concomitant coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg) in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (mvr) has been shown to be an important risk factor for hospital mortality. we evaluated preoperative characteristics, postoperative complications, in-hospital mortality rate, and length of stay in hospital for patients undergoing concurrent cabg with mvr. preoperative and postoperative clinical da...

mix cropping of alfalfa (medicago sativa) and annual ryegrass (lolium rigidum) may improve forage production in the rangeland and field conditions, especially in spring after the establishment year. in this study, the effects of different sowing rates of alfalfa and annual ryegrass seeds in the replacement and additive series of mix cropping were evaluated on forage yield in first year after th...

To investigate the status of the Na+ concentrations [Na+]i, K+ concentrations [K+]i and ionic fluxes in red cells of human subjects with abnormal thyroid function, we measured the Na(+)-K+ pump activity as well as Na(+)-K+ cotransport (CoT), Na(+)-Li+ countertransport (CTT) and Na+ passive permeability in erythrocytes of 37 normal subjects, 19 untreated hyperthyroid patients, 12 treated hyperth...

Rangeland ecosystems provide a wide range of services such as gas regulation function whose economic value has not been understood. The present study aimed to estimate the economic value of CO2 absorption and oxygen generation services using unit price in Sheikh Musa Rangeland, Mazandaran Province, Iran. In the study area, clipping and weight and photosynthesis methods were applied to estimate ...

Mix cropping of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) may improve forage production in the rangeland and field conditions, especially in spring after the establishment year. In this study, the effects of different sowing rates of alfalfa and annual ryegrass seeds in the replacement and additive series of mix cropping were evaluated on forage yield in first year after th...

Background: Heart valve disease gradually increases the pressure in the heart chambers and impairs heart pumping. It influences on quality of life due to low output, disability, fear, amnesia, anxiety, and depression. Although most of signs and symptoms in patients with heart valve diseases may significantly decrease after valve replacement surgery, there is limited information about the impact...

BACKGROUND Primary antibody deficiency disorders are a heterogeneous group of disorders, which are treated by regular infusions of immunoglobulin. Despite replacement treatment, patients remain susceptible to infection. Effective management of infections is necessary to prevent the complications of chronic infection. AIMS This retrospective survey of clinical practice examined the management ...

1863 liter three years before admission. Instead of providing immediate immune globulin replacement on admission, his clinicians remeasured the serum IgG five days later (130 mg per deciliter), and immune globulin replacement was given seven days after admission. The patient died on the 12th hospital day. There is an extensive body of literature supporting the value of intravenous immune globul...

Tobin reasoned that firms should accumulate more capital when Q > 1 and should draw down their capital stock when Q < 1. That is, net investment in physical capital should depend on where Q is in relation to one. How would one measure Q in the data? Typically this is done by using the value of the stock market in the numerator and data on corporate net worth in the denominator – here net worth ...

prosthetic joint infection (pji) is a calamitous complication with high morbidity and substantial cost. the reported incidence is low but it is probably underestimated due to the difficulty in diagnosis. pji has challenged the orthopaedic community for several years and despite all the advances in this field, it is still a real concern with immense impact on patients, and the healthcare system....