In 2005, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Board of
Directors commissioned the development of the first International Listing Criteria for Heart …

Since the inception of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines in
2006, much has changed in the care for patients with HF. Over the past decade, the HF …

… The authors, Heather Ross and Isabel Sawhill, are both economists, and while their book …
The concepts and the analytical model of family structure which Ross and Sawhill have …

CHAIR: Costanzo MR: Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard Illinois, USA TASK FORCE 1:
Dipchand A: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario, Canada; Starling R: Cleveland Clinic …

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is present in over 70% of patients commencing dialysis. It
is an independent risk factor for cardiac death, which is the cause of death in approximately …

Oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus and released into the circulation through the
neurohypophyseal system. Peripherally released oxytocin facilitates parturition and milk ejection …

The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) and its ligand, oxytocin (OXT), regulate reproductive physiology
(ie, parturition and lactation) and sociosexual behaviors. To define the essential functions …

Heart failure remains a common diagnosis, especially in older individuals. It continues to be
associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but major advances in both diagnosis …

Background In the face of severe faculty shortages in resource-constrained countries,
medical schools look to e-learning for improved access to medical education. This paper …

Background Patients with acute heart failure are frequently or systematically hospitalized,
often because the risk of adverse events is uncertain and the options for rapid follow-up are …