... can arise in the longterm (1, 2, 7) Data on QoL in short term follow- up after RF ablation of SVT is available from a few studies of smaller patient groups, but despite of the large number of ... study on longterm electrophysiological outcome and its impact on the QoL in a large patient group Study cohort: The number of patients lost in longtermfollowup is consistent with long- term surveys ... ablation: results of long- term follow- up Pace 2003; 26:678-684 Lee Sh, Chen SA, Tai CT, Chiang CE, Wen ZC, Cheng JJ, Ding YA, Chang MS Comparisons of quality of life and cardiac performance after complete...
... anasto- Statistical analysis Clinical data were statistically analyzed using the MannWhitney U-test for quantitative data of the termof bone consolidation and leg-length discrepancy, and using Fisher's ... of angulationDeformity of angulation varied, with the tibial valgus ranging from almost zero to 28.0 degrees and anterior bowing ranging from almost zero to 20.0 degrees Deformity of more than ... for previous unoperated cases to have ankle pain at long- term follow- up, even though there had been no pain of short -term follow- up In a previous report, ankle pain after the surgical procedure...
... after surgery and one in the Rastelli group, three years after surgery) At a medium of 12 years (range days - 32 years) offollowup a total of 12 out of 29 patients (41%) had a permanent pacemaker ... incidence and a variable presentation, which complicates grouping of data In addition, surgical procedures and standards have changed over time and have different periods of follow- up observations ... Non-Rastelli group, and years (sd years, range - 17 years) in the Rastelli group The mean followup period was 11.5 years (sd 9.8 years, range days - 32.0 years) Coronary anatomy In 13 out of the 32 patients...
... behavior of sequential LITA only on the LAD The results of sequential LITA to LAD anastomosis are similar to that of single LITA to LAD anastomosis (91,48% at a median follow- up period of 64 months) ... Khoury G, Degrave E, Hanet C: Longterm clinical and angiographic follow- upof sequential internal thoracic artery grafting Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg 2000, 17:407-14 Hartman JM, Kelder JC, Ackerstaff ... Ferraris SP: Long- term angiographic results of coronray endarterectomy Ann Thorac Surg 2000, 69:1737-43 Doss M, Martens S, Wood P, Tsoukalas I, Moritz A: Five year follow- up after long plaque-bridging...
... muscle; and (4) greater than 50% of reduction of pain and increased mobility following infiltration of 2-3 cc of local anesthetic into 1-3 key areas of focal tenderness in the upper trapezius Neck/shoulder ... the side of greatest pain; (2) decreased and painful range of motion in neck and shoulder(s); (3) tenderness to palpation along the horizontal portion of the upper trapezius muscle; and (4) greater ... age at the time of surgery was 43 years (range 27-66) The mean and median time from the onset of symptoms until surgery was 41 months (range 7-156) and 24 months, respectively All of the patients...
... scintigraphy of the IVS 201Tl uptake was decreased from the anterior part of the IVS and anterior wall of the LV on cardiac scintigraphy (Arrow: Anterior wall of LV, Arrowhead: Anterior part of IVS) Randas ... available organs, there are legal, economical, ethical and technical problems associated with heart transplantation in many countries 201Tl uptake Figure wall of the LV from the anterior part and anterior ... diameter St Jude Medical mechanical valve and tied up and patched the thin area of her anterior IVS and anterior LV wall with a sheet of patch after a close examination of her LV wall by intra-operative...
... total of 115 patients (65 males and 50 women) with a median age of 61 (range 40-88)Were identified between January 2001 and January 2009 All patients presented with signs and symptoms of upper ... ability to perform mechanical debulking, and the ease of blood and airway secretion cleaning The major drawbacks are the need for operating room, anesthesiologist and general anesthesia that are ... Statistical analysis Descriptive data are presented as mean (± SD) or median (range) Survival curves were evaluated by the Kaplan-Meier method Statistical analyses were performed using a statistical software...
... review and helped draft parts of the manuscript MQ supervised the writing of the manuscript URL and HFH performed the operation HFH, URL and TL supervised the general management and follow- upof ... http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/45 Page of Figure Anteroposterior and lateral plane radiograph at 10-year follow- up showing no signs of lysis or cage dislocation the specimen did not show any response of the tumor cells to ... 90 of the German Society of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology) Five months later, combined posteroanterior en bloc resection of the L1 vertebra was performed Because of partial infiltration of...
... up to 12 months of follow- up, with an effect size of 0.44 (small effect), of 0.29 (small effect), and of 0.32 (small effect) at 12-month follow- up, respectively However, in terms of social functioning, ... pretreatment and each follow- up time point (post-treatment and 3- and 12-month follow- ups) in terms of the QoL scores (eight domains of the SF-36) as well as the SAD symptomatology scores (SPS, SIAS and ... QoL at long- term Page of 10 follow- up; and 3) what predictors at baseline are associated with QoL in the long- term after group CBT We hypothesized that the improvement in QoL in the long- term after...
... enrolment, and participated in writing and revising of the manuscript AGD provided statistical analysis of results and interpretation, and participated in the writing and revising of the manuscript Van ... Heyland, M Meyers, S Hammond We should also like to thank Y Su and Xuran Jiang for their assistance with the statistical analysis Financial support through an unrestricted grant from Eli Lilly Canada ... Clinical and financial impact of severe sepsis Am J Health Syst Pharm 2006, 63:575-581 Heyland DK, Hopman W, Coo H, Tranmer J, McColl MA: Longterm health related quality of life in survivors of sepsis...
... conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript AV and AF have made the final treatment and the clinical follow- upof case, besides substantial ... Many nests and strands of inactive-looking OE** and calcifications can be found [1-3] Interlaced bundles and whorled aggregates of densely collagenous tissue containing uniform spindled and elongated ... with the crown and often part of the root ofan unerupted tooth, with displacement of neighbouring teeth [28] Therapy/ prognosis Curettage/excellent Surgical resection/ tendency of recurrence...
... Assessment Figure Changes2in anxiety and depression (HADS) Changes in anxiety and depression (HADS) Avoidance, Psychosocial-Impact, Social Embarrassment and Total-Score (see Table 2, Table and Figure ... plan every detail in advance because of their UI and that they were afraid of physical activities, because of the association between involuntary loss of urine and physical strain The outcome of ... tape suspension) yielded a better outcome with regard to QOL and anxiety than pelvic floor training Longterm follow- up is planned to determine whether this difference is still present one year after...
... performed on patients in this group and several studies have demonstrated reasonable outcomes at short to intermediate term follow- up [7,11,15,18-23] The longest follow- up published prior to the current ... concomitant arthrodesis for symptomatic lumbar synovial cysts unresponsive to non-operative measures The average followup of 9.7 years (range five to 22 years) represents the longest follow- up to ... excision of ligamentum flavum and other soft tissue and bony compressive pathology, and concomitant arthodesis in the presence of a degenerative spondylolisthesis References Baker WM: Formation of...
... aspects of repair in the groups or as a component of outcome analysis at longer term follow- up Conclusion In conclusion, the current study evaluated the clinical outcome of patients undergoing an ... cuff repair: analysis of technique and results at 2- and 3-year follow- up Arthroscopy 1998, 14(1):45-51 Burkhart SS, Danaceau SM, Pearce CEJ: Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: Analysis of results ... concomitant distal clavicle excision and improvement in any of the outcome variable or glenohumeral range of motion A correlation analysis was performed between all demographic variables and outcome...
... treatment of OA Here we report on the magnitude and long- term duration of antinociceptive effects of NASHA and other HA preparations in the bradykinin/PGE model of repetitive joint pain Materials and ... between NASHA and Hylan GF20 as well as between NASHA and sodium hyaluronate Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (a and c) + comparison between NASHA and Hylan GF20 * comparison ... study shows that longterm antinociceptive effects of HA preparations can be assessed in an animal model of joint pain based on the repeated intra-articular injection of bradykinin and PGE2 Boettger...
... Learmont JC, Sullivan JS, Wesselingh SL, Cooke IR, Deacon NJ, Gorry PR: Longitudinal analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type nef /long terminal repeat sequences in a cohort of long- term survivors ... Huang Y, Paxton WA, Wolinsky SM, Neumann AU, Zhang L, He T, Kang S, Ceradini D, Jin Z, Yazdanbakhsh K, Kunstman K, Erickson D, Dragon E, Landau NR, Phair J, Ho DD, Koup RA: The role of a mutant ... J, Sullivan JS, Crowe SM, Mills J, Brew BJ, Wesselingh SL, McPhee DA, Gorry PR: Longitudinal analysis of nef /long terminal repeatdeleted HIV-1 in blood and cerebrospinal fluid of a long- term survivor...
... type of a column, you can get it using Visual Studio NET's Server Explorer For example, Figure 9.1 shows the details of the ProductID column of the Products table As you can see, ProductID is an ... "server=localhost;database=Northwind;uid=sa;pwd=sa" ); SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand(); mySqlCommand.CommandText = "SELECT TOP ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, " + ... productsSqlDataReader.GetBoolean(discontinuedColPos); Console.WriteLine("discontinued = " + discontinued); } As you can see, five variables of the appropriate type are created in this while loop, each of which is...
... to use some of the methods shown in Table 9.7 AnExampleof Using the GetSql* Methods Let's take a look at anexample that reads the ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, UnitsInStock, and Discontinued ... "server=localhost;database=Northwind;uid=sa;pwd=sa" ); SqlCommand mySqlCommand = mySqlConnection.CreateCommand(); mySqlCommand.CommandText = "SELECT TOP ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, " + ... GetSqlBoolean() SqlBoolean Let's assume that you already have a SqlDataReader object named productsSqlDataReader and it may be used to read the columns from the Products table The following while...