The introduction of transesophageal echocardiography has provided a new acoustic window
to the heart and mediastinum. High-quality images of certain cardiovascular structures (left …

Heart weights, ventricular wall thicknesses, and valve circumferences were measured in 765
autopsy specimens from normal hearts from persons 20 to 99 years old. Body weight was a …

Background— Traditionally, increased pericardial thickness has been considered an
essential diagnostic feature of constrictive pericarditis. Although constriction with a normal-…

The incidence and size of the patent foramen ovale were studied in 965 autopsy specimens
of human hearts, which were from subjects who were evenly distributed by sex and age. …

Background Fenfluramine and phentermine have been individually approved as anorectic
agents by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). When used in combination the drugs may …

A long-term retrospective follow-up study was made of 120 patients (33 male, 87 female
patients) with primary pulmonary hypertension--diagnosed by strict clinical and hemodynamic …

Restenosis is a reparative response to arterial injury occurring with percutaneous coronary
revascularization. However, the quantitative characteristics of the relation between vessel …

Objectives. This study was designed to evaluate whether calcium deposition in the coronary
arteries is related to atherosclerotic plaque burden and narrowing of the arterial lumen. …

… Edwards JE. Manifestations of ac uired and congenital diseases of the 9/ … Fukuda T,
Tadavarthy SY, Edwards JE. Dissecting aneurysm of aorta complicating aortic valvular stenosis. …

Background—Despite the increasing use of stents, few reports have described human
coronary artery morphology early and late after stenting. Methods and Results—Histology was …