AIM We studied the frequency of Achilles tendon xanthoma (ATX) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Furthermore, we investigated the differences in clinical findings between ACS patients with and without ATX. METHODS Patients with ACS (n=335) were admitted to the coronary care unit of Nippon Medical School between July 2011 and December 2014. Informed consent for the measurement of...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact on observed mortality of the British Cardiac Society (BCS) definition of myocardial infarction (MI) in 11 UK hospitals. DESIGN Prospective observational registry. SETTING 11 adjacent hospitals in the West Yorkshire region. PATIENTS 2484 patients with the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) were identified during a six month period (28 April to 28 October 2003). De...

Objective: To assess the impact on observed mortality of the British Cardiac Society (BCS) definition of myocardial infarction (MI) in 11 UK hospitals. Design: Prospective observational registry. Setting: 11 adjacent hospitals in the West Yorkshire region. Patients: 2484 patients with the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) were identified during a six month period (28 April to 28 October 2003). Demo...

We performed a retrospective study of autoimmune conditions (ACs) in 235 hemochromatosis probands at diagnosis by analyzing age, sex, ACs, history of first-degree family members with ACs (FH), diabetes, heavy ethanol consumption, elevated serum ALT/AST, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, iron removed to achieve iron depletion (QFe), and positivity for human leukocyte ...

An Anticipatory Classiier System (ACS) is a learning mechanism based on learning classiier systems and the cognitive model of \Anticipatory Behavioral Control". By comparing perceived consequences with its own expectations (anticipations), an ACS is able to learn in multi-step environments. To date, the ACS has proven its abilities in various problems of that kind. It is able to learn latently ...

The genetic predisposition toward suicidal ideation has been explored to identify subgroups at high risk and to prevent suicide. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is associated with an increased risk of suicide, but few studies have explored the genetic predisposition toward suicide in ACS populations. Therefore, this longitudinal study explored the genetic predisposition toward suicidal ideation i...

BACKGROUND Circulating miRNAs can function as biomarkers for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. However, it is unclear whether miRNAs can be used as biomarkers for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). To this end, we applied gene chip technology to analyze miRNA expression in patients with stable angina (SA), non-ST elevation ACS (NSTE-ACS), and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarcti...

A 70 year-old hypertensive diabetic female from Muscat with a past medical history of a stroke since 9 years ago and is on lisinopril, frusemide and insulin was presented to the emergency room (ER) with dyspnoea which developed three days earlier together with cough and fever. She had attended a local health centre where she was prescribed amoxycillin and erythromycin for community acquired pne...

The ACS/WFC detector consists of two CCDs, each of which is read out through two amplifiers. While reading each quadrant of the detector, the electronic crosstalk between the amplifiers induces faint, typically negative, mirror-symmetric ghost images on the other three quadrants. The effect is strongest for high-signal offending (source) pixels. Analysis of the pre-SM4 crosstalk showed that its...

BACKGROUND Little is know about the outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF) with acute coronary syndrome (ACS-AHF), compared to those without ACS (NACS-AHF). METHODS We conducted a prospective registry of AHF patients involving 18 hospitals in Saudi Arabia between October 2009 and December 2010. In this sub-study, we compared the clinical correlates, management and hospital course, as well as s...