BACKGROUND Uremic toxin has emerged as an important determinant of cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between serum uremic toxin and coronary plaque composition on integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS). METHODS AND RESULTS IB-IVUS was performed in 47 patients with planned treatment for angina pectoris. Non-culprit intermediate plaque...

Based on the valence model of expectancy theory and the Cornell model of job satisfaction, this field study investigated the relationship between reward contingency, unemployment, pay satisfaction, job satisfaction, and functional turnover. The latter of which separates turnover into four categories: poor performing leavers, good performing leavers, poor performing stayers, and good performing ...

to study the effect of different fertilization systems on forage quality and secondary metabolites ofmedicinal forage in additive intercropping of alfalfa and fennel an experiment was conducted as split plotbased on randomized complete block design with three replications at college of agriculture, shaheduniversity in tehran, 2011. the main plots were allocated to different levels biofertilizer...

BACKGROUND Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) measures can capture the non-respiratory effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). However the relationship with Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) is not well understood. AIM To determine the relationship of PEF and quality of life measurements in patients with COPD. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A cross section of consecutive patients in a uni...

BACKGROUND Excessively high reoperation rates in breast augmentation premarket approval studies are a major concern of patients and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Over the past two decades, reoperation rates have remained between 13 and 20 percent at 3 years in three different premarket approval studies for three different types of implant devices, indicating that high reoperation rates...

Using measured free fraction and 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) values for the human immunodeficiency virus protease inhibitors lopinavir (LPV) and ritonavir (RTV) in tissue culture media with various protein concentrations ranging from 5 to 50%, we estimated serum-free IC50 values for each drug. The range of serum-free IC50 values (0.64 to 0.77 ng/ml for LPV and 3.0 to 5.0 ng/ml for RTV) ...

All 2700 children (under age 19) who had reparative cardiac surgery for one of seven congenital cardiac defects or coarctation of the aorta in the state of Oregon from 1958 through 1989. The year 1958 was marked by the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surger~ carried out during the entry period in five Oregon hospitals, with 76 percent of operations performed at the Oregon Healt...

Chronic exposure to arsenic is occurring throughout South and East Asia due to groundwater contamination of well water. Variability in susceptibility to arsenic toxicity may be related to nutritional status. Arsenic is methylated to monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) via one-carbon metabolism, a biochemical pathway that is dependent on folate. The majority of one-carbon...

Intralesional corticosteroid injections were performed in 31 hemangiomas in 30 infants aged 1 to 10 months at first injection. One to five injections were given, spaced 6 weeks apart. Lesions were located throughout the head and neck region, except one that was on the buttock. A mixture of betamethasone acetate and triamcinolone acetonide was used. Four lesions (13 percent) virtually disappeare...