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Evolution of acute coronary syndrome with normal coronary arteries and normal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Urinary protein as a marker for systolic blood pressure reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus participating in an in-hospital diabetes education program.

Aortic valve surgery: marked increases in volume and significant decreases in mechanical valve use--an analysis of 41,227 patients over 5 years from the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland National database.

Characteristics of isolated atrial flutter versus atrial flutter combined with atrial fibrillation.

Usefulness of serum albumin and serum total cholesterol in the prediction of hospital death in older patients with severe, acute heart failure.

Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and mortality in non-dialysis-dependent CKD.

Presence of symptoms and timing of surgery do not affect the prognosis of patients with primary metastatic breast cancer.

Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative heart-fatty acid binding protein assays compared with Cardiodetect(®) in the early detection of acute coronary syndrome.

Association of lactose sensitivity with inflammatory bowel disease--demonstrated by analysis of genetic polymorphism, breath gases and symptoms.

Severity of obstructive sleep apnea between black and white patients.

Serum IL-6 and IL-8 in infants with biliary atresia in comparison to intrahepatic cholestasis.

Hepatopulmonary syndrome: prevalence and predictors in Egyptian cirrhotic patients.

An improvement in isolation and preservation of clinical strains of Helicobacter pylori.

Implementing an indoor smoking ban in prison: enforcement issues and effects on tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke and health of inmates.

Suboptimal vitamin D levels in pregnant women despite supplement use.

Effect of a probiotic on liver aminotransferases in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients: a double blind randomized clinical trial.

Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Effectiveness of biofeedback therapy in the treatment of anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery.

Educational needs assessment for men's participation in perinatal care.

Dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation and low grade systemic inflammation in stable COPD patients.