BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Converting enzyme inhibition and calcium blockade alter large arteries in hypertension. However, the heterogeneity of the response according to the site of cardiovascular measurements has never been investigated. METHODS In a double-blind study, we compared for 180 days 3 hypertensive patient groups treated with verapamil, trandolapril, or their combination. Using echo-...

We prove that for the mean curvature flow of closed embedded hypersurfaces, intrinsic diameter stays uniformly bounded as approaches first singular time, provided all singularities are neck or conical type. In particular, assuming Ilmanen’s multiplicity one conjecture and no cylinder conjecture, we conclude in two-dimensional case always bounded. also obtain sharp $$L^{n-1}$$ bound curvature. T...

INTRODUCTION Peripheral arterial disease(PAD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA) are two important underdiagnosed vascular pathologies. As they share common risk factors with coronary arterial disease, we conducted a study to look at their prevalence among patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with ACS admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Malaysia, from F...

BACKGROUND Configuration of the abdominal aorta is related to healthy aging and a variety of disorders. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess heritable and environmental effects on the abdominal aortic diameter. METHODS 114 adult (69 monozygotic, 45 same-sex dizygotic) twin pairs (mean age 43.6 ± 16.3 years) underwent abdominal ultrasound with Esaote MyLab 70X ultrasound machine to visualize the ab...

This prospective, analytical study was conducted in our university hospital from June 2010 to September 2011 and aimed to know the effect of abdominal compression on the transverse diameter of femoral vein using ultrasonography on stable patients in emergency room and intensive care units. All the stable patients in emergency room [ER] and in Intensive Care Units [ICUs] were included in the stu...

Isolated acute abdominal aortic dissection is a relatively rare event. Its natural history is not fully understood and its optimal treatment is not established. Open surgery represents the most described treatment but endovascular intervention has had increasing application. Isolated chronic abdominal aortic dissection is even less described in the literature. We describe three patients with is...