Effect of bittern immersion on textural properties and water-holding capacity in beef.

Hard meat has low market value; hence, we used bittern as a novel meat tenderizer for bovine M. semitendinosus, one of a hard muscle. We investigated the effects of beef immersion in bittern, a basic solution primarily comprising MgCl, on textural properties and water-holding capacity.

Early rehabilitation in older patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: A retrospective cohort study.

Unlabelled: Although hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have severe physical dysfunction, little data are available on the comparative effectiveness of early versus late rehabilitation. This study examined the relationship between early compared to late rehabilitation and physical function among older patients hospitalized for ADHF.

Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, independent patients aged ≥65 years at baseline who were hospitalized for ADHF from 2012 to 2014 and underwent inpatient rehabilitation were identified using Emergency Department visit data and electronic medical records at two hospitals.

Persistence of positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test result for 24 days in a hospitalized asymptomatic carrier.

Background: Several countries have imposed a mandatory 14-day period of quarantine on individuals arriving from countries considered high-risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, it is not clear how long asymptomatic patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 can be an asymptomatic carrier.

Case Presentation: We experienced a case of an asymptomatic female patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 with abnormal chest computed tomography findings.

Association Between Subjective Sleep Quality and Future Risk of Falls in Older People: Results From LOHAS.

Background: Inadequate sleep is correlated with morbidity and mortality among older adults. However, the longitudinal relationship between subjective sleep quality and risk of falls in the elderly population remains to be clarified.

Methods: Study participants were from Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS) sites (1,071 community-dwelling people ≧65 years of age, mean: 71 years).

Cavotricuspid isthmus conduction split by pouch-like recesses during typical atrial flutter.

A 58-year-old man had typical cavotricuspid-isthmus-dependent atrial flutter (AFL). Right atrial angiography and multidetector computed tomography revealed a deep pouch-like recess in the mid-isthmus region. Linear ablation from the pouch to the edge of the inferior vena cava resulted in widely split double potentials without any change in the AFL cycle length.