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Computed Tomographic Findings of Syphilitic Aortitis: A Case Report
We describe the computerized tomographic (CT) findings of the aortic wall in a case of acute-phase syphilitic arteritis. The delayed phase of the contrast-enhanced CT shows a double-ring configuration of the t...
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Amiodarone distribution in human tissues after long-term therapy: a case of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
The tissue distribution of amiodarone and desethylamiodarone, its active metabolite, was examined in an autopsied case, an 85-year-old man, with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) who had ...
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A noninvasive method of measuring wave intensity, a new hemodynamic index: application to the carotid artery in patients with mitral regurgitation before and after surgery
Wave intensity (WI) is a new hemodynamic index, which is defined as (dP/dt)(dU/dt) at any site of the circulation, where dP/dt and dU/dt are the time derivatives of blood pressure and velocity, respectively. Arte...
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Ultrastructural features of the myocardium of children with dilated cardiomyopathy
We analyzed the electron-microscopic features of endomyocardial biopsy from pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The specimens examined were taken from the right ventricle of ten patients aged...
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Postoperative therapy using human atrial natriurectic peptide in cases of valve replacement
The effect of hANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) was investigated clinically in 40 patients who underwent isolated valve replacement. Patients were divided into four groups: aortic regurgitation (AR), aortic st...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation and Its Abnormality in Vascular Diseases
The many isoforms of smooth muscle myosin heavy chains (MHC) are differentially expressed corresponding to smooth muscle cell phenotypes. Rabbit smooth muscles contain at least three MHC isoforms: SM1 (204 kDa...