Journal ArticleJournal of Atrial Fibrillation · October 1, 2012
Atrial fibrillation frequently complicates myocardial infarction. Patients with atrial fibrillation complicating acute coronary syndrome have increased morbidity and mortality relative to patients that remain in normal sinus rhythm. No studies have identif ...
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Journal ArticlePacing Clin Electrophysiol · January 2012
A 41-year-old man underwent implantation of a right-sided implantable cardioverter defibrillator after removal of an infected left-sided system. Defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing on the right-sided system failed to convert ventricular fibrillation at ...
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Journal ArticleCirc Cardiovasc Genet · April 2011
BACKGROUND: Risk-stratifying heart failure patients for primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) remains a challenge, especially for blacks, who have an increased incidence of sudden cardiac death but have been underrepresented in ...
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Journal ArticleHeart · June 2010
OBJECTIVE: The management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) following a myocardial infarction (MI) remains uncertain. This study compared a rate control strategy to an anti-arrhythmic-based rhythm control strategy for the treatment of AF following ...
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Journal ArticleSci Signal · March 16, 2010
Parasympathetic stimulation of pancreatic islets augments glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by inducing inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP(3)R)-mediated calcium ion (Ca2+) release. Ankyrin-B binds to the IP(3)R and is enriched in pancreatic beta cells. ...
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Journal ArticleAm Heart J · November 2009
BACKGROUND: Disturbances in cardiac rhythm can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Many arrhythmias are known to have a heritable component, but the degree to which genetic variation contributes to disease risk and morbidity is poorly understood. ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cardiovasc Pharmacol · August 2009
The organization of membrane-spanning proteins within discrete microdomains is critical for their physiologic function. This is especially important in the heart, where ion transporter and force-transducing microdomains are responsible for excitation-contr ...
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Journal ArticleCurr Cardiol Rev · May 2008
Heart failure represents a major source of morbidity and mortality in industrialized nations. As the leading hospital discharge diagnosis in the United States in patients over the age of 65, it is also associated with substantial economic costs. While the ...
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Journal ArticleJ Electrocardiol · 2008
BACKGROUND: Medical errors have been increasingly identified as a major source of morbidity and mortality in both outpatient and acute care settings. Central to the evaluation of many medical problems, the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is susceptible to ...
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Journal ArticleArchives of Surgery · 2007
Hypothesis: Perioperative allogeneic blood product transfusion would be associated with venous thromboembolic complications in surgical patients. Design: Observational study using a state discharge database. Setting: Nonfederal acute care hospitals in Mary ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2002
Transfusion is associated with multiple risks and morbidities. Little is known, however, about preoperative predictors of transfusion in gastrointestinal surgery patients. To identify factors that influence transfusion practices, we analyzed hospital disch ...
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Journal ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society · January 1, 1995
A series of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene complexes are prepared from [Os(NH3)5(η2-L)]2+ (L = pyrrole, 1-methylpyrrole, 2,5-dimethylpyrrole, 1,2,5-trimethylpyrrole, or 1-(trimethylsilyl)pyrrole) and various dipol ...
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