To compare the diagnostic value of transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography in
Infective endocarditis, paired transesophageal and transthorecic echocardiograms were …

Background Valvular heart disease is the most important cardiac manifestation of systemic
lupus erythematosus. We performed a study to determine the relation of valvular disease to …

Objectives. This study sought to determine the prevalence, characteristics, relation to clinical
features and evolution of aortic root disease and valve disease associated with ankylosing …

OBJECTIVE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often demonstrates brain lesions in
neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). The present study compared postmortem …

Conducted 3 experiments with a total of 36 right-handed 18-25 yr olds with normal or
corrected vision. Ss decided as quickly as possible whether dot patterns were or were not …

Objectives. The aims of this study were to better characterize valve disease in systemic
lupus erythematosus and to determine its association with antiphospholipid antibodies. …

Air pollution is a serious environmental problem. We investigated whether residency in cities
with high air pollution is associated with neuroinflammation/neurodegeneration in healthy …

Four experiments investigated rapid perceptual judgments about tachistoscopically presented
patterns that were either symmetrical about or repeated across a vertical axis. The same …

Despite the level of skill of the operator and the use of ultrasound guidance, central venous
catheter (CVC) placement can result in CVC malpositioning, an unintended placement of the …

We evaluated risk factors for sporadic Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection
among children in Argentina. We conducted a prospective case–control study in 2 sites …