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Disease-specific characteristics of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 levels in patients with peripheral artery disease
2018
Heart and Vessels
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is one of the most common manifestations of systemic atherosclerosis. The prevalence of unrecognized PAD is high, leading to a lack of opportunity to detect subjects at a high risk for cardiovascular events. Inflammatory processes play an important role in the disease initiation as well as in the disease progression. Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), a biomarker of endothelial dysfunction, appears to be an important mediator in inflammatory processes.
doi:10.1007/s00380-018-1315-1
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... Therefore, we hypothesized that in patients with PAD, circulating VCAM-1 might be elevated due to its function in mediating adhesion of immune cells to the vascular endothelium in the process of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation, and, therefore, applicable as a diagnostic biomarker. A total of 126 non-consecutive patients were enrolled in this study, of whom 51 patients had typical clinical manifestations of PAD and as controls 75 patients with no history of PAD or cardiovascular disease. All serum samples were obtained either during hospitalization or during out-patient visits and analyzed for VCAM-1 by the ELISA. Compared with controls, median levels of VCAM-1 were significantly elevated in patients suffering from PAD (953 vs. 1352 pg/ml; p < 0.001). Furthermore, VCAM-1 appeared to be highly discriminative for the detection of PAD (AUC = 0.76; CI 0.67-0.83). We could not observe dynamics related to increasing disease stages according to Rutherford classes in patients with apparent PAD. VCAM-1 was shown to be a potential discriminator and biomarker for the severity of systemic atherosclerosis. In a logistic regression analysis, VCAM-1 was robustly associated with the diagnosis of PAD, even after correction for clinically relevant cofounders (namely age, arterial hypertension, diabetes and LDL levels). Thusly, VCAM-1 might serve as a biomarker for PAD screening and detection.
Influence of the Small Leader Exons 2 and 3 on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gene Expression
2001
Virology
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) uses an elaborate alternative splicing pattern for the generation of both the 1.8-kb as well as the 4-kb classes of mRNA. An additional diversity of transcripts in both classes is created by the optional inclusion of the small exons 2 and 3 in the leader sequence. To analyze a possible influence of these leader exons on HIV-1 gene expression, several series of expression vectors with different leaders were constructed, expressing either Rev and
doi:10.1006/viro.2001.0974
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... or a heterologous coding sequence, i.e., the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) ORF. Transfection experiments of HeLa-T4 ϩ cells revealed for all series of constructs that mRNA as well as protein expression was stimulated by the presence of exon 2 and reduced by exon 3. The function of the leader exons 2 and 3 is neither dependent on the regulatory proteins Tat or Rev nor on viral coding sequences. Neither transcription rates nor stability of polyadenylated RNAs were found to be responsible for the different levels of steady-state mRNA. When either exon 2 or 3 was inserted into a heterologous intron, processing of the primary transcripts generated identical mRNA species while maintaining the differences in exon 2/3dependent mRNA steady-state levels. These results may be explained by exon-specific nuclear RNA degradation rates, as also indicated by results from an in vitro degradation assay using a HeLa nuclear extract.
Characterization of Von Willebrand Factor Multimer Structure in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
2017
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis
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Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) associated with severe aortic stenosis (AS) has been frequently subclassified into a subtype 2A based on the deficiency of high-molecular-weight (HMW) multimers as it is seen in inherited von Willebrand disease (VWD) type 2A. However, the multimeric phenotype of VWD type 2A does not only include an HMW deficiency but also a decrease in intermediate-molecular-weight (IMW) multimers and an abnormal inner triplet band pattern. These additional
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... have not been evaluated in AVWS associated with severe AS. Therefore, we recruited N ¼ 31 consecutive patients with severe AS and performed a high-resolution Western blot with densitometrical band quantification to characterize the von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimeric structure and reevaluate the AVWS subtype classification. Study patients showed an isolated HMW VWF multimer deficiency without additional abnormalities of the IMW portions and the inner triplet structure in 65%. In conclusion, the multimeric pattern of AVWS associated with severe AS does neither resemble that seen in AVWS type 2A nor that seen in inherited VWD type 2A. Therefore, a subclassification into a type 2A should not be used.
Femtosecond X-ray measurement of coherent lattice vibrations near the Lindemann stability limit
2003
Nature
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Visualization and appearance of artifacts of leadless pacemaker systems in cardiac MRI
2018
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift
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Leadless pacemaker systems are an important upcoming device in clinical rhythmology. Currently two different products are available with the Micra system (Medtronic) being the most used in the clinical setting to date. The possibility to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important feature of modern pacemaker devices. Even though the Micra system is suitable for MRI, little is yet known about its impact on artifacts within the images.
doi:10.1007/s00508-018-1334-z
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Monocenter Investigation Micra® MRI study (MIMICRY): feasibility study of the magnetic resonance imaging compatibility of a leadless pacemaker system
2018
Europace
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As in vivo real-life data are still scarce, we conducted a study to assess the safety and feasibility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with a leadless pacemaker system.
doi:10.1093/europace/euy143
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Analysing the combined health, social and economic impacts of the corovanvirus pandemic using agent-based social simulation
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2020
arXiv
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During the COVID-19 crisis there have been many difficult decisions governments and other decision makers had to make. E.g. do we go for a total lock down or keep schools open? How many people and which people should be tested? Although there are many good models from e.g. epidemiologists on the spread of the virus under certain conditions, these models do not directly translate into the interventions that can be taken by government. Neither can these models contribute to understand the
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... and/or social consequences of the interventions. However, effective and sustainable solutions need to take into account this combination of factors. In this paper, we propose an agent-based social simulation tool, ASSOCC, that supports decision makers understand possible consequences of policy interventions, bu exploring the combined social, health and economic consequences of these interventions.
Artefacts in 1.5 Tesla and 3 Tesla cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in patients with leadless cardiac pacemakers
2018
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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There are limited data on patients with leadless cardiac pacemakers (LCP) undergoing magnetic resonance imaging. The aim of this prospective, single-center, observational study was to evaluate artefacts on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) images in patients with LCP. Methods: Fifteen patients with Micra™ LCP, implanted at least 6 weeks prior to CMR scan, were enrolled and underwent either 1.5 Tesla or 3 Tesla CMR imaging. Artefacts were categorized into grade 1 (excellent image quality),
doi:10.1186/s12968-018-0469-4
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... grade 2 (good), grade 3 (poor) and grade 4 (non-diagnostic) for each myocardial segment. One patient was excluded because of an incomplete CMR investigation due to claustrophobia. Results: LCP caused an arc-shaped artefact (0.99 ± 0.16 cm 2 ) at the right ventricular (RV) apex. Of 224 analyzed myocardial segments of the left ventricle (LV) 158 (70.5%) were affected by grade 1, 27 (12.1%) by grade 2, 17 (7.6%) by grade 3 and 22 (9.8%) by grade 4 artefacts. The artefact burden of grade 3 and 4 artefacts was significantly higher in the 3 Tesla group (3 Tesla vs 1.5 Tesla: 3.7 ± 1.6 vs 1.9 ± 1.4 myocardial segments per patient, p = 0.03). A high artefact burden was particularly observed in the mid anteroseptal, inferoseptal and apical septal myocardial segments of the LV and in the mid and apical segments of the RV. Quantification of LV function and assessment of valves were feasible in all patients. We did not observe any clinical or device-related adverse events. Conclusion: CMR imaging in patients with LCP is feasible with excellent to good image quality in the majority of LV segments. The artefact burden is comparable small allowing an accurate evaluation of LV function, cardiac structures and valves. However, artefacts in the mid anteroseptal, inferoseptal and apical septal myocardial segments of the LV due to the LCP may impair or even exclude diagnostic evaluation of these segments. Artefacts on CMR images may be reduced by the use of 1.5 Tesla CMR scanners.
Analysing the Combined Health, Social and Economic Impacts of the Corovanvirus Pandemic Using Agent-Based Social Simulation
2020
Minds and Machines
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During the COVID-19 crisis there have been many difficult decisions governments and other decision makers had to make. E.g. do we go for a total lock down or keep schools open? How many people and which people should be tested? Although there are many good models from e.g. epidemiologists on the spread of the virus under certain conditions, these models do not directly translate into the interventions that can be taken by government. Neither can these models contribute to understand the
doi:10.1007/s11023-020-09527-6
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... and/or social consequences of the interventions. However, effective and sustainable solutions need to take into account this combination of factors. In this paper, we propose an agent-based social simulation tool, ASSOCC, that supports decision makers understand possible consequences of policy interventions, but exploring the combined social, health and economic consequences of these interventions.
Kulturelle Praxis in der Ganztagsschule
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2012
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Döbrich; Kammler 2007). ...
Methoden und Inhalte die Förderung der essential skills enthalten" (Kammler 2005, 36) . ...
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Impact of On-Site Cardiac Surgery on Clinical Outcomes After Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
2018
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to investigate the outcome of high-risk and inoperable patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in hospitals with (iOSCS) versus without institutional on-site cardiac surgery (no-iOSCS). BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend the use of TAVR only in institutions with a department for cardiac surgery on site. METHODS In this analysis of the prospective multicenter Austrian TAVI registry,
doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2018.07.015
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... 822 consecutive high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing transfemoral TAVR were evaluated. A total of 290 (15.9%) underwent TAVR at no-iOSCS centers (no-iOSCS group), whereas the remaining 1,532 patients (84.1%) were treated in iOSCS centers (iOSCS group). RESULTS Patients of the no-iOSCS group had a higher perioperative risk defined by the logistic EuroSCORE (20.9% vs. 14.2%; p < 0.001) compared with patients treated in hospitals with iOSCS. Procedural survival was 96.9% in no-iOSCS centers and 98.6% in iOSCS centers (p ¼ 0.034), whereas 30-day survival was 93.1% versus 96.0% (p ¼ 0.039) and 1-year survival was 80.9% versus 86.1% (p ¼ 0.017), respectively. After propensity score matching for confounders procedural survival was 96.9% versus 98.6% (p ¼ 0.162), 93.1% versus 93.8% (p ¼ 0.719) at 30 days, and 80.9% versus 83.4% (p ¼ 0.402) at 1 year. CONCLUSIONS Patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR in hospitals without iOSCS had a significantly higher baseline risk profile. After propensity score matching short-and long-term mortality was similar between centers with and without iOSCS. (J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2018;11:2160-7)
Predictive value and clinical utility of centrally assessed ER, PgR, and Ki-67 to select adjuvant endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer: TEXT and SOFT trials
2015
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
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The SOFT and TEXT randomized phase III trials investigated adjuvant endocrine therapies for premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer. We investigated the prognostic and predictive value of centrally assessed levels of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR), and Ki-67 expression in women with HER2-negative disease. Of 5707 women enrolled, 4115 with HER2-negative (HR+/HER2-) disease had ER, PgR, and Ki-67 centrally assessed by immunohistochemistry.
doi:10.1007/s10549-015-3612-z
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... Breast cancer-free interval (BCFI) was defined from randomization to first invasive local, regional, or distant recurrence or contralateral breast cancer. The prognostic and predictive values of ER, PgR and Ki-67 expression levels were assessed using Cox modeling and STEPP methodology. In this HR+/HER2-population, the median ER, PgR, and Ki-67 expressions were 95, 90, and 18 % immunostained cells. As most patients had strongly ER-positive tumors, the predictive value of ER levels could not be investigated. Lower PgR and higher Ki-67 expression were associated with reduced BCFI. There was no consistent evidence of heterogeneity of the relative treatment effects according to PgR or Ki-67 expression levels, though there was a greater 5-year absolute benefit of exemestane + ovarian function suppression (OFS) versus tamoxifen with or without OFS at lower levels of PgR and higher levels of Ki-67. Women with poor prognostic features of low PgR and/or high Ki-67 have greater absolute benefit from exemestane + OFS versus tamoxifen + OFS or tamoxifen alone, but individually PgR and Ki-67 are of limited predictive value for selecting adjuvant endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with HR+/HER2-early breast cancer.
Die Autorinnen und Autoren
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2014
Foucault-Hanbuch
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Tätigkeit im Bereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Didaktik der Wirtschaftslehre an der Universität-Gesamthochschule Siegen, 57076 Siegen weber@zfl.uni-siegen.de WIESMÜLLER Christian, Dr. phil.; Institut ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-476-01378-1_68
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
2016
pädiatrie Kinder- und Jugendmedizin hautnah
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Gonschorek, Gertrud Kammler, Christian Jürgens
Medizin aktuell
42 Leitlinie im Fokus
Neue Empfehlung zur Sepsistherapie -keine wertvolle Zeit
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doi:10.1007/s15014-016-0738-3
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Danksagung
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2018
Der Magnetismus des Guten
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Meinem Freund Steffen Kammler und den Rostocker Platonikern verdanke ich den nachhaltigen Anstoß zur Beschäftigung mit platonischem Denken. Mein Doktorvater, Prof. Dr. ...
Der Mühe des Korrekturlesens haben sich außer den Genannten auch Krystina Schaub, Christian Weibel und mein lieber Freund Emanuel Viebahn unterzogen, denen ich an dieser Stelle ebenfalls ganz herzlich ...
doi:10.1515/9783110623871-201
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