Uso del tratamiento antitrombótico en pacientes con fibrilación auricular en atención primaria. Importancia del control del INR To the Editor, It was with great interest that we read the letter by Barrios et al 1 about the use of antithrombotic therapy by applying the CHA 2 DS 2-VASc scale in patients with atrial fibrillation in primary care. Their objective was to determine whether there were ...

The surface properties (nature, strength, and stability of interaction of functional groups) and bulk morphologies of a series of amino-acid-functionalized carbonate-containing hydroxyapatite (CHA) particles were investigated. It was found that the amino acids were both occluded in and presented on the surface of the CHA particles. Furthermore, their presence enhanced particle colloidal stabili...

Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) was carried out on a 5-year-old boy with congenital hypoplastic anemia (CHA), who did not respond to corticosteroids and who was displaying signs of progressive hemosiderosis. Pretransplant preparation had to be modified because respiratory failure and cerebral edema supervened. This preparatory regimen consisted of busulfan (2 mg/kg for four days), ...

Since the discovery of a link between the malfunction of post-replicative mismatch correction and hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer, the study of this complex repair pathway has received a great deal of attention. Our understanding of the mammalian system was facilitated by conservation of the main protagonists of this process from microbes to humans. Thus, biochemical experiments carried o...

Byungchul Cha ([email protected]) teaches at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after working for three years at Hendrix College. He received his B.S. from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. His area of specialization is number theory. When he is not teaching calculus, he enjoys engaging his young son in doing other ...

59 Correspondence to: Se Kook Kee, Department of Surgery, Gumi CHA Hospital, Pochon CHA University College of Medicine, 855, Hyunggok-dong, Gumi 730-040, Korea. Tel: 054-450-9564, Fax: 054-452-5098, E-mail: [email protected] Received December 28, 2008, Accepted January 30, 2009 This case was presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Korean Surgical Society, November 7∼9, Seoul, Korea. A ...

Address for correspondence: Hye Cheol Jeong, M.D., Ph.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bundang CHA Hospital, Pochon CHA University, 351, Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-712, Korea Phone: 82-31-780-6142, Fax: 82-31-780-4800 E-mail: [email protected] Received: Nov. 15, 2007 Accepted: Jan. 15, 2008 결핵성 파괴폐에 의한 폐동맥 고혈압 환자에서 발견된 근위부 폐동맥 혈전증 1...

In this article Bruce Vladcck helps Catholic providers get ready for a new era in Medicaremanaged care—and he explains what the Health Care Financing Administration is doing to improve Medicare in the changing healthcare environment. A series of CHA -sponsored regional meetings will also prepare CHA members for changes in Medicare and Medicaid. Sec William J. Cox's companion article on p. 29 an...

CONTEXT Three major coronary risk factors-serum cholesterol level, blood pressure, and smoking-increase incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and related end points. In previous investigations, risks for low-risk reference groups were estimated statistically because samples contained too few such people to measure risk. OBJECTIVE To measure long-term mortality rates for individuals with f...