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Open AccessMyocardial glucose suppression may interfere with the detection of inflammatory cells with FDG-PET as suggested in a canine model of myocardial infarction
After myocardial infarction, fibrosis and an ongoing dysregulated inflammatory response have been shown to lead to adverse cardiac remodeling. FDG PET is an imaging modality sensitive to inflammation as long a...
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Open AccessConsiderations for multimodal prehabilitation in women with gynaecological cancers: a sco** review using realist principles
There is increasing recognition that prehabilitation is important as a means of preparing patients physically and psychologically for cancer treatment. However, little is understood about the role and optimal ...
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Open AccessAssessment of intramyocardial hemorrhage with dark-blood T2*-weighted cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Intramyocardial hemorrhage (IMH) within myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events. Bright-blood T2*-based cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged as the refe...
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Open AccessThe effect of patient-prosthesis mismatch on survival after aortic and mitral valve replacement: a 10 year, single institution experience
The evidence on the impact of patient-prosthesis Mismatch (PPM) on survival thus far has been conflicting. The aim of this study was to 1) study the effect of PPM on survival after isolated aortic and mitral v...
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Open AccessAssessment of a novel 32-channel phased array for cardiovascular hybrid PET/MRI imaging: MRI performance
Cardiovascular imaging using hybrid positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires a radio frequency phased array resonator capable of high acceleration factors in order to ac...
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Open AccessPROCalcitonin-based algorithm for antibiotic use in Acute Pancreatitis (PROCAP): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Differentiating infection from inflammation in acute pancreatitis is difficult, leading to overuse of antibiotics. Procalcitonin (PCT) measurement is a means of distinguishing infection from inflammation as le...
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Open AccessFast, heart-rate independent, whole-heart, free-breathing, three-dimensional myocardial BOLD MRI at 3T with simultaneous 13N-ammonia PET validation in canines
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Open AccessTowards reliable myocardial blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) CMR using late effects of regadenoson with simultaneous 13n-ammonia pet validation in a whole-body hybrid PET/MR system
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Open AccessRole of topical application of iced slush in the development of phrenic nerve palsy after cardiac surgery
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Open Access'What did the doctor say again?' - Patient Expectations Prior To Cardiac Surgery
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Open AccessManagement of New Post-Operative Arrhythmia in Cardiac Patients
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Open AccessPreliminary evaluation of MRI-derived input function for quantitative measurement of glucose metabolism in an integrated PET-MRI
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Open AccessHow to make an aortic root replacement simulator at home
There is a paucity of low-fidelity and cost-efficient simulators for training cardiac surgeons in the aspects of aortic root/valve replacement. In this study we addressed this training challenge by creating a ...
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Open AccessWhole-heart, free-breathing, three-dimensional myocardial BOLD MRI at 3T with simultaneous 13N-ammonia PET in canines
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Open AccessParents of young people with self-harm or suicidal behaviour who seek help – a psychosocial profile
Deliberate Self-Harm (DSH) is a common problem among children and adolescents in clinical and community populations, and there is a considerable amount of literature investigating factors associated with DSH r...
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Online Health Care: A Classic Clash of Technology, People, and Processes
This statement, in an e-mail to all physicians at FutureCare Medical Group, epitomized the ambivalence many physicians had for On-Line Patient Services. “Me too,” a partner chimed-in. “WE’LL GO BROKE!” e-maile...
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Spinal Meningiomas
Meningiomas are one of the most common intradural, extra-medullary tumors of the spine.1 The first reported successful resection of a thoracic meningioma was in 1888 by Sir Victor Horsely and Sir William Gowers.2
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The effect of socioeconomic deprivation on fracture incidence in the United Kingdom
Lifestyle factors such as diet and physical activity vary in different social and income groups, and are known to be important influences on the incidence of osteoporotic fractures. Financial and social pressu...
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Place of residence and risk of fracture in older people: a population-based study of over 65-year-olds in Cardiff
Fracture prevention strategies will be most cost-effective if targeted on groups of frail elderly people who are at particularly high risk of falls and fractures. Elderly people living in care homes are one po...
