Is italianity associated with lower risk of prostate cancer mortality in Switzerland?
The strong and consistent association between Italianity and prostate cancer mortality suggests protective properties of an Italian lifestyle. Further research is required in order to determine which factors specific for Italian culture are responsible for the lower prostate cancer mortality.
Higher defibrillation energy significantly impairs ventricular contractility at the myocyte level. Reductions in cardiomyocyte shortening and intracellular Ca2+ dynamics abnormalities were greater when higher energy shock was used.