Woody Hastings: 65 years of fun

Woody Hastings: 65 years of fun.

John Woodland (Woody) Hastings, Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, died at home on August 6, 2014 after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was 87. To those who worked with Woody, he was a personality larger than life. Woody infected those around him with his love of science, his curiosity, and his view that although wh...

The movements of the components of the Hastings bipolar prosthesis. A radiographic study in 65 patients.

We aimed to find out whether the Hastings bipolar prosthesis moved in a bipolar fashion after its use for displaced fractures of the femoral neck. In 65 patients non-weight-bearing movement was assessed radiographically and compared with an earlier study of the Monk prosthesis. In 70% of patients, the only movement was between the acetabulum and the prosthetic shell, the prosthesis behaving as ...

Dialysis outcomes in those aged ≥65 years

BACKGROUND The number of elderly people over the age of 65 commencing dialysis in NZ has increased by almost 400% in the past decade. Few data are available about health related outcomes and survival on dialysis in the elderly to help the individual, their family, clinicians and health planners with decision-making. METHODS/DESIGN This study will provide the first comprehensive longitudinal s...

Comparison of long-term outcome between patients aged < 65 years vs. ≥ 65 years after atrial fibrillation ablation

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia, and its prevalence is increasing with aging. We aimed to compare the long-term outcome data of patients < 65 years vs. ≥ 65 years who underwent catheter ablation (CA) for drug-refractory AF. METHODS Consecutive patients with primary pulmonary vein isolation performed between March 2001 and December 2011, and those who comple...

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