Anatomic variants and developmental defects of the basiocciput are uncommon. The best known include transverse segmentation , longitudinal segmentation, "key-hole defect," and canalis basilaris medianus (CBM). Transverse segmentation [1-3] may be complete or incomplete. In the complete form the basiocciput is divided by a transverse fissure into an anterior part, sometimes called os basioticum,...

AIMS This study examined the causes and results of retreatment of patients who failed to complete an initial 35-hour Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) course. METHODS AND RESULTS Data of 2,311 successive angina patients from the International EECP Patient Registry were analyzed, 86.5% completed their EECP course (Complete cohort). Of the 13.5% patients failing to complete the initial ...

INTRODUCTION Kawasaki disease refers to systemic vasculitis with risk of coronary artery disease. Our objective is to identify risk factors associated with coronary artery disease in patients with complete and incomplete Kawasaki disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Descriptive, retrospective study conducted in patients diagnosed with Kawasaki disease in a tertiary-care hospital between 2008 and 201...

BACKGROUND In patients with incomplete colonoscopy, cecal intubation is sometimes unsuccessful due to a redundant or tortuous colon. Repeat colonoscopy may be successful with the use of alternate endoscopes or careful attention to technique but limited outcomes data is available. The aim of this study was to describe the technique, success rate and outcomes of consecutive patients referred for ...

Persistent sciatic artery is a very uncommon embryologic vascular variant, with a prevalence of 0.05% based on angiographic studies. Two different types of this anomaly can occur, complete or incomplete, on the basis of the relationship between sciatic artery and femoral artery. Although many of these patients are asymptomatic, it may represent a threat to the viability of the lower extremity b...

This paper studies consumption and portfolio choice under incomplete markets and parameter uncertainty. I establish the necessary conditions under which the investor’s optimization problem under incomplete markets can be transformed into a complete markets problem. This paper extends the literature on asset allocation by obtaining closed form solutions to the consumption and portfolio problem o...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of double potentials (DPs) that are helpful in guiding ablation within the cavo-tricuspid isthmus. BACKGROUND Double potentials have been considered a reliable criterion of cavo-tricuspid isthmus block in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation of typical atrial flutter (AFL). However, the minimal degree of separati...