INTRODUCTION Surgical endarterectomy is the preferred method for treating occlusive disease of the common femoral artery (CFA). However, endarterectomy is not always straightforward in cases with heavily calcified plaque. To overcome this limitation, a new method for decalcification, which utilizes a Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA) has been developed. REPORT The method involves ...

In 1923, not many years after Epstein's (1) original characterization of lipoid nephrosis, Salvesen and Linder (2) first observed a lowering of the serum calcium concentration which paralleled the decrease in serum protein level in patients with this disease.' In addition, two other features indicating a disturbance of calcium metabolism in nephrosis have been described. Boyd, Courtney, and Mac...

Applied electric fields , the reason behind stray currents, accelerate ingress of sulfate into cementitious materials . To identify mitigation approaches, this study investigates effects slag and fly ash on sodium attacks cement pastes under a constant current. The mineralogical alterations induced by were analyzed using X-ray diffractometry, thermogravimetric analysis scanning electron microsc...