BACKGROUND The presence of cardiac reinnervation in humans after cardiac
transplantation has been widely debated, based on the application of differing methods for the …

The preponderance-of-the-evidence standard usually is understood to mean that the plaintiff
must show that the probability that the defendant is in fact liable exceeds 1/2. Several …

It is estimated that approximately 50% of the heart failure population has a normal left
ventricular ejection fraction, a complex broadly referred to as heart failure with normal left …

Bridging law, genetics, and statistics, this book is an authoritative history of the long and
tortuous process by which DNA science has been integrated into the American legal system. In …

Background— Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality in hypertensive subjects. Sympathetic activation has been …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate a noninvasive method for quantifying
diffuse myocardial fibrosis with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). Background …

In the Old Testament it is written that" Varying weights, varying measures, are both an
abomination to the Lord."'In the classic treatises on evidence it is written that the court or jury must …

Background: Dietary intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with lower incidence of
hypertension, but the mechanisms involved have not been elucidated. Here, we evaluated the …

Alterations in monoaminergic neurotransmission in the brain are thought to underlie
seasonal variations in mood, behaviour, and affective disorders. We took blood samples from …

OBJECTIVES.: In view of previous experimental evidence relating sympathetic nervous
overactivity in the heart to myocardial necrosis and ventricular arrhythmias, we prospectively …