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Infliximab Treatment Increases Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Assessment of Heart Function by Echocardiography, Endothelin 1, Interleukin 6, and NT-pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide. PRZEMYSLAW J,et al. J Rheumatol, Apr 2012; 39: 701 - 706.

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Left Ventricular Function Impairment in Patients With Normal-Weight Obesity:

Contribution of Abdominal Fat Deposition, Profibrotic State, Reduced Insulin

Sensitivity, and Proinflammatory Activation. Wojciech Kosmala,et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, May 2012; 5: 349 - 356.

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Prognostic value of left atrial expansion index and exercise-induced change in atrial natriuretic peptide as long-term predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence..Malini Govindan,et al. Europace, Sep 2012; 14: 1302 - 1310.

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Osteopontin-mediated myocardial fibrosis in heart failure: a role for lysyl

oxidase? Begoña López,et al. Cardiovasc Res, Jul 2013; 99: 111 - 120. 

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High-sensitivity troponin assay improves prediction of cardiovascular risk in

patients with cerebral ischaemia. Raoul Stahrenberg,et al. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry, May 2013; 84: 479 - 487.

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Translational phases of evidence in a prognostic biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis of natriuretic peptides and the prognosis of stable coronary disease. Shailen Sutaria,et al. Heart, Apr 2012; 98: 615 - 622. 

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Prognostic impact of body mass index in patients undergoing coronary artery

bypass surgery. Shih-Hsien Sung,et al. Heart, Apr 2011; 97: 648 - 654.

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Troponin T, N-terminal pro natriuretic peptide and a patent ductus arteriosus

scoring system predict death before discharge or neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years in preterm infants. Afif F EL-Khuffash,et al. Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed., Mar 2011; 96: F133 - F137. 

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Multidimensional assessment of older people with asthma and COPD: clinical

management and health status. Vanessa M. McDonald,et al. Age Ageing, Jan 2011; 40: 42 – 49

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Diagnostic value of NT-proBNP in identifying aortic stenosis patients with heart failure. C Wu,et al. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi, Jul 2010; 38(7): 579-83.

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in rheumatic mitral stenosis: does it affect right

ventricular function and outcome after mitral valve replacement? Shantanu Pande,et al. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg, Sep 2009; 9: 421 - 425

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension in rheumatic mitral stenosis: does it affect right

ventricular function and outcome after mitral valve replacement? Shantanu Pande,et al. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sep 2009; 9: 421 - 425.

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Effect of piboserod, a 5-HT4 serotonin receptor antagonist, on left ventricular

function in patients with symptomatic heart failure. John K. Kjekshus,et al. Eur J Heart Fail, Aug 2009; 11: 771 – 778

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Prevalence of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in a General Population. Tatiana Kuznetsova,et al. Circ Heart Fail, Mar 2009; 2: 105 - 112.