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Open AccessOxygenated hemoglobin as prognostic marker among patients with systemic sclerosis screened for pulmonary hypertension
Oxygenated hemoglobin (OxyHem) in arterial blood may reflect disease severity in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aim of this study was to analyze the predictive value of OxyHem in SSc patients scre...
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Open AccessEarly Careers of Graduates from Private and Public Universities in Germany: A Comparison of Income Differences Regarding the First Employment
Research estimating the outcomes of higher education in Germany has widely ignored the private educational sector. This study focuses on labour market returns in terms of the income of graduates from private h...
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Open AccessRisk stratification and prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and comorbidities a cross-sectional cohort study with survival follow-up
The objective of this study was to analyze prognostic factors and risk stratification in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and comorbidities.
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Open AccessRight heart size and function significantly correlate in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – a cross-sectional study
The objective of this study was to assess, whether right atrial (RA) and ventricular (RV) size is related to RV pump function at rest and during exercise in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
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Ventrikuläre Arrhythmien bei Ionenkanalerkrankungen
Bei Patienten mit Ionenkanalerkrankungen treten in nahezu allen Fällen polymorphe ventrikuläre Tachykardien (VT), Torsade-de-Pointes-Tachykardien oder Kammerflimmern auf. Eine schnelle monomorphe VT ist eine a...
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Open AccessStress Doppler echocardiography for early detection of systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-APAH) is the leading cause of death. The objective of this prospective screening study was to analyse sensitivity and ...
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Open AccessDeleted in malignant brain tumors 1 (DMBT1) elicits increased VEGF and decreased IL-6 production in type II lung epithelial cells
Deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 (DMBT1) is an innate defence protein expressed in the lungs of preterm infants and adults. Recent studies showed that DMBT1 is important in angiogenesis and can bind to differe...
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Open AccessAnxiety and depression disorders in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
The objective of this prospective study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders and their association with quality of life (QoL), clinical parameters and survival in patients with pulm...
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Open AccessHemodynamic and genetic analysis in children with idiopathic, heritable, and congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
Aim of this prospective study was to compare clinical and genetic findings in children with idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (I/HPAH) with children affected with congenital heart defects...
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Open AccessExercise training in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases
The objective of this prospective study was to assess short- and long-term efficacy of exercise training (ET) as add-on to medical therapy in patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arteri...
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Open AccessHemodynamic and clinical onset in patients with hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension and BMPR2 mutations
Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) gene can lead to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). This study prospectively screened for BMPR2 mutations in a large cohort of PAH-pa...
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Successive Linearization Methods for Nonlinear Semidefinite Programs
We present a successive linearization method with a trust region-type globalization for the solution of nonlinear semidefinite programs. At each iteration, the method solves a quadratic semidefinite program, w...
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