This suggests a relative increased activity of the ANS as compared to the HPA-axis, in line with the Ro 61-8048 observed hyperarousal in gSAD. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Coxsackievirus A22 (CVA22) belongs to the species human enterovirus C in the Picornaviridae
family. We report the first complete genome sequence of CVA22 with natural intratypic recombination between CVA22 prototype strain Chulman and CVA22 strain ban99-10427, identified in the stool of a patient in Hong Kong.”
“BACKGROUND: Intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) has been used for guiding intravascular stent placement in interventional cardiology.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of aneurysm embolization by using detachable coils under IVUS guidance.
METHODS: IVUS-guided embolization C59 wnt clinical trial in conjunction with fluoroscopic imaging and subsequently alone were performed in a silicone model with a side wall aneurysm. IVUS-guided embolization in conjunction with fluoroscopic imaging was also used in an in vitro model
of a side wall aneurysm created using sheep vessels. The visibility of the aneurysm, microcatheter, and coils ascertained by the IVUS was graded as excellent, good, or poor based on visualization of these items as distinct structures. The agreement between simultaneously acquired angiographic and IVUS images for detecting increasing intra-aneurysmal coil mass and coil prolapse was assessed in 10 and 6 simultaneously acquired angiographic and IVUS images, respectively.
RESULTS: IVUS measurements of the aneurysm dimensions strongly correlated with
standardized dimensions and measurements acquired by contrast angiography (Pearson coefficient of 0.96 and 0.99 for silicone model and arterial segment model, respectively). IVUS visualization of the aneurysm, microcatheter tip, and coil loops were graded as excellent in the Amobarbital silicone aneurysm model and good in the carotid artery model. The agreement between simultaneously acquired angiographic and IVUS images was very high for detecting increasing intra-aneurysmal coil mass (Spearman rank correlation coefficient of 0.98) and coil prolapse (83% agreement).
CONCLUSION: IVUS guidance during aneurysm embolization may improve the procedure by providing intravascular aneurysmal measurements and visualization of devices used in the procedure.”
“Objectives: To assess whether C-reactive protein (CRP) and interteukin-6 (IL-6) are associated with tow cognitive performance and decline in middle-aged adults.
Design/setting: The Whitehall II study; an ongoing large-scale, prospective occupational cohort study of employees from 20 London-based white-collar Civil Service departments.
Participants: Data from more than 3000 males and 1200 female employees.
Measures: Inflammatory makers measured in 1991-1993 and five cognitive tests (short-term verbal memory, inductive reasoning (AH4-I), vocabulary (Mill Hill), and phonemic and semantic fluency) performed in 1997-1999 and 2002-2004.