Results The average age at disease onset was 29 months (range, 3– 135 months). There were 43 females (33.3%) and 26 (20.2%) males. Eight children (12%) were non-responders to the first IVIG infusion. Nine children (13%) had coronary alterations (ectasia or aneurysms). Statistical analysis for MIF genotyping did not show significant differences between patients and controls, both for allelic and...

The aim of this study was to compare pregnancy rates after transfer of in vivo produced embryos cryopreserved using open pulled straw (OPS) vitrification (Group V) or conventional freezing method as a control (Group C). Bovine embryos (Day6.5–7.5) collected from superovulated cows were classified according to developmental stages and morphological qualities (Grade 1 and 2) before cryopreservati...

Previously, we found that the nitrate synthesized from glycerin, 2-nitrate-1,3-dibuthoxypropan (NDBP), increased NO levels in rat aortic smooth muscle cells, inducing vasorelaxation in mesenteric artery. However, its effects on blood pressure and heart rate as well as on autonomic function were not investigated. This study evaluated the action of NDBP on these cardiovascular parameters in spont...

OBJECTIVE To use continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to evaluate the impact of the novel, long-acting basal insulin analog LY2605541 on hypoglycemia and glycemic variability in patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Hypoglycemia and glucose variability were assessed with CGM of interstitial glucose (IG) in a subset of patients with type 2 diabetes from a phase II, randomiz...

OBJECTIVE The authors tested the hypothesis that in adults with prediabetes, an almond-enriched American Diabetes Association (ADA) diet improves measures of insulin sensitivity and other cardiovascular risk factors compared with an ADA nut-free diet. METHODS DESIGN Randomized parallel-group trial. SETTING Outpatient dietary counseling and blood analysis. SUBJECTS Sixty-five adult part...

This study was designed to determine whether preoperative administration of 6% hetastarch decreases the incidence and severity of hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. Forty nonlaboring ASA class I and II women having nonurgent cesarean sections were randomized to receive either 500 mL of 6% hetastarch plus 1 L lactated Ringer's solution (LR) (n = 20), or 2 L of LR (n = 20) ...

Two trials with growing-finishing pigs were conducted to evaluate the effects of fluctuating dietary CP levels and/or space allocation on performance and carcass traits. In Trial 1, three CP regimens were used with 216 growing-finishing pigs (mixed sex). Average initial and final weights of pigs were 31 and 103 kg, respectively. The CP regimens consisted of: 1) control (18% CP from wk 0 to 4; 1...

BACKGROUND The effect of ranolazine (RAN) on cardiac autonomic balance in congestive heart failure (CHF) was studied. METHODS Fifty-four CHF patients were randomized to (1) open-label RAN (RANCHF) added to usual therapy vs. (2) usual therapy (NORANCHF). Parasympathetic and sympathetic (P&S) measurements were taken at baseline and at 12 months. RESULTS A total of 16/27 (59%) patients in both...

BTZ black hole is interpreted as exact solution of 3d higher spin gauge theory. Solutions for free massless fields in BTZ black hole background are constructed with the help of the star-product algebra formalism underlying the formulation of 3d higher spin theory. It is shown that a part of higher spin symmetries remains unbroken for special values of the BTZ parameters.