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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Double Inlet Ventricle
Significant controversy exists regarding the definition and nomenclature used to describe hearts that have a large dominant ventricle and a smaller incomplete ventricle or chamber. Functionally univentricular ...
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Efruxifermin in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a trial
Preclinical and clinical data suggest that fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is anti-fibrotic, improves metabolic status and has potential to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We assessed the safet...
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Open Access6q25.1 (TAB2) microdeletion is a risk factor for hypoplastic left heart: a case report that expands the phenotype
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a rare but devastating congenital heart defect (CHD) accounting for 25% of all infant deaths due to a CHD. The etiology of HLHS remains elusive, but there is increasin...
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Inherited Aortic Disease and Sports Participation
In recent years, there have been multiple athletes who have succumbed to aortic dissection or rupture due to inherited thoracic aortic disease. These events have led to increased scrutiny toward sports partici...
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Open AccessAdvancing Symptom Alleviation with Palliative Treatment (ADAPT) trial to improve quality of life: a study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
People living with chronic heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and interstitial lung disease (ILD) suffer impaired quality of life due to burdensome symptoms and depression. The ...
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Melanoma Metastatic to the Mandible: Symptoms Precede Imaging Findings
Malignant melanoma is an aggressive and unpredictable cancer with the propensity for widespread metastasis. Whilst metastatic spread to the axial skeleton is relatively common, metastasis to the jaws is rarely...
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Open AccessLeft Atrial Diameter is an Independent Predictor of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
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Open AccessMini-Thoracotomy Access Reduces the Incidence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement
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Open AccessSutureless bioprosthesis may increase postoperative atrial fibrillation after aortic valve replacement
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Leptin controls adipose tissue lipogenesis via central, STAT3–independent mechanisms
Leptin (encoded by Lep) controls body weight by regulating food intake and fuel partitioning. Obesity is characterized by leptin resistance and increased endocannabinoid tone. Here we show that leptin infused int...
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Nasogastric tubes after cardiac surgery: Impact on nausea and vomiting
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Comet Nucleus Tour (Contour)
In 1997, the COmet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) was selected by NASA for a new start as part of the Discovery line. In this paper, we review the status of the mission, the mission timeline and the instruments to be ...
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Detecting Earth-like planets (reply)
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Supernovae in close binaries
The impact of a supernova shell onto 2.82M ⊙ and 20.0M ⊙ main-sequence stars is investigated for various initial orbital separations, and various supernova shell masses and velocities. The inelastic collision bet...
