BACKGROUND Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery in patients with left main stem (LMS) disease remains controversial. This meta-analysis compares early outcomes of OPCAB surgery with on-pump coronary artery bypass (ONCAB) surgery in patients with significant LMS disease, focusing on the outcomes stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). METHODS This is a meta-analysis of non-rando...

We have recently demonstrated that cell lines deficient in poly(ADP ribose)synthesisdue to deficiencyin the enzymepoly(ADP-rlbose) po lymerase (PADPRP) or depletion of its substrate NAD@ overexpress GRP78. Furthermore, this overexpression ofGRP78 is assodated with the acquisition of resistanceto topoisomerase11-directeddrugs such as eta poside (VP-16); (S. Chatterjee et aL, Cancer Res., 54: 440...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree conversion (DC) and cohesive strength (CS) two conventional resin cements a self-adhesive cement using different forms activation. Two dual (Variolink II RelyX ARC) were polymerized in three ways activation, namely Chemically Activated (CA), Light with Interposition disc (LI) Light-Activated (L). DC evaluated Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectros...

Chaucer’s Cook’s Tale demonstrates the characterization of a riotous apprentice, narrative depiction conflict between that apprentice and his master, master’s issuing questionable “papir” “acquitance” (4404 & 4411) to suggest provocatively linked definitions class depictions order transgression specific guild-oriented mercantile culture fourteenth-century London. Considered within context G...

OBJECTIVES To characterize the mechanical and biological properties of a resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) containing doxycycline hyclate. METHODS The antibacterial effect of RMGIC containing 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5% doxycycline hyclate was assessed using two experiments - agar diffusion test for 24h and biofilm assay for 24h and 7 days - against some cariogenic bacteria. Briefly, base lay...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following myocardial infarction (MI) improves prognosis. Models second phase CR differ across countries. The aim the study was to compare outcomes in MI survivors participating outpatient and inpatient programmes. Methods We included all patients hospitalized due acute Poland between October ...

The aim of this study was to establish the influence of the design of the sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) on stress distribution on the osteosynthesis in a photoelastic resin model. Two polyurethane hemimandibles were used to perform the osteotomies, tilted in the lateral sector of the first/second molar (group I) and the other descending downwards and laterally from the first molar (grou...