -
CX3CR1 receptor is up-regulated in monocytes of coronary artery diseased patients: Impact of pre-inflammatory stimuli and renin-angiotensin system modulators
(2007)Fractalkine/CX3CR1 pathway is considered a major modulator of atherosclerosis. In the present study, expression of CX3CR1 on PBMCs/monocytes of healthy individuals and coronary artery diseased patients was initially assessed ... -
Left atrial systolic function is depressed in idiopathic and preserved in ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
(1999)Background Left atrial systolic dysfunction, unexplained by altered loading conditions, has been reported in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy suggesting left atrial involvement in the myopathic process. Materials and ... -
New insights into the mechanisms involved in B-type natriuretic peptide elevation and its prognostic value in septic patients
(2014)Introduction: Elevated plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in patients with critical sepsis (severe sepsis and septic shock) may indicate septic cardiomyopathy. However, multiple heterogeneous conditions may ... -
New insights into weaning from mechanical ventilation: left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is a key player
(2011)To investigate the diagnostic performance of Doppler echocardiography (DE) in predicting the outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation in patients without overt cardiac disease. Fifty critical care noncardiac patients ... -
Plasma vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenin are positively related to erythropoietin dose in hemodialysis patients
(2013)Purpose: Experimental data confirmed that erythropoietin (EPO) administration alters the course of various pathological situations such as heart failure and tumor growth by inducing vascular endothelial growth factor-A ... -
Variants of the Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase-Activating Protein (ALOX5AP) Gene and Risk of Stroke: A HuGE Gene-Disease Association Review and Meta-Analysis
(2009)Variants of the arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (ALOX5AP) gene have been implicated as a risk factor for stroke. However, genetic association studies that have examined the association between ALOX5AP gene ...