BACKGROUND Changes in retinal microvascular caliber, which occur prior to onset of retinopathy, may indicate presence of kidney damage. METHODS This study examined the association between retinal arteriolar [central retinal artery equivalent (CRAE)] and venular caliber [central retinal venule equivalent (CRVE)] and presence of albuminuria (micro- or macroalbuminuria) among participants of the...

Introduction: Chronic prostatitis is an obtrusive, annoying and common disease that many people are suffering from it, and it is followed by complicated problems for the patient and the treating physician because of recrudescence of the disease. Materials and Methods: In this interventional study 20 patients with prostatitis, who had no satisfactory answer to the common pharmacotherapy, were s...

The publication of the first article in this issue, “Realizing Strategic Value through Center-Edge Digital Transformation in Consumer-Centric Industries,” provides a unique opportunity to pay tribute to the first author, Paul Gray, who passed away last year. Please join me in thanking Omar El Sawy, Guillermo Asper, and Magnus Thordarson for continuing to revise this article co-authored with Pau...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of retinal vascular caliber with diabetes, glycemia, and diabetic retinopathy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Population-based study using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), comprising 5,976 individuals (whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Chinese) residing in six U.S. communities who were free of clinical cardiovascular disease at baseli...

Introduction: Meatal stenosis is a recognized complication of circumcision done during nappy aged boys as a late presentation. The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of documented meatal stenosis in boys circumcised in infantile period. Method: Meatal stenosis was defined as change in appearance of the delicate lips of the urinary meatus, with loss of ellipticated shape to a...

Caliber estimation from entrance defects has long been rejected by forensic scientists. This appears to be a consequence of soft tissue perspective of forensic pathologists. This study examined the relation between caliber and cranial entrance defects and maximum cranial thickness. The calibers considered in this inquiry were .22, .25, .32, and .38. The sample consisted of 73 specimens obtained...

BACKGROUND Retinal vessel caliber may be a novel marker of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. However, the sex-specific effect, magnitude of association, and effect independent of traditional CHD disease risk factors remain unclear. PURPOSE To determine the association between retinal vessel caliber and risk for CHD. DATA SOURCES Relevant studies in any language identified through MEDLINE (...