Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve (MV) repair using MitraClip has been recently established as a treatment option for patients with heart failure and functional mitral regurgitation (MR), which significantly expands the number of patients that can be treated with this device.This study aimed to quantify the morphologic, hemodynamic and structu
The influence of acoustic field distribution and temperature variations on the full-aperture diffraction efficiency of non-collinear acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs) was investigated based on tellurium dioxide crystals.The strong acoustic anisotropy of the crystal induces non-uniform acoustic energy distribution, limiting K2 the overall diffra
Abstract Background Studies have indicated a potential relationship between gut microbiota and renal cell carcinoma.However, the causal relationship between various types of gut microbiota and renal cell carcinoma, as well as the role of inflammatory protein as mediators, remains unclear.Methods This study aimed to identify the relationship between
Context: Membranous nephropathy is among the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults.Evidence Acquisitions: PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science, directory of open access journals (DOAJ), EMBASE, and Google Scholar with keywords of phospholipase A2 receptor, PLA2R, membranous nephropathy, nephrotic syndrome, idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and gl
Melodic harmonisation is a sophisticated creative process that involves deep musical understanding and a specialised knowledge of music relating to melodic structure, harmony, rhythm, texture, and form.In this article a new melodic harmonisation assistant is presented that is adaptive (learns from data), general (can cope with any tonal or non-tona