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Bronchial and arterial sleeve resection for centrally-located lung cancers [PDF]

, 2016
The use of bronchial and arterial sleeve resections for the treatment of centrally-located lung cancers, when available, has become the option of choice in comparison with pneumonectomy (PN). Technical expertise, in particular in vascular reconstruction,
D'Andrilli, Antonio, Maurizi, Giulio, Rendina, Erino Angelo, Venuta, Federico   +3 more
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Design and intermediate results of the Lower Extremity Arterial Disease Event Reduction (LEADER)* trial of bezafibrate in men with lower extremity arterial disease [ISRCTN41194621]

Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2001
Background Raised levels of both triglycerides and fibrinogen, each of which are reduced by bezafibrate, may contribute to lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD). This condition is characterized by a particularly high incidence of coronary heart disease
Meade Thomas W
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Vascular smooth muscle contraction in hypertension [PDF]

, 2018
Hypertension is a major risk factor for many common chronic diseases, such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular dementia and chronic kidney disease.
Alves-Lopes, Rheure, Anagnostopoulou, Aikaterini, Arner, Anders, De Lucca Camargo, Livia, Montezano, Augusto C., Rios, Francisco J., Touyz, Rhian M.   +6 more
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Arachidonic Acid, but Not Omega‐3 Index, Relates to the Prevalence and Progression of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Population‐Based Study of Danish Men

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundAnimal models support dietary omega‐3 fatty acids protection against abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), but clinical data are scarce. The sum of red blood cell proportions of the omega‐3 eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids, known as omega ...
Jes S. Lindholt, Katrine L. Kristensen, Elena Burillo, Diego Martinez‐Lopez, Carlos Calvo, Emilio Ros, Jose L. Martín‐Ventura, Aleix Sala‐Vila   +7 more
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Peripheral artery disease [PDF]

BMJ, 2018
### What you need to know Peripheral artery disease affects around 13% of the Western population who are more than 50 years old.1 It is most commonly due to atherosclerosis, where an atherosclerotic plaque causes arterial stenosis or occlusion. This results in a reduction in blood flow to the affected limb.
Morley, Rachael L., Sharma, Anita, Horsch, Alexander D., Hinchliffe, Robert J.   +3 more
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Intradialytic Muscle Cramp and its Association with Peripheral Arterial Disease in End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Hemodialysis

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014
Introduction: Muscle cramp is a common intradialytic complication observed in hemodialysis patients. Similarly Peripheral arterial disease is a common condition in the hemodialysis population.
Madhav Ghimire, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Romila Chimoriya, Gopal Chandra Das   +3 more
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The role of endothelin-1 in pulmonary arterial hypertension. [PDF]

, 2014
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but debilitating disease, which if left untreated rapidly progresses to right ventricular failure and eventually death. In the quest to understand the pathogenesis of this disease differences in the profile,
Chester, AH, Yacoub, MH
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Carotid Artery Disease [PDF]

Circulation, 2006
Carotid arteries are the blood vessels that deliver blood through the neck to the brain. There is one carotid artery on each side of the neck, where its pulsation can be felt with a finger below the jaw bone. Blockages in the carotid artery decrease blood flow to the brain, causing a medical condition known as carotid artery disease.
Piotr, Sobieszczyk, Joshua, Beckman
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The Cultural “Blood Ties” Between Medical Anthropology and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review

Societies
Background: Medical anthropology is a subfield that examines the various factors influencing health, disease, illness, and sickness. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) encompasses a range of disorders affecting the heart, arteries, and veins. Patients with CVD
Davide Costa, Raffaele Serra
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Idiopathic Infantile arterial calcification –A Very rare case [PDF]

, 2010
A rare case of Idiopathic Arterial Calcification of Infancy (IACI), inherited as an autosomal recessive disease, is ...
Joshi, PS, Sarmila, N, Vani, R
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