Concepts in cardiology : a historical perspective [PDF]
Our current knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system has been reached by deduction and reasoning over several centuries.
Grech, Victor E. +1 more
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An introduction for multidrive and environment‐adaptive micro/nanorobotics: design and fabrication strategies, intelligent actuation, and their applications. Various intelligent actuation approaches—magnetic, acoustic, optical, chemical, and biological—can be synergistically designed to enhance flexibility and adaptive behavior for precision medicine ...
Aiqing Ma +10 more
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Clinical Case of a Combination of Congenital Heart Disease and Visceral Inversion in an Adolescent
The article deals with a rare clinical case of a combination of corrected transposition of the great vessels with ventricular septal defect, pulmonary valve stenosis, abnormal position of the heart and visceral inversion in an adolescent.
M.P. Limarenko +3 more
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A dedicated vascular access clinic for children on haemodialysis: Two years' experience [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) formation for long-term haemodialysis in children is a niche discipline with little data for guidance. We developed a dedicated Vascular Access Clinic that is run jointly by a transplant surgeon, paediatric ...
Arnold, A +7 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li +4 more
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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The influence of portal blood upon lipid metabolism in normal and diabetic dogs and baboons [PDF]
It has been reported that hyperlipidemia can be alleviated in human beings with an end to side portacaval shunt. Understanding the mechanism of the effect has important implications, including the possibility of devising other ways of lowering serum ...
Lee, IY +3 more
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Cardiac Reoperation in a patient who previously underwent omentoplasty for postoperative mediastinitis: a case report [PDF]
Sternal infection has become a rare but challenging problem with significant mortality and morbidity rates since the introduction of sternotomy. Reported rates of mediastinal and sternal infection range from 0.4% to 5%.
Mehmet S Bilal +4 more
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir +4 more
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Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal follow-up of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and recurrent supraventricular tachycardia [PDF]
The prenatal sonographic diagnosis of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA), a rare form of congenital heart disease is very difficult.
Celik, I. +3 more
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