Clinical and echocardiographic features of aorto-atrial fistulas

Abstract Aorto-atrial fistulas (AAF) are rare but important pathophysiologic conditions of the aorta and have varied presentations such as acute pulmonary edema, chronic heart failure and incidental detection of the fistula.A variety of mechanisms such as aortic dissection, endocarditis with pseudoaneurysm formation, post surgical scenarios or trau

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A Systematic Review of the Availability and Efficacy of Countermeasures to Internal Threats in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure

Insider attacks are becoming increasingly detrimental and frequent, affecting critical Ignition infrastructure at a massive scale.Recent attacks such as the U.K.National Health Service WannaCry ransomware attack which partly depends on internal users for initial infection highlight the increasing role of the malicious insiders in cyber-attack campa

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Catenane Structures of Homoleptic Thioglycolic Acid-Protected Gold Nanoclusters Evidenced by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry and DFT Calculations

Thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters have highly size- and structure-dependent physicochemical properties and are a promising class of nanomaterials.As a consequence, for the rationalization of their synthesis and for the design of new clusters with tailored properties, a Waxed Flat Caps precise characterization of their composition and structure

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