Continuing Medical Education Course for “American Society of Echocardiography
Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in …

This paper examines the evidence for contrast echocardiography, both for improving
assessment of left ventricular structure and function compared with unenhanced …

The use of ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) has become an integral component of
echocardiography practice. Since the 2008 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) …

Stable angina pectoris is a common and sometimes disabling disorder. The development of
new tools for the diagnostic and prognostic assessments of patients, along with the …

Reproductive longevity is essential for fertility and influences healthy ageing in women,, but
insights into its underlying biological mechanisms and treatments to preserve it are limited …

The authors examined cancer mortality in a historical cohort study of 21,863 male and
female workers in 36 cohorts exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and dioxins in …

We performed a case-control study to investigate the role of recent infection as stroke risk
factor and to identify pathogenetic pathways linking infection and stroke. We examined 166 …

Background and Purpose—Chronic infectious diseases may increase the risk of stroke. We
investigated whether periodontal disease, including periodontitis and gingivitis, is a risk …

Breast cancer susceptibility variants frequently show heterogeneity in associations by tumor
subtype,–. To identify novel loci, we performed a genome-wide association study including …

Background and Purpose Previous infection is discussed as a risk factor for ischemic stroke
in children and younger adults. We tested the hypothesis that the role of recent infection in …