Background Postpancreatectomy diabetes can be caused by resection of functioning pancreatic tissue and is associated with postoperative pancreatic islet cell mass loss and subsequent endocrine dysfunction.
Daegwang Yoo, Minsun Kang, Jaehun Jung
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Smoking Raises the Risk of Total and Ischemic Strokes in Hypertensive Men [PDF]
To examine the relation between cigarette smoking and risk of stroke and coronary heart disease among Japanese, we conducted a 14-year prospective study of 3, 626 men aged 40-69, initially free from history of stroke and coronary heart disease.
IMANO Hironori +11 more
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Spectrum of Mortality from Circulatory Diseases in China from 2004 to 2015 [PDF]
BackgroundTwo circulatory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the leading death causes in China, and their morbidity and mortality are still rising.
JIANG Shenyi, YU Xiaosong
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Ventricular tachycardia in ischemic cardiomyopathy; a combined endo-epicardial ablation as the first procedure versus a stepwise approach (EPILOGUE) - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background: The role of epicardial substrate ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) as a first-line approach in patients with ischemic heart disease is not clearly defined.
Geller, L. (Laszlo) +8 more
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The heartbreak of depression: 'Psycho-cardiac' coupling in myocardial infarction [PDF]
Ample evidence identifies strong links between major depressive disorder (MDD) and both risk of ischemic or coronary heart disease (CHD) and resultant morbidity and mortality. The molecular mechanistic bases of these linkages are poorly defined. Systemic
Budiono, Boris P +5 more
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Ischemic Heart Disease in Women
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and death among women. Our knowledge of ischemic heart disease has grown tremendously over the past few decades as sex differences in prevalence, presentation, and pathophysiology are increasingly ...
Nida Waheed +3 more
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Estudio ecocardiográfico y de la concentración de NT-proBNP en pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 con y sin cardiopatía isquémica [PDF]
The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in echocardiographic findings or in the level of a biochemical marker (i.e.
Barba, J. (Joaquín) +3 more
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Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) may lead to acute myocardial infarction (MI), delayed treatment might develop such life-threatening complication as left ventricle aneurysm (LVA) with further embolization due to the presence of a
Olena K. Gogayeva +3 more
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Impact of incomplete ventricular coverage on diagnostic performance of myocardial perfusion imaging. [PDF]
In the context of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), there is ongoing debate on the merits of using technically complex acquisition methods to achieve whole-heart spatial coverage, rather than conventional 3-slice ...
Arsanjani, Reza +8 more
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Correlations between coronary stenosis severity and cardiac function and exercise tolerance
ObjectiveTo explore the correlations of the severity degrees of coronary stenosis with cardiac function and exercise tolerance. Methods A total of 112 patients who underwent coronary angiography in Cardiology Department of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan ...
Xingguo Zhu +4 more
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