Response to Letter from R. Rosoky and N. Walosker regarding “Life-style Modification in Peripheral Arterial Disease”

Pnm-27: Anti-Mullerian Hormone As A Predictor of Ovarian Response to Life Style Modification

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility in women of reproductive age, affecting 7% of this population. Although not entirely understood, the etiology of PCOS is closely linked to obesity and abdominal adiposity that are considered to worsen the clinical presentation, particularly menstrual irregularities and hyperandrogenism. Lifestyle mo...

Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Diabetic Patients

Objective: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a state characterized by atherosclerotic occlusive disease of lower extremities. Diabetes is the main risk factor for PAD. Material and Methods: To assess the prevalence of PAD, a cross sectional study was performed on 352 diabetic patients who referred to Yazd diabetes research center from 2007 to 2010. Vascular assessment was done by measuring ...

Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Patterns and Implications of Intracranial Arterial Remodeling in Stroke Patients".

Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Patterns and Implications of Intracranial Arterial Remodeling in Stroke Patients” We appreciate the opportunity to respond to comments by Gutierrez and Elkind about our recent article. We think that they misunderstood our imaging-based methodology and would like to offer reasons that might explain their discrepant results. The authors assert that plaque bu...

Cover Letter regarding Modification of Manuscript Ms

Response to letter regarding article, "Impact of incident venous thromboembolism on risk of arterial thrombotic diseases".

BACKGROUND Growing evidence supports an association between venous thromboembolism (VTE) and arterial thrombotic diseases (ie, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke). We aimed to study the association between VTE and future arterial events and to determine the population attributable risk of arterial events by VTE in a large prospective cohort recruited from the general population. METHOD...