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Optimizing heart failure treatment following cardiac resynchronization therapy
Device therapy in addition to medical treatment improves prognosis in a subset of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. However, some patients remain symptomatic or their heart failure eve...
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Effect of long-term remote ischemic conditioning in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure
Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) protects against acute ischemia–reperfusion injury and may also have beneficial effects in patients with stable cardiovascular disease. We investigated the effect of long-ter...
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Open AccessCirculating matrix metalloproteinases are associated with arterial stiffness in patients with type 1 diabetes: pooled analysis of three cohort studies
Altered regulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) composition by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMPs) may contribute to arterial stiffening. We investigated associ...