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68Ga-DOTA chelate, a novel imaging agent for assessment of myocardial perfusion and infarction detection in a rodent model
<p>Background<br />Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with Gadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N′,N″,N′′′,N″″-tetraacetic acid (Gd-DOTA) enables assessment of myocardial perfusion during first-pass of the contrast ...
Occurrence of Postpericardiotomy Syndrome: Association With Operation Type and Postoperative Mortality After Open-Heart Operations
<h3>Background</h3><p>Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a common complication after cardiac surgery. However, large‐scale epidemiological studies about the effect of procedure type on the occurrence of PPS and mortality ...
Dietary Intervention in Infancy and Cognitive Function in Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project
<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Consumption of saturated fatty acids (SAFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), cholesterol, and fiber have been linked with cognitive function in adults. We evaluated these associations ...
Utility of Different Blood Pressure Measurement Components in Childhood to Predict Adult Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
<p>Childhood blood pressure (BP) levels predict adult subclinical atherosclerosis. However, the best childhood BP component for prediction has not been determined. This study comprised 5925 participants aged 3 to 18 years ...
Trends in the surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux in Finland in 2004-2014
<p>Objectives: Previous data on the trends of surgical treatment of vesicoureteral reflux outside USA are<br />scarce. The aim of this study was to clarify the national trends of operative treatment of vesicoureteral<br ...
Long-term tracking and population characteristics of lipoprotein (a) in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
<p>Background and aims</p><p>Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) is a causal risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and its levels are under strict genetic control. Therefore, it is hypothesized that the concentration of Lp(a) remains ...
Occurrence of fatal infective endocarditis: a population-based study in Finland
<div><h4>BACKGROUND: </h4><p>Infective
endocarditis (IE) is a serious mainly bacterial infection associated
with high mortality. Epidemiology of fatal IE is however largely
unknown. We studied occurrence and trends ...
Serum Proteomic Profiling to Identify Biomarkers of Premature Carotid Atherosclerosis
<p>To evaluate the presence of serum protein biomarkers associated with the early phases of formation of carotid atherosclerotic plaques, label-free quantitative proteomics analyses were made for serum samples collected ...
Changes in ischemic stroke occurrence following daylight saving time transitions
Background: Circadian rhythm disruption has been associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke ( IS). Daylight saving time (DST) transitions disrupt circadian rhythms and shifts the pattern of diurnal variation in ...
Low-saturated-fat and low-cholesterol diet does not alter pubertal development and hormonal status in adolescents
<p><br />Aim<br />The aim was to assess the influence of dietary counselling on the pubertal development and hormonal status in healthy adolescents.<br /><br />Methods<br />We used a subcohort of 193 healthy boys (52%) and ...