...
understanding oftheheart as a muscular pump andofthe interaction between theheartandthe
vasculature. The concepts of contractility, preload and afterload are paramount to this
understanding ... interaction between the ongoing contraction process ofthe
cardiac muscles andthe properties ofthe arterial systemand is beyond the scope of this lecture.
As the contraction process ofthe cardiac ... contraction and
instantaneous atrial volume). The pressure ofthe point at the bottom right corner ofthe loop is
the pressure in the ventricle at the end ofthe cardiac cycle and is called the end-diastolic...
... lesser of 10% ofthe value of
the gift and $75, then the value ofthe advantage is considered to be zero. For
example, if the price to attend the benefit dinner is $200 andthe value ofthe
dinner ... dinner, the value ofthe dinner is $40 andthe value of a gift bag
received is $45, then the total advantage is $85 or 85% ofthe ticket price and
therefore cannot be receipted.
However if the ... for the purchase of an auction item?
Yes, but only if the bid amount exceeds the value ofthe item by 20%. The
amount ofthe receipt is equal to the difference between the bid amount and
the...
... modifier ofthe extent ofthe hypertrophy in our pop-
ulation, in patients with and without sarcomeric muta-
tions. The role ofthe AT 1R SNP as a modifier of the
phenotype was also supported by the ... polymorphisms at these
genes. We also determined the effect of these gene poly-
morphisms on onset age andthe extent ofthe hypertro-
phy.
Methods
Patients and controls
This study was part of a research ... measured,
and the left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT) calculated
as the sum of IVS and PWT.
Table 1 summarizes the main characteristics of
patients. All them fulfilled the next inclusion criteria:
they...
... may
4
MRI oftheHeartand Vessels
Fig. 1.3. Graphical representa-
tion ofthe total magnetization
vector, M
publication of this kind, notwithstanding the cryptic technical jar-
gon. The attitude ofthe ... maximum
intensity. The amplitude ofthe transverse magnetization Mxy (and thus of the
echo signal acquired) at the peak ofthe echo signal depends on the TE and T2
of the tissue. For example, in a ... as is the intensity ofthe signal acquired. This occurs because
the spins have the possibility of dephasing progressively (see Fig. 1.18b)
because ofthe T2 effect ofthe material andthe time...
... transfer ofthe ligand and receptor to a lysosome (L) where they are degraded;
3 the receptor and ligand are transferred to a compartment of uncoupling of receptor and ligand (CURL). The receptor and ... contains the microsomes. It is the site of
bilirubin conjugation andthe detoxification of many
drugs and other foreign compounds (P450 systems).
Steroids are synthesized, including cholesterol and the
primary ... (fig.
1.16). These make up 6–8% ofthe total endothelial cell
surface, and there are more in the centrilobular zone of
the sinusoid than the peri-portal area. Extra-cellular
matrix affects their function.
Fenestrae...
... colour,
especially the hypothenar and thenar eminences and
pulps ofthe fingers (fig. 6.12). Islets of erythema may be
found at the bases ofthe fingers. The soles ofthe feet may
be similarly affected. The mottling ... diameter and is not obliterated
by pressure. Venous stars are seen on the dorsum of the
foot, legs, back and on the lower border ofthe ribs.
Palmar erythema (liver palms)
The hands are warm andthe ... enlarged and superficial lymph
nodes may also be palpable.
Autopsy shows Gaucher cells throughout the reticulo-
endothelial system. They are, however, not found in the
brain andthe pathogenesis of the...
... submucous layer of the
lower end ofthe oesophagus and fundus of the
stomach.
(b) At the anus, the superior haemorrhoidal vein of
the portal system anastomoses with the middle and
inferior haemorrhoidal ... vein
in the porta hepatis beyond the block. They include the
veins at the hilum, venae comitantes ofthe portal vein
and hepatic arteries, veins in the suspensory ligaments
of the liver and diaphragmatic ... synthesized in the kidney
and although they are not primary regulators they
modulate the effects of other factors and hormones
locally.
Prostaglandin (PG) I
2
and E
2
are vasodilators, and...
...
c::==:>
T,
spe1ling
out
the
last two
of
the
three
consonants
of
the
word.
By
the
same
tok
en,
the
word
is
attested
written with
just
the
last
of
the
three
consonants
expressed, ...
permitting
them
to be
considered
members
of
the
same
hsieh
sheng
series?
Phrased
in
terms
of
the
development
of
the
writing system.
we
would ask
how
different
could
the
pronunciation ... <
*mjing,
and
thereb
y
to
resolve
the
ambiguity.
This
is
the
origin
of
the
modern
graph
:g.
The
unaugmented
graph
til
0 was
then
left
to
stand
only for
the
word
k'ou...
... where C
2
is the protein in the bulk, C
10
is the concentration
inside the gel, S and V
1
are, respectively, the surface and
the volume of film, V
2
is the volume ofthe bulk, h is the
massive ... C
s0
is the protein concen-
tration on the surface ofthe film and finally k
s
is the
desorption rate constant.
Substituting known values and by fitting the experi-
mental data with the mathematical ... up to 90% and, in the third day, about
96% ofthe cells have well-developed neurites. Figure 6b
reports the trend of neurite length in the time: already after
24 h, the mean length ofthe neurite...
... out the renal histological analysis. RAL contrib-
uted to thedevelopmentof some ofthe assays, to the interpre-
tation ofthe data and helping with the manuscript draft. RF
helped to design the ... during the most active stage of disease
[29]. The discrepancy between the two studies could be due
to a number of factors, including the longevity ofthe injected
protein andthe level of free ... driv-
ing thedevelopmentof autoimmunity. The autoantigens tar-
geted in SLE have been shown to cluster in and on the surface
blebs of apoptotic cells [7,8] and ablation in mice of a number
of genes...