Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on August 26, 2008
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Elevated cardiac tissue level of aldosterone and mineralocorticoid receptor in diastolic heart failure: Beneficial effects of mineralocorticoid receptor blocker. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2006) 1.05
Elevation of plasma brain natriuretic peptide is a hallmark of diastolic heart failure independent of ventricular hypertrophy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.03
Effects of switching from insulin glargine or detemir to insulin degludec in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Ther (2013) 1.03
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AT1 receptor blocker added to ACE inhibitor provides benefits at advanced stage of hypertensive diastolic heart failure. Hypertension (2004) 0.98
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Novel use of ultrasound guidance for recanalization of iliac, femoral, and popliteal arteries. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2008) 0.87
Atypical antipsychotic properties of blonanserin, a novel dopamine D2 and 5-HT2A antagonist. Pharmacol Biochem Behav (2010) 0.87
The impact of pravastatin pre-treatment on periprocedural microcirculatory damage in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2011) 0.87
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