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Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with lipid-rich plaques in patients with coronary artery disease as assessed by optical coherence tomographyXiao-Qing CAI, Feng TIAN, Tian-Wen HAN, Dong-Kai SHAN, Yang LIU, Wei-Jun YIN, Jing Jing, Qiang Xu, Yun-Dai CHEN534-539
Natriuretic peptide family as diagnostic/prognostic biomarker and treatment modality in management of adult and geriatric patients with heart failure:remaining issues and challengesZhen-Lu ZHANG, Ran LI, Fei-Yan YANG, Lei XI540-546
Normalization of plasma growth hormone alleviated malignant ventricular tachycardia in acromegalyZhi-Hao LIU, Kang LI, Yan-Sheng DING, Jian-Xing QIU, Steven Siyao Meng, Mohetaboer Momin, Sheng-Cong LIU, Tie-Ci YI, Jian-Ping LI547-550
Patent foramen ovale in an old patient with ischemic stroke following carotid surgeryElpidio Santillo, Monica Migale, Luciano Marini, Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi551-553
Rare combination of dilated cardiomyopathy and ankylosing spondylitis in a familyYun-Li XING, Ying SUN, Qing MA, Yu LU, Ying SHAO, Wei HUANG, Dai ZHANG, Fu-Sheng GU, Hong-Wei LI554-556
