Cell Transplantation, 2013 In patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and refractory angina, we performed direct intramyocardial injections of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) and followed the safety and efficacy of the treatment for 12 months.
Mandana Haack-Sørensen +7 more
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Clinical Utility of Echocardiography in Former Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundThe clinical utility of echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) in former preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is not established.
Fineman, Jeffrey R +6 more
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ASSESSMENT OF NURSES' PERFORMANCE REGARDING CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION [PDF]
Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 2020 Background: Nurses have a variety of roles and functions associated with the patients' care undergoing cardiac catheterization. Nurses provide care of a patient before, during, and after cardiac catheterization procedure.
Rania El-Zayat, Mariam Shehab, Amal Bakr
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Cell Transplantation, 2019 Adipose-derived stromal cell (ASC) therapy is currently investigated as a new treatment option for patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ASC therapy in patients with chronic IHD measuring ...
Abbas Ali Qayyum +4 more
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Effect of an Illustrated Educational Guide on Anxiety Level among Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization [PDF]
Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2017 Cardiac catheterization is a stressful and anxiety induced experience for parents ofchildren prior to cardiac catheterization. Thus, the responsibilities of a catheterization labnurse begin with the assessment of parental anxiety as a part of pre ...
Shadia Morsy, Awatif Elsharkawy
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Aortic stenting in the growing sheep causes aortic endothelial dysfunction but not hypertension: Clinical implications for coarctation repair [PDF]
, 2016 Stent implantation is the treatment of choice for adolescents and adults with aortic coarctation (CoAo). Despite excellent short-term results, 20%-40% of the patients develop arterial hypertension later in life, which was attributed to inappropriate ...
Aresu, Luca +14 more
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17. Usefulness of portable ultrasounds in screening for valvular heart disease in children
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2016 Portable ultrasound machines are becoming increasingly useful in bedside routine exams and field surveys for early detection of heart disease. This is especially important for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) which is an emerging public health problem in ...
A. AbulFad, H. Agha
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Echocardiography combined with cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the prediction of outcome in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function is a major determinant of exercise intolerance and outcome in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). The aim of the study was to evaluate the incremental prognostic value of echocardiography of the
Badagliacca, Roberto +11 more
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Stem Cells International, 2019 Background. While regenerative stem cell therapy for ischemic heart disease has moved into phase 3 studies, little is still known about retention and migration of cell posttransplantation.
Anders Bruun Mathiasen +7 more
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Cardiac Catheterization in Assessment and Treatment of Kawasaki Disease in Children and Adolescents
Children, 2019 Cardiac catheterization has become a promising tool to assess and treat coronary artery lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease. Significant coronary artery lesions can now be treated via transcatheter route even in small children.
Hitesh Agrawal, Athar M. Qureshi
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