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Five-year outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians with complex coronary artery disease
We assessed the clinical effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in comparison with that of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in octogenarians with triple-vessel disease (TVD) or left ma...
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Pulmonary vein reconstruction for pulmonary vein stenosis and occlusion after surgical ablation
Acquired pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis (PVS) is a complication following cardiac catheter intervention. However, very few cases of PVS after surgical ablation have been reported. We herein report a case of sten...
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Development of GPF Using Micro-CT Measurement and Numerical Analytical Technique
Gasoline particulate filters (GPFs) have recently been employed in gasoline fueled vehicles to trap particulate matter from exhaust fumes. The severe emission regulations which will be imposed in the near futu...
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Spectral dynamics of soft X-ray emission in dual-laser-produced medium-Z plasma
Laser-produced medium element plasma sources are being considered as strong candidates for in vivo photographic imaging of biological samples in laboratory-scale water-window soft X-ray microscopes. We explore...
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Characteristics of laser produced plasmas of hafnium and tantalum in the 1–7 nm region
Soft X-ray (SXR) spectra from hafnium and tantalum laser produced plasmas were recorded in the 1–7 nm region using two Nd:YAG lasers with pulse lengths of 170 ps and 10 ns, respectively, operating at a range ...
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A case of a quadricuspid pulmonary valve in a Japanese female
A supernumerary cusp of the pulmonary valve was incidentally found in an 88-year-old Japanese female during a gross anatomy course. The valve was composed of three equal-sized leaflets and one smaller leaflet....
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Decreased “ineffective erythropoiesis” preserves polycythemia in mice under long-term hypoxia
Hypoxia induces innumerable changes in humans and other animals, including an increase in peripheral red blood cells (polycythemia) caused by the activation of erythropoiesis mediated by increased erythropoiet...
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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Induced by a Triple-Drug Regimen for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication