Peri-procedural imaging for transcatheter mitral valve replacement.

Mitral regurgitation (MR) has a high prevalence in older patient populations of industrialized nations. Common etiologies are structural, degenerative MR and functional MR secondary to myocardial remodeling. Because of co-morbidities and associated high surgical risk, open surgical mitral repair/replacement is deferred in a significant percentage of patients.

Determination of Radiation Absorbed Dose to Primary Liver Tumors and Normal Liver Tissue Using Post-Radioembolization (90)Y PET.

Background: Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 ((90) Y) microspheres is becoming a more widely used transcatheter treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Using post-treatment (90) Y positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) scans, the distribution of microspheres within the liver can be determined and quantitatively assessed. We studied the radiation dose of (90) Y delivered to liver and treated tumors.

Each member of the poly-r(C)-binding protein 1 (PCBP) family exhibits iron chaperone activity toward ferritin.

The mechanisms through which iron-dependent enzymes receive their metal cofactors are largely unknown. Poly r(C)-binding protein 1 (PCBP1) is an iron chaperone for ferritin; both PCBP1 and its paralog PCBP2 are required for iron delivery to the prolyl hydroxylase that regulates HIF1. Here we show that PCBP2 is also an iron chaperone for ferritin.

Prevalence of negative symptoms and associated factors in older adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of negative symptoms and associated factors in older adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder living in the community.

Methods: The sample consisted of a multiracial sample of 198 persons aged 55 and more with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder that developed the disorder before the age of 45; 39% and 61% lived independently and in supported community residences, respectively. George's Social Antecedent Model of Psychopathology was used to examine 16 predictor variables of negative symptoms, based on scores of 4 or more on any of the PANSS negative symptom items.