The sexual dimorphism of cardiovascular traits, as well as susceptibility to a variety of related diseases, has long been recognized, yet their sex-specific genomic determinants are largely unknown. We systematically assessed the sex-specific heritability and linkage of 539 hemodynamic, metabolic, anthropometric, and humoral traits in 120 French-Canadian families from the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean r...

We report the discovery of a partial ∼ 2 diameter non-thermal radio shell coincident with Taz, the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in the error box of the apparently variable γ-ray source 3EG J1809−2328. We propose that this radio shell is a newly identified supernova remnant (SNR G7.5−1.7) associated with the PWN. The SNR surrounds an amorphous region of thermal X-rays detected in archival ROSAT and ...

Background Given the young structure of Iran’s population and the fact that extramarital sexual relationships are both prohibited by legislation and shunned by society and religion, examining condom use practices among Iranian youth is highly important. The aim of this study was to explore condom use and its correlates among Iranian...

OBJECTIVES Scant research has examined factors associated with condom use among internally displaced women in postdisaster settings, such as in postearthquake Haiti. The study objective was to examine social ecological factors associated with consistent condom use among internally displaced women in postearthquake Haiti. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2012 with a peer-drive...

The Ethylene Glycols Panel (Panel) of the American Chemistry Council appreciates the opportunity to comment on the California Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) for ethylene glycol (EG). Panel members include manufacturers of EG, which is used in many commercial and industrial applications including antifreez...

BACKGROUND The occurrence of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (M-VT) with >1 QRS morphology during the same episode (pleomorphism [PL]) or in different episodes (multiple morphologies [MM]) has been described through ECG. Implantable cardioverter-defribillator (ICD) electrograms (EGs) provide the opportunity to analyze virtually all spontaneous M-VT episodes. We sought to study the incidence...

3 (a) Introduction: What does this case add? (b) Case presentation The primary symptoms of the patient The primary clinical findings The primary diagnoses and interventions The primary outcomes (c) Conclusion: What were the main “takeaway” lessons from this case? Introduction 4 Brief background summary of this case referencing relevant medical literature Patient Information 5 (a) Demographic in...