Separation problem for a family of Borel and Baire G-powers of shift measures on R

The separation problem for a family of Borel and Baire G-powers of shift measures on R is studied for an arbitrary infinite additive group G using the technique developed in [Kuipers L., Niederreiter H. Uniform distribution of sequences. – New York etc.: John Wiley & Sons, 1974], [Shiryaev A. N. Probability (in Russian). – Moscow: Nauka, 1980] and [Pantsulaia G. R. Invariant and quasiinvariant measures in infinite-dimensional topological vector spaces. – New York: Nova Sci. Publ., Inc., 2007].Вивчається задача вiдокремлення для сiм’ї борелiвських та берiвських G-степенiв мiр зсуву на R для довiльної нескiнченної адитивної групи G iз використанням пiдходу, розвиненого в роботах [Kuipers L., Niederreiter H. Uniform distribution of sequences. – New York etc.: John Wiley & Sons, 1974], [Ширяев А. Н. Вероятность. – М.: Наука, 1980] та [Pantsulaia G. R. Invariant and quasiinvariant measures in infinite-dimensional topological vector spaces. – New York: Nova Sci. Publ., Inc., 2007]

GENDER RELATED DIFFERENCES IN OUTCOMES FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF PATIENTS WITH ST – ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Background: Conflicting evidence exists in respect of gender differences in outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). Aim: Evaluation of gender differences in outcomes after ST – elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in different age groups of patients following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Methods: We studied consecutive 292 female and consecutive 311 male STEMI patients who underwent PCI with stent implantation. Study individuals were divided into groups by the gender and age (<65, 65-75, >75 years). Patients with total ischemic time >4 hours were excluded from the study. In hospital, 45-day and one year outcomes (death from cardiovascular causes, repeated angiography and revascularization) were evaluated, as well as several factors which may influence disease outcomes. Results: Total death rate in hospital, during 45-days and one year period: in women - 0.168, 0.250, 0.438, in men - 0.161, 0.289, 0.408, differences were not significant (p> 0.05). In hospital death rate in study groups (age groups <65, 65-75,>75years): in women -0.112, 0.155, 0.257, in men -0.121, 0.176, 0.216. Forty five-day mortality rate in study groups: in women -0.135, 0.279, 0.338, in men- 0.226, 0.279, 0.471; one year mortality rate in study groups: in women -0.315, 0.419, 0.622, in men - 0.347, 0.419, 0.529. Differences are statistically significant in age group under 65 years (P<0.05). Age under 65 years is associated with lower probability of in hospital and 45 days mortality (OR -0.53, 95% CI 0.9 – 0.25, OR- 0.36, 95% CI 0.18-0.72) in females, as well as with one year mortality in females OR- 0.47 , 95%CI 0.28 -0.80 and 45 days mortality in males OR-0.35, 95%CI 0.59-0.99. Study showed significantly (P<0.005) higher rate of repeated angiography (0.154 vs 0.077) and revascularization (0.127 vs 0.026) in females as compared with men after STEMI following primary PCI with stent implantation, Conclusions: a) Mortality rates (in hospital, 45 days and one year) after STEMI in patients with ischemic time <4 hours who underwent PCI with stent implantation did not differ between genders; b) Women younger 65 years with STEMI after timely revascularization have better prognosis as compared with their male counterparts and females of other groups; c) Risk of one year repeated angiography and revascularization in one year is higher in female patients with STEMI following primary PCI with stent implantation

Stress neuropeptide levels in adults with chest pain due to coronary artery disease: potential implications for clinical assessment

: Substance P (SP) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) are neuropeptides involved in nociception. The study of biochemical markers of pain in communicating critically ill coronary patients may provide insight for pain assessment and management in critical care. Purpose of the study was to to explore potential associations between plasma neuropeptide levels and reported pain intensity in coronary critical care adults, in order to test the reliability of SP measurements for objective pain assessment in critical care