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CONTENTS
VOL 24, NO 7. AUGUST 2013
Review Article
286 Diagnostic and prognostic values of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) and N-terminal
fragment brain natriuretic peptides (NT-pro-BNP)
L Maries • I Manitiu
Drug Trends in Cardiology
290 Saxagliptin demonstrates no increased risk for cardiovascular death, heart attack or
stroke in the SAVOR cardiovascular outcomes trial
G Hardy
291 Reports from the American Diabetes Association’s 73rd scientific sessions, 21–25 June 2013,
Chicago, Illinois
G Hardy
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Case Report
e1 Radiofrequency ablation of the great saphenous vein in an elderly patient with co-morbid
disease
AÜ Yener • Ö Yener • HS Gedik • K Korkmaz • T Özkan • A Lafçi • K Çağli
