A Highly Conductive n-Type Coordination Complex with Thieno[3,2-]thiophene Units: Facile Synthesis, Orientation, and Thermoelectric Properties.

An organometallic nickel complex containing thieno[3,2-]thiophene units was designed and synthesized. Composite films of the resulting nickel complex and polyvinylidene difluoride, which can be fabricated via a simple solution process under atmospheric conditions, exhibit remarkably high n-type conductivity (>200 S cm). Moreover, the thermoelectric power factor of the n-type composite film was proven to be air stable.

Nocturia independently predicts left ventricular hypertrophy and left atrial enlargement among patients with cardiac symptoms.

Nocturia can be caused by urological disorders and systemic diseases, including heart diseases. We aimed to investigate the relationship between nocturia and structural abnormalities on echocardiography. Adult patients who underwent echocardiography for cardiac symptoms or heart murmur or had a history of structural heart disease were included.

Association between asymmetric dimethylarginine and in-stent restenosis tissue characteristics assessed by optical coherence tomography.

Background: Impaired bioavailability of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) and endothelial dysfunction may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of in-stent restenosis (ISR) after coronary stenting. We aimed to investigate the relation between asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous NO synthase inhibitor, and the ISR lesions tissue characteristics assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods And Results: Forty-five patients with symptomatic ISR lesions (17 bare metal stents, 28 drug-eluting stents, medium implantation duration: 58.