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Open AccessThe impact of Wilson disease on myocardial tissue and function: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
Systemic effects of altered serum copper processing in Wilson Disease (WD) might induce myocardial copper deposition and consequently myocardial dysfunction and structural remodeling. This study sought to inve...
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Open AccessPresence of contractile impairment appears crucial for structural remodeling in idiopathic left bundle-branch block
To differentiate effects of ventricular asynchrony from an underlying hypocontractile cardiomyopathy this study aimed to enhance the understanding of functional impairment and structural remodeling in idiopath...
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of cardiac morphology and function: impact of different strategies of contour drawing and indexing
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard for the quantitative assessment of cardiac volumes, mass and function. There are, however, various strategies for establishing endocardial borders, ...
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Echocardiographic calcification score in patients with low/intermediate cardiovascular risk
Calcification of aortic valve and mitral annulus is associated with cardiovascular risk factors, morbidity and mortality. Assessment of cardiac calcification with echocardiography is feasible, however, only fe...
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Systolic pulmonary artery pressure assessed during routine exercise Doppler echocardiography: insights of a real-world setting in patients with elevated pulmonary pressures
Pulmonary hypertension is a marker of disease severity. Exercise Doppler echocardiography (EDE) has proven to be feasible and reliable to assess pulmonary pressure. Increase in systolic pulmonary artery pressu...
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Open AccessHigh rate of in-stent restenosis after coronary intervention in carriers of the mutant mannose-binding lectin allele
In-stent restenosis occurs in 10–30% of patients following bare metal stent (BMS) implantation and has various risk factors. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is known to have effect on the progression of atheroscl...
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Open AccessLow ficolin-3 levels in early follow-up serum samples are associated with the severity and unfavorable outcome of acute ischemic stroke
A number of data indicate that the lectin pathway of complement activation contributes to the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. The lectin pathway may be triggered by the binding of mannose-binding lectin (M...
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Open AccessPharmacological activation of soluble guanylate cyclase activator protects the heart against isoproterenol-induced myocardial ischemia in rats
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Open AccessPhosphodiesterase-5 inhibition delays cardiac dilation and improves myocardial function in a rat model of heart failure due to chronic volume overload
