Gravity and other geophysical studies of the crust of Southern Britain

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The Effect of Cleaning Solutions on a Denture Base Material: Elimination of Candida albicans and Alteration of Physical Properties.

PurposeTo evaluate the antimicrobial efficiency of three cleaning solutions and their effect on the physical properties of a denture base material

<p>The Impact of Lesion Complexity and the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc Score on Spontaneous Reperfusion in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction</p>

Background. In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a patent infarct-related artery (IRA) on initial angiography is defined as spontaneous reperfusion (SR). Objective. The present study aimed to determine the impact of lesion complexity and the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score on SR in patients with STEMI. Methods. A total number of 1,641 consecutive patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI were assessed for this study. Patients were divided into 2 groups, those with SR, SR(+) (n = 239), and those without SR, SR(-) (n = 1402), according to their initial angiography and SR status. CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scores were calculated for all patients. The lesion complexity of coronary artery disease was assessed with the SYNTAX score. Results. The CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc and SYNTAX scores were significantly lower in the SR(+) group compared to the SR(-) (mean CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc, 1.36 +/- 0.64 vs. 2.01 +/- 0.80, p < 0.001; mean SYNTAX score, 15.51 +/-& nbsp;5.94 vs. 17.08 +/-& nbsp;8.29, p < 0.001). After the multivariate regression analysis, a lower CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc (OR = 0.288, p < 0.001), SYNTAX score (OR = 0.920, p=0.007), uric acid (OR = 0.868, p=0.005), CRP (OR = 0.939, p=0.001), BNP (OR = 0.998, p=0.004), and troponin (OR = 0.991, p=0.001) were independent predictors of SR. In-hospital mortality rates were significantly lower in the SR(+) group compared to the SR(-) (0% vs. 6.7%, p < 0.001). Conclusion. Our study demonstrated that lesion complexity and the CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score are independently associated with spontaneous reperfusion

Diagnostic dilemma of parotid lipomas: imaging versus fine needle aspiration cytology

Lipomas are common soft tissue neoplasms; however, they are found rarely in the parotid gland region. The purpose of this study was to analyze the diagnostic challenges of this rare condition. We performed a retrospective analysis of 11 patients with parotid lipomas, treated from November 2009 to February 2014. The mean age at diagnosis was 46.6±2.9 years, and the study population included 8 males and 3 females. Computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed in radiological diagnosis. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) was performed in all cases (including two times in five patients, for a total of 16 biopsies) and results were diagnostic in four instances. Specificities of the CT, MRI, and FNA cytology tests were 100%, 100%, and 25% respectively. CT and/or MRI scans were more reliable than FNA cytologies for accurate diagnosis of parotid lipomas