OBJECTIVES In a retrospective study, we sought to evaluate the effect of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy on ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with advanced congestive heart failure. BACKGROUND Despite the increasing use of LVAD as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, our knowledge regarding its effect on ventricular arrhythmias is currently limited to small series. Little...

Background Mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) is a rare, often lethal, entity that accounts for approximately 10-15% of all cases of mesenteric ischemia [1,2]. Current indications for surgery in patients with acute MVT include signs of peritonitis, bowel infarction and hemodynamic instability. In all other cases, long-lasting anticoagulation is the strategy of choice [3,4], patients with MVT have...

BACKGROUND Since Misoprostol Vaginal Insert (MVI - Misodel ®) was approved for labor induction in Europe in 2013, to date, no study has been published comparing MVI to Misoprostol vaginal tablets (MVT). The aim of this study, performed as part of a quality improvement project, was to compare the efficacy and safety of 200 μg MVI versus 25 μg MVT for labor induction in nulliparous women. METHO...

BACKGROUND Mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) is uncommon and accounts for 5-10% of all mesenteric ischemic events. In 80% of cases, an etiologic factor is found. The clinical presentation varies and the diagnosis is made based on imaging studies. The treatment involves anticoagulation alone or in combination with surgery. AIM To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with MVT. PAT...

Patients with an implantable cardioverter-de~brillator (ICD) may receive frequent shocks or antitachycardia pacing for monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (MVT) despite suppressive drug therapy. Antitachycardia pacing is often well-tolerated but not always effective. High voltage cardioversion is usually painful and may cause severe, disabling anxiety for some patients. Therefore, catheter abla...

Previous evidence has shown that vagal nerve activity modulates ventricular arrhythmias in patients and in animal models. However, the effects of direct vagus nerve stimulation on ventricular tachyarrhythmias brought by direct sympathetic nerve stimulation have not been elucidated. In the present study, the effects of electrical stimulation of the left cervical vagus nerve on ventricular tachyc...

3 We integrate appealing features of Markowitz’s mean-variance portfolio theory (MVT) 4 and Shefrin and Statman’s behavioral portfolio theory (BPT) into a new mental accounting 5 (MA) framework. Features of the MA framework include an MA structure of portfolios, 6 a definition of risk as the probability of failing to reach the threshold level in each mental 7 account, and attitudes toward risk ...

BACKGROUND Although multivitamin products are widely used as dietary supplements to maintain health or as special medical food in certain diseases, the effects of these products were not investigated in diabetes mellitus, a major cardiovascular risk factor. Therefore, here we investigated if a preparation of different minerals, vitamins, and trace elements (MVT) for human use affects the severi...

Serial stay-or-search problems are ubiquitous across many domains, including employment, internet search, mate search, and animal foraging. For instance, in patch foraging problems, animals must decide whether to stick with a depleting reward vs search for a new source. The optimal strategy in patch foraging problems, described by the Marginal Value Theorem (MVT; Charnov, 1976), is to leave the...