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Multimodal effects of available drugs for ischemic stroke. 缺血性卒中现有药物的多模态效应。

Timely topics in medicine. Cardiovascular diseases Pub Date : 2005-09-01

Michael Chen, Magdy Selim

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Statin-associated neuromyotoxicity. Statin-associated neuromyotoxicity。

Timely topics in medicine. Cardiovascular diseases Pub Date : 2005-09-01

Steven K Baker, Mark A Tarnopolsky

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News in hypertension management: a report from the 15th European Meeting on Hypertension. 高血压管理新闻:来自第15届欧洲高血压会议的报告。

Timely topics in medicine. Cardiovascular diseases Pub Date : 2005-08-04

Xavier Rabasseda

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Newsbites on diabetes and diabetes therapy: a report from the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association. 关于糖尿病和糖尿病治疗的新闻报道:来自第65届美国糖尿病协会科学会议的报告。

Timely topics in medicine. Cardiovascular diseases Pub Date : 2005-07-29

Xavier Rabasseda

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Thrombosis and angiogenesis. 血栓形成和血管生成。

Timely topics in medicine. Cardiovascular diseases Pub Date : 2005-07-05

Akira Matsumori