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Hyponatremia and takotsubo syndrome: a review of pathogenetic and clinical implications
Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte abnormality with important prognostic and therapeutic implications. It might exert detrimental effects on various organ systems including the central nervous system (CNS), ...
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Atrioventricular block in the setting of cardiac sarcoidosis: further implications
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Existence of coronary collateral vessels during acute myocardial infarction
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Systolic Blood Pressure to Diastolic Blood Pressure Ratios in Diabetic and Non-diabetic Patients: Deviation from Golden Ratio
Cardiovascular measures like, systolic to diastolic time intervals on ECG recordings, end-diastolic to end-systolic diameters of the left ventricle on echocardiography, pulmonary and systemic hemodynamic measu...
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an obscure cause of emerging cardiovascular manifestations in the setting of Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis
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Where cystatin C acts: inside or outside of the plaque
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Cardiac Biomarkers in the Setting of Asthma Exacerbations: a Review of Clinical Implications and Practical Considerations
The present paper aims to highlight clinical implications of elevated cardiac biomarkers and associated myocardial dysfunction in a variety of cardiac and non-cardiac scenarios in patients with an asthma exace...
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Dronedarone: A Promısıng Alternatıve for the Management of Atrıal Fıbrıllatıon
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered chronic arrhythmia associated with significant morbidity. It is generally encountered in the elderly, and will presumably become more prevalent in th...
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Comparative effects of levosimendan and dobutamine on right ventricular function in patients with biventricular heart failure
Severe heart failure represents a major source of morbidity and mortality. Poor right ventricular function is an independent prognostic marker for mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. In this stud...
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Impact of beta-blockers on sleep in patients with mild hypertension: a randomized trial between nebivolol and metoprolol
Sleep is an innate and essential part of human life. Various aspects of sleep are negatively affected by beta-blockers. We compared the impact of two beta-blockers, metoprolol succinate (extended release) and ...
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Tortuosity of coronary arteries: an indicator for impaired left ventricular relaxation?
To investigate the relationship between coronary tortuosity and impaired left ventricular relaxation.
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Levosimendan Improves Renal Function in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Comparison with Dobutamine
Levosimendan is a relatively new cardiac inotropic agent with calcium sensitizing activity. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of levosimendan (L) and dobutamine (D) on renal function in patie...
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Comparison of myocardial performance index versus ratio of isovolumic contraction time/ejection time in left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Myocardial performance index (MPI) has been regarded as an important parameter in the evaluation of ventricular systolic function in congestive heart failure. This study was designed to investigate the relatio...
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Left ventricular outflow tract myxoma accompanied by dextrocardia with situs inversus: a case report
Myxoma is the most frequently encountered primary tumour of the heart, comprising more than 50% of all benign cardiac tumours. The case presented here was diagnosed as having dextrocardia with situs inversus a...
