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Baseline Aortic Pre-Ejection Interval Predicts Reverse Remodeling and Clinical Improvement After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
(Via Medica, 2011)
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to reduce heart failure-related morbidity and mortality. However, approximately one in three patients do not respond to CRT. The aim of the current study ...
Diagnostic Accuracy And Clinical Utility Of Echocardiographic Indices For Detecting Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease And Normal Ejection Fraction
(Turkish Soc Cardiology, 2011)
Objective: The aim of present study was to assess the clinical utility and diagnostic accuracy of diastolic dysfunction criteria that were recommended in current American Society of Echocardiography and European Association ...
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Cranial Pachymeningitis Associated With Intermediate Uveitis
(Informa Healthcare, 2011)
The authors report a case with idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis associated with intermediate uveitis. The patient complained of decreased vision in both eyes, especially the right. Ophthalmic examination ...
Use-Dependent Ampa Receptor Block Reveals Segregation Of Spontaneous And Evoked Glutamatergic Neurotransmission
(Soc Neuroscience, 2011)
Earlier findings had suggested that spontaneous and evoked glutamate release activates non-overlapping populations of NMDA receptors. Here, we evaluated whether AMPA receptor populations activated by spontaneous and evoked ...
Can Renal Dimensions and the Main Renal Artery Diameter Indicate The Presence Of An Accessory Renal Artery? A 64-Slice Ct Study
(Turkish Soc Radiology, 2011)
PURPOSE To evaluate whether renal dimensions and the main renal artery (mRA) diameter can provide indirect evidence of the presence or absence of accessory renal arteries (aRA). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group consisted ...
The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of First Hour Glycogen Phosphorylase Isoenzyme BB Level in Acute Coronary Syndrome
(Via Medica, 2011)
Background: Evaluating patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a time consuming, expensive and problematic process in the emergency department. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and ...
Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation Induced By Brief Ischemia Negatively Impacts Neuronal Survival in Vivo: A Study in [A30P] Alpha-Synuclein Transgenic Mouse
(Sage Publications Inc, 2011)
Alpha-synuclein oligomerization and aggregation are considered to have a role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. However, despite numerous in vitro studies, the impact of aggregates in the intact brain is ...