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Validation of OSEM algorithm for attenuation correction in cardiac SPECT studies [PDF]

, 2005
Photon attenuation is believed to be one of the major causes of artefacts in cardiac SPECT studies and therefore should be corrected to improve the specificity of cardiac SPECT imaging for the detection of coronary artery disease.
Alenezi, Ahmed M
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Long-term follow-up in adults after tetralogy of Fallot repair

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2018
Background Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease and the population of ToF repair survivors is growing rapidly. Adults with repaired ToF develop late complications.
Natalia Dłużniewska, Piotr Podolec, Maciej Skubera, Monika Smaś-Suska, Jacek Pająk, Małgorzata Urbańczyk-Zawadzka, Wojciech Płazak, Maria Olszowska, Lidia Tomkiewicz-Pająk   +8 more
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Abnormal origin of right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta in an infant (“Hemitruncus”)

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital malformation and it needs surgical management.
Alexandros Tsoutsinos, Ioannis Germanakis, Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Stefanos Despotopoulos, Theofili Kousi, Spyridoula Katsilouli, Olga Karapanagiotou, Dimitrios Bobos   +8 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Desaturation after Fontan procedure due to systemic venous collateral and improvement after closure with embolization

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Systemic to pulmonary venous collaterals (SPVCs) are common findings in patients with Fontan and may be responsible for desaturation in this group of patients.
Alexandros Tsoutsinos, Felicia Kakava, Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Stefanos Despotopoulos, George Vagenakis, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, John Papagiannis, Spyridon Rammos   +8 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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Descending aorta to right atrial fistula: Transcatheter embolization of a very rare anomaly with coils

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Descending aorta to right atrial (RA) fistula is a rare and distinct clinical entity mimicking patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and it may lead to rapid development of pulmonary vascular disease.
Stefanos Despotopoulos, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, George Vagenakis, Meletios Kanakis, George Samanidis, Panagiotis Zachos, Anastasios Chatziantoniou, John Papagiannis, Spyridon Rammos, Alexandros Tsoutsinos   +9 more
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Cardiac biomarkers in chronic renal disease

, 2008
Cardiac biomarkers have a complex interrelationship with disease pathophysiology in patients with renal dysfunction. The underlying clinical condition results in a direct effect on the normal release and clearance of cardiac troponins and natriuretic ...
Collinson, P.O., Gaze, D.C.
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Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation as the keystone in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease [PDF]

, 2021
Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a mainstay of the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. In the European Society of Cardiology guidelines, comprehensive cardiovascular rehabilitation has the highest class of recommendation and level
Wolszakiewicz, Jadwiga; Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland, Bednarczyk, Tadeusz; Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Voivodship Clinical Hospital No. 2, Rzeszów, Poland, Smolis-Bąk, Edyta; Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland, Szalewska, Dominika; Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland, Mamcarz, Artur; 3rd Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland, Jegier, Anna; Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lodz; Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Central Teaching Hospital of the Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland, Smarż, Krzysztof; Department of Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Grochowski Hospital, Warszawa, Poland, Gałaszek, Michał; Silesian Rehabilitation and Prevention Centre, Ustroń, Poland, Mierzyńska, Anna; Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland; Department of Rehabilitation, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Professor Adam Gruca Independent Public Teaching Hospital in Otwock, Poland, Eysymontt, Zbigniew; Silesian Rehabilitation and Prevention Centre, Ustroń, Poland, Mawlichanów, Agnieszka; Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, The John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland, Piotrowicz, Ryszard; Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland; The University of Rehabilitation in Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland, Straburzyńska-Migaj, Ewa; 1st Department of Cardiology, University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, University Hospital of Lord’s Transfiguration, Poznań, Poland, Piotrowicz, Ewa; Telecardiology Center, Cardinal Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology, Warszawa, Poland   +13 more
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