2.1. The Professional Multidisciplinary Heart Team . . . .447 2.1.1. The Role of the Primary Cardiologist . . . . . . . . . .447 2.1.2. Imaging Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .447 2.1.3. Heart Failure Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448 2.2. Specialized Experienced Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448 2.2.1. Regional Heart Ce...

The objective of this study was to compare the dietary calcium intakes assessed by a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and the three-day food record method in 230 Chinese postmenopausal women aged 50-65 years in Kuala Lumpur. The results showed that the mean calcium intake from the dietary records was 447+/-168 mg/day and 499+/-211 mg/day from the FFQ. The mean difference in intak...

The aim of the present study was to determine whether serum miR-499 may be used as a biomarker for early detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The present study was designed as an initial screening phase and a subsequent validation phase. In the screening phase, we analyzed serum levels of miR-499 in a subset of 40 patients with stage I (n=20) and stage IV (n=20) NSCLC. In the valida...

Geophysical and ecological dynamics within lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, are controlled by the presence of permanent ice covers. Despite the importance of the permanent ice cover, there have been no studies that have examined specific couplings between changes in the geophysical properties of the ice covers and dynamic ecological processes within the underlying water column. Her...

Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been introduced as a new genomic source for cancer. Therefore, it was decided to conduct a study to evaluate the rs3746444 polymorphism of miR-499 in patients with colon cancer in comparison with healthy subjects. Methods: This case-control study was conducted to investigate rs3746444 polymorphism of miR-...

The current generation of data stream management systems (DSMS) do not provide transactions. This is unfortunate: in this paper, we argue that transactions are a relevant concept for data stream processing, because they simplify the development of correct, reliable applications. As a first step toward a complete transaction model for stream processors, we present several situations in which exi...

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a mitogen in physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Understanding the expression of different VEGF isoforms might be important for distinguishing angiogenesis in tissue development, vascular remodelling and tumour formation. We examined its expression and noted the presence of the isoforms VEGF(121) and VEGF(165) (121 and 165 residues long resp...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess plasma levels of endothelium- and heart-associated microRNAs (miRNAs) miR-126 and miR-499, respectively, using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. METHODS A two-step analysis was conducted on 75 patients undergoing off-pomp coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Five biomarkers of inflammation and cardiac injury we...