The 1965-1967 Matsushiro earthquake swarm in central Japan exhibited two unique characteristics. The first was a hydro-mechanical crust rupture resulting from degassing, volume expansion of CO2/water, and a crack opening within the critically stressed crust under a strike-slip stress. The other was, despite the lower total seismic energy, the occurrence of complexed seismo-electromagnetic (seis...

The mechanisms of thrombus formation in atherosclerotic cerebral arteries are still controversial, although intraplaque haemorrhage and rupture of the atheromatous plaques have been proposed. A histopathological analysis of segments of the thrombosed large intracranial arteries was carried out on eight patients who died within 28 days after brain infarction. The study revealed occlusive thrombi...

Abstract Introduction Collagenase clostridium histolyticum is the only guideline and US FDA approved intralesional treatment for Peyronie's disease (PD). The most feared complication corporeal rupture which occurs in less than 0.5% of treated patients. In largest clinical trial, 3 occurred, however this was enough to include a black box warning recommend patients abstain from sexual intercourse...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Vertebrobasilar, nonsaccular, and dolichoectatic aneurysms generally have a poor natural history. We performed a study examining the natural history of vertebrobasilar, nonsaccular, and dolichoectatic aneurysms receiving serial imaging and studied imaging characteristics associated with growth and rupture. METHODS We included all vertebrobasilar dolichoectatic, fusiform...

Background: Recent research indicates that temporary deteriorations of variables monitored continuously in the course of the therapeutic relationship are important characteristics of psychotherapeutic change. These so-called “rupture-repair” episodes were assessed and put in relation to the outcome of therapy using different mathematical methods. Presently, there is no standardized procedure to...

BACKGROUND Retrospective studies have associated early epidural analgesia with cesarean delivery, but prospective studies do not demonstrate a causal relationship. This suggests that there are other variables associated with early epidural analgesia that increase the risk of cesarean delivery. This study was undertaken to determine the characteristics associated with early epidural analgesia in...

The brachiocephalic arteries of fat-fed apolipoprotein E knockout mice develop plaques that frequently rupture and form luminal thromboses. The morphological characteristics of plaques without evidence of instability or with healed previous ruptures (intact) and vessels with acutely ruptured plaques (ruptured) have now been defined, to understand the process of plaque destabilization in more de...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemodynamics is thought to play an important role in the mechanisms of cerebral aneurysm initiation, progression, and rupture. The purpose of this study was to present a hemodynamic study of a cerebral aneurysm immediately before its rupture to assess whether previously identified hemodynamic characteristics would classify this aneurysm in the high-risk category. MATERI...

BACKGROUND Apoptosis and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9) are capable of hydrolysing components of the extracellular matrix and weakening the fetal membranes which leads to eventual rupture, a key process of human parturition. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supracervical apposition and spontaneous labour on apoptosis and MMP-9 in human fetal membranes at term. METHODS Fe...