BACKGROUND Severe peripheral arterial disease may pose a limitation to the applicability of trans-arterial aortic valve implantation in patients who are otherwise candidates. For this reason, transapical aortic valve implantation has been proposed as a possible alternative. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the acute safety and performance of a specially designed delivery system, the CoreValve Tranzap de...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of childbirth delivery method on vaginal pressure and abdominal thickness during the Valsalva maneuver (VAL). [Subjects] Thirty healthy female volunteers (26-39 years of age) were selected for this research. Their delivery histories were: nulliparous 10, vaginal delivery 10, and Cesarean delivery 10. None of the participants had a hi...

1 Gardberg M, Tuppurainen M. Intrapartum sonography and persistent occiput posterior position: a study of 408 deliveries. Obstet Gynecol 1998;91:746-9. 2 Royal North Shore Hospital 1996 labour ward statistics, ninth annual report. Sydney: Royal North Shore Hospital, 1997. 3 Pearl ML, Roberts JM, Laros RK, Hurd WW. Vaginal delivery from the persistent occiput posterior position: influence on mat...

Abstract Objective The extent of surgery, the type device used and head position may influence nasal irrigation. aim this study was to determine effectiveness topical irrigant delivery paranasal sinuses according these factors. Method Four cadaveric heads underwent four stepwise endoscopic dissections. Irrigations were evaluated after every stage using different devices (squeeze-bottle, gravity...