We have shown that feeding dogs fava bean (FB)-based diets for 7 days is safe and FB flour
fermentation with Candida utilis has the potential to decrease FB anti-nutritional factors. In …

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is characterized by an ongoing, inflammatory cellular
response which results in a left ventricular hemodynamic stress change in response to …

Introduction: Pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) is being performed more commonly late
after the correction of tetralogy of Fallot. Most valves are replaced with an allograft or …

Here, we report our experience with pulmonary valve (PV) repair using neoleaflet
implantation in children and adolescents. Between April 2005 and May 2009, 20 patients …

Methods: Between 1994 and 2009, a total of 101 adult patients (mean age 36 years; range:
18-61 years) with BAVD underwent the Ross full root replacement at the authors' institution …

With the introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), the precise role of
balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) remains to be established. Methods. Between August …

Background: Aortic stenosis valve area (AS AVA) using the continuity equation (CE AVA)
has limitations. Thus anatomic assessment of AS AVA would be useful. Method: AS AVA …

Physicians often do not provide adequate information regarding patients' medical conditions
when presented with consultation requests (CR) generated by dental students and their …

Bacci S, Villella M, Villella A, Langialonga T, Grilli M, Rauseo A, Mastroianno S, De Cosmo
S, Fanelli R, Trischitta V (2002) Screening for silent myocardial ischaemia in type 2 diabetic …

Valvular heart diseases are disorders of the valvular structures that control blood flow into
and out of the four cardiac chambers. When valves fail to open or close normally (ie, when …