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Open AccessReal-world performance of indobufen versus aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the ASPIRATION registry
Indobufen is widely used in patients with aspirin intolerance in East Asia. The OPTION trial launched by our cardiac center examined the performance of indobufen based dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after pe...
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Open AccessA case of repeated in-stent restenosis of coronary artery as a primary manifestation of seronegative antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a multisystemic autoimmune disorder which affects many organs or systems; however, coronary artery is relatively less frequently involved.
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Open AccessA clinical strategy to improve the diagnostic performance of 3T non-contrast coronary MRA and noninvasively evaluate coronary distensibility: combination of diastole and systole imaging
The clinical application of coronary MR angiography (MRA) combining diastole and systole imaging has never been described comprehensively in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. We aimed to design an optima...
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Effect of polymerized ionic liquids on thermal stability of poly(methyl methacrylate)
An increasing number of applications of ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents for organic synthesis have been reported in recent years, but the use in polymer synthesis is still limited. In the last few years, it ha...
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Numerical study on the performance of mixed flow blood pump with superhydrophobic surface
To meet the clinical status of the wide application of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, this paper selects the mixed flow blood pump applied with superhydrophobic surface as the research object. Th...
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A Novel Parallel Wire-based Antegrade Dissection Re-entry Technique for Failed Retrograde Attempt of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions with Risk Nomogram Analysis
Rapid development in coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventional techniques and devices have achieved a greater success rate with favorable outcomes. Antegrade dissection re-entry (ADR) technique is ...
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Open AccessNecroptosis-associated classification combined with tumor microenvironment characteristic analysis of cutaneous melanoma
Necroptosis is a mode of programmed cell death that overcomes apoptotic resistance. The accurate prognosis of cutaneous melanoma is complicated to predict due to tumor heterogeneity. Necroptosis contributes to...
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Open AccessHypoxia-challenged MSC-derived exosomes deliver miR-210 to attenuate post-infarction cardiac apoptosis
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of death worldwide. Although percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting can prolong life, cardiac damage persists. In particular, cardiom...
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Aboveground biomass and root/shoot ratio regulated drought susceptibility of ecosystem carbon exchange in a meadow steppe
Nitrogen deposition and altered precipitation regime are likely to change plant growth, biomass allocation and community structure, which may influence susceptibility of ecosystem functions (i.e. ecosystem car...
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Open AccessResponses of hydrolytic enzyme activities in saline-alkaline soil to mixed inorganic and organic nitrogen addition
The effects of manipulating nitrogen (N) deposition, with the use of a single form of N, on soil enzyme activities have been extensively studied. However, the impacts varying the N type (organic vs. inorganic)...
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Stabilizing effect of oxygen on the initial stages of poly(methyl methacrylate) degradation
The stabilizing effect of oxygen on the thermal decomposition of free radical polymerized poly(methyl methacrylate) was studied by thermogravimetric (TG/DTG) analyses. The influences of fraction of PMMA chain ...
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Kinetic study of RAFT homopolymerization and copolymerization in emulsion
A trithiocarbonate with carboxyl group was synthesized and used as a chain transfer agent to control the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) homopolymerization and copolymerization in emuls...
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A preliminary study of water use strategy of desert plants in Dunhuang, China
Water is a restrictive factor for plant growth and ecosystem stability in arid and semiarid areas. The dynamics of water availability in soils and water use by plants are consequently critical to ecosystem fun...
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Kinetic investigations of RAFT polymerization: Difunctional RAFT agent mediated polymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene
A difunctional reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT) agent, S,S’-bis (α,α’-dimethylacetic acid) trithiocarbonate (BDAT) is synthesized and used as chain transfer agent (CTA) to mediate homopolymerizat...
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Kinetics study of living microemulsion polymerization mediated by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer
Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is usually carried out in emulsion or miniemulsion, often encounters problems of rate retardation, phase separation, and loss of activity ...
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Preparation and characterization of poly(methyl methacrylate)/SiO2 organic–inorganic hybrid materials via RAFT-mediated miniemulsion Polymerization
Poly(methyl methacrylate)/SiO2 (PMMA/SiO2) organic–inorganic hybrid materials were prepared by traditional free radical polymerization and RAFT polymerization in miniemulsion. Comparison of these two reactions ki...
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Open AccessMyocardial transfection of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and co-transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells enhance cardiac repair in rats with experimental myocardial infarction
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have potential for the treatment of myocardial infarction. However, several meta-analyses revealed that the outcome of stem cell transplantation is dissatisfactory. A series of st...
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Open AccessLeft ventricular remodeling with preserved function after coronary microembolization: the effect of methylprednisolone
The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular remodeling after coronary microembolization (CME) and to investigate the protective effects...
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The effect of two additional Eu3+ lumophors in two novel trinuclear europium complexes on their photoluminescent properties
Two novel trinuclear europium complexes based on trisphen(1,3,5-tris{4-((1,10-phenanthroline-[5,6-d]imidazol-2yl)phenoxy)methyl}-2,4,6-trimethyl-benzene) as a second ligand were designed, synthesized, and charact...
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High density lipoprotein cholesterol promotes the proliferation of bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells via binding scavenger receptor-B type I and activation of PI3K/Akt, MAPK/ERK1/2 pathways
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) possesses protective properties in cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of HDL on the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which could be mobilized to the damaged myocardial ti...
