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Is alcohol anti-inflammatory in the context of coronary heart disease?(Editorial)(Editorial)
April 1, 2004... Heart 2004;90:355-357. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.022350
Although the cardioprotective effect of alcohol has been primarily explained by its effect on blood lipids and platelets, could an anti-inflammatory mechanism be involved?
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A number of human studies have reported a...
Isolated commissural detachment of the aortic valve after minor trauma.(Images In Cardiology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A 38 year old male patient with a history of hypertension was sent to the emergency room for shortness of breath for two days. His history revealed only minor chest trauma two weeks previously. The diagnostic workup suggested severe aortic regurgitation caused by infective endocarditis.
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Ischaemic preconditioning and myocardial adaptation to serial intracoronary balloon inflation: cut from the same cloth?(Editorial)(Editorial)
April 1, 2004... Heart 2004;90:358-360. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.025791
Elective percutaneous coronary intervention fulfils many of the criteria needed of a clinical model of ischaemic preconditioning. But is this really a reflection of the laboratory phenomenon of ischaemic preconditioning?
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Coronary thrombus in unstable angina: a moving target.(Images in Cardiology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A 55 year old male patient without previous cardiac history underwent coronary angiography because of angina pectoris (Canadian Cardiovascular Society class 3) and a positive exercise test. The right coronary artery and left anterior descending artery showed only mild irregularities, but the...
Rheumatic heart disease in rural Pakistan.(Editorial)(Editorial)
April 1, 2004... Heart 2004;90:361-362. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.026013
In the developing countries of the world, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain significant medical and public health problems
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In this issue of Heart, Rizvi and colleagues describe the current situation...