Background—Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by enhanced immune
activation, and immune-mediated mechanisms may play a pathogenic role in this disorder …

Cardiac output determined by Doppler echocardiography was compared with that
determined by thermodilution at rest and during dobutamine infusion in 10 patients (group …

OBJECTIVE: Because of the available conflicting epidemiological data, we investigated the
possible impact of fasting blood glucose as a risk factor for cardiovascular death in …

BACKGROUND: Graft anastomosis quality in coronary artery bypass surgery can be
assessed by intraoperative angiography. The aim of the present study was to quantify the on …

Meberg A, Otterstad JE, Frøland G, Sørland S, Nitter‐Hauge S. Increasing incidence of
ventricular septal defects caused by improved detection rate. Acta Pzdiatr 1994; 83: 653–7 …

Of 1025 patients (912 men, 113 women) who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and
were followed up for a mean of 7.4 years, 45 (4.4%) had diabetes mellitus.(The prevalence …

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the relationship between intraoperative
transit time flow measurements and angiographic findings with long-term graft patency in 72 …

The extent of heart disease and its relationship to the serotonin metabolite 5-
hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), was studied with M-mode, 2D and Doppler …

An isolated ventricular septal defect (VSD) was diagnosed in 70 patients (39 men and 31
women, mean age 29 years, range 10‐64 years). Surgery was judged unnecessary. The …

All three children of an unrelated Norwegian couple were born with spinal muscular atrophy
(SMA I) as confirmed by autopsy in two of them. Two of the children died at birth, whereas …