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Three-years outcomes of simultaneous photorefractive surgery and customized corneal cross-linking for keratoconus
PurposeTo report the efficacy of customized cross-linking (CXL) in halting progression of keratoconus when combined with photorefractive procedures.
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Comparison of QT dispersion in patients with ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) before and after treatment by streptokinase versus primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
BackgroundQT dispersion (QTD) represents inhomogeneous ventricular repolarization such that an increased QTD may predispose the heart to malignant...
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Clinical implication of QFR in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after drug-eluting stent implantation
The feasibility and prognostic value of quantitative flow ratio (QFR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST-segment elevation...
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Chronic red laser treatment induces hypotensive effect in two-kidney one-clip model of renovascular hypertension in rat
To evaluate whether the chronic effect of photobiomodulation therapy (PBM) on systolic arterial pressure (SAP ) from two kidneys one clip (2 K-1C)...
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Comparison of in-hospital death following ST-elevation myocardial infarction between secondary emergency and tertiary emergency
In most areas in Japan, patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) would be transferred to the secondary hospitals or tertiary...
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Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Stratification of the Early Repolarization Syndrome: An Updated Review of the Literature
Purpose of ReviewEarly repolarization syndrome (ERS), once thought to be innocuous, has now been shown to be responsible for ventricular arrythmias...
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An emergency ECG sign of ST elevation myocardial infarction
BackgroundThe occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) is usually characterized by the ST-segment elevation associated with a...
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Usefulness of ECG to differentiate apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome
BackgroundApical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) is a phenotypic variant of nonobstructive HCM. ApHCM is characterized by left ventricular...
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Prognostic value of fasting glucose on the risk of heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in non-diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Recent studies have shown that acute blood glucose elevation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) suggests a poor...
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Usefulness of 500-m walk electrocardiogram test on clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
The current Japanese guideline for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) recommends 500-m walk electrocardiogram (ECG) test for patients...
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Reply to the letter to the editor: [Letter by Yue J, et al. regarding article ‘The relationship between atherogenic index of plasma and noreflow in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention’]
We have read with a great pleasure the letter of Yue J, et al. to the editor about our recent study which showed an association between atherogenic...
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Comparison of the prognosis for different onset stage of cardiogenic shock secondary to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
ObjectivesThe study was conducted to evaluate the outcomes of different onset stage of cardiogenic shock (CS) in the patients with ST-segment...
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The Role of ECG in the Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Acute Coronary Syndromes: an Old but Indispensable Tool
Purpose of ReviewSince its inception in 1902 by Willem Einthoven, the electrocardiogram (ECG) has fundamentally undergone minimal technological...
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J-shaped relationship between stress hyperglycemia ratio and 90-day and 180-day mortality in patients with a first diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database
AimsThe Stress Hyperglycemia Ratio (SHR) potently predicts adverse outcomes in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However,...
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Study of prostate-specific antigen levels during salvage radiotherapy after prostate cancer surgery
BackgroundAdministration of adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy (RT) after prostate cancer (PCa) surgery is supported by clinical evidence and is a...
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Pre- and postoperative C-reactive protein as a risk factor of organ/space surgical site infection after hepatectomy
BackgroundOrgan/space surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common complications of liver resection, with significant impact on morbidity...
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Outcome of patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and correlation with ECG markers of early repolarization
BackgroundEarly repolarization pattern (ERP) has been associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) and with cardiovascular mortality in...
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Admission Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Stratified by Circulating CD14++CD16+ Monocytes and Risk for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events Following ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Lipid Paradox Revised
Lower level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is paradoxically associated with increased mortality in ST elevation myocardial infarction...
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Autonomic Influences Related to Early Repolarization in Patients Without Structural Heart Disease
This cross-sectional study focused on the association between heart rate variability (HRV) and early repolarization pattern (ERP). It included 1236...
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Repercussion of inflammatory bowel disease on lung homeostasis: The role of photobiomodulation
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic and multifactorial diseases characterized by dysfunction of the intestinal mucosa and impaired immune...
