Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "cardiology"
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Air Pollution and ST-Segment Depression in Elderly Subjects
(National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences, 2005)Increased levels of daily ambient particle pollution have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Black carbon (BC) is a measure of the traffic-related component of particles. We investigated ... -
Discharge β-Blocker Use and Race after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2014)Introduction: The use of discharge β-blockers after cardiac surgery is associated with a long-term mortality benefit. β-Blockers have been suggested to be less effective in black cardiovascular patients compared with whites. ... -
Gene Expression Analysis of Zebrafish Heart Regeneration
(Public Library of Science, 2006)Mammalian hearts cannot regenerate. In contrast, zebrafish hearts regenerate even when up to 20% of the ventricle is amputated. The mechanism of zebrafish heart regeneration is not understood. To systematically characterize ... -
Impact of cyclooxygenase inhibitors in the women's health initiative hormone trials: secondary analysis of a randomized trial
(Public Library of Science, 2006)Objectives: We evaluated the hypothesis that cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor use might have counteracted a beneficial effect of postmenopausal hormone therapy, and account for the absence of cardioprotection in the Women's ...