Essential antioxidants were determined in plasma of middle-aged men representing 16
European study populations, which differed sixfold in age-specific mortality from ischemic heart …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Endoscopist-directed propofol sedation (EDP) remains controversial.
We sought to update the safety experience of EDP and estimate the cost of using …

For the prolongation of life expectancy and reduction of ischemic heart disease (IHD)
dietary guidelines generally recommend lowering saturated mammalian fat with partial …

Exercise testing with measurement of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is increasingly used
in the assessment of lung resection candidates, but its predictive value for postoperative …

The optimal management of severe ascites in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis has not been
defined. In a 5 1/2-year study, we randomly assigned 299 men with alcoholic cirrhosis, who …

Continuous Erythropoietin Receptor Activator (CERA) is a new agent that is in development
for the treatment of anemia with extended administration intervals in patients who have …

The clinical course of prostate cancer is highly variable and cannot satisfactorily be
predicted by histological criteria alone. Both tumour cell proliferation and neuroendocrine …

The chemistry of highly evolved protein-based compartments has inspired the design of new
catalytically active materials that self-assemble from biological components. A frontier of …

Objectives : We aimed to assess a novel measure of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony, a
cardiovascular magnetic resonance-tissue synchronization index (CMR-TSI), in patients with …

Duodenal varices are an uncommon but serious manifestation of portal hypertension. Our
management of three patients with massive bleeding due to duodenal varices stimulated a …