Determining the clinical utility of a breath test for screening an asbestos-exposed population for pleural mesothelioma: baseline results.

Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is an aggressive cancer of the serosal lining of the thoracic cavity, predominantly caused by asbestos exposure. Due to nonspecific symptoms, PM is characterized by an advanced-stage diagnosis, resulting in a dismal prognosis. However, early diagnosis improves patient outcome.

Endoscopic decompression for chronic compartment syndrome of the forearm in motocross racers.

Purpose: Sporting activities that involve repetitive stress to muscle compartments can elicit chronic exertional compartment syndrome. Its occurrence in the lower leg muscle compartments is most common, but other locations are less well known and the pathophysiology is not completely understood. In motocross racers, chronic exertional compartment syndrome can occur in the muscles of the lower arm.

Determinants of arterial properties in Chinese type-2 diabetic patients compared with population-based controls.

Objective: To our knowledge, few studies compared the association of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) with cardiovascular risk factors among Chinese with type-2 diabetes mellitus and non-diabetic controls. This study addresses this issue.

Methods: We measured baPWV (OMRON VP1000) in 413 diabetic patients from Shanghai city (mean age: 58.

Age dependency of central and peripheral systolic blood pressures: cross-sectional and longitudinal observations in European populations.

Background: As arteries become stiffer with ageing, reflected waves move faster and augment late systolic pressure. We investigated the age dependency of peripheral and central systolic pressure, pressure amplification (peripheral systolic blood pressure - central systolic blood pressure), and peripheral and central systolic augmentation (maximal systolic pressure minus the first peak of the pressure wave).

Methods: We randomly recruited 1420 White Europeans (mean age, 41.