39 research outputs found
Effect of Systemic Hypertension With Versus Without Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on the Progression of Atrial Fibrillation (from the Euro Heart Survey).
Hypertension is a risk factor for both progression of atrial fibrillation (AF) and development of AF-related complications, that is major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). It is unknown whether left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as a consequence of hypertension is also a risk factor for both these end points. We aimed to assess this in low-risk AF patients, also assessing gender-related differences. We included 799 patients from the Euro Heart Survey with nonvalvular AF and a baseline echocardiogram. Patients with and without hypertension were included. End points after 1 year were occurrence of AF progression, that is paroxysmal AF becoming persistent and/or permanent AF, and MACCE. Echocardiographic LVH was present in 33% of 379 hypertensive patients. AF progression after 1 year occurred in 10.2% of 373 patients with rhythm follow-up. In hypertensive patients with LVH, AF progression occurred more frequently as compared with hypertensive patients without LVH (23.3% vs 8.8%, pโฏ=โฏ0.011). In hypertensive AF patients, LVH was the most important multivariably adjusted determinant of AF progression on multivariable logistic regression (odds ratio 4.84, 95% confidence interval 1.70 to 13.78, pโฏ=โฏ0.003). This effect was only seen in male patients (27.5% vs 5.8%, pโฏ=โฏ0.002), while in female hypertensive patients, no differences were found in AF progression rates regarding the presence or absence of LVH (15.2% vs 15.0%, pโฏ=โฏ0.999). No differences were seen in MACCE for hypertensive patients with and without LVH. In conclusion, in men with hypertension, LVH is associated with AF progression. This association seems to be absent in hypertensive women
Progression From Paroxysmal to Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical Correlates and Prognosis
Objectives: We investigated clinical correlates of atrial fibrillation (AF) progression and evaluated the prognosis of patients demonstrating AF progression in a large population. Background: Progression of paroxysmal AF to more sustained forms is frequently seen. However, not all patients will progress to persistent AF. Methods: We included 1,219 patients with paroxysmal AF who participated in the Euro Heart Survey on AF and had a known rhythm status at follow-up. Patients who experienced AF progression after 1 year of follow-up were identified. Results: Progression of AF occurred in 178 (15%) patients. Multivariate analysis showed that heart failure, age, previous transient ischemic attack or stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hypertension were the only independent predictors of AF progression. Using the regression coefficient as a benchmark, we calculated the HATCH score. Nearly 50% of the patients with a HATCH score >5 progressed to persistent AF compared with only 6% of the patients with a HATCH score of 0. During follow-up, patients with AF progression were more often admitted to the hospital and had more major adverse cardiovascular events. Conclusions: A substantial number of patients progress to sustained AF within 1 year. The clinical outcome of these patients regarding hospital admissions and major adverse cardiovascular events was worse compared with patients demonstrating no AF progression. Factors known to cause atrial structural remodeling (age and underlying heart disease) were independent predictors of AF progression. The HATCH score may help to identify patients who are likely to progress to sustained forms of AF in the near future. \ua9 2010 American College of Cardiology Foundation
Explaining the Gender Wage Gap in Georgia
This paper evaluates gender wage differentials in Georgia between 2000 and 2004. Using ordinary least squares, we find that the gender wage gap in Georgia is substantially higher than in other transition countries. Correcting for sample selection bias using the Heckman approach further increases the gender wage gap. The Blinder Oaxaca decomposition results suggest that most of the wage gap remains unexplained. The explained portion of the gap is almost entirely attributed to industrial variables. We find that the gender wage gap in Georgia diminished between 2000 and 2004
On the TeV Halo Fraction in gamma-ray bright Pulsar Wind Nebulae
The discovery of extended TeV emission around the Geminga and PSR B0656+14 pulsars, with properties consistent with free particlepropagation in the interstellar medium (ISM), has sparked considerable discussion on the possible presence of such halos in othersystems. Here we make an assessment of the current TeV source population associated with energetic pulsars, in terms of size andestimated energy density. Based on two alternative estimators we conclude that a large majority of the known TeV sources haveemission originating in the zone energetically and dynamically dominated by the pulsar (i.e. thepulsar wind nebula), rather than froma halo of particles diffusing in to the ISM. Furthermore, whilst the number of established halos will surely increase in the future, wefind that it is unlikely that such halos contribute significantly to the total TeVฮณ-ray luminosity from electrons accelerated in PW
แแแแแแแแขแแ แแแแแ แกแแกแขแแแแแแก (แแฅแ แ, แคแแ แแแ แแ แแจแแแแแ แแแขแแแแแ) แแแคแ แแกแขแ แฃแฅแขแฃแ แ โ แกแแแแแแแแแก แแ แแแแแแแ แแแแก แแ แ-แแ แแ แกแแคแฃแซแแแแ (แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแก แแแแแแแแแ)
แแแฎแแกแแแแแแฃแแแ แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแก แแแแแแแแขแแ แแแแแ แกแแกแขแแแแแแก (แแฅแ แ, แคแแ แแแ แแ แแจแแแแแ แแแขแแแแแ) แแแคแ แแกแขแ แฃแฅแขแฃแ แ. แกแแแแแแแ แแแแแแฃแ-แแแแแขแฃแ แ แฏแแแแจแ แแแแแ แแฃแแแแแ แแฆแแแแ แแแฃแแแแแแแแ แแแแแแแแ แฃแฏแ แแแแแแก แแ แกแแแแแ. แจแแแแแแแแแแแฃแแแ แแแแ แแแแแแแแแแก แแ แแแแแแฃแแ แฌแแแแแซแฆแแ แแแ
Distinguishing Dielectric Weakly Different Areas With Anthropogenic Influence in Homogeneous Continental Soil Layers
แแ แแแแแ แแแแ แแแแขแแแแแขแแแฃแ แแแแแแแแก แคแแแแแจแ แแแแ แแแแแแแฃแแ แฉแแ แแแแ แจแแฅแแแแแ แแแแแแฅแขแ แแแฃแแแ แกแฃแกแขแแ แแแแกแฎแแแแแแฃแแ แกแแแ แชแแแแแก แแแคแแฅแกแแ แแแ แแแแ แแแแแแแแแชแแแก แแแแแแแ แกแแแกแแแแ แจแแกแแซแแแแแแแ.แแแแ แแแแแแแแแชแแ, แกแฃแกแขแแ แแแแขแ แแกแฃแแ แแแแแแฅแขแ แแแฃแแ แแแ แแแ.Distinguishing dielectric weakly different areas with anthropogenic influence in
homogeneous continental soil layers is possible by GPRmethod
Subsurface Monitoring Near Surface Repositories / Storages of Aggressive Substances in Seismically Active Territories
แแแแฌแแแแแ แแ แ แแแแแแฅแขแแฃแ แกแแแแ แฎ/แกแแชแแแแ แแแแแขแแ แแแแ
แกแแจแฃแแแแแแก แแซแแแแ แแแแแแแแแแแก แแแฌแแกแฅแแแจแ แแแแแแแกแแแแก
แแแแแแแแแแแก แแแแแแแ แแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแก แแแ แฆแแแแแก แแแจแแแแ
แแแแคแแฅแกแแ แแก แแ แแแแแแแแแก แแแแ แฃแแ แงแแคแแแ แแแแแแแ.
แกแแแแ แฎ/แกแแชแแแแ แแ แแแแแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแขแแ แแแแแก แกแแจแฃแแแแแแก แแซแแแแ
แแกแแแ แแซแแแแ แ แแแแคแแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแแ, แ แแแแ แแช แแ แแก
แแแแ แแแแแแแแแชแแ. แกแแฅแแ แแแแแแจแ แแแแ แแแแแแแแแชแแฃแ แ แแแแแแแ
แแแแ แแแแ โZond 12eโ-แแก แแแแแงแแแแแแ, แแแแแขแแ แแแแแก แแแแแแ,
แแแแแแแแแฃแ แแฅแแ แแแ แแแแก แแแแแแแแซแฃแ แแแแแ แแแกแแแแแแก
แกแแแแ แฎ/แกแแชแแแ แแ แแฆแแแฉแแแแ แแฅแแ แแแแกแขแ แฃแฅแชแแแก แแแแแแแแแแก
แแแ แฆแแแแแก แแแจแแแแ. แจแแกแแแแแแกแ แแ แแแแแแแแก แแแแ แแแแแแแแแฃแ
แกแแแแ แฎ/แกแแชแแแแแจแ แแแขแแ แแแฃแแ แกแแ แแแแแขแ แฆแแแแกแซแแแแแแแก แจแแแแแแ,
แจแแแชแแ แแแฃแ แแฅแแ แแแ แแแแก แแแแแแซแฃแ แแแแก แ แแกแแแก แกแแจแแจแ แแแแ.ะะพะฝะธัะพัะธะฝะณ ัะดะพะฒะธััั
ะธะปะธ ัะฐะดะธะพะฐะบัะธะฒะฝัั
ะทะฐั
ะพัะพะฝะตะฝะธะน / ั
ัะฐะฝะธะปะธั
ะฟะพะทะฒะพะปัะตั ะพะฑะฝะฐััะถะธัั ะฟัะธะทะฝะฐะบะธ ะฝะฐัััะตะฝะธั ะบะพะฝััััะบัะธะพะฝะฝะพะน
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ัะฐะฝะธะปะธั ะธ ะฒััะฒะธัั ะฒะพะทะผะพะถะฝะพััั ะธั
ะฝะตะณะฐัะธะฒะฝะพะณะพ ะฒะปะธัะฝะธั ะฝะฐ ะพะบััะถะฐัััั ััะตะดั. ะ ะดะฐะฝะฝะพะผ ัะปััะฐะต
ะธัะฟะพะปัะทะพะฒะฐะปัั ะผะพัะฝัะน ะณะตะพัะธะทะธัะตัะบะธะน ะผะตัะพะด, ัะฐะบะพะน, ะบะฐะบ
ะณะตะพัะฐะดะธะพะปะพะบะฐัะธั, ะบะพัะพััะน ัะฒะปัะตััั ะฝะตะธะฝะฒะฐะทะธะฒะฝัะผ ะผะตัะพะดะพะผ
ะผะพะฝะธัะพัะธะฝะณะฐ ะฟะพะดะทะตะผะฝัั
ะบะพะฝััััะบัะธะน, ะฒ ัะพะผ ัะธัะปะต ะธ ะทะฐั
ะพัะพะฝะตะฝะธะน /
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ัะฐะฝะธะปะธั. ะ ะะพััะพัะฝะพะน ะััะทะธะธ ะผะตัะพะด ะณะตะพัะฐะดะธะพะปะพะบะฐัะธะธ, ั
ะธัะฟะพะปัะทะพะฒะฐะฝะธะตะผ ะณะตะพัะฐะดะฐัะฐ ยซZond 12eยป, ะฟัะธะผะตะฝัะปัั ะดะปั ะผะพะฝะธัะพัะธะฝะณะฐ
ะทะฐั
ะพัะพะฝะตะฝะธั / ั
ัะฐะฝะธะปะธัะฐ ะทะฐะณััะทะฝะธัะตะปะตะน ะพะบััะถะฐััะตะน ััะตะดั ั ัะตะปัั
ะธะดะตะฝัะธัะธะบะฐัะธะธ ัะฐััะธ ะฟะพะดะทะตะผะฝัั
ะบะพะฝััััะบัะธะน. ะ ัะปะตะดััะฒะธะธ
ะทะฐะบะปััะตะฝะธั ะณะตะพัะฐะดะธะพะปะพะบะฐัะธะพะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะผะพะฝะธัะพัะธะฝะณะฐ ัะธัะบ ะทะฐะณััะทะฝะตะฝะธั
ะพะบััะถะฐััะตะน ััะตะดั ะฑัะป ัะผะตะฝััะตะฝ ะฟะพัะปะต ะฟัะพะฒะตะดะตะฝะธั
ัะพะพัะฒะตัััะฒัััะธั
ัะตะผะพะฝัะฝัั
ัะฐะฑะพั ะฝะฐะด ะทะฐั
ะพัะพะฝะตะฝะธะตะผ / ั
ัะฐะฝะธะปะธัะตะผ.Monitoring of toxic or radioactive burial sites / storages allows to detect
signs of violation of the structural integrity of underground storages and to
identify the possibility of their negative impact on the environment. In this
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case, we used a powerful geophysical method, such as GPR, which is a
non-invasive method for monitoring underground structures including
burials / storages. In Eastern Georgia, the GPR method using โZond 12eโ
georadar was used to monitor the burial / storage of environmental
pollutants in order to identify part of underground structures. Due to the
conclusion of GPR monitoring, the risk of environmental pollution was
reduced after the corresponding repair work on the burial / storage site
แงแฃแแแกแแแแแก (แฌแงแแแขแฃแแแก) แแแ แกแขแฃแแ แแฆแแแแแก แแแแแแแแแแ แซแแแแแก แแแแคแแแแแฃแ แ แแแแแแแแแ
แงแฃแแแกแแแแแก แแแ แกแขแฃแแ แแฆแแแแ แจแแกแฌแแแแแแแ แซแแแแแก แแแแฅแขแ แแแแขแ แฃแแ แแแแแแแแแ โ แแแ แขแแแแแฃแ แ แแแแฅแขแ แฃแแ แแแแแแ แแแ, แกแแแแขแ แแฃแแ แแแแฅแขแ แแคแแแแ แแแ, แแฃแแแแ แแแ แแแแฅแขแ แฃแแ แแแแแก แแแแแแ. แแแแแแแแแแแแแก แจแแแแแแแ แแ แแแแแแแก แแแ แแแ แแแแฎแแแแ.
แฉแแขแแ แแแฃแแ แแแแแแแแแก แจแแแแแแ แแฆแแแแแจแ แแ แแแก แแแกแฌแแ แแ แแฆแแฃแ แแแแแแแ แแ แแแแแแแแแแแแ แแแแ แแแแ แกแแกแขแแแแแ, แ แแแแแแแช แฅแแแแแ แกแแแแแแ แแซแแแแ แแแแฎแแแ แแแฃแ แแแแแแก แแ แแแแแงแแคแแ แกแฎแแแแแกแฎแแ แกแแแแแแก แแแแ แชแแแแแแก แแแแแแแก.
แงแฃแแแกแแแแแก แแแ แกแขแฃแแ แแฆแแแแ แแฅแกแแแฃแแขแแชแแแก แแแแแกแแแ แแกแแ แกแแแแแแ แแแฆแแแ แ แแกแแแก แแแแแฅแขแก แฌแแ แแแแแแแแก
แคแฃแ แแแก แแฌแแ แแแแ แแแจแแแก แแแแแงแแแแแแ แแแแแแแฃแ แ แกแแแซแแแแก แซแแแแก แแแแแก แขแ แแแกแคแแ แแแแขแแแแก แแแแแแแแแก แกแแแแแฎแแกแแแแแก แแแแแก
แกแขแแขแแแจแ แกแแฌแงแแกแ แแ แแแแขแแชแแฃแแ แแแแแก แฎแแกแแแแแกแ แแ แชแแแแแแแแแก แแแแแแแแกแฌแแแแแแ, แแแชแแแฃแแแ แแ แแแแขแแชแแฃแแ แแแแแก แคแฃแ แแแก แแฌแแ แแแแ แแแจแแแก An แแ Bn แแแแคแแชแแแแขแแแแก แจแแคแแกแแ