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Open AccessVentricular late potentials measured by signal-averaged electrocardiogram in young professional soccer players
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Open AccessCASS (CyanoAcrylate closure versus Surgical Strip** for incompetent saphenous veins) study: a randomized controlled trial comparing clinical outcomes after cyanoacrylate closure and surgical strip** for the treatment of incompetent saphenous veins
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Sample adaptive color space transform for screen content video coding
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Open AccessEvaluation of the vascular protective effects of new oral anticoagulants in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (PREFER-AF): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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Open AccessErratum to: Prevalence of resistant hypertension and associated factors for blood pressure control status using Korean ambulatory blood pressure monitoring registry data
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Open AccessPrevalence of resistant hypertension and associated factors for blood pressure control status using Korean ambulatory blood pressure monitoring registry data
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Impact of lysophosphatidylcholine on survival and function of UEA-1+acLDL+ endothelial progenitor cells in patients with coronary artery disease
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Depth Map Compression for Depth-Image-Based Rendering
In this chapter, we discuss unique characteristics of depth maps, review recent depth map coding techniques, and describe how texture and depth map compression can be jointly optimized.
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Open AccessEfficacy of fixed-dose amlodipine and losartan combination compared with amlodipine monotherapy in stage 2 hypertension: a randomized, double blind, multicenter study
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