Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited. DOI 10.3109/17453674.2011.555373 Sir—We read this article (Zustin and Winter 2009) with great interest and we appreciate the great efforts the authors have put in to p...

BACKGROUND Early repolarization pattern is a common ECG finding characterized by J-point elevation and QRS notching or slurring in the inferior and/or lateral leads, yet little is known about its incidence and long-term prognosis in Asian populations. METHODS AND RESULTS We reviewed all the ECG records of the 5976 atomic-bomb survivors who were examined at least once during our biennial healt...

Supracondylar fractures of the femur after total knee arthroplasty are an uncommon but highly challenging injury (Streubel et al., 2010). The management of distal femoral fractures following a total knee replacement can be complex and requires the equipment, perioperative support and surgical skills of both trauma and revision arthroplasty services (Johnston et al., 2011, Nauth et al., 2011). T...

BACKGROUND The clinical outcome of hip resurfacing (HR) as a demanding surgical technique associated with a substantial learning curve depends on the position of the femoral component. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of the level of surgical experience on computer-assisted imageless navigation concerning precision of femoral component positioning, notching, and oversizing ra...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Although atrial tachycardia (AT) frequently originates in the pulmonary vein, pulmonary vein atrial tachycardia (PV-AT) can be difficult to recognize on an ECG. The aim of this study was to identify clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics specific to PV-AT, including sinus P-wave duration and notching. METHODS The study included 87 patients who underwent AT...

In as much as Hussain et al. in their article, Brainstem ischemia in acute herniation syndrome [1], like Ritter et al. [2] in Brain stem blood flow, pupillary response and outcome in patients with severe head injuries have argued in favor of an alternative explanation (vascular, as opposed to mechanical) for the clinical findings in those with expanding hemispheric lesions, i.e. the presence of...

The operation of subclavian-pulmonary anastomosis has provided another cause for unilateral rib-notching-the collateral circulation to the arm after division of its subclavian artery. The flow is, of course, in the reverse direction to the flow in the collateral arteries that by-pass a coarctation of the aorta. We are reporting three cases in which there was striking unilateral rib-notching aft...