clinically a reduction in hrv is also associated with foetal hypoxia or pharmacological depression of the foetal cns activity foetal hrv being an important correlate of foetal neurological development is a major diagnostic parameter a normal foetal
... recordings F-EXTRACT incorporated strict artifact-correction algorithms that eliminated most errors inthefoetal RR-interval data, and thus it may be more suitable for the analysis offoetalHRV ... also shows an increase inthe standard deviation ofthe differences (indicated by the spreading out of Comparison of novel versus commercial HRV softwares 188 Table 11-2: Bland-Altman analysis ... than time-domain analysis to artifacts inthe RR-interval data Although such artifacts yield a broadband increase in spectral power, this increase in spectral power may not distribute equally across...
... artifacts inthefoetal RR-intervals or heart beats The correction algorithm was written by programming language using MatLab software This was done inthe same manner as writing the formulae for the ... derivation ofthe time-and frequency-domain HRV parameters A summary of all the calculated parameters is shown in Table 9-1 Development ofa novel HRV software 149 Table 9-1: A summary oftheHRV parameters ... at the fastest rate As for foetalHRV analysis inthe frequency domain, this study confirms that the R-R interval data obtained from abdominal fECG was adequate for the computation ofthe foetal...
... mean RR interval isthe average duration of all the RR intervals during the recording It isalso known as mean NN interval (mNN), indicating normal- to -normal intervals, i.e., between beats in ... shows an example ofthe raw abdominal ECG strip comprising of both maternal and foetal ECG complexes, the online display offoetal and maternal heart rates, as well as the average foetal ECG ... QT interval, QTc interval and T wave were shown to increase with gestational age Published data on abdominal foetal ECG also show increasing foetal cardiac time intervals with advancing gestation...
... with increasing gestation, and this increase apparently paralleled the gain inthe weight ofthefoetal heart (Morgan M et al., 1991; Bramabati B and Pardi G, 1980; Organ LW et al., 1980) Bramabati ... elevation, circulating catecholamines may play animportant role inthe circulatory adjustments and anaerobic metabolism inthefoetal reponse to hypoxaemia In hypoxic foetal lambs, there was a ... rate of outflow of potassium ions associatedwith lactic acid formation Inthe asphyxiated foetal lamb, the increase in T wave height was associatedwitha significant increase in plasma potassium...
... the drafts ofthe manuscript JCP reviewed all drafts ofthe manuscript and assisted with revisions All authors read and approved the final manuscript This investigation was not supported by any ... Insulin dose and route of administration (intravenous or subcutaneous) and timing and type of blood glucose measurement (using capillary or arterial blood, at the bedside orina central laboratory) ... associatedwith mortality on univariate analysis and therefore was not entered into the multivariate model Mortality is defined throughout as hospital, not ICU, mortality Statistical analysis was...
... relating to agonist-antagonist muscle pairs A single suprathreshold pulse of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) over the hand area of M1 results ina balance of inhibitory and excitatory processes ... increases motor cortex excitability and reduces cortical inhibition [28,37] These transient changes in excitability can lead to sustained, cumulative changes, and are associatedwith motor learning ... ofthe training While there is evidence indicating that behaviorally driven functional plasticity isa characteristic feature of motor cortex, and that motor behaviour associatedwith skill learning...
... during the study period The decision for initiating renal replacement therapy was based on clinical variables at the discretion ofthe attending nephrologist Because of this important change in ... test, MannWhitney U test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multinomial logistic regression analysis and Student t test when appropriate Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) for continuous ... morbidity was defined as one or more of (a) cardiac outcome: low cardiac output and /or hypotension treated withan IABP and /or ≥ intravenous inotropes or vasopressors during more than 24 h, Page of 12...
... participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the manuscript DRE and GGG participated inthe acquisition of data and inthe analysis and interpretation ... reviewed the manuscript PAB and AJT performed the statistical analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript DMU participated inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the ... participated inthe study are presented in Table Determinants of distal vastus medialis and lateralis muscle cross-sectional areas The determinants of vastus medialis and lateralis cross-sectional areas...
... shows the distribution of patients in terms of primary diagnosis and location of tumor and first metastasis Mean age at initial diagnosis was 43 years, ranging from 16 to 74 years, witha median of ... data analysis and helped to draft the manuscript Both authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Dr Luis Fernando Rivero, Professor ... understanding of these interactions, and mainly of their functions (rather than only of their presence), may allow for an adequate use of BCL-2 family members as effective predictors of survival in...
... participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the manuscript DRE and GGG participated inthe acquisition of data and inthe analysis and interpretation ... reviewed the manuscript PAB and AJT performed the statistical analysis and interpretation of data and drafted the manuscript DMU participated inthe analysis and interpretation of data and reviewed the ... participated inthe study are presented in Table Determinants of distal vastus medialis and lateralis muscle cross-sectional areas The determinants of vastus medialis and lateralis cross-sectional areas...
... The L76V mutation in HIV-1 protease is potentially associatedwith hypersusceptibility to protease inhibitors Atazanavir and Saquinavir: is there a clinical advantage? AIDS Research and Therapy ... genotypic resistance interpretation and manuscript revision HW realized the phenotypic resistance analysis PB and AT assissted in concept and design aspects and directed sample- and data acquisition ... the majority of NRTIs and NNRTIs resulting inan active drug score (ADS) of ≤ 1.0 for the failing regimen (Figure 1) Interestingly, in phenotypic analysis, the resistance factor (RF) for ATV and...
... that a 10-point increase in anxiety score isassociatedwitha mean decrease in MWD of meters, a decrease in maximum exercise workload of almost Watt, and an increase of approximately points on the ... Toshima; Susan Golden (1998-2000) Other participants Page of 11 AA and SKM participated in statistical analyses and writing the manuscript, VSF, ML and IL participated in writing the manuscript All ... associatedwith disability in COPD American Thoracic Society annual meeting, May 2004; Orlando, FL 53 Shekhar A, Sajdyk TJ, Gehlert DR, Rainnie DG: The amygdala, panic disorder, and cardiovascular...
... result isin agreement with those obtained by Ruiz et al (1991) ina Spanish natural population of D buzzatii However, our analysis is based on the assumption that the offspring of each wild inseminated ... demonstrate that the assumptions of lack of differential attraction of flies to the collecting baits and random mating can be accepted, and even the apparent weak gametic selection against 2st ... lack of differential attraction of flies to the collecting baits; and iv), lack of selection inthe laboratory (see Ruiz et al, 1986) Inthe present work we report the results ofthe analysis...
... PWV in multivariate analysis after adjusting for other traditional CV risk factors and disease-related parameters, indicating that the cumulative inflammatory burden may better explain increased ... Damaged joint count at the last visit was alsoassociatedwith increased PWV inthe univariate analysis Indeed, damaged joint count could also represent the cumulative inflammatory burden and was ... Declaration of Helsinki Clinical interview at baseline and last follow-up visit Pain and physicians’ and patients’ global assessments were evaluated using a 100-point visual analog scale, where indicated...
... were analysed statistically Statistical analysis ofthe data analysis was carried out using the ANOVA test Prevalence of alleles and genotype among cases and control subjects were counted and ... the result ofthe carotid ultrasonography ina patient with coronary heat disease and a young control subject There was an apparent thickness ofthe carotid intima inthe patient ultrasonography ... significant positive correlation between the level ofthe tHcy and the total cholesterol, urea, creatinine and the fasting and postprandial blood glucose The correlation was significant at the 0.01...
... individuals withthe combination of SE gene carriage and anti-CCP antibodies oran RF of any isotype, in comparison with individuals not having any ofthe factors or having any one of them separately In ... analysis, the combination of anti-CCP antibodies and SE gene carriage gave anORof 66.8, while the presence of anti-CCP-antibodies alone gave anORof 25.1 for the risk of developing RA compared ... combination of SE and the analysed autoantibodies This is because anti-CCP antibodies and RFs are significantly associated, and consequently prediction of RA is only marginally increased when they...
... coordination and interpretation ofthe data KB and KW participated inthe acquisition of data and helped draft and revise the manuscript H-PB was involved in drafting and revising the manuscript for important ... RA ina group of 373 Austrian Caucasian RA cases and 373 healthy Austrian Caucasian controls Materials and methods A total of 362 RA patients and 351 healthy controls, all Caucasians, were included ... design and coordination and the acquisition of data WR, WM, TCW, BP and MG carried out the molecular genetic study WR and UL performed the statistical analysis WG and TM participated in coordination...
... ofthe classical pathway in this assay, an antibody against C1q is added to the reaction mixture [23] Functional activityofthe MBL pathway was expressed as percentage ofa standard consisting ... cohort and for this reason we cannot correlate MBL genotype and risk of infections As far as data are available, differences in clinical and epidemiological characteristics ofthe study patients ... statistical analyses, and reviewed the draft ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript References Gladman DD, Hussain F, Ibanez D, Urowitz MB: The nature and outcome of infection...
... aortic walls and a pattern of thickened as well as thinned wall areas ofthe aorta and adjacent vessels The ascending aorta revealed a circumferential dissection distal from the coronary ostia associated ... a proinflammatory mediator and important regulator ofthe vascular collagen and elastin metabolism [5,6], was massively increased In summary, our data suggest that the persistently increased ... irregularities ofthe aortic arch Both subclavian and vertebral arteries are occluded The truncus bracheocephalicus is aneurysmatically dilated Page of inflammation comprising reddish alterations ofthe aortic...
... serves as a key cofactor and integrator of signaling in many transcriptional activations and pathways Exact temporal and spatial regulation ofthe transcription of genes is vital to the execution of ... metastasis, and clinical stage (classified according to the 2003 TNM classification ofthe International Union Against Cancer) are recorded in Table Statistical analysis results showed that LCMR1 ... clinicopathologic characteristics were analyzed using Pearson c analysis The influence of each variable on the expression of LCMR1 was assessed by logistic regression analysis In survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier...