OBJECTIVE To investigated the relationship between epicardial fat volume (EFV) and coronary collateral circulation (CCC) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS The study population consisted of 152 consecutive patients with CAD who underwent coronary angiography and were found to have at least 95% significiant lesion in at least one major coronary artery. EFV was asses...

We have developed a 1:30000 winding ratio cryogenic current comparator (CCC) for measurement of small currents, e.g., generated by a single electron transport device. A dedicated low-noise SQUID is used for the readout, which allows reaching a sensitivity close to ideal, that is without loss of sensitivity in the flux transformer coupling the CCC and the SQUID. The CCC-SQUID equivalent current ...

In this article we study the strength of Σ 1 3 absoluteness (with real parameters) in various types of generic extensions, correcting and improving some results from [2]. We shall also make some comments relating this work to the bounded forcing axioms BMM, BPFA and BSPFA. The statement " Σ 1 3 absoluteness holds for ccc forcing " means that if a Σ 1 3 formula with real parameters has a solutio...

Clear cell carcinomas (CCC) is one of the rarest forms of endometrial carcinoma. In one series of 852 consecutive endometrial carcinomas managed at a single academic center, only 3 (0.35%) were considered to be CCC (1). Although CCC is rare, it features frequently in the differential diagnosis of endometrial neoplasms, primarily because one of the morphologic features of CCC the presence of cle...

INTRODUCTION Recently, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has emerged as a significant inflammatory marker and a novel predictor of major adverse consequences in cardiovascular disease. AIM In this study, we aimed to explore the relationship between PLR and coronary collateral circulation (CCC) in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). MATERIAL AND METHODS Clinical a...

BACKGROUND Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level has been shown to be a prognostic factor for myocardial infarction and stroke via its promotion of vascular calcification. AIM To investigate for the first time the correlation between serum ALP level and coronary collateral circulation (CCC) development. METHODS A total of 356 patients with stable angina pectoris were evaluated retrospectiv...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and coronary collateral circulation (CCC) in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Our study population consisted of 275 consecutive patients with chronic total occlusion. One hundred and thirty-eight patients with chronic total occlusion were included in the study. They were cl...