Discovery of myosin light chain kinase gene variant in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot suffering aortic dissection: Implications for pathogenesis and the role of family and population screening.

Background: Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is an uncommon complication in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Information concerning risk factors for TAD in patients with TOF is very limited.

Methods: We report a case of Stanford type A TAD in a female patient with previously repaired TOF.

Musculoskeletal complications of hand-arm vibration syndrome among tyre shop workers in Kelantan, Malaysia.

. Exposure to hand-arm vibration (HAV) is associated with hand-arm vascular syndrome (HAVS), which is characterized by musculoskeletal complications. However, evidence on this matter has been inconclusive.

Prevalence of hand-arm vibration syndrome among tyre shop workers in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Background: Prolonged exposure to hand-arm vibration is associated with a disorder of the vascular, neurological, and musculoskeletal systems of the upper limb known as hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Currently, the evidence of HAVS in tropical environments is limited.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and severity of HAVS among tyre shop workers in Kelantan, Malaysia.

Lifetime vibration dose correlates with severity of the neurological component of hand-arm vibration syndrome among tyre shop workers in Kelantan, Malaysia.

. Cumulative lifetime exposure to vibration is believed to contribute to more severe complications of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). .

A new arrhythmia clustering technique based on Ant Colony Optimization.

In this paper, a new method for clustering analysis of QRS complexes is proposed. We present an efficient Arrhythmia Clustering and Detection algorithm based on medical experiment and Ant Colony Optimization technique for QRS complex. The algorithm has been developed based on not only the general signal detection knowledge, but also on the ECG signal's specific features.