RANOLAZINE VERSUS PLACEBO IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND PERSISTENT CHEST PAIN OR DYSPNEA DESPITE OPTIMAL MEDICAL AND REVASCULARIZATION THERAPY: RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND CROSSOVER PILOT STUDY

Ranolazine versus placebo in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and persistent chest pain or dyspnea despite optimal medical and revascularization therapy: randomized, double-blind crossover pilot study

Nicolas W Shammas,1 Gail A Shammas,1 Kathleen Keyes,2 Shawna Duske,1 Ryan Kelly,1 Michael Jerin3 1Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, 2Cardiovascular Medicine, Private Corporation, 3St Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, USA Background: Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) may continue to experience persistent chest pain and/or dyspne

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Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture propagation from recompletion in refracturing with dynamic stress modeling

Abstract Owing to the rapid decline of oil production from tight oil reservoirs after primary hydraulic fracturing treatment on the horizontal well, a refracturing stimulation is proposed for tight oil recovery.In this study, a fully coupled dynamic stress computational method with a finite-element method is presented, and depletion-induced dynamic

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The nexus between political violence, patronage networks and criminality in the administration of Glebelands hostels, Durban

Background: Political violence continues to be a key feature of political life in South Africa.This violence seems to occur predominantly in the controversial KwaZulu-Natal province.Political violence that was seen during the early 1990s between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is seen today between members of

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