"Complete" surgical correction of Fallot's tetralogy carries a much higher risk in patients with a hemoglobin concentration greater than 18 Gm. per cent (31 per cent mortality) than in those whose ...

A series of four patients who died following rupture of the ventricular septum due to myocardial infarction has been reported. One of these died of hemorrhage due to a defective clotting mechanism 8 ...

Appendix 1. Author Relationships with Industry and Other Entities (Relevant) e115 Appendix 2. Reviewer Relationships with Industry and Other Entities (Comprehensive) e117 When developing ...

Although intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase remains the primary treatment for acute ischemic stroke, tenecteplase has shown potential advantages over alteplase. Animal studies have demonstrated ...

In the present study we addressed the above issue by comparing sympathetic nerve traffic in subjects with masked hypertension, white-coat hypertension, hypertension “in” and “out” the clinic ...

From the Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.

In 1985 to 1986, the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study enrolled 5115 Black or White participants, including 2788 women, aged 18 to 30 years. Over the following 35 years, ...

We hypothesized that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) and its early change are useful in distinguishing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) from acute cardiac noncoronary artery disease. In a ...

BackgroundBilirubin may protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) by reducing oxidative stress. Whether elevated bilirubin reduces the risk of CVD events among HIV+ individuals and if this differs ...

Figure 1. Attendees of The First William Harvey Workshop on Endothelin (ET-1), chaired by Sir John Vane and held at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, on December 6, 1988. This meeting marked the ...

From the Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa (R.L.B.); ICON Clinical Research, San Francisco, Calif (D.P.M., A.J.F.); University of Chicago Medical Center ...