Methods Data of 4526 patients admitted after MHS to our Cardiovascular ICU (January 2005,-June 2011) were prospectively collected. After exclusion of 655 patients, 3970 were analyzed to identify risk factors for mediastinitis. A model was generated by logistic regression analysis in a subgroup of 2618 randomly selected patients and validated in a second cohort of 1352. The discriminatory power ...

OBJECTIVE A mild decrease in blood pressure and increase in heart rate (HR) are considered normal hemodynamic responses to dipyridamole. In this study, we tried to investigate HR response to dipyridamole and its predictors in patients undergoing gated myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS 201 consecutive patients undergoing dipyridamole stress Tc99m-...

The Silicon Tracking System (STS) is the central component of the CBM experiment. The challenging task of the STS is the reconstruction of the particle tracks, the measurement of their momenta, and the detection of primary and secondary vertices. A benchmark observable is the D meson (“open charm”) which has to be identified via its hadronic decays D → Kπ and D → Kππ. This task requires a verte...

ten solanum tuberosum cultivars and accessions from 11 wild solanum species were evaluated for their tolerance to salt (200 mm nacl or 100 mm na2so4), drought (35% peg), cold (-4ºc) and heat (37ºc). evaluation was based on electrolyte leakage from de-tached leaves of in vitro plantlets. testing involved a rinsing treatment with three changes of distilled water to remove electrolytes from leaf a...

BACKGROUND This study aims to develop the construct of a 'suicide trigger state' by exploring data gathered with a novel psychometric self-report instrument, the STS-2. METHODS The STS-2, was administered to 141 adult psychiatric patients with suicidal ideation. Multiple statistical methods were used to explore construct validity and structure. RESULTS Cronbach's alpha (0.949) demonstrated ...

BACKGROUND Opportunities for face-to-face communication with patients is increasing in modern hospital pharmacist practice. This may impose new burdens on hospital pharmacists. We performed a cross-sectional study to examine the prevalence of psychological distress, burnout, and compassion fatigue among hospital pharmacists. We also investigated possible relevant factors, such as sex, years of ...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of successful kidney transplantation (kt) on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function by both qualitative (visual) interpretation and semiquantitative parameters, using myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with gated-single photon emission computed tomography (gated-spect) in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether stratification of complexity models in congenital heart surgery (RACHS-1, Aristotle basic score and STS-EACTS mortality score) fit to our center and determine the best method of discriminating hospital mortality. METHODS Surgical procedures in congenital heart diseases in patients under 18 years of age were allocated to the categories proposed by the stratificat...

Aims This study aimed to assess functional course in elderly patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and to find predictors of functional decline. Methods and results In this prospective cohort, functional course was assessed in patients ≥70 years using basic activities of daily living (BADL) before and 6 months after TAVI. Baseline EuroSCORE, STS score, and a frailty...

breeding for environmental stress is one of the most important goals in plant breeding. among stresses, drought stress has high influencing on limitation of wheat production. so, in order to find the best drought tolerant genotypes, 24 genotypes were planted in three separate experiments in ardebil: one with optimum irrigation (control), another with water stress at pre-anthesis stage and the o...