determination and the implementation of preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic medical
strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way whatsoever the individual …

This article summarizes evidence and issues associated with psychological assessment.
Data from more than 125 meta-analyses on test validity and 800 samples examining …

Behavioral and neurophysiological studies suggest that skill learning can be mediated by
discrete, experience-driven changes within specific neural representations subserving the …

PERFORMANCE of complex motor tasks, such as rapid sequences of finger movements, can
be improved in terms of speed and accuracy over several weeks by daily practice sessions…

… Kai C Wollert and Gerd P Meyer contributed equally to this work. We thank Alix Menke
and Dieter Fischer for analysing the coronary angiograms; our colleagues and nurses at the …

Background The role of fibrinolytic therapy in patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary
embolism is controversial. Methods In a randomized, double-blind trial, we compared …

Background Low-molecular-weight heparin is the standard treatment for cancer-associated
venous thromboembolism. The role of treatment with direct oral anticoagulant agents is …

Resolving individual atoms has always been the ultimate goal of surface microscopy. The
scanning tunneling microscope images atomic-scale features on surfaces, but resolving single …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is based on sensing the forces between a sharp stylus and
the surface of interest. The interatomic forces induce the displacement of the stylus, and in its …

Background Treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension have been mainly studied in
patients with advanced disease (WHO functional class [FC] III and IV). This study was designed …