OBJECTIVE--To identify valvar heart disease in patients with chronic uraemia by
conventional and colour coded Doppler echocardiography. DESIGN--Case series of an …

Background Inflammatory response is an important feature of acute coronary syndromes
and myocardial infarction (MI). The prognostic value of proinflammatory cytokines in patients …

BACKGROUND: In patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), increased plasma glucose
levels at hospital admission are associated with worse outcome. We aimed to assess the …

The course of left ventricular hypertrophy was investigated in anemic hemodialysis patients
treated with recombinant human erythropoietin (r-huEPO). 12 patients, aged 60.8±9.9 years …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility, safety, and associated time delays of interhospital
transfer in patients with acute myocardial infarction for primary percutaneous transluminal …

Background: There are few data concerning prognostic markers of acute myocarditis. The
purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic value of initial measurements of creatine …

Aims Large randomized trials comparing DDD with VVI pacing have shown no differences in
mortality, but conflicting evidence exists in regard to heart failure endpoints. Here we …

The effects of acute pH changes on whole body leucine kinetics (1‐13C‐leucine infusion
technique) were determined in normal subjects. Plasma insulin, glucagon, and growth …

Background: Patients with end‐stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis have an
increased prevalence of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy that is associated with morbidity …

OBJECTIVE--To assess the risk of aortic valve replacement and long-term follow-up in
elderly patients with dominant aortic stenosis. DESIGN--Retrospective analysis of patients …