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Q fever outbreak in the terraced vineyards of Lavaux, Switzerland

New Microbes and New Infections, EarlyView., 2014
Abstract Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever) is a widespread zoonosis with low endemicity in Switzerland, therefore no mandatory public report was required. A cluster of initially ten human cases of acute Q fever infections characterized by prolonged fever, asthenia and mild hepatitis occurred in 2012 in the terraced vineyard of Lavaux ...
C. Bellini, I. Magouras, C. Chapuis‐Taillard, O. Clerc, E. Masserey, G. Peduto, O. Péter, S. Schaerrer, G. Schuepbach, G. Greub   +9 more
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Serum angiopoietin-1 concentration does not distinguish patients with ischaemic stroke from those presenting to hospital with ischaemic stroke mimics

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Background A previous study found that circulating angiopoietin-1 (angpt-1) concentrations were significantly lower in patients who had a recent ischaemic stroke compared to healthy controls.
Joseph V. Moxon, Ann-Katrin Kraeuter, James Phie, Sheryl Juliano, Georgina Anderson, Glenys Standley, Cindy Sealey, Richard P. White, Jonathan Golledge   +8 more
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Kallikrein‐1 Blockade Inhibits Aortic Expansion in a Mouse Model and Reduces Prostaglandin E2 Secretion From Human Aortic Aneurysm Explants

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an important cause of mortality in older adults. The kinin B2 receptor agonist, bradykinin, has been implicated in AAA pathogenesis through promoting inflammation.
Corey S. Moran, Erik Biros, Smriti M. Krishna, Susan K. Morton, Daniel J. Sexton, Jonathan Golledge   +5 more
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Homocysteine and vascular disease

The Lancet, 1999
For more than 20 years, moderately raised concentrations of total homocysteine have been associated with an increased risk of atherothrombotic vascular events but only recently has evidence mounted to suggest that the association may be causal. The association is independent of other factors, it is fairly consistent across many studies, it is strong ...
Graeme J. Hankey, John W. Eikelboom
openaire   +4 more sources

A meta-analysis of the efficacy of allopurinol in reducing the incidence of myocardial infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background The xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol that is commonly used to treat gout, has been suggested to have pleiotropic effects that are likely to reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) in at risk individuals.
Tejas P. Singh, Tristan Skalina, Daniel Nour, Aarya Murali, Sean Morrison, Joseph V. Moxon, Jonathan Golledge   +6 more
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Correction to: Systemic microvascular rarefaction is correlated with dysfunction of late endothelial progenitor cells in mild hypertension: a substudy of EXCAVATION-CHN1

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Upon publication of the original article [1], it was noticed that Jun Tao’s affiliation information is not complete. The full affiliation information for Jun Tao can be found below and in the complete affiliation list of this Correction article.
Jianwen Liang, Yan Li, Long Chen, Wenhao Xia, Guifu Wu, Xinzhu Tong, Chen Su, Jiang He, Xiufang Lin, Jun Tao   +9 more
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Transitioning intravenous epoprostenol to oral selexipag in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report

ESC Heart Failure, 2023
Intravenous (i.v.) prostacyclin is the cornerstone treatment in high‐risk pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients. Selexipag is an orally available prostacyclin receptor agonist.
André Alexandre, Inês Furtado, Luísa Carvalho, Fabienne Gonçalves, Alzira Melo, Joana Alves, Mário Santos, Abílio Reis   +7 more
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Progress in the Metabolomics of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a severe type of coronary heart disease (CHD) with increasing prevalence and significant challenges for prevention and treatment.
Fu Zhang, Bo Li, Hongling Su, Zhaoxia Guo, Hai Zhu, Aqian Wang, Kaiyu Jiang, Yunshan Cao   +7 more
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Cathepsin L Promotes Vascular Intimal Hyperplasia after Arterial Injury

Molecular Medicine, 2017
The inflammatory pathways that drive the development of intimai hyperplasia (IH) following arterial injury are not fully understood. We hypothesized that the lysosomal cysteine protease cathepsin L activates processes leading to IH after arterial injury.
Jingjing Cai, Hua Zhong, Jinze Wu, Rui-Fang Chen, Huan Yang, Yousef Al-Abed, Ying Li, Xiaohui Li, Weihong Jiang, Marcelo F. Montenegro, Hong Yuan, Timothy R. Billiar, Alex F. Chen   +12 more
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Fatty acid methyl esters as a potential therapy against cerebral ischemia

Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids, 2016
Saturated fatty acids have been traditionally thought to be detrimental in circulation. However, we describe the beneficial effects of palmitic and stearic acid methyl esters as it relates to neuroprotection and cerebral vasodilatory properties in global
Hui-Chao Lee Reggie, Goyanes Vasquez Juan Jose, Couto e Silva Alexandre, Klein Daniel D., Valido Stephen E., Chen Joseph A., Lerner Francesca M., Neumann Jake T., Yin-Chieh Wu Celeste, Wen Lin Hung   +9 more
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