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FHRS; Alec Block, MD; Peter Brady, MB, ChB, MD; Mina Chung, MD, FACC; Michael …

ESGE suggests endoscopic therapy and/or extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) as
the first-line therapy for painful uncomplicated chronic pancreatitis (CP) with an obstructed …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. In April
2013, an extensive evidence review was conducted, which included a literature review …

Advances in cardiac surgery toward the mid-20th century created a need for an artificial
means of stimulating the heart muscle. Initially developed as large external devices …

The kidney exerts multiple functions, and pathophysiological interactions between the
kidney and the heart have important clinical implications, but it has only recently become …

With migration of medically complex patients undergoing more extensive surgical
procedures to the ambulatory setting, selecting the appropriate patient is vital. Patient …

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According to a recent worldwide survey, current rates of de novo pacemaker and
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation are higher than those of previous …

It has been reported that the pulse transit time (PTT), the interval between the peak of the R-
wave in electrocardiogram (ECG) and the fingertip photoplethysmogram (PPG), is related to …