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The Voice December 17, 2013 Finale Results Winner, Who won 12/17/13?
The night most of us have been waiting for airs tonight – The Voice season 5 finale results! One of the final three artists will be announced as the winner. Who do you think will it be – Tessanne Chin, Jacquie Lee or Will Champlin?
Each artist performed three songs last night – a duet with their coaches, a reprise song and a solo song. Among the three, I think Tessanne Chin was the best though I also like Jacquie Lee. I'm ok if either of these two wins. How about you?
Anyway, Tessanne Chin's "I Have Nothing" performance reached #1 in the iTunes top 10. Her duet with Adam Levine was also in the top 10, it reached #4 to be exact. Meanwhile Jacquie Lee's "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" was also included in the top 10. It reached #9 in the charts.
Will Team Adam win this season or it will be Team Christina?
Lots of performances tonight before we find out the results! It's going to be a two-hour finale.
Follow us on Twitter, add us on Google Plus or like us on Facebook for live updates tonight. Please refresh your browser for the latest results. The artist who won The Voice December 17, 2013 will be posted.
Update: Tessanne Chin wins The Voice season 5!
- The top 20 performs "Tonight's the Night" by Outasite
- Jacquie Lee performs with Matthew Schuler, James Wolpert, Caroline Pennell and Cole Vosbury to sing "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- Tessanne Chin sings "Love Can Move Mountains" with Celine Dion
- Ryan Tedder and One Republic perform "I Live."
- Ray Boudreaux, Preston Pohl, Matthew Schuler, Nic Hawk and Josh Logan sing "Treasure" by Bruno Mars
- Will Champlin performs with Jonny Gray, Cole Vosbury, Caroline Pennell and Austin Jenckes to sing "Wagon Wheel."
- Tessanne Chin performs with James Wolpert, Preston Pohl, Olivia Henken and Grey for a performance of "Hold On, I'm Coming" by Sam and Dave
- Lady Gaga sings "Do What U Want"
3rd Place – Will Champlin
2nd Place – Jacquie Lee
WINNER – Tessanne Chin
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Many of our dogs are not suitable for homes with small children (children under 5)- PLEASE read the dog's bio thoroughly before applying. This could be for numerous reasons - small kids make them nervous, they need training, etc. If the dog does well with small children their bio will state "OK with small children".
We do not have designated adoption areas for our dogs. We normally do not go west of OH or south of VA and cover all northeastern states including New England. Once approved you are welcome to visit with suitable dogs no matter which state they are located in. Please be sure you are willing to travel to the location of the dog.
This blue beauty is Marilyn. She is 7 years old, but you would never know it!
Marilyn comes to DDR from the south. She is a great girl who loves all humans and all other dogs. She is also good with cats.
She is really coming into her own and loves playing with her canine foster siblings.
When Marilyn first arrived she had a skin infection, but that has all cleared up and she is looking fantastic.
Whoever gets to welcome this beauty into their new home is going to be super lucky!
Good with other dogs
Good with kids
Good with cats
Hi! My name is Taz or 'Little Fella'. I'm a red Miniature Pinscher who will be 1 year old in September. I LOVE to play with my doggy friends, food is awesome (hey, I'm a Min. Pin.), like to go on car rides, LOVE to play in water and snuggling beside you at bedtime (or naptime) is the best.
I didn't have such a great start. I went home with a lady that had a couple of small kids and because of her not having much time for me was kept pretty much in my crate. I was crated so much and for so long at times that I would potty in the crate. Her solution was to mention to a friend that she was going to take me to the pound. Her friend didn't want that to happen so she took me in.
My new lady had a husband, a small child and a very old G. Shepherd who doesn't play much these days. She taught me not to be aggressive with food and house trained me (although I do still need to wear my 'piddle pants' for a few days when I go someplace new. I really loved the 2-legged kid as he was always dropping pieces of food on the floor. My new family was also very busy and didn't have the time to devote to additional training so that I grow up to be a FABULOUS fella.
For some reason (they think something must have happened at my first owner's place), you see I'm not comfortable with certain men. I need someone who can help me with this. It's not my fault that I've already had two homes. I need someone who will give me the guidance and structure that any young dog needs.
Good with other dogs
Good with young children
Cats unknown
Meet our sweet, princess Olivia!
In addition to being stunning, she is super smart and very assertive. This beauty is 10 months old and looking for a home where she can be the queen of her castle, but also have a breed
savvy leader.
Olivia falls very hard, as most Dobies do, for her humans. She loves with her whole heart and wants nothing more than to be near her special person.
When it comes to other dogs, Olivia needs to be an only dog. She wants to be the alpha and that's that.
Olivia will make a wonderful companion and because she is so very smart, we are recommending a basic obedience class for her. She would aslo love to have a job and we feel certain she would
excel in something like agility.
Will do best as an only dog
Cats are unknown
She will do best with children 8 and up
This is 8 year old handsome Zorro! He's one sweet baby who loves to go on walks, eat (what Min Pin doesn't) and take cuddly naps with his humans.
Zorro was surrendered to DDR by his owner who could no longer care for him.
Our little Zorro came in with severe dry eye which is being treated with medicated drops and he doing great He takes 2 medication drops along with artificial tears twice per day. Due to his dry eye he has diminished vision.
Zorro likes to sleep under the blankets curled up next to you, is crate trained, loves a lap to sit on, go for walks and loves to eat. Some of his favorite treats are bananas, celery and green beans. He is great with cats, dogs of all sizes and children 8 and older.
Don't think this eye issue slows this boy down - no way Jose! He's rearing to go and has an incredible love for life and living to the max.
If we were handing out awards, Miss Cali would definitely be the recipient of Miss Personality! She is such a joy to be around - always happy and always wanting to be near her human.
Cali's story is a sad one. She came to DDR because her owners discovered she had diabetes and could not provide the care she needed for this disease.
DDR stepped in because there were no other options for Cali other than euthanasia.
It's been a bit of a road to get her stabilized, but we believe we are almost there. Cali's foster mom has done an incredible job with monitoring her blood sugar and keeping her stable. Cali has been nothing but a trooper throughout this process - bless her little soul.
Cali is also now on a very strict diet. When she came to DDR she was severely overweight which was probably part of, if not most of, the cause of her diabetes.
We are hoping there is a wonderful and loving soul who will offer a forever home to our special needs baby... this person will not be intimidated by her having diabetes and will be comfortable monitoring her blood sugar on a regular basis.
At only 6 years old, Miss Cali could have many years ahead of her and we have promised her she need not worry... whether here with DDR or with her forever family, she will always have a safe and loving place to call home.
Good with other dogs
Good with kids
Good with cats
Hi there,
My name is Parker. Parker, P Diddy, or just P. My foster momma has so many cute names for me, but her favorite is P so it's my favorite too!
My story is quite a long one, but my foster momma said everyone will want to read it because I'm such a special boy - so here goes...
I grew up in an Amish puppy mill. At the time I didn't know it was a 'puppy mill' or what 'puppy mill meant' - I just knew it was a very loud place with lots and lots of other dogs like me living in wire pens. I had a lot of friends there, but we all had the same feelings about our home... we weren't very happy.
No one paid much attention to us and if they did they weren't always very nice. Back then I had no idea how truly great life could be. When you live in the mill its the only life you know and you can't do much about it but get up every day and go through the motions... but when you get out you realize how horrible it is and you never, ever want to go back. I feel so bad for all my friends that are still there. I wish I could go set them all free. I am lucky a nice rescue lady was able to get me out of there - I don't know how she did it, but man am I sooooooo grateful! I feel real bad for my friends who couldn't come with me. Each night, before I got to sleep, I thank God I'm no longer there and I also pray that each and every one of them can one day know what its like to be on the outside and be loved.
Once I was free, the nice rescue lady gave me to a Doberman rescue - I was wondering if she realized I wasn't a Doberman. She told me not to worry because this rescue loved Min Pins as well and I would be just fine. I had no idea what it meant to go to a rescue, but soon found out it was pretty freaking AWESOME! I was a little afraid at first, but once I realized humans equal love, food, warmth and everything else good in the whole big wide world, I was looooooooooooooooving it!
Then along came my forever and ever family. Oh how I loved them. They continued to show me that the world is a great place and I became deeply attached to my entire human family. I even had new Min Pin siblings in my forever and ever home. We had a great time for four years and then, suddenly, without warning... my human momma passed away. I thought my heart might break completely in half. I loved my human momma so much and I know she loved me... I didn't understand how she could be here and be fine... and then suddenly, just like that, she was gone.
My human family was devastated too. They loved my momma just like I did. They tried to tell me it would be ok, but I just didn't understand why, when life seemed so good, God decided my momma needed to be in heaven. Thankfully I had my Min Pin sister Jetta. She was as upset as me if not worse... after all, my momma was her momma since she was a teeny, tiny baby. We comforted each other and spent many days sadder than sad.
Then one day human daddy told me that he was going to have to make THE hardest decision he had ever had to make and ask for the rescue to help with Jetta and me. At first I didn't understand, but you see my daddy works out of town and he couldn't quit his job - trust me, I begged him to, but he said he couldn't take care of our human sister if he did that. With teary eyes, he promised me and Jetta we would both be ok and that the rescue would take very good care of us.
So, at 10 years old I am back at the rescue but let me just say my daddy is no fool. No sir! He was right and I am in heeeaaaven here. Yes, I still miss my human momma deeply, but I know she has to be smiling in heaven to see how happy I am again. I know she would loooooooove my foster momma because she loves me just the same as my human momma did.
When I got back to rescue I had to visit the doctor. Not my favorite thing in the world to do, but I went along with it as any good boy would. The vet said I needed a dental and she also discovered my little heart has a murmur. After taking some of my blood, working her magic on it and taking a picture of my heart, she said I should be on medication for my little, bitty heart. She told my foster momma my heart murmur is a Grade 5. I don't know what that means, but my foster momma looked concerned which in turn caused me to look at the vet with concern. My foster momma said I have to take my medicine to help my heart (which is enlarged) and she said my other medicine will also help control the fluid in my lungs. I will have another picture taken of my heart in August. Thank goodness those don't hurt.
I heard the doctor tell my foster momma that a Grade 5 murmur is serious stuff and to top it off I'm no spring chicken. So, my foster momma told me that because this is all the case, I will stay with her and her family under the care of the rescue for the rest of my days. She said I have had enough change and bouncing around - which I totally agree with. =) Whew... I did not want to have to move again.
I'm pretty psyched about staying with the rescue forever. I love it here and I love my foster family. I'm pretty sure they love me too! I don't know how much time I have left, but I don't let that get me down. I say, live each day to the fullest and love life... What else can ya do?
My foster momma wanted me to add something she wrote earlier for you to read too:
This is Sofia... sadly you can not meet her or adopt her because she is no longer alive....
Sofia was a beautiful red Dobergirl who was living in Cancun Mexico.
She found herself in a shelter in Cancun and was set to come to DDR.
Thankfully she was spared due to the efforts of concerned volunteers in Mexico as well as the US.
We were so excited to be able to help this poor girl start a new life here. Sadly, she never made it. Sofia was heavy heartworm positive and died in Mexico before we were able to get her to the US.
Even if we had moved her quickly she may have died on the flight. She was so severely infected with heartworm disease and there was almost no chance of saving this sweet girl.
How sad! She did not deserve the life she had there and she did not deserve to die this way.
We require all of our adoptive homes to use Heartworm Preventative year round so our dogs will never suffer like Sofia and our Spice.
Heartworm disease will kill your beloved family member and it is so easily preventable.
Sofia spent her life suffering... no one cared enough to make sure she was protected from this horrible disease.
If your current pets are not on preventative you will be required to have them tested and started on preventative prior to adopting a DDR dog.
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Agencies are beginning to streamline their regulations through techniques that include simply eliminating some regulations and through technology, reports Cass Sunstein, administrator of the White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, in a post to the OMB blog on June 4.
The entry concerns the governmentwide regulatory "lookback" that President Barack Obama called for a January 2011 executive order.
"In response to that requirement, over two dozen agencies identified more than 500 reforms," Sunstein wrote. "Agencies have already proposed or finalized more than 100 of them." Agencies released their progress reports on June 4.
Among the highlights Sunstein noted: The Department of Agriculture has "streamlined its meat and poultry labeling approval process, creating a new, web-based electronic alternative to paper applications, making the process faster, cheaper, and more accurate."
Obama issued a new executive order on May 10 requiring federal agencies to continue to scrutinize rules on the books to see if they make sense.
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Profit: $6.50
0.5% return Sold 50 shares of General Electric (GE) at $25.77/share.
Profit: $6.50
0.5% return Sold 50 shares of General Electric (GE) at $25.77/share.
Profit: $276.84
8% return Sold 240 shares of Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) at $8.88/share.
It looks like RAD might move down temporarily; I'll catch it on the next dip.
Oil is back down below $50 a barrel for a third time this year. An inconceivable triple dip!
I've been woken up by the big drop in oil today; down nearly 8%.
This prompted me to take a look at the U.S. Energy Information Administration website and see how much oil we're producing domestically. It's shocking. With the rig count down and fracked wells still producing, April was another big month of oil flooding the market.
I plan on getting out of NOV and SBR if I get a chance to break-even because it looks like oil is headed lower.
This current drop in oil prices is a welcomed boost to LUV. The beatdown with price war rumors and recent government collusion investigation has finally ended.
Purchased 250 shares of Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) at $8.82/share. Total cost: $2,205.
I'm back for more RAD before earnings tomorrow. I've made plenty off RAD in the past, so this is a risk I'm willing to take! If there's a price jump in the morning, I'm cashing this $2,000 out within the first 10 minutes of trading.
I'm holding $5,000 in RAD for long term. I see 2 possible happy futures for RAD: they're bought by Walgreens/CVS or continue their aggressive growth.
Profit: $155.85
3% return Sold 577 shares of Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) at $8.93/share.
I've been sporadically buying share of RAD the past couple months. I put $5,000 in yesterday and sold those shares for the $155 profit today.
I might try trading another $5,000 the day before (or the day of) RAD's next quarterly earnings.
RAD, GE and SBR are the only thing keeping my current market position above water. LUV and IRWD have taken a turn for the worse and I'm losing nearly $1,000 on each of them. I would have thought the selloff of LUV would be over by now; but the airline bashing hasn't ended yet. I've considered selling half of my shares for a loss, but Southwest Airlines is a great company with strong financials and is currently oversold on all the bad airline 'price war' news.
IRWD on the other hand is worrisome. Adding $300M worth of debt in unsecured notes has investors thinking the company is in a crunch for cash. IRWD has drastic swings and I can only hope there will be a rebound so I can finally get my $5,000 out.
Loss: -$84.67
-1.6% return Sold 710 shares of Ryerson Holding Corp. (RYI) at $7.13/share.
I realized I've been using Conditional Market Orders instead of Limit Orders every trade. I also learned how crazy bid/ask spreads can get on stocks.
The price of RYI was at $7.10/share. I set a conditional market order to buy RYI if it moved above $7.11/share; Scottrade bought my shares at $7.2290. The price moved up to $7.25/share. I then set another conditional order to sell if the price moved below $7.24/share. Scottrade sold mine at $7.1297/share.
A ten cent loss translated to a $85 loss and I've learned my lesson. The thin volume being traded on Ryerson pushed the bid/ask spread to a 15 cent gap at one point today.
The ScottStocks portfolio gained $500 today, so I took a risk and lost on RYI. I'm taking it easy and not chasing the $85 because there's a good possibility I'll lose more.
Profit: $97.37
2% return Sold 70 shares of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT) at $69.96/share.
I'm taking it easy on BPT and getting out for now; it looks like I'll be able to buy in at a lower price in a couple weeks. It hurts going from a $500 unrealized profit to nearly breaking even (without the $69 dividend), but WTI is moving this stock quickly downward…again.
The price of WTI has gone from $62/barrel to $59 this week. If oil begins moving down again, all my energy stock picks will be hurt: BPT , SBR , NOV , MDR. I'm countering this potential problem with LUV; which is up 3% today.
To celebrate the 100th ScottStocks blog post, I'd like to share some thoughts on the current state of the economy.
Yellen continues to ZIRP our economy into a happy dream world where bubbles and recessions don't exist. Occasionally raising rates .01% would have helped the inevatible problem Yellen's monetary policy will create. I wonder if she's crazy enough to implement NIRP.
The economic effect of low oil prices is still unclear. The past few months in Houston have seen a depreciation in home values, stemming from decreased demand; which I'm guessing is the result of layoffs in the energy industry.
The fundamental life-force of any country's economy is derived from the natural resources taken from the Earth. Oil is one of the most important resource we can pull out of the ground. Considering its importance and how 8 out of the top 10 largest companies in the world are Oil and Gas related, I can assume low oil prices will have a negative impact on the economy.
I think the perfect storm could be brewing if oil prices remain low and contribute to an economic slowdown this year. A guaranteed crisis would be created if the Fed raises rates, but I don't see Yellen taking that action. I can see a rate raise happening as soon as Obama's term is up.
Purchased 340 shares of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) at $14.85/share. Total cost: $5,056.95.
I've been watching IRWD closely since the start of the year. As soon as the market opened this morning I bought in…at $0.20 higher than planned. Lost $100 a couple seconds after clicking buy, then down $300 within the hour. But this is how IRWD works (especially when a limit order isn't used). I'm expecting this extremely volatile stock to hit $15/share tomorrow, then I'm out.
Purchased 20 shares of National Oilwell Varco (NOV) at $50.24/share. Total cost: $1,004.80.
NOV hit the $50 range today and I'm in. If it moves lower, I'm putting more in.


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Japanese Circulation Journal
Hiroaki Shimokawa
Released: September 25, 2015
[Advance Publication] Released: September 07, 2015
Marie-Louise Bang, Ju Chen
[Advance Publication] Released: August 31, 2015
The members of the nebulin protein family, including nebulin, nebulette, LASP-1, LASP-2, and N-RAP, contain various numbers of nebulin repeats and bind to actin, but are otherwise heterogeneous with regard to size, expression pattern, and function. This review focuses on the roles of nebulin family members in the heart. Nebulin is the largest member predominantly expressed in skeletal muscle, where it stretches along the thin filament. In heart, nebulin is detectable only at low levels and its absence has no apparent effects. Nebulette is similar in structure to the nebulin C-terminal Z-line region and specifically expressed in heart. Nebulette gene mutations have been identified in dilated cardiomyopathy patients and transgenic mice overexpressing nebulette mutants partially recapitulate the human pathology. In contrast, nebulette knockout mice show no functional phenotype, but exhibit Z-line widening. LASP-2 is an isoform of nebulette expressed in multiple tissues, including the heart. It is present in the Z-line and intercalated disc and able to bind and cross-link filamentous actin. LASP-1 is similar in structure to LASP-2, but expressed only in non-muscle tissue. N-RAP is present in myofibril precursors during myofibrillogenesis and thought to be involved in myofibril assembly, while it is localized at the intercalated disc in adult heart. Additional in vivo models are required to provide further insights into the functions of nebulin family members in the heart. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2081–2087)
Suree Lekawanvijit
[Advance Publication] Released: September 04, 2015
Uremic toxins have been increasingly recognized as a crucial missing link in the cardiorenal syndrome. Advances in dialysis technologies have contributed to an enormous improvement in uremic toxin removal, but removal of protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) by current conventional dialysis remains problematic because of their protein-binding capacity. Most PBUTs that have been implicated in cardiorenal toxicity have been demonstrated to be derived from a colonic microbiota metabolism pathway using dietary amino acids as a substrate. Currently, indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate are the most extensively investigated gut-derived PBUTs. Strong evidence of adverse clinical outcomes, as well as biological toxicity on the kidney and cardiovascular system attributable to these toxins, has been increasingly reported. Regarding their site of origin, the colon has become a potential target for treatment of cardiorenal syndrome induced by gut-derived PBUTs. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2088–2097)
Koji Miyamoto, Kosuke Nakasuka, Kengo Kusano
[Advance Publication] Released: September 02, 2015
Junjiro Kobayashi
[Advance Publication] Released: September 09, 2015
Teruyoshi Kume, Shiro Uemura
Noboru Motomura
[Advance Publication] Released: September 14, 2015
Kazuhiro Yamamoto
[Advance Publication] Released: August 19, 2015
Yoko M. Nakao, Yoshihiro Miyamoto
Nobuaki Suzuki, Ken Kozuma
[Advance Publication] Released: August 25, 2015
Hiroshi Asanuma, Masafumi Kitakaze
Tadateru Takayama
[Advance Publication] Released: September 08, 2015
Uschi Peeters, Fabiana Scornik, Helena Riuró, Guillermo Pérez, Evrim Komurcu-Bayrak, Sophie Van Malderen, Gudrun Pappaert, Anna Tarradas, Sara Pagans, Dorien Daneels, Karine Breckpot, Pedro Brugada, Maryse Bonduelle, Ramon Brugada, Sonia Van Dooren
[Advance Publication] Released: July 15, 2015
Background:Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inheritable cardiac disease associated with syncope, malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The largest proportion of mutations in BrS is found in theSCN5Agene encoding the α-subunit of cardiac sodium channels (Nav1.5). CausalSCN5Amutations are present in 18–30% of BrS patients. The additional genetic diagnostic yield of variants in cardiac sodium channel β-subunits in BrS patients was explored and functional studies on 3 novel candidate variants were performed.Methods and Results:TheSCN1B-SCN4Bgenes were screened, which encode the 5 sodium channel β-subunits, in aSCN5Anegative BrS population (n=74). Five novel variants were detected; in silico pathogenicity prediction classified 4 variants as possibly disease causing. Three variants were selected for functional study. These variants caused only limited alterations of Nav1.5 function. Next generation sequencing of a panel of 88 arrhythmia genes could not identify other major causal mutations.Conclusions:It was hypothesized that the studied variants are not the primary cause of BrS in these patients. However, because small functional effects of these β-subunit variants can be discriminated, they might contribute to the BrS phenotype and be considered a risk factor. The existence of these risk factors can give an explanation to the reduced penetrance and variable expressivity seen in this syndrome. We therefore recommend including theSCN1-4Bgenes in a next generation sequencing-based gene panel. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2118–2129)
Hiroshige Murata, Yasushi Miyauchi, Meiso Hayashi, Yu-ki Iwasaki, Kenji Yodogawa, Akira Ueno, Hiroshi Hayashi, Ippei Tsuboi, Shunsuke Uetake, Kenta Takahashi, Teppei Yamamoto, Mitsunori Maruyama, Koichi Akutsu, Takeshi Yamamoto, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Keiji Tanaka, Hirotsugu Atarashi, Takao Katoh, Wataru Shimizu
[Advance Publication] Released: July 03, 2015
Background:Few reports are available on the characteristics of electrical storms of ventricular tachycardia (VT storm) refractory to intravenous (IV) amiodarone.Methods and Results:IV-amiodarone was administered to 60 patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmia between 2007 and 2012. VT storms, defined as 3 or more episodes of VT within 24 h, occurred in 30 patients (68±12 years, 7 female), with 12 having ischemic and 18 non-ischemic heart disease. We compared the clinical and electrocardiographic characteristics of the patients with VT storms suppressed by IV-amiodarone (Effective group) to those of patients not affected by the treatment (Refractory group). IV-amiodarone could not control recurrence of VT in 9 patients (30%). The Refractory group comprised 5 patients with acute myocardial infarctions. Although there was no difference in the VT cycle length, the QRS duration of both the VT and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) followed by VT was narrower in the Refractory group than in the Effective group (140±30 vs. 178±25 ms, P<0.01; 121±14 vs. 179±22 ms, P<0.01). In the Refractory group, additional administration of IV-mexiletine and/or Purkinje potential-guided catheter ablation was effective.Conclusions:IV-amiodarone-refractory VT exhibited a relatively narrow QRS tachycardia. The narrow triggering PVCs, suggesting a Purkinje fiber origin, may be treated by additional IV-mexiletine and endocardial catheter ablation. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2130–2137)
Masatsugu Hori, Taku Fukaya, Eva Kleine, Paul A Reilly, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Stuart J Connolly, the RE-LY Investigators
[Advance Publication] Released: August 06, 2015
Background:In Asian patients in RE-LY, dabigatran etexilate (DE) was as effective as warfarin, with a significantly lower bleeding risk. We evaluated the relationship between baseline renal function or CHADS2score and efficacy or safety outcomes in these patients.Methods and Results:Asian patients (n=2,782) were categorized according to baseline renal function or CHADS2score, and efficacy and safety outcomes were analyzed for DE (110 mg and 150 mg b.i.d.) vs. warfarin. There was an increase in the rates of stroke/systemic embolism and major bleeding with worsening renal function and CHADS2score. For stroke/systemic embolism (primary efficacy endpoint), there was no treatment interaction for dabigatran at either 110 or 150 mg b.i.d. compared with warfarin related to patients' baseline renal function (Pinteraction=0.56 for DE 110 mg and 0.62 for DE 150 mg vs. warfarin) or CHADS2score (Pinteraction=0.68 for DE 110 mg and 0.31 for DE 150 mg vs. warfarin). For major bleeding, there was no treatment interaction by creatinine clearance category observed for either dose (Pinteraction=0.60 and 0.62 for DE 110 mg and DE 150 mg, respectively). Baseline CHADS2score had no significant effect on bleeding event rates with DE vs. warfarin.Conclusions:Bleeding and stroke rates in Asian patients varied according to renal function and CHADS2score, but the relative benefits of DE over warfarin were preserved when analyzed by subcategories. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2138–2147)
Jin-Kyu Park, Junbeom Park, Jae-Sun Uhm, Hui-Nam Pak, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Boyoung Joung
Background:This study sought to evaluate whether a poor increase in inferior P-wave amplitude during sympathetic stimulation might be a helpful diagnostic tool for sick sinus syndrome (SSS).Methods and Results:Three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping of the right atrium, inferior P-wave amplitude and conventional corrected sinus node recovery time (CSNRT) were compared in 112 consecutive atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with (n=21) and without SSS (n=91). The significant cranial shift of earliest activation site (EAS) (the distance from the superior vena cava to the EAS: 11.1 vs. 5.9 mm, P<0.001) and the increases of inferior P-wave amplitudes during isoproterenol infusion (all P<0.001) were observed in patients without SSS. However, cranial shift of EAS (16.5 vs. 14.2 mm, P=0.375) and P-wave amplitude increases were not observed in those with SSS. Although CSNRT >550 ms showed a sensitivity of 50% and specificity of 84% for diagnosing SSS, poor increases of P-waves amplitude in lead aVF (<0.1 mV) during isoproterenol infusion showed an improved sensitivity of 71% and specificity of 89%. Finally, the combined algorithm using CSNRT >550 ms and poor increase of P-waves amplitude in lead aVF showed more improved diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity 89%, specificity 75%).Conclusions:A combined algorithm using inferior P-wave amplitude showed improved performance for the diagnosis of SSS compared with CSNRT >550 ms alone. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2148–2156)
Wataru Tatsuishi, Kiyoharu Nakano, Sayaka Kubota, Ryota Asano, Go Kataoka
[Advance Publication] Released: July 28, 2015
Background:The aim of this study was to identify anatomical variations in coronary artery orifices among high-risk patients with a small aortic root undergoing bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (BAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in order to prevent coronary orifice obstruction perioperatively.Methods and Results:Coronary orifice and root structure were identified in 400 patients using aortic multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT). We measured the aortic root diameter; intercommissural distances; and distance from coronary orifice to valve annulus, commissure, and sinotubular junction. We examined positional relationships between the coronary orifice and stent post, or sewing cuff of the bioprosthetic valve and leaflet of the transcatheter aortic valve. Most left coronary artery orifices were distributed near the center of the non-left and left-right commissures; right ones were relatively distributed on the non-right commissural side. Thirty-four patients (8.5%) with BAVR (coronary orifice near the commissure: 31, 7.8%; low takeoff: 5, 1.3%; and both: 2) and 39 (9.8%) with TAVR were at risk for coronary orifice obstruction. During BAVR, one-stitch rotation of the stent and one-stitch rotation with intra-annular implantation were used in near-commissure and low takeoff cases, respectively. During TAVR, percutaneous coronary intervention may be required in the height of the coronary orifice was ≤10 mm from the base of the ventricle aortic junction.Conclusions:Potential coronary complications during BAVR and TAVR in high-risk patients for coronary obstruction were identified using preoperative aortic MDCT. Choice of appropriate surgical technique or valve is essential. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2157–2161)
Feng Chen, Pan Li, Suxuan Liu, He Du, Bili Zhang, Xiucai Jin, Xing Zheng, Hong Wu, Shaoping Chen, Lin Han, Yongwen Qin, Xianxian Zhao
Background:Transcatheter closure is a well-established therapy for patients with perimembranous ventricular septal defects (VSDs), but with limited experience in intracristal VSDs (IVSDs) with aortic cusp prolapse (ACP).Methods and Results:From 2012 to 2014, we reviewed 38 patients with IVSDs complicated with mild ACP who underwent device closure, and, in light of the findings, assessed the effect of transcatheter intervention on preoperative mild ACP. The zero eccentric VSD occluder was chosen for closure (Shanghai Shape Memory Alloy Ltd, Shanghai, China). The mean defect was 4.8±1.6 mm (range, 2–8) as measured by transthoracic echocardiography and the mean device size was 10.1±2.1 mm (range, 4–14). Placement of the device was successful in 35 patients (92.1%). In the remaining 3 patients (7.9%), major complications occurred and they were converted to surgical intervention: severe aortic regurgitation (AR) in 2 patients and occluder dislodgement in 1 patient. During the follow-up (median 14.2 months; range, 3–24), no deaths, residual shunt, late-onset AR, heart block, or device failure occurred.Conclusions:The mid-term prognostic results of high success rate and low complications rate in this study are inspiring. Transcatheter closure of IVSD with mild ACP can be performed safely and effectively as an alternative to surgery in selected patients. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2162–2168)
Nozima Buronova, Kazuho Kamishima, Junichi Yamaguchi, Kentaro Jujo, Erisa Watanabe, Yusuke Inagaki, Shohei Kishi, Akira Wada, Shinya Hatakeyama, Masahiro Watanabe, Masashi Nakao, Dai Okayama, Hiroyuki Arashi, Norihiro Yamada, Atsushi Takagi, Hiroshi Ogawa, Nobuhisa Hagiwara
Background:Hemodialysis (HD) patients are reported to show poor clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) compared with non-HD patients and their long-term prognosis remains unclear.Methods and Results:We prospectively enrolled 489 consecutive patients undergoing PCI with SES and performed a retrospective analysis focusing on HD patients. Median follow-up was 7.0 years (interquartile range, 4.2–7.9) and the follow-up rate was 100%. At the 7-year follow-up, the cumulative incidences of all-cause death, target lesion revascularization (TLR) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were significantly higher in HD patients than in non-HD patients (HD vs. non-HD=34.7% vs. 9.6%, 42.6% vs. 10.2% and 75.3% vs. 24.4%, respectively; log-rank P<0.001). Cox-proportional hazard analysis revealed that independent predictors of all-cause death were HD (hazard ratio [HR] 2.88, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39–6.00), insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (HR 2.19, 95% CI: 1.17–4.11), heart failure (HR 2.58, 95% CI: 1.25–5.32) and older age (HR 1.06/1-age, 95% CI: 1.02–1.10). Moreover, HD was an independent predictor of TLR (HR 3.63, 95% CI: 1.85–7.11) and MACE (HR 3.54, 95% CI: 2.19–5.73).Conclusions:In the present study, Japanese HD patients undergoing PCI with SES showed poorer long-term clinical outcomes than non-HD patients. HD was a strong predictor of long-term adverse events after SES implantation. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2169–2176)
Suguru Ohira, Kiyoshi Doi, Satoshi Numata, Sachiko Yamazaki, Tsunehisa Yamamoto, Megumi Fukuishi, Akie Fujita, Hitoshi Yaku
[Advance Publication] Released: July 27, 2015
Background:To investigate the relationship between age and both short- and long-term outcomes of off-pump coronary bypass grafting (OPCAB).Methods and Results:The 780 patients undergoing OPCAB were divided into 3 groups: 262 aged <65 years (young), 329 aged 65–74 years (early elderly), and 189 aged >75 years (late elderly), and retrospectively analyzed. Thefollow-up rate was 94.9%, and mean follow-up period was 5.6±3.4 years. In-hospital mortality rates were similar among the groups (0.8% in young, 1.2% in early elderly, and 1.1% in late elderly; P=0.862). In logistic regression analysis, the risk factor for predicting major complications was the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification (odds ratio: 1.555, P=0.001), and not age. The 10-year estimated rates free from cardiac death (89.6±3.2, 95.0±2.1, and 96.5±2.1%, log rank, P=0.16) and cardiac events (71.8±3.8, 66.8±4.3, and 59.9±7.7%, P=0.61) were not significantly different among the groups. In multivariate Cox models, independent risk factors predicting cardiac events were the NYHA classification (hazard ratio (HR): 1.265, P=0.009), and ejection fraction (HR: 0.986, P=0.016), but not age (young HR: 1.0, early elderly HR: 1.276; P=0.210, late elderly HR: 0.910; P=0.707).Conclusions:Both short- and long-term cardiac outcomes of OPCAB are not influenced by age at operation. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2177–2185)
Naoko P. Kato, Ikuko Okada, Teruhiko Imamura, Yukie Kagami, Miyoko Endo, Daisuke Nitta, Takeo Fujino, Hironori Muraoka, Shun Minatsuki, Hisataka Maki, Toshiro Inaba, Osamu Kinoshita, Kan Nawata, Masaru Hatano, Atsushi Yao, Shunei Kyo, Minoru Ono, Tiny Jaarsma, Koichiro Kinugawa
[Advance Publication] Released: August 10, 2015
Background:Improving quality of life (QOL) has become an important goal in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy. We aimed (1) to assess the effect of an implantable LVAD on patients' QOL, (2) to compare LVAD patients' QOL to that of patients in different stages of heart failure (HF), and (3) to identify factors associated with patients' QOL.Methods and Results:The QOL of 33 Japanese implantable LVAD patients was assessed using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and Short-form 8 (SF-8), before and at 3 and 6 months afterwards. After LVAD implantation, QOL significantly improved [MLHFQ, SF-8 physical component score (PCS), SF-8 mental component score (MCS), all P<0.05]. Implanted LVAD patients had a better QOL than extracorporeal LVAD patients (n=33, 32.1±21.9 vs. n=17, 47.6±18.2), and Stage D HF patients (n=32, 51.1±17.3), but the score was comparable to that of patients who had undergone a heart transplant (n=13). In multiple regression analyses, postoperative lower albumin concentration and right ventricular failure were independently associated with poorer PCS. Female sex and postoperative anxiety were 2 of the independent factors for poorer MCS (all P<0.05).Conclusions:Having an implantable LVAD improves patients' QOL, which is better than that of patients with an extracorporeal LVAD. Both clinical and psychological factors are influence QOL after LVAD implantation. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2186–2192)
Takahiro Nishida, Hiromichi Sonoda, Yasuhisa Oishi, Yoshihisa Tanoue, Hideki Tatewaki, Yuichi Shiokawa, Ryuji Tominaga
Background:The long-term results achieved with aortic St. Jude Medical (SJM) mechanical prostheses in various age groups of Japanese patients have not been previously compared or reported.Methods and Results:Since 1981, a total of 240 SJM valves were implanted in 79 patients using the Standard model, in 58 patients with the Hemodynamic Plus model, and in 103 patients with the Regent model for aortic valve replacement (AVR). Follow-up was completed for 2,397 patient-years in 97.5% of the patients, among whom the effect of age was compared, and the subjects were divided into younger (<65 years) and older (≥65 years) groups. Hospital mortality rate was 2.5%. No structural valve deterioration was observed during the follow-up period. In addition, no significant differences were observed in long-term survival between the 3 models. In contrast, significantly better rates of freedom from all-cause death (P<0.0001), valve-related death (P=0.0018) and valve-related morbidity (P=0.0021), including bleeding events (P=0.0007), were observed in the younger group (n=157, 50.6±1.0 years old) than in the older group (n=83, 72.5±0.7 years old).Conclusions:All types of SJM valve used for single AVR achieved satisfactory early and long-term results in each age group even 25 years after surgery. When selecting this prosthesis for elderly patients, however, relatively worse performance may be expected compared with that observed in younger patients. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2193–2200)
Toru Hifumi, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Kenya Kawakita, Hirotaka Sawano, Yoshio Tahara, Mamoru Hase, Kenji Nishioka, Shinichi Shirai, Hiroshi Hazui, Hideki Arimoto, Kazunori Kashiwase, Shunji Kasaoka, Tomokazu Motomura, Yuji Yasuga, Naohiro Yonemoto, Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Ken Nagao, Hiroshi Nonogi, the J-PULSE-Hypo Investigators
[Advance Publication] Released: July 23, 2015
Background:Because the initial (on admission) Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) examination has not been fully evaluated in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest (CA) who receive therapeutic hypothermia (TH), the aim of the present study was to determine any association between the admission GCS motor score and neurologic outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital CA who receive TH.Methods and Results:In the J-PULSE-HYPO study registry, patients with bystander-witnessed CA were eligible for inclusion. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on GCS motor score (1, 2–3, and 4–5) to assess various effects on neurologic outcome. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify independent predictors of good neurologic outcome at 90 days. Of 452 patients, 302 were enrolled. There was a significant difference among the 3 patient groups with regard to neurologic outcome at 90 days in the univariate analysis. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that the GCS motor score on admission, age >65 years, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the time from collapse to return of spontaneous circulation, and pupil size <4 mm were independent predictors of a good neurologic outcome at 90 days in cases of CA (GCS motor score, 4–5: odds ratio, 8.18; 95% confidence interval: 1.90–60.28; P<0.01).Conclusions:GCS motor score is an independent predictor of good neurologic outcome at 90 days in patients sustaining out-of-hospital CA who receive TH. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2201–2208)
Tomoya Ueda, Rika Kawakami, Taku Nishida, Kenji Onoue, Tsunenari Soeda, Satoshi Okayama, Yukiji Takeda, Makoto Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kawata, Shiro Uemura, Yoshihiko Saito
[Advance Publication] Released: July 29, 2015
Background:Heart failure (HF) with preserved (HFpEF) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a syndrome with complex pathophysiology. Little is known about changes in LVEF that occur over time in HFpEF patients. A fundamental clinical question about HFpEF is whether HFpEF is an early manifestation of HF with reduced LVEF (HFrEF). If so, which patients with HFpEF are likely to show a decline in LVEF to less than 50%? The aim of the present study was to examine longitudinal changes in LVEF in patients with HFpEF.Methods and Results:Among 279 consecutive HFpEF patients admitted as emergencies, we examined 100 who underwent echocardiography at least 1 year after discharge. EF >50% was used as the definition of HFpEF. During a mean duration from hospitalization to follow-up echocardiography of 31.5 months, 11% of patients had LVEF ≤50% (mildly reduced LVEF), known as mildly reduced (HFmrEF). The utility of LVEF during hospitalization to predict HFmrEF was assessed with receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. A cutoff value of 55% had sensitivity of 90.9% and specificity of 97.7%. Logistic regression analysis indicated that LVEF ≤55% and ischemic etiology were strong predictors of progression from HFpEF to HFmrEF (odds ratio [OR] 435, 95% confidence interval [CI] 52.65–10,614, P<0.0001 and OR 10.9, 95% CI 2.60–74.80, P=0.0007, respectively).Conclusions:The present study suggests that HFpEF patients with LVEF ≤55% may progress to HFmrEF in the future. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2209–2215)
Yuta Chiba, Yoshino Minoura, Yoshimi Onishi, Koichiro Inokuchi, Akinori Ochi, Shiro Kawasaki, Yoshimasa Onuma, Yumi Munetsugu, Miwa Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Ito, Tatsuya Onuki, Norikazu Watanabe, Taro Adachi, Taku Asano, Kaoru Tanno, Youichi Kobayashi
[Advance Publication] Released: August 07, 2015
Background:Syncope is a common occurrence. The presence of J-wave, also known as early repolarization, on electrocardiogram is often seen in the general population, but the relationship between syncope and J-wave is unclear.Methods and Results:After excluding 67 patients with structural heart disease from 326 with syncope, we classified 259 patients according to the presence or absence of J-wave (≥1 mm) in at least 2 inferior or lateral leads. Head-up tilt test (HUT) was performed for 30 min. If no syncope or presyncope occurred, HUT was repeated after drug loading. Before tilt, 97/259 (37%) had J-wave (57 male, 47.6±22.5 years) and 162 patients had no remarkable change (89 male, 51.1±21.2 years). HUT-positive rate was higher in patients with J-wave, compared with patients without (P<0.0001). The combination of J-wave and descending/horizontal ST segment in the inferior leads was more strongly associated with positive HUT than J-wave with ascending ST segment (odds ratio, 3.23).Conclusions:Prevalence of J-wave in the inferior or lateral leads was high in patients with syncope and was associated with HUT-induced neurally mediated reflex syncope (NMRS). Furthermore, the combination of J-wave and descending/horizontal ST segment in the inferior leads could be associated with a much higher risk of NMRS. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2216–2223)
Masahiko Shibuya, Kenichi Fujii, Hiroyuki Hao, Takahiro Imanaka, Ten Saita, Masashi Fukunaga, Kojiro Miki, Hiroto Tamaru, Machiko Nishimura, Tetsuo Horimatsu, Yoshiro Naito, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Seiichi Hirota, Tohru Masuyama
[Advance Publication] Released: July 16, 2015
Background:We performed an ex vivo study to investigate optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging for differentiating several types of neointimal tissue during the later phases after bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation as compared with histologic results.Methods and Results:OCT imaging was performed in 6 autopsy hearts for 10 BMS with implant duration >4 years. OCT qualitative neointimal tissue characterization was based on tissue structure and classified as homogeneous pattern, heterogeneous pattern with visible struts, or heterogeneous pattern with invisible struts. Corresponding histological analyses of each 2-mm cross-section of the entire BMS were performed. Of 81 cross-sections, histological analysis revealed that the homogeneous pattern of neointima on OCT (n=39) contained smooth muscle cells with collagen, indicating high neointimal maturity. The heterogeneous patterns with visible struts (n=35) contained different tissues, including a proteoglycan-rich myxomatous matrix or dense calcified plate deposition. The heterogeneous patterns with invisible struts (n=7) included neointimal lipid/necrotic core formation, accumulation of foam cells, or microcalcification scattering. Of the 66 cross-sections containing large microvessels within the neointima on histology, only 6 (9%) were visualized by OCT.Conclusions:The present study confirmed the potential use of OCT in differentiating several types of neointima after BMS implantation. The image interpretation of OCT, based on visualization of stent struts, enables identification of several types of neointimal tissues, including in-stent fibroatheroma formation, more accurately. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2224–2230)
Seiji Koga, Satoshi Ikeda, Miyuki Miura, Takeo Yoshida, Tomoo Nakata, Yuji Koide, Hiroaki Kawano, Koji Maemura
[Advance Publication] Released: August 18, 2015
Background:The ability of iMap-intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) tissue characterization to detect thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) identified on optical coherence tomography (OCT) has not yet been fully elucidated.Methods and Results:We evaluated 86 coronary lesions from 73 patients with stable angina pectoris using iMap-IVUS and OCT. We defined OCT-derived TCFA (OCT-TCFA) as lipid-rich plaque with a <65-μm-thick fibrous cap. The external elastic membrane (EEM) cross-sectional area (CSA), lumen CSA, plaque plus media (P+M) CSA, plaque burden and remodeling index were measured on gray-scale IVUS. Plaque components categorized on iMap-IVUS as fibrotic, lipidic, necrotic or calcified are presented as absolute area and proportion (%) of total plaque area. OCT-TCFA (22 lesions) had significantly greater EEM CSA, P+M CSA, plaque burden and remodeling index than non-TCFA (64 lesions). Significantly larger %necrotic area, absolute lipidic and necrotic areas and smaller %fibrotic areas were found in OCT-TCFA than in non-TCFA. On multivariate analysis, absolute necrotic area was an independent predictor of OCT-TCFA. The area under the ROC curve for absolute necrotic area required to identify OCT-TCFA was 0.86. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of absolute necrotic area ≥7.3 mm2for identifying OCT-TCFA were 77%, 88%, 68% and 92%, respectively.Conclusions:Coronary lesions with greater iMap-IVUS absolute necrotic area were closely associated with OCT-TCFA. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2231–2237)
Masatoshi Minamisawa, Atsushi Izawa, Hirohiko Motoki, Yuichiro Kashima, Hirofumi Hioki, Naoyuki Abe, Takashi Miura, Soichiro Ebisawa, Yusuke Miyashita, Jun Koyama, Uichi Ikeda
[Advance Publication] Released: July 08, 2015
Background:The dysregulation of systemic blood pressure (BP) variation or cardiac neuroadrenergic dysfunction is associated with adverse cardiovascular events. We aimed to clarify the prognostic significance of neuroadrenergic dysfunction for cardiovascular events in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods and Results:We enrolled 63 AMI patients (mean age, 67±12 years) underwent ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) and cardiac iodine-123metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging within 4 weeks after AMI onset. We analyzed the circadian BP pattern and heart-to-mediastinum (H/M) MIBG uptake ratio. All the patients were followed for 2 years. The study endpoint was a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events, including all-cause death, MI, coronary revascularization except for the MI culprit lesion, and stroke. Patients with a non-dipper pattern (n=29) or an H/M ratio <1.96 (n=28) had a worse prognosis than those with either a dipper pattern (n=34) or an H/M ratio ≥1.96 (n=35; log-rank, P=0.013 and 0.010, respectively). Patients with both a non-dipper pattern and an H/M ratio <1.96 (n=12) had a significantly worse prognosis than did the other patients (P=0.0020).Conclusions:Dysregulation of BP variation and cardiac MIBG uptake were associated with cardiovascular events following AMI. Examining ABPM with MIBG imaging may potentially improve risk stratification in these patients. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2238–2245)
Shunsuke Kataoka, Masaomi Gohbara, Noriaki Iwahashi, Kentaro Sakamaki, Tatsuya Nakachi, Eiichi Akiyama, Nobuhiko Maejima, Kengo Tsukahara, Kiyoshi Hibi, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina, Satoshi Umemura, Kazuo Kimura
Background:Although rapid progression (RP) of coronary artery disease (CAD) has been shown to be a powerful predictor of cardiovascular events, predictors of RP are not fully understood in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods and Results:We prospectively investigated the clinical impact of glycemic variability (GV), as determined on continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS), on RP of non-culprit lesions in 88 patients with ACS. RP was defined as ≥10% diameter reduction in a pre-existing stenosis ≥50%; ≥30% diameter reduction in a stenosis <50%; development of a new stenosis ≥30% in a previously normal segment; or progression of any stenosis to total occlusion. Patients were classified into 2 groups according to the presence (progressor, n=20) or absence (non-progressor, n=68) of RP. All patients were equipped with a CGMS during the stable phase, and mean amplitude of glycemic excursion (MAGE) was calculated as a marker of GV. Mean MAGE was significantly higher in progressors than in non-progressors (55±19 mg/dl vs. 37±18 mg/dl, P<0.01). On multiple logistic regression analysis, MAGE was an independent predictor of RP (odds ratio, 1.06 per 1 mg/dl; P<0.01).Conclusions:MAGE early after the onset of ACS is a predictor of RP of non-culprit lesions. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2246–2254)
Seong-Mi Park, Mi-Na Kim, Su-A Kim, Yong-Hyun Kim, Myeong Gun Kim, Mi-Seung Shin, Wan-Joo Shim
Background:Although dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is frequently associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (DLVOTO), little is known about its clinical significance in women with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).Methods and Results:One hundred and two female patients (57±10 years) who underwent DSE as part of the Korean women's chest pain registry study were included. Doppler echocardiography was performed during DSE to assess the presence of DLVOTO. Patients with DLVOTO (n=52) were older than those without DLVOTO (n=50; P=0.001). Hypertension was more prevalent in patients with DLVOTO (P=0.02). Patients with DLVOTO had smaller LV diameter, but higher LV mass index and relative wall thickness (P<0.05 for all). LV diastolic function (as reflected by late diastolic velocity, deceleration time of early diastolic velocity [E], and ratio of E velocity to early diastolic mitral annular velocity), was worse in patients with DLVOTO (P<0.05 for all). Patients with DLVOTO had shorter exercise time (P=0.02) and lower amount of work (P=0.04) than patients without DLVOTO. DSE-provoked DLVOTO was not related to the presence of CAD in these patients.Conclusions:In Korean women with suspected CAD, DSE-provoked DLVOTO is correlated with LV concentric remodeling and LV diastolic dysfunction, and may be associated with limited exercise tolerance and symptoms of chest pain. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2255–2262)
Yusaku Shimbo, Susumu Suzuki, Hideki Ishii, Yohei Shibata, Yosuke Tatami, Shingo Harata, Naohiro Osugi, Tomoyuki Ota, Akihito Tanaka, Kanako Shibata, Toshihiro Mizukoshi, Yoshinari Yasuda, Shoichi Maruyama, Toyoaki Murohara
Background:Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria are both important determinants of the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. The aim of the present study was to investigate the independent and combined effects of eGFR and proteinuria on tissue characterization of the coronary plaques of culprit lesions.Methods and Results:Conventional intravascular ultrasound and 3-D integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS) were performed in 555 patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention. They were divided into 2 groups according to the absence or presence of proteinuria (dipstick result ≥1+). Patients with proteinuria had coronary plaque with significantly greater percentage lipid volume compared with those without (43.6±14.8% vs. 48.6±16.1%, P=0.005). Combined analysis was done using eGFR and absence or presence of proteinuria. Subjects with eGFR 45–59 ml/min/1.73 m2and proteinuria were significantly more likely to have higher percent lipid volume compared with those with eGFR >60 ml/min/1.73 m2without proteinuria. After multivariate adjustment for confounders, the presence of proteinuria proved to be an independent predictor for lipid-rich plaque (OR, 1.85; 95% CI: 1.12–3.06, P=0.016).Conclusions:The addition of proteinuria to eGFR level may be of value in the risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2263–2270)
Norihiko Ishikawa, Go Watanabe, Tatsuya Tarui, Ryuta Kiuchi, Hiroshi Ohtake, Shigeyuki Tomita, Kenji Kawachi
[Advance Publication] Released: August 28, 2015
Background:We successfully performed totally endoscopic atrial septal defect (ASD) repair via 2 ports, and we named this procedure two-port robotic cardiac surgery (TROCS).Methods and Results:A 51-year-old woman with secundum ASD underwent robot-assisted ASD repair under ventricle fibrillation without aortic cross-clamping. Two ports were placed in the right side of the chest, and 1 port was for the robotic endoscope. Two robotic instruments were inserted through another port and crossed while preventing them from colliding.Conclusions:TROCS ASD repair using a cross-arm technique was achieved safely with good clinical results and excellent cosmetic results. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2271–2273)
Shinya Suzuki, Takayuki Otsuka, Koichi Sagara, Hiroaki Semba, Hiroto Kano, Shunsuke Matsuno, Hideaki Takai, Yuko Kato, Tokuhisa Uejima, Yuji Oikawa, Kazuyuki Nagashima, Hajime Kirigaya, Takashi Kunihara, Junji Yajima, Hitoshi Sawada, Tadanori Aizawa, Takeshi Yamashita
[Advance Publication] Released: August 27, 2015
Background:The association between ABO blood type and the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) under dabigatran therapy in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients is unclear.Methods and Results:Between 2011 March and 2015 May, data on ABO blood type and aPTT under dabigatran were obtained for 396 NVAF patients (baseline aPTT, 166). The prevalence of blood type O tended to increase or significantly increase according to baseline aPTT, aPTT under dabigatran, and their difference (∆aPTT) (P=0.054, 0.001, and 0.012, respectively).Conclusions:In these NVAF patients, a high aPTT value under dabigatran therapy was associated with blood type O. (Circ J 2015; 79: 2274–2277)
Takayuki Ishihara, Masashi Fujita, Osamu Iida, Takuya Tsujimura, Masaaki Uematsu
[Advance Publication] Released: June 05, 2015
Naotsugu Iwakami, Teruo Noguchi, Yoshihiko Ikeda, Emi Tateishi, Yoshiaki Morita, Hideaki Kanzaki, Mitsuhiko Takewa, Toshihisa Anzai, Hisao Ogawa, Satoshi Yasuda
Kenichi Nakajima, Shinro Matsuo, Chio Okuyama, Tsuguru Hatta, Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Shigeyuki Nishimura, Akira Yamashina, Hideo Kusuoka, Tsunehiko Nishimura
Gongyong Peng, Shaoxing Li, Wei Hong, Jinxing Hu, Yongliang Jiang, Guoping Hu, Yimin Zou, Yumin Zhou, Juan Xu, Pixin Ran
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Vincent Price, as The Saint begins our show today with an episode titled The Big Swindle, which first aired February 25, 1951. Then we Believe It Or Not. This Is Your FBI brings us The Unwelcome Guest to close the show. That episode first aired January 25, 1946 (begins at 29:49).
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective begins this show with The Jacoby Case from November 19, 1949. Then after Believe It Or Not, it's Rocky Jordan and Portrait Of Rocky, which first aired April 3, 1949 (begins at 31:15).
This week we begin with The Eagle Murder Case, an episode from Philo Vance that originally aired July 13, 1948. Then, after Believe It Or Not, it's Whitehall 1212 and The Murder Of Duncan Frazier, which first aired December 9, 1951.
Boston Blackie begins this episode with Blood On Blackie's Sleeve, which first aired September 20, 1945. Then we complete the last of our Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar serials with parts 4 and 5 of The Flight Six Matter. These episodes originally aired February 2, and February 3, of 1956.
Crime Classics kicks off this episode with Coyle And Richardson, which first aired December 30, 1953. Then we continue The Flight Six Matter from Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar with parts two, and three, from January 31, and February 1, 1956.
Let George Do It will begin this show with The Bad Little God from January 14, 1952. Then we continue our Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar serials with the conclusion of The McCormack Matter from October 7, 1955. That will be followed up by the first episode of the next five-parter titled The Flight Six Matter. That episode first aired January 30, 1956.
This week we'll begin with Suspense and The Last Days Of John Dillinger, an episode from May 10, 1954. Then we continue our Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar serial, titled The McCormack Matter, with episodes 3 and 4. Those were first heard October 5 and 6 of 1955.
Vincent Price as The Saint starts things off this week with Cupid And The Corpse from August 27, 1950. Then we'll hear the first two parts of a five part Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar serial titled The McCormick Matter. These episodes aired October 3, and October 4, of 1955 (begins at 30:17).
This week we begin with Sherlock Holmes and an episode from 1947 titled Murder In The Locked Room. Then it's Believe It Or Not. We'll finish off this week with This Is Your FBI and The Sorrowful Swindler, which first aired December 21, 1945 (begins 31:10).
Richard Diamond, Private Detective brings us the Rene Bennett Protection Case to start things off this week. That one aired October 22, 1949. After Believe It Or Not we'll hear from The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe and The Long Rope from February 5, 1949 (begins at 31:08).


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Triumphs of People and Pope
First appeared on 04/16/2013. Insights is also available to members via email delivery.
We have witnessed two very unusual things over the past week. People power and papal power.
Consider first the horrific Gosnell case in Philadelphia, where for years abortionist Kermit Gosnell mistreated not only the babies he aborted but the mothers who paid his bills. The mainstream media would not cover the story; two much of a risk for the culture of sexual license.
The minds of several media outlets were changed, however, by an overwhelming Twitter campaign—that is, by thousands of people holding the media's collective feet to the fire. Phil Lawler explains in two pieces this week:
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