Central MessageThe true value of multiarterial grafting remains an open question. Future research needs to provide more precise information regarding optimal patient selection.This Invited Expert Opinion provides a perspective on the following paper: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019;74(18):2238-2248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1043. The selection. This I wish had answer that because I'm tire...

•Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a fatal disease.•Early diagnosis of PAH difficult because there no biomarker.•Prognosis will be improved through the development an early diagnostic technique.•We are now proceeding with drug discovery and biomarker development. Pulmonary disease in which wall thickening narrowing pulmonary microvessels progress due to complicated interactions among pro...

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) improve the diagnostic capabilities of magnetic resonance imaging. Although initially believed to be without major adverse effects, GBCA use in patients with severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) was demonstrated cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). Restrictive policies CKD and selective GBCAs that bind free gadolinium more strongly have resulted vir...

Culture-independent methods, employed to study the diversity and complexity of microbial communities that are based on amplification of rRNA genes with universal primers, include gradient gel electrophoresis (denaturing or temperature), single-strand-conformation polymorphism, restriction fragment length polymorphism, qPCR and highthroughput DNA sequencing. Substituting one or more base(s) with...

Population microdata are typically organized into households, but household relationships are often ambiguous for persons outside the nuclear family. To facilitate comparative research on families and households, the Minnesota Population Center has developed consistent "pointer" variables identifying each person's mother, father and spouse for the International Integrated Public Use Microdata S...