Cardiovascular Disease in Women and Pregnancy

Jul 13, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiovascular Disease in Women and Pregnancy

, Malissa J. Wood2 and Malissa J. Wood3 (1) Harvard Medical School Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (3) MGH Heart Center Corrigan Women’s Heart…

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Diseases of the Aorta

Jul 13, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Diseases of the Aorta

, Eric M. Isselbacher2, Eric M. Isselbacher3 and Eric M. Isselbacher4 (1) Harvard Medical School Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (2) Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (3) MGH Heart Center,…

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Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome

Jul 13, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Diabetes Mellitus and the Metabolic Syndrome

and Paul L. Huang2 (1) Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (2) MGH Cardiology Metabolic Syndrome Program, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA   Introduction Definitions and Classifications…

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Alleviates the Meconium-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Jul 10, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Alleviates the Meconium-Induced Acute Lung Injury

  Before Mec/Sal After Mec/Sal 30 min 30 1 h 2 h 3 h 4 h 5 h Mean airway pressure (MAP, kPa) Sal 0.26 ± 0.02 0.59 ± 0.05 0.55 ± 0.03 0.58 ± 0.03 0.55 ± 0.01 0.51 ± 0.03 0.54 ± 0.04 0.57 ± 0.03 Mec 0.30 ± 0.01 0.91 ± 0.03c 0.97 ± 0.04c…

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Parasympathetic Modulation of Heart Rate in Obesity-Hypoventilation Patients

Jul 10, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Parasympathetic Modulation of Heart Rate in Obesity-Hypoventilation Patients

  OSA (n = 23) OH (n = 18) Age (yr) 57.9 ± 6.6 56.6 ± 6.6 Weight (kg) 117.7 ± 23.5 127.9 ± 18.3 Height (m) 1.70 ± 0.09 1.76 ± 0.10* BMI (kg/m2) 41.7 ± 6.6 41.4 ± 7.0 ESS (points) 8.0 ± 3.2 11.7 ± 6.0 PaCO2 (mmHg) 41.3 ± 3.7 49.5 ± 3.7** HCO3…

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in Vagal-Immune Pathway in Long-Lasting Mental Stress

Jul 10, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on in Vagal-Immune Pathway in Long-Lasting Mental Stress

Age (year) 23.2 ± 0.2 Body mass index (kg/m2) 20.9 ± 0.5 Waist-to-hip ratio 0.80 ± 0.01 Percentage fat (%) 23.6 ± 1.6 Data are means ± SE 2.2 Protocol All subjects were examined under standard conditions: a quiet room…

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Protein and Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 in Smokers and Nonsmokers of the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study

Jul 10, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Protein and Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 in Smokers and Nonsmokers of the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health Study

  Never-smokers (n = 1,178) Active smokers (n = 777) p Smoking status (pack-years) 0 30.0 (15.0–43.2)  Age (year) 65.3 ± 10.1 56.2 ± 10.3 <0.001 Male Gender (%) 45.4 77.9 <0.001 BMI 27.4 ± 4.2 27.0 ± 4.2 0.833a LDL-C (mg/dl)…

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Effects of N-acetylcysteine in Meconium-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Jul 10, 2016 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Effects of N-acetylcysteine in Meconium-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Fig. 1 Experimental paradigm. A treatment administration, PA post-administration, Mec meconium, NAC N-acetylcysteine, SAL physiological saline, i.i. intratracheal, i.v. intravenous All animals were oxygen-ventilated for additional 5 h after the treatment….

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