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Open AccessCardiorespiratory effects of venous lipid micro embolization in an experimental model of mediastinal shed blood reinfusion
Retransfusion of the patient's own blood during surgery is used to reduce the need for allogenic blood transfusion. It has however been found that this blood contains lipid particles, which form emboli in diff...
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Management of Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome
In order to characterize the metabolic syndrome it becomes necessary to establish a number of diagnostic criteria. Because of its impact on cardiovascular morbidity/mortality, considerable attention has been f...
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Significance of High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Risk Prevention
In the approach to lipid-related risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, serum high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels bear a particular significance as this lipoprotein is considered to be an an...