It was investigated if athletes subjected to 4 wk of living in normobaric hypoxia (3,000 m; 16 h/day) while training at 800-1,300 m ["live high-train low" (LHTL)] increase muscular and systemic capacity for maintaining pH and K(+) homeostasis as well as intense exercise performance. The design was double-blind and placebo controlled. Mean power during 30-s all-out cycling was similar before and...

BACKGROUND Reduced libido is widely considered the most prominent symptomatic reflection of low testosterone (T) levels in men. Testosterone deficiency (TD) afflicts approximately 30% of men aged 40-79 years. This study seeks to evaluate the effect of a new natural compound "tradamixina "in order to improve male sexual function in elderly men, particularly libido and possible erectile dysfuncti...

We previously reported that epinephrine stimulates leg free fatty acid (FFA) release in men but not in women. The present studies were conducted to determine whether the same is true during exercise. Six men and six women bicycled for 90 min at 45% of peak O(2) consumption, during which time systemic and leg FFA kinetics ([9, 10-(3)H]palmitate) were measured. The catecholamine and hormonal resp...

Abstract To identify if and how the age of in vitro potato plantlets at planting affects later tuber formation, an extensive pot experiment was performed under controlled conditions. In vitro-derived different ages (14, 28, 42 56 days old planting) cultivars varying maturity type (Gloria, very early; Bintje, mid-early; Elkana, late) were grown after for 10 weeks photo/thermoperiods 16 h (standa...

OBJECTIVE To compare outcomes of fetoscopic spina bifida aperta repair (FSBAR) with the results of the open approach (OSBAR) as in the Management Of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS). METHODS This was a systematic comparison of reports on FSBAR with data from the MOMS (n = 78). Inclusion criteria were studies of spina bifida aperta patients who underwent FSBAR and were followed for ≥12 months. Pr...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrosis is a hallmark of atrial structural remodeling (SRM) and leads to structural and functional impairment of left atrial (LA) and persistence of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study was conducted to assess LA reverse remodeling after catheter ablation of AF in mild and moderate-severe LA SRM. METHODS Catheter ablation was performed in 68 patients (age 62 ± 14 years, 68%...

Although this effect is not widely recognized, testosterone therapy can interact with thrombophilia, causing osteonecrosis. In 12 men and 4 women who had idiopathic osteonecrosis a median of 6 months after the onset of testosterone therapy, the authors examined the interaction between testosterone therapy and previously undiagnosed thrombophilia. The authors hypothesized that patients who had o...

Results Sixteen age-matched subjects from the clinical pool with a low pre-test probability and normal CMR acted as a control group. Both groups had normal volumes and global systolic function (ejection fraction (%): control vs. SLE group: 60±13 vs. 56±12, p=0.57) and similar LV mass index (LVmass index (g/ m2): 43±12 vs. 51±12 g/ m2, p=0.18). SLE patients had significantly reduced longitudinal...

I n the U.S., diabetes was common among adults hospitalized with pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus (pH1N1) infection, with a prevalence of 15–25% in national case series (1–3). Despite the influenza burden among patients with diabetes, clinical data are limited. Through two U.S. pH1N1 hospitalizations case series conducted during the spring and fall of 2009 (1,2), medical records of adults ...