Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Univ. of California, Davis Americans, not just Europeans—are empowered to reach their full potential as leaders.” Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, president of Jordan’s Royal Scientific Society, spoke forcefully at WLSTE+10 about the continuing imbalance in women’s access to leadership positions in science, not only in the Middle East but also globally. “All of our socie...

OBJECTIVE The appropriate size threshold for endovascular repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is unclear. We studied the outcome of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) as a function of preoperative aneurysm diameter to determine the relationship between aneurysm size and long-term outcome of endovascular repair. METHODS We reviewed the results of 923 patients treated in a prospec...

OBJECTIVES The alkoxyacetic acids (AAAs) are urinary metabolites of alkoxyethanol solvents. It is well documented that these chemicals can cause acute hemolytic anemia in humans and laboratory animals. There are scarce data on the relative hemolytic activity of these acids. Likewise, information is lacking on the relationship between their hemolytic activity and physicochemical properties. The ...

OBJECTIVE Most abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) contain intraluminal thrombus (ILT), which has been demonstrated to contain proteolytic enzymes and proinflammatory cytokines implicated in AAA progression and rupture. In animal models, anticoagulants have been shown to limit AAA progression. Whether ILT plays a role in AAA rupture is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the volume of I...

OBJECTIVES To examine whether functional radiography and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are equally efficient in detecting the extent of unstable anterior atlantoaxial subluxation (aAAS) in rheumatic patients. METHODS 23 patients with unstable aAAS (diagnosed by functional radiography) were examined by functional MRI because of a neck symptom. Twenty two patients had rheumatoid a...