Public Awareness of Genetic Influence on Chronic Disease Risk: Are Genetic and Lifestyle Causal Beliefs Compatible? [PDF]
Background/Aims: There is concern that raising awareness about the role of genetics in chronic disease etiology could undermine public belief that lifestyles are important, leading to adverse effects on public health. We tested the hypothesis that people
Humphries, SE+3 more
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A review of congenital heart block [PDF]
Congenital heart block is a rare disorder. It has an incidence of about 1 in 22,000 live births. It may be associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Buyon, Jill P.+3 more
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Interdisciplinary three-step strategy to treat aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease in a patient with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Background: Valvular aortic stenosis is a common disease in the elderly, often in multimorbid patients. It is often associated with coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease.
Beiras Fernández, Andrés+6 more
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Profoundly reduced neovascularization capacity of bone marrow mononuclear cells derived from patients with chronic ischemic heart disease [PDF]
Background— Cell therapy with bone marrow–derived stem/progenitor cells is a novel option for improving neovascularization and cardiac function in ischemic heart disease.
Aicher, A+8 more
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Design of Real Time Heart Rate Monitoring System With ARDUINO UNO R3 Based on Android Application [PDF]
The heart is an important organ for humans. Heart disease has claimed many lives. It happened because not everyone can do regular heart checks. High cost and time wasted could be the reason.
Pudy Astomo, Suryadi, Subari, Arkhan
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Includes index. ; Bibliography: p. 377-393. ; Mode of access: Internet.
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Heart to Heart, May 2012 [PDF]
Heart to Heart is a publication on new heart disease and stroke information and other related topics by the Department of Public ...
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How accurately do adult sons and daughters report and perceive parental deaths from coronary disease? [PDF]
<b>OBJECTIVES</b>: To describe how adult sons and daughters report and perceive parental deaths from heart disease <b>DESIGN</b>: Two generation family study. <b>SETTING</b>: West of Scotland. <b>SUBJECTS</
Emslie, C.+4 more
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The images are of the tricuspid valve and the pulmonic valve from the autopsy of a patient with mid-gut neuroendocrine carcinoma, carcinoid pattern, extensively metastatic to the liver. The patient had typical “carcinoid syndrome,” including clinical evidence of tricuspid and pulmonic stenosis and insufficiency.
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos+1 more
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Screening for coronary heart disease [PDF]
Malta and the United Kingdom share the dubious distinction of being among the three countries with the highest mortality rate from Cardiovascular disease in Europe; other countries in the Mediterranean basin have much lower rates. This presentation deals
Borg, Anton
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