Prohormones in the early diagnosis of cardiac syncope [PDF]
, 2017 Background--The early detection of cardiac syncope is challenging. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of 4 novel prohormones, quantifying different neurohumoral pathways, possibly involved in the pathophysiological features of cardiac syncope ...
Badertscher, Patrick +36 more
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Analysis and clinical findings of cases positive for the novel synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist MDMB-CHMICA [PDF]
, 2016 Context: MDMB-CHMICA is a synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist which has caused concern due to its presence in cases of adverse reaction and death. Method: 43 cases of suspected synthetic cannabinoid ingestion were identified from patients presenting ...
Lowe, David J. +5 more
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The carotid body as a putative therapeutic target for the treatment of neurogenic hypertension [PDF]
, 2013 In the spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rat, hyperoxic inactivation of the carotid body (CB) produces a rapid and pronounced fall in both arterial pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSA).
Abdala, Ana P +7 more
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Asymptomatic Sinus Bradycardia Post-Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report
Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2022 Bradyarrhythmia as a result of significant weight loss post-bariatric surgery is slowly gaining recognition in few case reports and even fewer studies. However, awareness of its diagnosis and management amongst physicians remains modest. We report a case
Nada Syazana Zulkufli, Huzairi Sani
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Symptomatic Long Pauses and Bradycardia due to Massive Multinodular Goiter
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2017 Sinus node dysfunction with symptomatic bradycardia or chronotropic incompetence is generally an indication for pacemaker implantation. However, in patients with symptomatic sinus bradycardia, the identification and treatment of underlying pathologies ...
Amrish Deshmukh, Cevher Ozcan
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Recanalization of the Chronically Occluded Internal Carotid Artery: Review of the Literature. [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: We reviewed the literature on interventions for patients with medically refractory chronically occluded internal carotid artery (COICA) to assess the risks and/or benefits after recanalization via an endovascular technique (ET) or hybrid ...
Hasan, David M. +4 more
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The effects of repetitive electric cardiac stimulation in dogs with normal hearts, complete heart block and experimental cardiac arrest [PDF]
, 1955 Direct cardiac stimulation was conducted in the open chest. In normal animals, auricular stimulation at frequencies faster than the spontaneous rate caused little change in vascular pressures or cardiac output.
GAERTNER, RA, STARZL, TE, WEBB, RC
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Electrocardiography in horses, part 2: how to read the equine ECG [PDF]
, 2010 The equine practitioner is faced with a wide variety of dysrhythmias, of which some are physiological. The recording of an exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) can help distinguish between physiological and pathological dysrhythmias, underlining the ...
De Clercq, Dominique +5 more
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Shining new light on mammalian diving physiology using wearable near-infrared spectroscopy [PDF]
, 2019 Investigation of marine mammal dive-by-dive blood distribution and oxygenation has been limited by a lack of non-invasive technology for use in freely diving animals.
Balfour, Steve +10 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.This review redefines the carotid bulb (CB) as a variable geometric dilation shaped by hemodynamics and the carotid sinus (CS) as a conserved neurohistological baroreceptor field. Distinguishing these entities clarifies a century of anatomical confusion and links geometry, neurohistology, and clinical interpretation within a unified framework ...
Răzvan Costin Tudose +2 more
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