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The relationship between pocket hematoma and risk of wound infection among patients with a cardiovascular implantable electronic device: An integrative review

Comparison of reaction time and functional balance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy participants

Predictors of complications related to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

Time to move: Shifting the ICU paradigm to improve outcomes for survivors of critical illness

Predictive risk factors of early onset left ventricular aneurysm formation in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Physical activity of patients with bronchiectasis compared with healthy counterparts: A cross-sectional study

Exploring positive aspects of caregiving in family caregivers of adult icu survivors from ICU to four months post-ICU discharge

Extended afternoon naps are associated with hypertension in women but not in men

Advance directives and intensity of care delivered to hospitalized older adults at the end-of-life

Comparison of oxidant/antioxidant balance in COPD and non-COPD smokers

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Body composition changes assessment by bioelectrical impedance vectorial analysis in right heart failure and left heart failure

Exploring the experiences of individuals with an insertable cardiac monitor: Making the decision for device insertion

Sodium restriction, water intake, and diuretic regimen in patients with congestive heart failure

Self-care confidence mediates self-care maintenance and management in patients with heart failure

Comparison of oxidant/antioxidant balance in COPD and non-COPD smokers

Predictors, burden and impact of cardiac arrhythmias among patients hospitalized with end-stage liver disease

Use of handgrip dynamometry for diagnosis and prognosis assessment of intensive care unit acquired weakness: A prospective study

From labor and delivery to left ventricular assist device: A peripartum cardiomyopathy case report

Thyrotoxicosis-induced cardiomyopathy treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

The role of illness uncertainty in the relationship between disease knowledge and patient-reported outcomes among adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty attenuates sleep apnea in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Dizziness in the Heartmate III patient

Knowledge among patients with heart failure: A narrative synthesis of qualitative research

Heart failure symptom clusters and quality of life

Increased admission central venous-arterial CO2 difference predicts ICU-mortality in adult cardiac surgery patients

A multi-component, family-focused and literacy-sensitive intervention to improve medication adherence in patients with heart failure–A randomized controlled trial

The impact of left ventricle ejection fraction on heart failure patients with pulmonary hypertension

Using video education to improve outcomes in heart failure

Understanding communal coping among patients and informal caregivers with heart failure: A mixed methods secondary analysis of patient-caregiver dyads

Impact of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital outcomes following left ventricular assist device placement: A national perspective

Self-care in Chinese heart failure patients: Gender-specific correlates

Prognostic impact of high sensitive Troponin T in patients with influenza virus infection: A retrospective analysis

Pot smokers puffing away lung health

Effects of the discontinuation sequence of norepinephrine and vasopressin on hypotension incidence in patients with septic shock: A meta-analysis

Seasonal variation in physical activity in patients with heart failure

Serum biochemical determinants of peripheral congestion assessed by bioimpedance vector analysis in acute heart failure

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Development, piloting and validation of the Recommending Cardiac Rehabilitation (ReCaRe) instrument

Do obstructive sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap coincidently or intrinsically?

A systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions to improve therapeutic adherence in tuberculosis

Comparison of early and midterm outcomes after transsubclavian/axillary versus transfemoral, transapical, or transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Missed opportunities! End of life decision making and discussions in implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients

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One-year cost-effectiveness of supervised centre-based exercise training in addition to a post-discharge disease management program for patients recently hospitalized with acute heart failure: The EJECTION-HF study

Family caregiver-reported outcomes regarding decision-making for left ventricular assist device implantation

Caregiving for patients requiring left ventricular assistance device support