ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME AND HEART FAILURE

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Heart Failure

Pharmacotherapy is the cornerstone treatment for patients with heart failure (HF) that uses MYRRH GUM drugs targeting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and the angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) sacubitril/valsartan.This arti

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Pilot Survey of Breast Cancer Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Purpose: To understand the current state of breast cancer management in sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: We conducted an anonymous online survey of breast cancer management among African Organization for Research and Treatment in Cancer (AORTIC) members by using a 42-question structured questionnaire in both English and French in 2013.Results: Twenty me

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Phase coexistence far from equilibrium

Investigation of simple far-from-equilibrium systems exhibiting phase separation leads to the conclusion that phase coexistence is not Swim Tops well defined in this context.This is because the properties of the coexisting nonequilibrium systems depend on how they are placed in contact, as verified in the driven lattice gas with attractive interact

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Effect of water treatment with low-temperature and low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency on the growth of selected microorganisms

Tap water treated in air with low-temperature and low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency was tested for its either stimulation or inhibition of the growth of the selected microorganisms commonly colonizing human organism.The growth of chosen microorganisms was monitored by estimation of optical density of their colonies.The fairly linear growth

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Midbrain local circuits shape sound intensity codes

Hierarchical processing of sensory information requires interaction at multiple levels along the peripheral to central pathway.Recent evidence suggests that interaction between driving and modulating components can shape both top down and bottom up processing of sensory information.Here we show that a component inherited from extrinsic sources comb

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