In this study we wanted to verify the diagnostic value of tilt table test (TTT) to predict the efficacy of cardiac pacing (PM) for preventing recurrences of neurally mediated reflex syncope (NMS) in patients with cardioinhibitory activity (CI) documented by implantable loop recorder (ILR). Among patients selected by ILR in the context of severe clinical presentation of NMS, we analysed those wh...

Techniques for solving divide-and-conquer recurrences are routinely taught to thousands of Computer Science students each year. The dominant approach to solving such recurrences is known as the Master Method [2]. Recently, Akra and Bazzi [1] discovered a surprisingly elegant generalization of the Master Method that yields a very simple formula for solving most divideand-conquer recurrences. In ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE To highlight risk factors, recurrence patterns and multimodal treatment in management of recurrent giant cell tumors (GCTs). OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE GCTs of the spine are rare and challenging entities. Recurrences are very common and warrant complex management to prevent multiple recurrences. Gross total resection is preferred over subtotal procedure...

The complexity of divide-and-conquer algorithms is often described by recurrences of various forms. In this paper, we develop general techniques and master theorems for solving several kinds of recurrences, and we give several applications of our results. In particular, almost all of the earlier work on solving the recurrences considered here is subsumed by our work. In the process of solving s...

AIMS This study examined the difference in autonomic modification (AM) and its effect on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) recurrence between segmental pulmonary vein isolation (S-PVI) and circumferential PVI (C-PVI). METHODS AND RESULTS Successful S-PVI or C-PVI with a basket catheter was achieved in 120 consecutive PAF patients. Serial 24 Holter-recordings were obtained before, immediate...