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13 Oct 2016

Recurrent Coronary Perforations in an Aneurysmal Coronary Artery Treated with Covered Stent

An elderly hypertensive lady presented to us with acute coronary syndrome; an angiogram revealed total thrombotic occlusion of large left circumflex…
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13 Oct 2016

Current Concepts in Coronary Artery Spasm

Coronary artery spasm is an abnormality of coronary vascular smooth muscle contraction that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The…
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13 Oct 2016

Valvular Heart Disease and Risk Score Systems in Clinical Practice

Heart valve disease is a very common medical condition; the most frequent aetiology is degenerative valve disease, mainly represented by calcific aortic…
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13 Oct 2016

Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy: End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring Could Guide Management in the Prehospital Setting

This case report describes a 27-year-old pregnant woman with a gestational age of 26 weeks and 3 days who developed cardiac arrest in her home…
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13 Oct 2016

Clinical Trials for the Diagnosis and Management of Stable Ischaemic Heart Disease: Context, Status, and Future Implications

Chest pain and coronary artery disease (CAD) impose a substantial burden on public health and society. Diagnostic imaging tests are used by clinicians to…
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12 Oct 2016

Paralysed Limb Movement Regained Following Stem Cell Injection

PARALYSIS may no longer be a permanent state for approximately 17,000 new spinal cord injury patients, following the successful experimental treatment of…
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10 Oct 2016

Yoga and Acupuncture: Alternative Approaches for Chronic Pain Management

COMPLEMENTARY health approaches have been employed in conjunction with standard drug-based therapeutic options to assist in chronic pain management…
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10 Oct 2016

Targeting Senescent Cells Could Prevent Osteoarthritis

EVIDENCE has been found that cellular senescence, whereby cells stop dividing, causes osteoarthritis (OA), and that targeting these cells may treat or…
October 2016

EMJ Urology 4 [Suppl 15] 2016

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is common in men aged >60 years, affecting urinary and bladder function. Due to the progressive nature of the disease…
10 Oct 2016

GreenLight XPS™ Vaporisation of the Prostate Has Proven Cost-Effective

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is common in men aged >60 years, affecting urinary and bladder function. Due to the progressive nature of the disease…