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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011, 11:75MACD and risk of cardiovascular mortality
The Morphological Atherosclerotic Calcification Distribution (MACD) index assesses the risk of cardiovascular death, correlates with metabolic risk factors and indicates that hyperglycemia may contribute to unique patterns of aortic calcification.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011, 11:63Mortality varies by time of bypass surgery
Mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery is higher when surgery is performed out of hours, but this variation is due to higher patient risk and urgency of the operation rather than external factors.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011, 11:48NSE associated with outcome in comatose patients
High levels of serum Neuron- Specific Enolase (NSE) are associated with death and vegetative state in comatose cardiac arrest survivors, and may be used to identify patients with poor neurological outcome.
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Ambulatory arterial stiffness indices and target organ damage in hypertension
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