IMPORTANCE Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in persons with diabetes mellitus. Although there are national estimates for the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its risk factors among persons with diabetes, to our knowledge, no comparable estimates are available for DME specifically. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of DME in the US population and to iden...

Abstract De rerum natura displays a particular closeness to the Homeric epics on various levels: in language, arguments, and selection of examples. This clearly goes beyond similarities arising from affinity as determined by genre. Further, couple passages are veritable translations Iliad resp. Odyssey . There, attitude towards pretext becomes especially clear. It ranges acknowledgement rejecti...

OBJECTIVE To examine protocol adherence to structured intensive management in the Valsartan Intensified Primary carE Reduction of Blood Pressure (VIPER-BP) study involving 119 primary care clinics and 1562 randomized participants. METHODS Prospective criteria for assessing adherence to treatment prescription, uptitration, and visit attendance at 6, 10, 14, and 18 weeks postrandomization were ...

We present results from λ 3.6 cm observations of the quasar pair 1038+528 A and B, made in 1995 using the VLBA together with the Effelsberg 100m telescope. We describe the use of a phase-referencing technique to measure the astrometric separation between the quasars. We also introduce a new data analysis method ”hybrid double mapping” which preserves the relative astrometric information in a si...

Background Influenza vaccination have been recommended for asthmatic patients in many countries as observational study have established that influenza infection can be associated with asthma exacerbation .But influenza vaccination itself has the potential to adversely affect pulmonary function. This study sought to determine whether influenza vaccination status is associated with asthma control...

OBJECTIVE To report the incidence of mediastinitis in cardiovascular surgery postoperation. METHODS The records of all 1038 patients who underwent cardiovascular surgical procedures between May/2007 and June/2009 were reviewed. All operations were performed in Division of Cardiovascular Surgery of Pronto Socorro Cardiológico de Pernambuco - PROCAPE. RESULTS The complication occurred within,...