[...]the biomarker should be independent of other markers and established risk markers, improve on the predictions of risk with established risk factors, be associated with cardiovascular events in ...
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To the Editor, Stress echocardiography offers diagnostic capacity for the detection of myocardial ischemia that is superior to stress testing with an electrocardiogram (ECG), irrespective of patient ...
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Improved understanding of the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, the development of novel drugs, and the application of new myocardial revascularization strategies have made it possible to ...
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[...]dobutamine at doses >20μg/kg/min is a strong inducer of ischemia due to its effects on arterial tone and double product, and some authors attribute to it increases in the activation and ...
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Recent data show that these life habits are acquired early on in life, specifically at around 3 years to 8 years, and, moreover, that they persist from childhood to adulthood. [...]promotion of ...
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A recent study involving 9 European countries,3 including Spain, of patients with coronary heart disease who required hospitalization, found that for 20% of the patients smoking was not recorded in ...
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A 25-year-old woman came to the emergency room for an episode of oppressive nonradiating pain in the middle of the chest triggered by moderate exertion, which lasted for 30 minutes and was ...
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REVASC (Efficacy and Safety of Gene Therapy in Patients with Advanced Coronary Heart Disease and No Options for Revascularization) Presented by Duncan J. Stewart, MD. Toronto, Canada. Background: ...
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INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular diseases are associated with high morbidity and mortality.1 In Spain, ischemic heart disease is the foremost cause of death in men and the third most important in ...
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Rheumatic heart disease is still the heart disease with the greatest impact on death and disability in many countries in Asia and South America,3 whereas cardiomyopathy due to nutritional defects was ...
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