Ventricular Myocardial Fat: An Unexpected Biomarker for Long-term Survival?

Purpose: To examine the association between myocardial fat, a poorly understood finding frequently observed on non-contrast CT, and all-cause mortality in patients with and without a history of prior MI.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort from a diverse urban academic center was derived from chronic myocardial infarction (MI) patients (n = 265) and three age-matched patients without MI (n = 690) who underwent non-contrast chest CT between 1 January 2005-31 December 2008. CT images were reviewed for left and right ventricular fat.

[Co(I)(CN)2(CO)3]-, a new discovery from an 80-year-old reaction.

A systematic study of the 80-year-old simple and fundamental reaction of cobalt(II) salt with cyanide under one atmosphere CO was carried out and two novel Co(I) complexes were isolated in the absence of hydroxide. These complexes are the first structurally characterized mixed cobalt CO-CN(-) compounds.