Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia provide sev-eral advantages over systemic opioids,
including superior analgesia, reduced blood loss and need for transfusion, decreased …

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) form a family of enzymes that mediate multiple functions
both in the tissue destruction and immune responses related to periodontal inflammation …

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is a common cause of macrocytic anemia and has been
implicated in a spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders. The role of B12 deficiency in …

Background Previous trials have shown that among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis,
survival rates are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical …

Background Among patients with aortic stenosis who are at intermediate or high risk for
death with surgery, major outcomes are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement …

Summary Background The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial
showed that mortality at 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years is much the same with transcatheter …

Background Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) is the recommended therapy for
patients with severe aortic stenosis who are not suitable candidates for surgery. The …

The actual incidence of neurologic dysfunction resulting from hemorrhagic complications
associated with neuraxial blockade is unknown. Although the incidence cited in the literature …

This paper considers the accuracy of projection method approximations to the initial–
boundary-value problem for the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. The issue of how …

We prospectively studied 952 patients to identify the incidence of hypotension (systolic
blood pressure less than 90 mmHg), bradycardia (heart rate less than 50 beats/min) …