Microscopic Cutoff Dependence of an Entropic Force in Interface Propagation of Stochastic Order Parameter Dynamics.

The steady propagation of a (d-1)-dimensional planer interface in d-dimensional space is studied by analyzing mesoscopic nonconserved order parameter dynamics with two local minima under the influence of thermal noise. In this analysis, an entropic force generating interface propagation is formulated using a perturbation method. It is found that the entropic force singularly depends on an ultraviolet cutoff when d≥2.

A real-world, retrospective, observational study examining treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with FLT3m + AML in Japan.

Objective: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common form of leukemia among adults in Japan. This study aimed to understand the treatment patterns, health care resource utilization, and costs of FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 mutation-positive (FLT3m+) AML patients in Japan.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of Japanese FLT3m + AML patients was conducted using data extracted from a national hospital-based claims database provided by Medical Data Vision Co.

Impact of sarcopenia on long-term survival after cardiac surgery for end-stage renal disease patients.

Background: The long-term mortality of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is still unsatisfactory. Therefore, long-term risk assessments in ESRD patients undergoing cardiac surgery are needed. Recently, sarcopenia is major concern in cardiac surgery because of its association with poor long-term survival.

Giant cardiac hemangioma in the right atrium: an asymptomatic surgical case.

Background: Cardiac hemangiomas are rare, accounting for only 5% of benign cardiac tumors. In the past, there have been few reports of giant cardiac hemangiomas that were > 100 mm in size but were asymptomatic.

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old woman presented with a large asymptomatic intracardiac mass that was accidentally detected on echocardiography.