Background: Recent biomedical research has shown the unusual, multisystem effects of coronavirus disease 2019 in humans. One specific sequela of a primary severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is the reactivation of latent viruses in various tissues, such as Epstein-Barr virus. Epstein-Barr virus has been identified in many inflammatory gastrointestinal lesions, such as microscopic gastritides and colitides.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the past two decades there has been rapid development in the field of computational cardiac models. These have included either (i) mechanical models that assumed simultaneous myocardial activation, or (ii) electromechanical models that assumed time-varying myocardial activation. The influence of these modelling assumptions of myocardial activation on clinically relevant metrics, like myocardial strain, commonly used for validation of cardiac models has yet to be systematically examined, leading to uncertainty over their influence on the predictions of these models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the challenges associated with periprocedural imaging, transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions have shown important impact on outcomes. A comprehensive understanding of the anatomy of the right heart and surrounding structures is crucial. One way to optimize these interventions is by identifying the optimal fluoroscopic viewing angles along the S-curve of the tricuspid valve.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMulti-parous Holstein cows exposed to short day photoperiod (SDPP) of 8 h of light per day during their dry period produced up to 3.2 kg more milk per day compared with cows exposed to long day photoperiod (LDPP) of 16 h of light per day; it is unknown if a similar response would be observed for Jersey cow milk production. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of photoperiod during the dry period on subsequent colostrum and milk production in Holstein and Jersey cattle.
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