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Relationofbodymassindexandwaist-to-heightratiotocardiovasculardiseaseriskfactorsinchildrenandadolescents:theBogalusaHeartStudy
...dbygrantno.AG-16592fromtheNationalInstitutesofAging.4AddressreprintrequeststoDSFreedman,CDCK-26,4770BufordHighway,AtlantaGA30341.E-mail:dfreedman{at}cdc.gov.ABSTRACTBackground:Severalinvestigatorshaveconcludedthatthewaist-to-heightratioismorestronglyassociatedwithcardiovasculardiseaseriskfactorsthan...
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SpeciesofPhaeoacremoniumAssociatedwithInfectionsinHumansandEnvironmentalReservoirsinInfectedWoodyPlants
...entraalbureauvoorSchimmelcultures,Utrecht,TheNetherlandsFungusTestingLaboratory,DepartmentofPathology,TheUniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenter,SanAntonio,TexasMycoticDiseasesBranch,DivisionofBacterialandMycoticDiseases,NationalCenterforInfectiousDiseases,CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,Atlanta,...
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BodyMassIndexandMortalityFromCardiovascularDiseaseAmongJapaneseMenandWomen
theDepartmentofPublicHealthMedicine,DoctoralprograminSocialandEnvironmentalMedicine(R.C.,H.I.),GraduateSchoolofComprehensiveHumanSciences,UniversityofTsukuba,Ibaraki,JapantheDepartmentofPublicHealth/HealthInformationDynamics(H.T.,T.K.),FieldsofScience,ProgramofHealthandCommunityMedicine,NagoyaUniver...
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DietaryIntakeofCalciuminRelationtoMortalityFromCardiovascularDisease
theDepartmentofPublicHealthMedicine(M.U.,H.I.),DoctoralPrograminSocialandEnvironmentalMedicine,GraduateSchoolofComprehensiveHumanSciences,UniversityofTsukuba,JapanDepartmentofSocialandEnvironmentalMedicine(H.I.),GraduateSchoolofMedicine,OsakaUniversity,JapanDepartmentofFoodSciencesandNutrition(C.D.)...
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TrendsinFatalandNonfatalStrokesAmongPersonsAged35to85YearsDuring1991–2002inFinland
...andduring1991–2002.Methods—TheFinnishHospitalDischargeRegisterwaslinkedtotheNationalCausesofDeathRegistertoproduceaCardiovascularDiseaseRegister,whichincludesdataon410760cerebrovascularevents(InternationalStatisticalClassificationofDiseases,10thRevision[ICD-10]codesI60–I69)inpatientsaged35year...
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CigaretteSmokingAmongSpouses
theZeenatQureshiStrokeResearchCenter,DepartmentofNeurologyandNeurosciences,UniversityofMedicineandDentistryofNewJersey,Newark.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—Itiswellknownthatpassiveexposuretocigarettesmokingincreasestheriskofcoronaryevents,buttheeffectontheriskofstrokeisnotwelldefined.Weperformedthi...
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DepartmentofMicrobiologyandImmunology,UniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool,AnnArbor,MI48109
...nitiatedbyactivation-inducedcytidinedeaminase(AID)upondeaminationofcytidinetodeoxyuracil.Patch-excisionrepairoftheselesionsinvolvingerrorproneDNApolymerasessuchaspolcausesmutationsatallbasepositions.Ifnotrepaired,thedeaminatednucleotidesonthecodingandnoncodingstrandsresultinC-to-TandG-to-Aexchanges,...
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IncidenceandOutcomeofMultipleIntracranialAneurysmsinaDefinedPopulation
FromtheDepartmentofNeurosurgery,NagasakiUniversitySchoolofMedicine(M.K.,S.S.),andDepartmentofNeurosurgery,NationalNagasakiMedicalCenter(M.Y.),Nagasaki,Japan. AbstractTopAbstractIntroductionSubjectsandMethodsResultsDiscussionReferencesBackgroundandPurpose—Proportionsofpatientswithsingleandmult...
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Plasmaascorbicacidconcentrationsandfatdistributionin19068BritishmenandwomenintheEuropeanProspectiveInvestigationintoCancerandNutritionN
...aWelch,SheilaBingham,RobertLuben,NicholasDayandKay-TeeKhaw1FromtheDepartmentofPublicHealthandPrimaryCare,UniversityofCambridge,Cambridge,UnitedKingdom(DC,AW,RL,ND,andK-TK),andtheMRCEpidemiologyUnit(NW)andDunnHumanNutritionUnit(SB),Cambridge,UnitedKingdom2TheEuropeanProspectiveInvestigationintoCancer...
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AssociationBetweenSerumUricAcid,MetabolicSyndrome,andCarotidAtherosclerosisinJapaneseIndividuals
FromtheDepartmentofCardiovascularMedicine,UniversityofTokyoGraduateSchoolofMedicine(N.I.,R.N.),andCenterforMultiphasicHealthTestingandServices,MitsuiMemorialHospital(Y.I.,E-I.T.,M.Y.),Tokyo,Japan.CorrespondencetoDrNobukazuIshizaka,DepartmentofCardiovascularMedicine,UniversityofTokyoGraduateSchoolofM...
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MolecularPhylogenyofthePseudallescheriaboydiiSpeciesComplex:ProposalofTwoNewSpecies
...manscedosporiosis,afungalinfectionwithahighmortalityrateandwhichisdifficulttotreat.Recently,ithasbeendemonstratedthathighgeneticvariationexistswithinthisspecies.Wehaveperformedamorphologicalandmolecularstudyinvolvingnumerousstrainsofclinicalorenvironmentaloriginsandfromdifferentcountries.Theanalysis...
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TheThirdStrokeRegistryinTartu,Estonia
theDepartmentofNeurologyandNeurosurgery,UniversityofTartu,Estonia.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—Thepurposeofthepresentstudywastoestimatethetimetrendsofstrokeduringthelast10yearsinanEstonianpopulationbycomparisonoftheresultsfromthe2previousstrokeregistriesfromTartu.Methods—TheThirdStrokeRegistryin...
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InfrarenalAorticDiameterPredictsAll-CauseMortality
...),TheUniversityofWesternAustralia,Nedlands,WesternAustralia;andtheDepartmentofPrimaryHealthCareandGeneralPractice(K.J.),ImperialCollegeLondonandVisitingProfessor,SchoolofPopulationHealth,UniversityofWesternAustralia.ABSTRACTObjective—Toassesstherelationshipbetweeninfrarenalaorticdiameterandsubsequ...
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TrendsinEthnicDisparitiesinStrokeIncidenceinAuckland,NewZealand,During1981to2003
...inceAlfredHospital,AustraliaNeuroservices,AucklandCityHospital,andDepartmentofMedicine(P.A.B.),FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,TheUniversityofAucklandDepartmentofEpidemiologyandBiostatistics(J.B.B.),SchoolofPopulationHealth,FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,TheUniversityofAucklandOfficeoftheAssi...
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DentalandPeriodontalStatusandRiskforProgressionofCarotidAtherosclerosis
theClinicofDentistry(T.S.,W.K.),theMedicalDepartment,ChemicalLaboratoryDiagnostics(M.E.,O.W.),andtheDepartmentofAngiology(W.M.,S.S.,J.A.,E.M.,M.S.),MedicalUniversity,Vienna,Austria.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—Dentalandperiodontaldiseasearepotentiallyinvolvedinthepathogenesisofatherosclerosis.Wein...
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ActivationofInflammationandCoagulationAfterInfusionofC-ReactiveProteininHumans
...ularMedicine(R.J.B.,J.J.P.K.,J.H.M.L.,B.v.d.B.,J.C.M.M.,M.L.,E.S.G.S.),Hematology(J.J.Z.)ExperimentalMedicine(P.H.R.),AcademicMedicalCenter,Amsterdam,theNetherlandsPfizerGlobalResearchandDevelopment(D.H.),AnnArbor,Mich.AbstractC-reactiveprotein(CRP)hasbeenpostulatedtoplayacausalpartinatherosclerosis...
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ProgressionofCarotidIntima-MediaThicknessandPlasmaAntioxidants:TheLosAngelesAtherosclerosisStudy
...niversityofSouthernCalifornia(J.H.D,M.J.P.-L.,J.F.,A.M.S.,K.M.D.),DepartmentofPreventiveMedicine,LosAngeles,CA;DivisionofCardiology(C.N.B.M.),DepartmentofPreventiveMedicine,Cedars-SinaiResearchInstitute,Cedars-SinaiMedicalCenterandUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles,CA.CorrespondencetoJamesHDwyer,PhD...
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ComputerizedArmTrainingImprovestheMotorControloftheSeverelyAffectedArmAfterStroke
...tion,Kreischa,Germany.Reha-StimCompany,Berlin,Germany,holdsthenationalpatentontheBi-Manu-Track.ThecompanyisownedbyDrBeateBrandl-Hesse,thespouseofS.H.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—Tocompareacomputerizedarmtrainer(AT),allowingrepetitivepracticeofpassiveandactivebilateralforearmandwristmovementcycle,a...
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NRMI-2研究
RelationshipofTimetoTreatmentandDoor-to-BalloonTimetoMortalityinPatientswithAcuteMyocardialInfarctionTreatedwithPrimaryAngioplastyChristopherP.Cannon,M.D.,C.MichaelGibson,M.D.,CostasT.Lambrew,M.D.,DavidA.Shoultz,Ph.D.,WilliamJ.French,M.D.,JoelM.Gore,M.D.,W.DouglasWeaver,M.D.,WilliamJ.Rogers,M.D.,Ala...
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TheImpactofHistoryofHypertensionandType2DiabetesatBaselineontheIncidenceofStrokeandStrokeMortality
theDepartmentofEpidemiologyandHealthPromotion(G.H.,C.S.,P.J.,M.P.,Q.Q.,J.T.),NationalPublicHealthInstitute,HelsinkiDepartmentofPublicHealth(G.H.,C.S.,P.J.,M.P.,Q.Q.,J.T.),UniversityofHelsinki,HelsinkiOuluCityHospitalandDepartmentofInternalMedicine(R.A.),OuluUniversity,OuluSouthOstrobothniaCentralHos...
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CarotidIntima-MediaThickeningIndicatesaHigherVascularRiskAcrossaWideAgeRange
...nKegler,MDHelmuthSteinmetz,MDHughS.Markus,FRCPMatthiasSitzer,MDtheDepartmentofNeurology(M.W.L.,S.v.K.,H.S.,M.S.),JohannWolfgangGoethe-University,FrankfurtamMain,Germany;DepartmentofClinicalNeuroscience(H.S.M.),StGeorgesUniversityofLondon,London,UnitedKingdom.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—Carotidint...
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ReliabilityoftheModifiedRankinScaleAcrossMultipleRaters
theDepartmentofPsychology(J.T.L.W.,B.M.),UniversityofStirling,Stirling,UKOutcomesResearch(A.Hareendran),PfizerLtd,Sandwich,UKtheDepartmentofMedicinefortheElderly(A.Hendry),WishawGeneralHospital,Wishaw,UKtheDepartmentofMedicinefortheElderly(J.P.),VictoriaInfirmary,Glasgow,UKtheDepartmentofNeurology(I...
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PreventionandHealthServicesDelivery
theDepartmentofMedicine(Neurology;L.B.G.),DukeCenterforCerebrovascularDisease,StrokePolicyProgram,CenterforClinicalHealthPolicyResearch,DukeUniversityandVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter,Durham,NCtheDepartmentofNeurologyandStrokeCenter(P.A.),BichatUniversityHospitalandMedicalSchool,DenisDiderotUniversity...
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IncreasingRatesofDementiaatTimeofDecliningMortalityFromStroke
...personswithandwithoutstrokeaged65andover,usingMedicareinpatientrecords,1984to2001,linkedtotheNationalLong-TermCareSurvey(about380000person-yearstotally).Results—Age-adjustedstrokerateincreasedfrom0.0066to0.008(P=0.08)from1984–1990to1991–2001.One-yearsurvivalafterstrokeimprovedfrom53%in1984to19...
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CharacteristicsofBloodPressureProfilesasPredictorsofLong-TermOutcomeAfterAcuteIschemicStroke
theDepartmentofStatisticsinMedicine(M.Y.,J.M.),HeinrichHeineUniversityDuesseldorf,GermanyDepartmentofNeurology(H.-C.D.),UniversityofDuisburg-Essen,Essen,GermanyDepartmentofNeurology(M.K.),HelsinkiUniversityCentralHospital,Finland.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—Mostpatientshaveelevatedbloodpressure(B...
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CharacterizationofOralStrainsofCardiobacteriumvalvarumandEmendedDescriptionoftheOrganism
...ionofClinicalMicrobiology,TheUniversityofTexasM.D.AndersonCancerCenter,Houston,Texas77030CultureCollectionofUniversityofGoteborg,Goteborg,SwedenABSTRACTThedescriptionofthenewspeciesCardiobacteriumvalvarumpromptedasearchforadditionalstrainsoftheorganism.HerewereportcharacterizationoffouroralCardiobac...
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PrevalenceofStrokeAmongChinese,Malay,andIndianSingaporeans
....T.,E.S.K.),NationalNeuroscienceInstituteGeriatricMedicine(S.S.,J.J.C.),TanTockSengHospitalCommunity,OccupationalandFamilyMedicine(C.Y.H.,S.M.S.),NationalUniversityofSingapore.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—StrokeprevalencedataamongmixedAsianpopulationsarelacking.Prevalenceratesofstrokewerestudiedam...
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DevelopmentalChangesofGABASynapticTransientinCerebellarGranuleCells
DepartmentofPhysiologyandBiophysics,GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofMedicine,Washington,DC(A.B.,C.L.,S.V.,J.W.M.)LaboratoryofNeuroscience,DepartmentofBiophysics,WroclawMedicalUniversity,Wroclaw,Poland(J.W.M.)AbstractThetimecourseofsynapticcurrentsislargelydeterminedbythemicroscopicgatingofthepostsynapti...
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SafetyandEfficacyofIntravenousTissuePlasminogenActivatorStrokeTreatmentinthe3-to6-HourWindowUsingMultimodalTranscranialDoppler/MRISelectio
theUnitatNeurovascular(M.R.,C.A.M.,M.Q.,P.D.,J.M.,J.F.A.,J.A.-S.),DepartmentofNeurology,andMagneticResonanceUnit(M.R.,A.R.,E.G.),DepartmentofRadiology,HospitalValld’Hebron,UniversitatAutonomadeBarcelona,SpaintheStrokeProgram(M.R.),DepartmentofNeurology,UniversityofTexasHealthScienceCenter,Houston....
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MRIScreeningBeforeStandardTissuePlasminogenActivatorTherapyIsFeasibleandSafe
...rologicalDisordersandStroke,NationalInstitutesofHealth,Bethesda,MdDepartmentofNeurology(D.-W.K.),AsanMedicalCenter,UniversityofUlsan,Seoul,SouthKorea.AbstractBackgroundandPurpose—MRIscreeningforthrombolytictherapymayimprovepatientselection.Alternatively,itmayexcessivelydelaytreatmentandtherebylead...