Stiffness- and relaxation-based diastolic function (DF) assessment can characterize the presence, severity, and mechanism of dysfunction. Although frequency-based characterization of arterial function is routine (input impedance, characteristic impedance, arterial wave reflection), DF assessment via frequency-based methods incorporating optimization/efficiency criteria is lacking. By definition...

OBJECTIVE We sought to test whether variations across regions in end-of-life (EOL) treatment intensity are associated with regional differences in patient preferences for EOL care. RESEARCH DESIGN Dual-language (English/Spanish) survey conducted March to October 2005, either by mail or computer-assisted telephone questionnaire, among a probability sample of 3480 Medicare part A and/or B eligi...

BACKGROUND There is debate as to whether the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and insulin resistance is independent of body fatness, particularly central obesity. Therefore, the association among CRP, insulin resistance and obesity was analyzed in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS The study included 520 Chinese patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with CRP levels n...

Let ( Mk, Qk ) k∈N be independent copies of an R -valued random vector. It is known that if Yn := Q1+M1Q2+ . . .+M1 · . . . ·Mn−1Qn converges a.s. to a random variable Y , then the law of Y satisfies the stochastic fixed-point equation Y d = Q1 +M1Y , where (Q1,M1) is independent of Y . In the present paper we consider the situation when |Yn| diverges to∞ in probability because |Q1| takes large...

(7) 2 · (p+q) ∈ L(p,q). (8) If p1 = q1 and q1 = (p1)1 and p2 ≤ q2 and q2 ≤ (p1)2, then q ∈ L(p, p1). (9) If p1 ≤ q1 and q1 ≤ (p1)1 and p2 = q2 and q2 = (p1)2, then q ∈ L(p, p1). (10) Let D be a non empty set, given i, j, and M be a matrix over D. If 1 ≤ i and i ≤ lenM and 1 ≤ j and j ≤ widthM, then 〈i, j〉 ∈ the indices of M. (11) If 1 ≤ i and i + 1 ≤ lenG and 1 ≤ j and j + 1 ≤ widthG, then 2 · ...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between components defining insulin resistance and breast cancer in women. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a systematic review of four databases (PubMed-Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus) for observational studies evaluating components defining insulin resistance in women with and without breast cancer. A meta-analysis of the...