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This review attempts to summarize the role of standard and advanced echocardiographic techniques together with CMR in the evaluation of the RV in HF, providing an outlook on the recent evidence.
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The aim of this study was to define the status of the myocardium in selected human cases of acute, fatal carbon monoxide intoxication and the myocardial changes in rats exposed to carbon monoxide in relation ...
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Reactive arthritis by Staphylococcus epidermidis: Report of an unusual case
In the literature many cases of Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE) complications are reported, but we have not found any reference about reactive arthritis secondary to SE.
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This randomised phase II study was performed in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a weekly chemotherapy regimen in advanced prostatic carcinoma patients (stage D2) refractory to hormonal therapy. Seventy-...
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Lipoprotein abnormalities are common in gout. The most frequent is hypertriglyceridemia, which has been reported in three-quarters of patients with primary gout (1, 2). This alteration may or may not be relate...
