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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Contact X-ray Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Patients with Rectal Cancer Following a Partial Response to Chemoradiotherapy

scientific article published on 13 December 2017

A critical role for Telethonin in regulating t-tubule structure and function in the mammalian heart

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A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of distal coronary artery anastomotic devices.

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Atrial septal defect closure is associated with a reduced prevalence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in the short to medium term: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Avoiding Radical Surgery in Elderly Patients With Rectal Cancer Is Cost-Effective

scientific article published on January 2017

Avoiding radical surgery improves early survival in elderly patients with rectal cancer, demonstrating complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy: results of a decision-analytic model.

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Benchmarking in surgical research

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Contact X-ray Brachytherapy as an Adjunct to a Watch and Wait Approach is an Affordable Alternative to Standard Surgical Management of Rectal Cancer for Patients with a Partial Clinical Response to Chemoradiotherapy

scientific article published on 07 July 2018

Does obesity affect outcomes in patients undergoing esophagectomy for cancer? A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 August 2012

Does off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery have a beneficial effect on long-term mortality and morbidity compared with on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery?

scientific article published on 21 March 2014

Does patent foramen ovale closure have an anti-arrhythmic effect? A meta-analysis

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Dose Escalation Using Contact X-ray Brachytherapy After External Beam Radiotherapy as Nonsurgical Treatment Option for Rectal Cancer: Outcomes From a Single-center Experience.

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Dose escalation using contact X-ray brachytherapy (Papillon) for rectal cancer: does it improve the chance of organ preservation?

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Early outcomes in the elderly: a meta-analysis of 4921 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting--comparison between off-pump and on-pump techniques

scientific article published on 14 June 2006

Evidence-based choice of esophageal stent for the palliative management of malignant dysphagia

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Follow up colonoscopy may be omissible in uncomplicated left-sided acute diverticulitis diagnosed with CT- a retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 27 December 2019

Funnel plots and their emerging application in surgery.

scientific article published on March 2009

Heterotopic abdominal heart transplantation in rats for functional studies of ventricular unloading

scientific article published on 01 April 2012

How can cardiothoracic and vascular medical devices stay in the market?

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

In Reply to Habr-Gama et al

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Mechanical unloading and cell therapy have a synergistic role in the recovery and regeneration of the failing heart.

scientific article published on 29 February 2012

Mechanical unloading reverses transverse tubule remodelling and normalizes local Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+)release in a rodent model of heart failure

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Meta-analysis covers the horizon when the literature search is undertaken through a keyhole

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Meta-analysis of organ damage after conversion from off-pump coronary artery bypass procedures

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Mitral valve repair or replacement for ischaemic mitral regurgitation: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 16 April 2011

Off-pump versus on-pump coronary revascularization: meta-analysis of mid- and long-term outcomes.

scientific article published on 24 June 2014

Outcomes of mitral valve repair using artificial chordae.

scientific article published on 29 August 2013

Radial artery versus saphenous vein conduits for coronary artery bypass surgery: forty years of competition--which conduit offers better patency? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Selective hydrophilic modification of Parylene C films: a new approach to cell micro-patterning for synthetic biology applications

scientific article published on 21 March 2014

Statin therapy may influence the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation: what is the evidence?

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The effect of microgrooved culture substrates on calcium cycling of cardiac myocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells

scientific article published on 20 December 2012

The march of pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.

scientific article published on 27 July 2018

The potential impact of local excision for T1 colonic cancer in elderly and comorbid populations: a decision analysis

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Tissue engineering techniques in cardiac repair and disease modelling.

scientific article published on January 2014

What factors influence British medical students' career intentions?

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