The stability of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) was studied in 20 patients. Study models were evaluated immediately prior to treatment, at the end of treatment, and at least 4 years post-treatment with regards to maxillary and mandibular intermolar widths, intercanine widths, arch perimeters, and irregularity indices. The mean maxillary intermolar width increased by 3.7 mm during treatment, an...

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COMMON CAUSES OF heart failure are coronary heart disease (coronary artery atherosclerosis), hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and heart valve disease (4). Accordingly, the most common models of heart failure are coronary arterial occlusion, temporally (partially) or permanently (completely); aortic constriction or high-salt feeding; gene-deficient and knockout models; and mitral, aortic regurgitat...