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Cardiovascular outcomes in patients with normal and abnormal 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
(2010)Introduction. 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) plays an important role in assessing cardiovascular prognosis, through presence or absence of ABPM-related prognostic features. Objectives. To study ... -
Transient right-to-left intracardiac shunt following a right ventricular myocardial infarction
(2013)A 56-year-old smoker presented with a 3-day history of intermittent chest pain. Cardiovascular examination on admission was normal. ECG showed minimal (<1 mm) ST elevation in lead III, and right-sided leads revealed similar ... -
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Leads to Improvements in Handgrip Strength
(2016-06-24)Background: A reduction in skeletal muscle performance measured by handgrip strength is common in heart failure. No trial has investigated the role of cardiac resynchronization therapy, which leads to improvements in cardiac ...