Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of adenomyosis: a review.

During the past 10 years, uterine artery embolization (UAE) has been investigated as a possible therapy for adenomyosis. All publications available from 1999 through 2010 are included in this report. Levels of evidence and trial classifications were evaluated according to the guidelines developed by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

The effects of endurance and recreational exercise on subclinical evidence of atherosclerosis in young adults.

Background: This study set out to identify the effects of recreational and endurance exercise on subclinical evidence of atherosclerosis in young adults.

Methods: Cardiovascular disease risk factors and intima-media thickness determination by B-mode ultrasonography of 150 subjects were correlated to endurance exercise, recreational exercise, and sedentary lifestyle. The subjects comprised 20- to 40-year-old men and women without cardiovascular disease.

Multidetector CTA in the quantification of internal carotid artery stenosis: value of different reformation techniques and axial source images compared with selective carotid arteriography.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of 4 different reformation techniques and axial images from multidetector computed tomographic angiography (MDCTA) versus selective carotid arteriography (SCA) in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis.

Methods: Imaging studies from 50 patients (43 men; mean age 70.3+/-8.

Long-term quality of life assessment among patients undergoing uterine fibroid embolization.

Objective: The purpose of this study was assessment of the long-term outcome of fibroid-associated quality of life among patients treated with uterine fibroid embolization.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective follow-up cohort study included all patients described in a 2006 publication. Analysis was performed with a questionnaire consisting of 49 questions about six topics.