Journal articleJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson · June 16, 2026
BACKGROUND: Accurate assessment of 3D four chamber cardiac anatomy is essential for managing repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rToF), yet standard cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) protocols acquire sparse 2D slices with anisotropic resolution, inter-slice inco ...
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Journal articlePediatr Cardiol · June 2026
Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeries are high-stakes, complex procedures, typically undergoing prior review at multidisciplinary conferences. This study evaluates practice patterns of conferences throughout the United States (US). Surveys were distributed to ...
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Journal articlePlos Digital Health · June 1, 2026
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive decline in skeletal muscle function leading to loss of ambulation and premature cardiopulmonary failure. The ability to monitor declines in skeletal muscle function in a free-living setting ...
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Journal articleJ Pediatr · February 2026
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over time as perceived by parents and to examine associations between neurodevelopmental and clinical factors and patient-reported HRQOL in a large multicenter cohort of children wit ...
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Journal articlePediatr Radiol · October 2025
A dedicated guideline to the evaluation of cardiovascular toxicity in pediatric cancer by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not exist. Therefore, the aim of this document is to provide guidance in the utility, acquisition, and interpretation of ...
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Journal articleHeart Rhythm O2 · August 2025
BACKGROUND: The recurrence of arrhythmia following catheter ablation of macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia (MRAT) in repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To better describe the incidence, mechanisms, and predictors of recurr ...
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Journal articleCirc Res · March 28, 2025
BACKGROUND: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death in children, young adults, and athletes and is characterized by the fibro-fatty replacement of the myocardium, predominantly of the right ventricle. Sixty ...
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Journal articleJAMA Pediatr · March 1, 2025
IMPORTANCE: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a life-threatening complication of COVID-19 infection. Data on midterm outcomes are limited. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the frequency and time course of cardiac dysfunction (left ventricu ...
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Journal articlePediatr Cardiol · February 2025
Anthracyclines are effective chemotherapeutics used in approximately 60% of pediatric cancer cases but have a well-documented risk of cardiotoxicity. Existing cardiotoxicity risk calculators do not include cardiovascular risk factors present at the time of ...
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Journal articleCirc Cardiovasc Imaging · December 2024
BACKGROUND: Cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of death in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). While cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is routinely used to assess fibrosis and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction, CMR measures of LV filling and ...
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Journal articleEClinicalMedicine · October 2024
BACKGROUND: We aimed to study the clinical characteristics, myocardial injury, and longitudinal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis (C-VAM). METHODS: In this longitudinal retrospective observational cohort multicenter study across 38 hospit ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · July 2024
BACKGROUND: This study describes the illness burden in the first year of life for children with single-ventricle heart disease, using the metric of days alive and out of hospital to characterize morbidity and mortality. METHODS: This is a retrospective sin ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · July 2024
OBJECTIVE: Identifying thrombus formation in Fontan circulation has been highly variable, with reports between 17 and 33%. Initially, thrombus detection was mainly done through echocardiograms. Delayed-enhancement cardiac MRI is emerging as a more effectiv ...
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Journal articleJ Am Heart Assoc · February 20, 2024
Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in adults is a hyperinflammatory condition following (within 4-12 weeks) SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, the dysregulation of the immune system leads to a multiorgan involvement often affecting the heart. Cardiac involvement ...
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Journal articleJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson · 2024
"Cases of SCMR" is a case series on the SCMR website (https://www.scmr.org) for the purpose of education. The cases reflect the clinical presentation and the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease ...
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Journal articleJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson · 2024
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is used to diagnose myocarditis in adults and children based on the original Lake Louise criteria (LLC) and more recently the revised LLC. The major change included in the revised LLC was the incorporatio ...
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Journal articlePediatr Cardiol · October 2023
The Single Ventricle Reconstruction (SVR) Trial was a randomized prospective trial designed to determine survival advantage of the modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt (BTTS) vs the right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit (RVPAS) for patients with hyp ...
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Journal articleProgress in Pediatric Cardiology · September 1, 2023
Bicuspid aortic valve and coarctation of the aorta are risk factors for infective endocarditis and endarteritis. We describe a case of a 4-year-old boy whose severe aortic coarctation was diagnosed only when he presented with endarteritis due to Streptococ ...
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Journal articleCurr Allergy Asthma Rep · June 2023
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Since it first appeared, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been compared to Kawasaki disease (KD). Although there were early parallels between MIS-C and KD, key ...
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Journal articleEur Heart J Open · March 2023
AIMS: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) survival relies on surgical reconstruction of the right ventricle (RV) to provide systemic circulation. This substantially increases the RV load, wall stress, maladaptive remodelling, and dysfunction, which in t ...
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Journal articleJAMA Netw Open · January 3, 2023
IMPORTANCE: Data are limited regarding adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with a history of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The lack of vaccine safety data in this unique population may cause hesitancy and conce ...
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Journal articlePediatr Cardiol · December 2022
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common pediatric arrhythmia. The objective of this investigation was to investigate the existence and degree of the health disparities in the treatment of pediatric patients with supraventricular tachycardia based on ...
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Journal articleLancet Child Adolesc Health · November 2022
BACKGROUND: Data on medium-term outcomes in indivduals with myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination are scarce. We aimed to assess clinical outcomes and quality of life at least 90 days since onset of myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in adol ...
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Journal articleJ Neurosurg Case Lessons · October 10, 2022
BACKGROUND: Successful management of a vein of Galen malformation (VoGM) in the newborn patient requires a highly coordinated team approach involving neonatologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, and interventionalists. In ...
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Journal articleJACC Cardiovasc Imaging · August 2022
BACKGROUND: After diagnosis of a cardiac mass, clinicians must weigh the benefits and risks of ascertaining a tissue diagnosis. Limited data are available on the accuracy of previously developed noninvasive pediatric cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-based ...
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Journal articleAm J Cardiol · July 1, 2022
Arrhythmias are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), and over 20% of these patients will develop a sustained atrial arrhythmia during their lifetimes. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) is frequently pe ...
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Journal articleJ Pediatr · April 2022
In this survey study of institutions across the US, marked variability in evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of adolescents 12 through 18 years of age with mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine-associated myopericarditis was noted. Only one ad ...
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Journal articleCirculation · February 2022
BACKGROUND: Understanding the clinical course and short-term outcomes of suspected myocarditis after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination has important public health implications in the decision to vaccinate youth. METHODS: We retrospectivel ...
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Journal articleJAMA · January 25, 2022
IMPORTANCE: Vaccination against COVID-19 provides clear public health benefits, but vaccination also carries potential risks. The risks and outcomes of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination are unclear. OBJECTIVE: To describe reports of myocarditis and th ...
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Journal articleAm Heart J · January 2022
BACKGROUND: The Long-terM OUtcomes after the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) study aims to characterize the frequency and time course of acute and long-term cardiac and non-cardiac sequelae in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in chil ...
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Journal articleEchocardiography · November 2021
Abnormal atrioventricular valve present great challenges to the surgeon in achieving a successful repair, and thus present a great opportunity for enhanced 3D imaging to guide pre- and intra-operative management. Spatial and temporal resolution of 3D echoc ...
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Journal articleJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson · October 11, 2021
The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) is an international society focused on the research, education, and clinical application of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). Case of the week is a case series hosted on the SCMR website ( htt ...
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Journal articleJAMA Cardiol · October 1, 2021
IMPORTANCE: Vaccine-associated myocarditis is an unusual entity that has been described for the smallpox vaccine, but only anecdotal case reports have been described for other vaccines. Whether COVID-19 vaccination may be linked to the occurrence of myocar ...
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Journal articleCurr Cardiol Rep · October 1, 2021
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the spectrum of cardiac manifestations and treatments of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). RECENT FINDINGS: Studies demonstrate that up to 80% of children ...
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Journal articleJ Pediatr Genet · March 2021
Cat eye syndrome (CES) is a rare genetic defect, characterized by iris colobomas, preauricular skin tags, and anal malformations. Affecting 1 in 150,000 people, this defect is caused by duplication or triplication of the proximal long (q) arm of chromosome ...
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Journal articleJ Pediatr · February 2021
OBJECTIVE: To describe the similarities and differences in the evaluation and treatment of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) at hospitals in the US. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional survey from June 16 to July 16, 2020, of U ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · December 2020
Hepatoblastoma is the most common primary liver tumour in children; however, there are no reported incidences in the single-ventricle congenital heart disease population. We present three cases in patients with single-ventricle heart disease with a mean ag ...
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Journal articleEchocardiography · July 2020
Left-sided unguarded tricuspid valve disease with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) is a rare cardiac malformation, only reported a few times in the literature. Two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) uses standard views to ...
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Journal articleAm Heart J · June 2020
BACKGROUND: Growth abnormalities in single-ventricle survivors may reduce quality of life (QoL) and exercise capacity. METHODS: This multicenter, longitudinal analysis evaluated changes in height and body mass index (BMI) compared to population norms and t ...
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Journal articleWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg · March 2020
BACKGROUND: The presence of echocardiographic (echo) evidence is a major criterion for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) by modified Duke criteria. Pulmonary valve (PV) IE, however, can be challenging to identify by echo. We sought to evaluate t ...
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Journal articlePatient Prefer Adherence · 2019
BACKGROUND: Habit, a psychological process that automatically generates urges to perform a behavior in associated settings, is potentially an important determinant of medication adherence. Habit is challenging to measure because, as a psychological constru ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · December 2018
Coronary artery disease after bone marrow transplantation is rare in children and young adults. We report the case of a 21-year-old who developed coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction secondary to graft versus host disease following bone ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · November 2018
BACKGROUND: Infants with prenatally diagnosed CHD are at high risk for adverse outcomes owing to multiple physiologic and psychosocial factors. Lack of immediate physical postnatal contact because of rapid initiation of medical therapy impairs maternal-inf ...
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Journal articlePaediatr Anaesth · July 2018
BACKGROUND: Infants with congenital heart disease often require feeding tube placement to supplement oral intake. Gastrostomy tubes may be placed by either surgical or percutaneous endoscopic methods, but there is currently no data comparing outcomes of th ...
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Journal articleAm J Cardiol · May 1, 2018
The Pediatric Heart Network randomized trial of atenolol versus losartan in the Marfan syndrome showed no treatment differences in the rates of aortic-root growth or clinical outcomes. In this report we present treatment effects on aortic stiffness and det ...
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Journal articlePediatrics · April 2018
Mud runs are an increasingly popular recreational fitness activity across the United States, combining a running race through an obstacle course with submersion in mud. Recent reports estimate 4 million people have participated in these types of events ove ...
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Journal articleJ Pediatr · November 2017
OBJECTIVES: To assess the frequency, yield, and cost of echocardiograms meeting "rarely appropriate" criteria. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, single-center study of pediatric patients presenting with syncope. Patients were categorized according to the approp ...
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Journal articleJ Am Soc Echocardiogr · July 2017
BACKGROUND: Echocardiography is often used in the evaluation of pediatric chest pain, but the incidence of cardiac pathology is low. In 2014, the American College of Cardiology published appropriate use criteria (AUC) for echocardiography including recomme ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · March 2017
We present an interesting and rare case of traumatic Gerbode ventricular septal defect and complete heart block. The multimodality images illustrate the diagnosis well. This case is an excellent demonstration of the diagnostic utility of multimodality imag ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · January 2017
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the trends in respiratory syncytial virus-related hospitalisations and associated outcomes in children with haemodynamically significant heart disease in the United States of America. Study design The Kids' I ...
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Journal articleWorld J Cardiol · November 26, 2015
Coarctation of the aorta is a relatively common form of congenital heart disease, with an estimated incidence of approximately 3 cases per 10000 births. Coarctation is a heterogeneous lesion which may present across all age ranges, with varying clinical sy ...
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Journal articlePediatr Neurol · November 2015
BACKGROUND: X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy is a rare, cardio-specific form of dystrophinopathy allelic to Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy that results in heart failure without skeletal muscle weakness. PATIENT DESCRIPTION: We describe a previously ...
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Journal articleJ Am Soc Echocardiogr · May 2015
BACKGROUND: The Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial demonstrated a transplantation-free survival advantage at 12-month follow-up for patients with right ventricle-pulmonary artery shunts (RVPAS) with the Norwood procedure compared with modified Blalock-T ...
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Journal articleJ Am Soc Echocardiogr · May 2015
BACKGROUND: Several quantification algorithms for measuring left ventricular (LV) size and function are used in clinical and research settings. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of measurement algorithm and beat averaging on the reprod ...
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Journal articleCongenit Heart Dis · 2015
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine right and left ventricle deformation parameters in patients with transposition of the great arteries who had undergone atrial or arterial switch procedures. SETTING: Patients with transposition are born with ...
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Journal articleWorld J Cardiol · May 26, 2014
Worldwide the prevalence of essential hypertension in children and adolescents continues to increase. Traditionally providers have used "off-label" drugs to treat pediatric hypertension, meaning that rigorous clinical trials of these drugs have not been sp ...
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Journal articlePediatr Cardiol · April 2014
M-mode and 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic imaging are routinely used to quantify left-ventricular (LV) size and function in pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The reproducibility of and correlation between these techniques are unkn ...
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Journal articleEchocardiography · November 2013
Residual intracardiac or extracardiac shunting is frequently seen in patients with repaired congenital heart disease and can cause systemic hypoxemia. We present the case of an adult with tetralogy of Fallot who underwent two corrective surgical procedures ...
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Journal articleEchocardiography · October 2013
Echocardiographic image quality in Fontan survivors may be limited by a variety of factors. We sought to describe echocardiographic quality and factors associated with study quality in subjects participating in the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan Cross-Sect ...
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Journal articleJ Am Soc Echocardiogr · June 2013
BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Heart Network is conducting a large international randomized trial to compare aortic root growth and other cardiovascular outcomes in 608 subjects with Marfan syndrome randomized to receive atenolol or losartan for 3 years. The au ...
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Journal articleEchocardiography Mount Kisco N Y · January 1, 2013
Echocardiographic image quality in Fontan survivors may be limited by a variety of factors. We sought to describe echocardiographic quality and factors associated with study quality in subjects participating in the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan Cross-Sect ...
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Journal articleCardiol Young · April 2012
We present a patient with DiGeorge syndrome and an isolated right subclavian artery arising from the right pulmonary artery via a right-sided ductus arteriosus. The patient showed a subclavian and pulmonary steal with perfusion of the right arm and right l ...
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Journal articlePediatr Cardiol · August 2011
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Long QT syndrome is a well-described entity in infants. Its presentation in the context of congenital heart disease is rare and is almost exclusively diagnosed postoperatively. For patients undergoing surgical intervention, preoperative knowledge of the di ...
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Journal articleMol Genet Metab · December 2010
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BACKGROUND: Pompe disease (acid α-glucosidase deficiency) is one of several lysosomal storage diseases amenable to treatment with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). While echocardiography (echo) has been the standard method to evaluate the cardiac response ...
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Journal articleJ Cataract Refract Surg · 1997
PURPOSE: To determine whether not administering subconjunctival cefuroxime during cataract surgery is associated with postoperative endophthalmitis. SETTING: Southampton Eye Unit, Southampton General Hospital, England. METHODS: This retrospective, case-con ...
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Journal articleBMJ · October 28, 1995
Sample size calculations are now mandatory for many research protocols, but the ones useful in common situations are not all easily accessible. This paper outlines the ways of calculating sample sizes in two group studies for binary, ordered categorical, a ...
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Journal articleBr Med J (Clin Res Ed) · March 22, 1986
Two check lists are used routinely in the statistical assessment of manuscripts submitted to the "BMJ." One is for papers of a general nature and the other specifically for reports on clinical trials. Each check list includes questions on the design, condu ...
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Journal articleJ Cardiovasc Magn Reson
"Cases of SCMR" is a case series on the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) website (https://www.scmr.org) for the purpose of education. The cases reflect the clinical presentation, and the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the d ...
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