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Treating the Diabetic Hypertensive: Consensus and Differences

Hypertension and diabetes commonly coexist. Both are major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Automatic Reporting of Creatinine-Based Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children: Is this Feasible?

Creatinine, although widely used as a biomarker to measure renal function, has long been known as an insensitive marker of renal impairment.

Fractional Excretion of Survivin, Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer, and Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is defined as a transformation of tubular epithelial cells into mesenchymal ones.

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Autonomous Robot Outperforms Humans in Soft Tissue Operation

AN AUTONOMOUS robot performed more effectively than human surgeons in operations on soft tissue in live pigs in a recent study. The Smart Tissue…

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Neuroprosthetic Implants Restore Walking Ability in Post-Stroke Patients

NEUROPROSTHESES may hold the potential to assist patients with post-stroke disabilities after a 64-year-old man received a surgical implant and…

Introducing EMJ Interventional Cardiology 4.1

United Kingdom, June 30, 2016: Welcome to the 2016 edition of EMJ Interventional Cardiology, an assortment of the latest news, research, and opinions…

Regorafenib Shows Significant Survival Gains in Refractory Liver Cancer

Barcelona-Lugano, June 30, 2016 – Oral multikinase inhibitor regorafenib achieves significantly improved survival rates compared to placebo in patients…

Chemoradiotherapy after Surgery for Gastric Cancer Shows Similar Outcomes to Post-Operative Chemotherapy

Barcelona-Lugano, June 30, 2016 – Post-operative treatment intensification with chemoradiotherapy does not achieve better outcomes when compared to…

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Editor’s Pick: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Bifurcation Lesions: A State-of-the-Art Review of Techniques and Dedicated Devices

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become an integral step in the management of patients with ischaemic heart disease. Bifurcation lesions are…

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Slow-Speed Rotational Atherectomy in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Single-Centre Experience in 78 High-Risk Patients

Due to the expansion of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) indications to more challenging settings, the problem of referral of patients…