The Renin-Angiotensin System Modulates Inflammatory Processes in Atherosclerosis: Evidence from Basic Research and Clinical Studies by Fabrizio Montecucco, Aldo Pende, François Mach

“…However, basic research and animal studies strongly support angiotensin II as a proinflammatory mediator, which directly induces atherosclerotic plaque development and heart remodeling. Furthermore, angiotensin II induces proatherosclerotic cytokine and chemokine secretion and increases endothelial dysfunction. …”
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Cyclotron Production of High–Specific Activity Co and In Vivo Evaluation of the Stability of Co Metal-Chelate-Peptide Complexes by Tara Mastren, Bernadette V. Marquez, Deborah E. Sultan, Elizabeth Bollinger, Paul Eisenbeis, Tom Voller, Suzanne E. Lapi

“…Both 55 Co-metal-chelate complexes demonstrated good in vivo stability by reducing the radiotracers’ uptake in the liver by sixfold at 24 hours with ˜ 1% ID/g and at 48 hours with ˜ 0.5% ID/g and reducing uptake in the heart by fourfold at 24 hours with ˜ 0.7% ID/g and sevenfold at 48 hours with ˜ 0.35% ID/g. …”
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Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor and Vascular Function by Muhiddin A. Ozkor, Arshed A. Quyyumi

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Health aspects of peanuts as an outcome of its chemical composition by Rabiatu Bonku, Jianmei Yu

“…Epidemiologic studies have associated nut consumption with a reduced incidence of cardiovascular heart diseases and gallstones in both genders and diabetes in women. …”
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Hopeful News for Physicians Who Involved in the Treatment of Critical Aluminum Phosphide (Rice Pill) Poisoning Patients by Fatemeh Vafapour, Moslem Sedaghattalab

“…GIK (glucose, insulin, and potassium) assists heart uptake of carbohydrates that are the major fuel substrate of the myocard muscle under stressed conditions and leading to correction of acidosis, increased myocardial contractility, and peripheral vascular resistance. …”
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Le Sacre du stock by Paul Landauer

“…The transparency of the offices « open spaces » extends to the heart of the buildings. However, the architecture of storage resists. …”
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Delayed Interval Delivery of a Second Twin after the Preterm Labor of the First One in Twin Pregnancies: Delayed Delivery in Twin Pregnancies by Yunus Aydin, Murat Celiloglu

“…The baby’s weight was 610 gr and no heart activity was detected. Placenta of the first fetus expulsed immediately. …”
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A Virtual Fabrication and High-Performance Design of 65 nm Nanocrystal Floating-Gate Transistor by Thinh Dang Cong, Trang Hoang

“…Floating-gate transistor lies at the heart of many aspects of semiconductor applications such as neural networks, analog mixed-signal, neuromorphic computing, and especially in nonvolatile memories. …”
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Édito - Interroger l’hospitalité scolaire à l’aune d’une injonction au bien-être by Frédérique-Marie Prot

“…Life at school, and in particular that of the pupils who spend a large part of their time there, was already at the heart of the concerns of the New Education movement. …”
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Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in the Presence of the Bioprosthetic Tricuspid Valve: Case Presentation and Literature Review by Mahsa Mohammadi, MohammadReza Iranian, Sedigheh Saedi, Yaser Toloueitabar, Amirfarjam Fazelifar, Majid Haghjoo

“…ABSTRACT A 21‐year‐old man, known case of the repaired congenital heart disease, developed complete atrioventricular block (AVB) one week after simultaneous bioprosthetic pulmonary and tricuspid valve replacement and atrial septal defect repair. …”
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Acalypha wilkesiana by Edward F. Gilman

“…The bronze red to muted red 4- to 8-inch-long, heart-shaped leaves are available in varying mottled combinations of green, purple, yellow, orange, pink, or white, depending upon cultivar (Figure 1). …”
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Cardiopulmonary effects of xylazine- ketamine hydrochloride and acepromazine- ketamine hydrochloride combinations in dogs by Celal İzci, Mursayettin Eksen, Yılmaz Koç, Ercan Keskin, Sırrı Avki, Mehmet Gören

“…Arterfal blood pressure, heart rate and potassium demonstrated significant alterations statistica!!…”
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An Unusual Case of Recurrent Hypersensitivity Reaction Associated with Kounis-Like Acute Coronary Syndrome by Shanker Kundumadam, Vivek Reddy, Sagar Mallikethi Reddy, Pradeep Kathi, Aiden Abidov

“…He responded to epinephrine but subsequently developed a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction with worsening heart failure. Our case is unique in that, unlike classic Kounis syndrome, the acute coronary event in this case did not present concurrently with the allergic reaction; rather it took nearly 48 hours to present. …”
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Case report of familial hypercholesterolemia with internal carotid neck swelling by Sudesh Kumar, Prajna Ray, Ranita Sahana

“…Familial hypercholesterolemia is a multi-gene disorder affecting 1 in 200-500 individual which is characterized by increased level of total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) which deposit cholesterol reach protein leading to xanthomas, corneal arcus and prone to develop risk for atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. 11 year female, born of consanguineous marriage attended with yellowish patches (Xanthelasma) bilaterally present over upper eyelid, buttock since 5-6 years. …”
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Kawasaki Disease: A Clinician’s Update by Nathan Jamieson, Davinder Singh-Grewal

“…Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis and is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed world. …”
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Comment agir au cœur d’un paysage fluvial en mutation ? by Anourak Visouthivong

“…International projects, such as the one to make the region the “battery of Southeast Asia”, are at the heart of the economic and bioclimatic challenges of the Himalayan river systems. …”
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Quantitative valve motion assessment in adolescents using point-of-care ultrasound: short communication by Antonio Riera, Lei Chen, Donald S. Wright, Julie I. Leviter

“…Correlations with age, height, weight, body mass index, and heart rate were examined. Twenty subjects were enrolled. …”
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Trichloroacetic Acid Ingestion: Self-Harm Attempt by E. R. Black

“…This symptomatology is less severe than TCA overdose, where symptoms may include elevated body temperature, blurred vision, dilated pupils, sleepiness, confusion, seizures, rapid heart rate, and cardiac arrest. Owing to the vast difference in symptoms, the need for clinical intervention differs greatly. …”
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Shifting lines in D. H. Lawrence’s travel writings by Tim GUPWELL

“…Ultimately, a radically non-linear, anti-scientific vision is shown to be at the very heart of Lawrence’s travel writing.…”
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The effectiveness of inactive arcanobacterium pyogenes vaccines in mice by Hasan Hüseyin Hadimli*, Zafer Sayın, Yasemin Pınarkara, Aslı Sakmanoğlu, M. Seyyide Temimhan, Osman Erganiş

“…Death animals were necropsied and microbiological examination were made from internal organs (liver, spleen, lungs, heart and kidney). Blood samples were collected before vaccination and at 15th day after vaccination. …”
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