... defective (5) and insufficient (6) Y-axis: Percentage of patients Panel A: AVNRT Panel B: AVRT Panel C: EAT Comparing the categorical variables before and after ablation in AVNRT patients, applying the ... Abbreviations AVNRT: Atrio-Ventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia; AVRT: Atrio-Ventricular Reentry Tachycardia; AF: Atrial Fibrillation; EAT: Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia; F: French; INR: International Normalized ... EAT patients Panel A: Quantity and duration of episodes and the associated symptoms Panel B: Detraction in daily life generally and in parts of daily life variable PANAL A Detraction in daily...
... participation ina popular commercial program in the province of Quebec, Canada This program, called Mincavi (meaning "thin for life" in French), has been enforcing Canada's Food Guide recommendations ... 6,6 Statistics Standard methods were used to calculate descriptive statistics and values are presented as means ± SD Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze quantitative variables Using ... (67%) maintained a 5% loss from initial body weight Average loss maintained in that subset was a 16% decrease in body weight Age Some studies have shown a positive correlation between age and weight...
... skin in the setting of a minor trauma has also been reported [10] Walking and normal weight bearing subjects the implant and bone surface to combined axial and torsional load that may play a ... gamma nailing Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2006, 126:118-22 Ramkumar U, Saffar T, Thinakarajan H, et al: Pelvic migration of lag screw from a nailing device Injury Extra 2006, 37:53-55 10 Lasanianos ... then replacing the original Lag Screw with a shorter Lag Screw and using a cannulated screw as a de-rotational device can be used as a surgical management option Attention should be paid to the...
... skin in the setting of a minor trauma has also been reported [10] Walking and normal weight bearing subjects the implant and bone surface to combined axial and torsional load that may play a ... gamma nailing Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2006, 126:118-22 Ramkumar U, Saffar T, Thinakarajan H, et al: Pelvic migration of lag screw from a nailing device Injury Extra 2006, 37:53-55 10 Lasanianos ... then replacing the original Lag Screw with a shorter Lag Screw and using a cannulated screw as a de-rotational device can be used as a surgical management option Attention should be paid to the...
... sampling stand was given by Xu and Hirata [36] The annual mean fine litterfall in the sampling stand was 12 Mg ha−1 from 1996 to 1998 [36] The soil at study site has a clay loam texture, and has ... C, Mg, Ca, and K showed a decrease phase (net release), while Al and Fe showed an increase phase (net immobilization), and P, S, and Mn demonstrated an increase-decrease phase (initially net ... decay ina red spruce stand in Maine, Can J For Res 18 (1988) 947–953 [27] Sato T., Litterfall dynamics aftera typhoon disturbance ina Castanopsis cuspidata coppice, Southwestern Japan, Ann For...
... of myelinated areas in damaged spinal cords were calculated using the formula, (myelinated areas/total area) × 100, from images of the transverse sections using image analyzer software (ImageJ ... morphine at 0.3 mg/kg The dogs were induced with IV administration of propofol (Ha Na Pharm, Korea) at mg/kg After tracheal intubation, anesthesia was maintained by isoflurane (Ilisung, Korea) in ... incubation at adipogenic media C: ASCs cultured in control media, not stained with Alizarin red S D: Intense Alizarin red S stained after weeks incubation at osteogenic media and confirmed calcium...
... changes after afforestation observed that clearfelling decreased C concentration in the 0–15 cm depth from an initial value of 2.7% to 1.9%, years after replanting a Pinus radiata plantation, in ... organic matter present in each layer, with the litter and organic layers containing more C per unit of mass loss than the mineral layer Additionally, clay content and clay mineralogy have also ... between and 34 years old) in Florida Afforestation on natural grassland, clearfelling and replanting also caused changes in the soil bulk densities, mainly in the organic layer Bulk densities in the...
... leaf-fall pattern in this study was bimodal A bimodal leaf-fall pattern has 436 T Sato Table III Comparison data of other Castanopsis forests in Japan Total litterfall (t·ha–1·yr–1) Max/Min ratio ... communication) These data were obtained from a similarly aged (ca 50 years) Castanopsis cuspidata stand near the study site This adjacent stand has almost same average tree height and DBH values as ... To compare litterfall fluctuation before and after the T9119 disturbance, I estimated litterfall input before T9119 using data from Kaminaka [11] and his unpublished data (Kaminaka, personal communication)...
... Mediterranean, with extremely hot and dry summers The average annual rainfall is 300 mm, occurring mostly in autumn and spring The mean annual temperature is 18 °C, and the potential evapotranspiration ... epipedons are eliminated and there is a negative impact on landscape (Finkel, 1986; Garc a Abril et al, 1989; Garc a Salmerón, 1990) Organic amendment is a proven method of improving the physical and ... terrace using a rotovator In the manual terraces, the refuse was only incorporated into the planting holes using a shovel In November 1992, 80 P halepensis seedlings were planted in each plot Planting...
... study we found an improvement in histological and biomechanical integration of articular cartilage after treatment with a combination of hyaluronidase and collagenase, a protocol that was previously ... fibres along the wound edge projecting into the interface area (panel d) Original magnification: 25× Our findings indicate a relation between interfacial strength and cellular activity at the interface ... factor expression in cartilage wound healing: temporal and spatial immunolocalization ina rabbit auricular cartilage wound model Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2001, 9:382-389 Tew SR, Kwan AP, Hann...
... each ina separate cage, ina room maintained at 22°C and 50% humidity, with a 14-hour light/ 10-hour dark cycle, and were given food and water ad libitum 1) A parapatellar incision 2) Patella ... injected subcutaneously into the parapatellar region A parapatellar incision was made to expose the knee joint, and the patella was laterally dislocated R493 2) Patella was laterally dislocated 3) Exposure ... transmission In human clinical and animal studies it has been shown that osteochondral plugs maintain hyaline cartilage coverage over the subchondral bone, and that the plugs retain their viability and attach...
... disadvantages False-negative findings can occur for several reasons, including inflammation, small lesions size and diabetes Mucinous adenocarcinoma as a histological type, regardless of the organs, may ... Figure Pathological findings Primary tumor The histological examination revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma invading into the subserosa Tumor cells in the regional lymph nodes, surgical margins, lymph ... resected in February 2009 The tumor was located in the abdominal wall, slightly exposed to the abdominal cavity There was no gross evidence of metastasis in the abdominal cavity and cytological examination...
... was recovered and stored at -20°C Unincorporated 35SO42- from media was chromatographically separated using PD-10 columns (Phar- macia, Piscataway, NJ, USA), and radiolabeled GAGs released into ... IL, USA) Cartilage metabolism To quantify the glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) released into the joint space as a result of cartilage proteoglycan breakdown, Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/4/R91 ... principal function of IL-10 appears to be anti-inflammatory, limiting and eventually terminating inflammatory responses by inhibiting synthesis of monocyte and macrophage derived pro-inflammatory...
... changes Post-RT brain injury induces a focal tissue reaction with inflammatory component and increased capillary permeability, causing fluid transudation into the interstitial space and brain ... thalamic low-grade oligodendroglioma ina 10 year-old boy after partial resection, without contrast enhancement [A] T1-weighted transaxial MR image after administration of intravenous Gd-DTPA [B] T2 ... Spreafico F, Gandola L, Marchiano A, Simonetti F, Poggi G, Adduci A, Clerici CA, Luksch R, Biassoni V, Meazza C, Catania S, Terenziani M, Musumeci R, Fossati-Bellani F, Massimino M: Brain magnetic...
... of cartilage None Diffuse hypercellularity Graft only Cloning Graft and adjacent normal cartilage Hypocellularity III Safranin-O staining IV Appearance of cartilage Translucent Normal Opaque ... qualitative and quantitative T2 mapping was useful for differentiating hyaline cartilage from reparative fibrocartilage after cartilage repair using 1.5T MRI Using optical coherence tomography, ... cartilage or fibrocartilage? Non-invasive ultrasonic evaluation of tissueengineered cartilage Rheumatology 2004, 43:1106-1108 Laasanen MS, Töyräs J, Vasara A, Saarakkala S, Hyttinen MM, Kiviranta...
... oral administration of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug on synovial fluid inflammatory parameters and cartilage biomarkers in inflamed equine joints That study was partly funded by Boehringer ... Synovial fluid inflammatory mediators and matrix metalloproteinase activity in inflamed joints Synovial fluid (SF) levels of (a) prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and matrix metalloproteinase activity in inflamed ... Over the past decades, the importance of intra-articular inflammation in joint pain, joint effusion and progression of cartilage damage has become increasingly appreciated [2,33], as has the usefulness...
... concentration increased from 59 to 132 μmol/L after the change Consequently, her antiretroviral treatment was stopped and the creatinine concentration normalized again within two months Twelve days after ... and slightly increased hepatic aminotransferase levels Serum lactate and C-reactive protein were normal Two weeks after treatment interruption the plasma HIV RNA level had increased from
... statistical analysis, and drafting the manuscript SK participated in clinical assessment of patients and drafting the manuscript AA participated in drafting the manuscript KM participated in ... HIV-infected patients: the INCAS trial Italy, The Netherlands, Canada and Australia study JAMA 1998, 279(12):930-937 Manosuthi W, Chottanapand S, Thongyen S, Chaovavanich A, Sungkanuparph S: Survival rate ... in clinical assessment of study patients SW participated in clinical assessment of patients and drafting the manuscript BS participated in clinical assessment of patients and drafting the manuscript...
... Wageningen, The Netherlands) before 6-OHDAlesioning or sham operation The rats that had received 6OHDA were evaluated again weeks after 6-OHDA injection and at weeks after transplantation or injection ... engrafting ES-derived dopaminergic neurons Max area The size of the print area at maximal contact of all four paws during floor contact was smaller in rats weeks after 6-OHDA-lesioning than in ... changes in rats after unilateral 6OHDA lesioning and dopaminergic neuron grafting Some of the dynamic and static parameters were altered in rats with 6-OHDA-induced lesions including paw contact...
... IA: Profound hypoxemia resulting from shunting across an inadvertent atrial septal tear after left ventricular assist device placement Anesth Analg 2004, 98(4):937-940 Kavarana MN, Rahman FA, ... has an incidence up to 27% in normal healthy adults as well as in adult cardiac surgical patients [8,9] If left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is activated, left atrial unloading leads to a ... Editor -in- Chief of this journal 10 11 12 Additional material Additional file 1: Transesophageal echocardiogram Transesophageal echocardiogram before and after patent foramen ovale closure with a PFO...