Bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is an off-label strategy used to target ventricular arrhythmias (VA) from difficult substrates such as the LV summit. To achieve greater transmural RFCA lesions in challenging anatomy with a novel bipolar strategy. N/A A 51-year-old male familial HCM and prior for persistent AF presented pallor palpitations setting of wide complex tachycardia 210 ...

An attempt is made to predict the thermal noise and the shot noise for silicon strip detectors connected to the Beetle preamplifier from basic electronic noise principles. The calibration pulse shapes are used to determine the frequency dependant gain function of the Beetle. The calculated noise values are compared with measurements on the prototype ladders. In addition the signal propagation i...

Objectives In the present study we determined the levels of annexinA5, ficolin-H, and ficolin-L proteins, in the blood of patients with FMF and healthy controls. Assessment of correlation between the levels of these proteins was also performed. Annexin-A5 is a marker of apoptosis; ficolinH and ficolin-L are components of the complement cascade. Binding of ficolins to the surface of apoptotic ce...

BACKGROUND This study examined the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness, heart rate recovery, and physical activity on working memory in breast cancer survivors and age-matched controls. METHOD Using a case-control design, 32 women who had received a breast cancer diagnosis and completed primary treatment within the past 36-months (11 radiation only; 21 chemotherapy) and 30 age-matched women ...

We present images and spectroscopy of objects close to the sightline of Q2302+029 in order to search for galaxies responsible for the remarkable z = 0.7 high-ionization absorption line system found by Jannuzi et al. (1996). This system shows ‘normal’ narrow O VI, N V, and C IV lines superimposed on broader (3,000−5,000 km s−1 wide), unsaturated absorption troughs some 56,000 km s−1 away from th...

PURPOSE To determine the difference in gene expression between completely versus incompletely enhancing glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). MATERIALS AND METHODS Gene expression was determined for 52 newly diagnosed GBMs by using DNA microarrays, and the relationship to enhancement pattern and survival was analyzed. This study was approved by the institutional review board and was HIPAA compliant;...