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001). Hazard ratios of LR according to the timing of the last episode of ERAT first, second, and third months after the procedure were 2.84, 16.70, and 119.75, respectively.

The ERAT occurred in 49.0% of patients within the first 3 months after surgical ablation. The occurrence of ERAT within 3 months after surgical AF ablation was a significant independent predictor of LR. Hence, the currently accepted 3-month blanking period may be considered for redefining in patients with AF surgical ablation.

The ERAT occurred in 49.0% of patients within the first 3 months after surgical ablation. The occurrence of ERAT within 3 months after surgical AF ablation was a significant independent predictor of LR. Hence, the currently accepted 3-month blanking period may be considered for redefining in patients with AF surgical ablation.Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder associated with a variable range of cardiac congenital diseases. Out of these, unicuspid aortic valve is a rare malformation, related to premature aortic stenosis and its diagnosis represents a challenge with transthoracic echocardiography. The application of 3D echocardiography could facilitate the diagnosis, especially with transoesophageal approach. Moreover, cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance have demonstrated their usefulness for detection of aortic morphology. We report a case of young patient affected by Turner syndrome, with unicuspid aortic valve, identified by 3D transoesophageal echocardiography and confirmed by cardiac computed tomography. The patient was submitted to aortic valve replacement.

The Criterion B binge-eating symptoms represent five symptoms associated with binge eating. Any three out of five symptoms can be used to meet Criterion B. However, Criterion B symptoms may not be interchangeable in terms of how binge-eating severity is associated with each symptom. Item response theory (IRT) can test how endorsing each symptom relates to the overall level (i.e., severity) of binge-eating measured by Criterion B. CC-90011 We used IRT to identify (a) how each Criterion B symptom corresponded with binge-eating severity in a transdiagnostic binge-eating sample and (b) how well each symptom differentiated individuals with differing levels of severity.

Participants (N = 219) were adults (80.8% female) with a current ED that included objective binge-eating episodes assessed via semi-structured interview. A two-parameter logistic IRT model evaluated how endorsement of each Criterion B symptom corresponded with the level of latent binge-eating severity.

"Eating large amounts when not hungry" and "eatingted/depressed/guilty" were not necessarily indicative of elevated severity. Results suggested that Criterion B may need to be revised to eliminate symptoms that are redundant with other binge-eating diagnostic criteria.Rational design of tumor microenvironment (TME)-activated nanocomposites provides an innovative strategy to construct responsive oncotherapy. In colorectal cancer (CRC), the specific physiological features are the overexpressed endogenous H2 S and slightly acidic microenvironment. Here, a core-shell Cu2 O@CaCO3 nanostructure for CRC "turn-on" therapy is reported. With CaCO3 responsive to pH decomposition and Cu2 O responsive to H2 S sulfuration, Cu2 O@CaCO3 can be triggered "on" into the therapeutic mode by the colorectal TME. When the CaCO3 shell decomposes and releases calcium in acidic colorectal TME, the loss of protection from the CaCO3 shell exposes the Cu2 O core to be sulfuretted by H2 S to form metabolizable Cu31 S16 nanocrystals that gain remarkably strong near-infrared absorption. After modifying hyaluronic acid, Cu2 O@CaCO3 can achieve synergistic CRC-targeted and TME-triggered photothermal/photodynamic/chemodynamic/calcium-overload-mediated therapy. Moreover, it is found that the generation of hyperthermia and oxidative stress from Cu2 O@CaCO3 nanocomposites can efficiently reprogram the macrophages from the M2 phenotype to the M1 phenotype and initiate a vaccine-like immune effect after primary tumor removal, which further induces an immune-favorable TME and intense immune responses for anti-CD47 antibody to simultaneously inhibit CRC distant metastasis and recurrence by immunotherapy.

Cesarean birth (CB) rates have increased in high-resource countries during the past two decades, yet it is not known whether CB rates have changed according to maternal age and/or gestational age.

All singleton live births in Iceland between 1997 and 2015 were identified from the Icelandic Medical Birth Registry (80130). Rates of cesarean births (intrapartum and prelabor) were calculated overall and separately for maternal age groups and gestational age groups and by parity. Logit binomial regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals (CIs) for annual change in cesarean birth rates adjusted for maternal characteristics and clinical indication groups.

The overall CB rate was 15.7% in 1997 and 15.8% in 2015; the CB rate did not change significantly during the study period. The overall CB rate for early-term deliveries (37-38weeks) decreased for multiparas (annual aOR=0.99 [95% CI=0.98-0.99]), and the preterm (<37weeks) prelabor cesarean rate increased significantly (1.11 [1.09-1.14]) for both primiparas and multiparas. For multiparas only, the intrapartum CB rate decreased (0.97 [0.97-0.98]), whereas the prelabor CB rate increased, predominantly for women aged over 35years (1.03 [1.02-1.04]). Adjustment for clinical indication groups did not change these results.

Findings indicate a rise in prelabor cesarean for preterm births and women aged over 35years (multiparas only). As adjustment for clinical indications did not affect these results, changes in obstetric practice are more likely to have affected these rate changes rather than changes in clinical indications.

Findings indicate a rise in prelabor cesarean for preterm births and women aged over 35 years (multiparas only). As adjustment for clinical indications did not affect these results, changes in obstetric practice are more likely to have affected these rate changes rather than changes in clinical indications.