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Heart failure in younger patients: the Meta-analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC)
(Oxford University Press on behalf of European Society of Cardiology, 2014-06-17)Aim Our understanding of heart failure in younger patients is limited. The Meta-analysis Global Group inChronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) database, which consisted of 24 prospective observational studies and 7 randomized ... -
The Impact of Beta-blockade on Right Ventricular Function in Mitral Regurgitation
(Elsevier Inc, 2014-04)Background Although mitral regurgitation (MR) results in left ventricular (LV) volume overload, right ventricular (RV) function may also be impaired. We investigated the influence of short-term beta-blockade on RV function ... -
Long-term outcomes in patients with restrictive filling following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2014-03-13)This study evaluated the effect of restrictive filling pattern (RFP) on 5-year outcomes in patients following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A hundred STEMI patients treated either by rescue or primary ... -
Genetic polymorphism rs6922269 in the MTHFD1L gene is associated with survival and baseline active vitamin b12 levels in post-acute coronary syndromes patients
(Public Library of Science, 2014-03-11)Background and Aims: The methylene-tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent) 1-like (MTHFD1L) gene is involved in mitochondrial tetrahydrofolate metabolism. Polymorphisms in MTHFD1L, including rs6922269, have been ... -
Genetic polymorphism rs6922269 in the MTHFD1L gene is associated with survival and baseline active vitamin B12 levels in post-acute coronary syndromes patients
(Plos One, 2014-03-11)Background and Aims: The methylene-tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP+ dependent) 1-like (MTHFD1L) gene is involved in mitochondrial tetrahydrofolate metabolism. Polymorphisms in MTHFD1L, including rs6922269, have been ... -
In (or outside of) your neck of the woods: laterality in spatial body representation
(2014-02-19)Beside language, space is to date the most widely recognized lateralized systems. For example, it has been shown that even mental representations of space and the spatial representation of abstract concepts display lateralized ... -
Relationship between Inertial features of the upper extremity and simple reaction time in boys and girls aged 17-18
(Pleiades Publishing, 2014)The latent period of visual sensor motor reaction depends, in part, on the sensory and integrative processes in the brain, but is also influenced by the rate of the muscle contraction. There is no clear evidence in the ... -
Variant Map Construction to Detect Symmetric Properties of Genomes on 2D Distributions
(OMICS Group, 2014)Visualization Methods have played a key role in the Human Genome Project. After further development in other international projects such as ENCODE, larger numbers of Genome Databases are established and mass Genome- wide ... -
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(The Institute of Geriatric Cardiology (IGC), Chinese PLA General Hospital and published by Science Press., 2013-12-27)Progressive aging of the population and prolongation of life expectancy have led to the rising prevalence of heart failure (HF). Despite the improvements in medical therapy, the mortality rate of this condition has remained ... -
Review : heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(JGC, 2013-12-27)Progressive aging of the population and prolongation of life expectancy have led to the rising prevalence of heart failure (HF). Despite the improvements in medical therapy, the mortality rate of this condition has remained ... -
Award-winning Simulation Veterinary Clinic
(New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association, 2013-12)Unitec celebrates the redesign and equip ment upgrade of its award-winning Simulation Veterinary Clinic. The clinic, which was the first of its kind when it originally opened in 2009, now has brand-new premises designed ... -
Chronic measurement of left ventricular pressure in freely moving rats
(American Physiological Society, 2013-10-08)Measurements of left ventricular pressure (LVP) in conscious freely moving animals are uncommon yet could offer considerable opportunity for understanding cardiovascular disease progression and treatment. The aim of this ... -
Known and missing left v entricular ejection fraction and survival in patients with heart failure : a MAGGIC meta-analysis report
(2013-06-26)Aims Treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) relies on measurement of LVEF. However, the extent to which EF isrecorded varies markedly. We sought to characterize the patient group that is missing a measure of EF, and ... -
Hyperuricaemia and gout in New Zealand rural and urban Māori and non-Māori communities
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2013-06)Background: There are few current data on the prevalence of hyperuricaemia and gout in New Zealand, particularly among the indigenous Māori population. Aims: To determine the prevalence of gout and hyperuricaemia in rural ... -
Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
(2013)Current recommended reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements may not be relevant to the diverse world population they are applied to. A new study, the echocardiographic normal reference ranges of the left heart ... -
The cardiac sonography workforce in New Zealand
(Minnis Communications, 2013)Abstract Introduction: The aim of this paper is to investigate the cardiac sonography workforce characteristics and registration requirements in New Zealand (NZ), with a comparison to similar workforces internationally. ... -
The acquisition and maintenance of dogs’ aversion responses to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) training stimuli across time and locations
(Elsevier BV, 2013)Dogs (Canis familiaris) pose a significant threat to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) through predation. In an attempt to balance kiwi conservation and the need for dogs to be used for hunting purposes in kiwi habitat, the New Zealand ... -
Predicting survival in heart failure : a risk score based on 39 372 patients from 30 studies
(Oxford University Press, 2012-10-24)Aims: Using a large international database from multiple cohort studies, the aim is to create a generalizable easily used risk score for mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods and results: Using a large ... -
Progression of myocardial remodeling and mechanical and dysfunction in the spontaneously hypertensive rat
(American Physiological Society, 2012-09-21)The progression of hypertensive heart disease (HHD) to heart failure (HF) is associated with myocardial remodeling. Corresponding changes in three-dimensional organization of cardiac extracellular matrix have not been ... -
Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2012-08-07)Current recommended reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements may not be relevant to the diverse world population they are applied to. A new study, the echocardiographic normal reference ranges of the left heart ...