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Tibayan Frederick A - - 2003
BACKGROUND: Ring annuloplasty, the standard treatment for ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR), abolishes normal annular dynamics and freezes the posterior leaflet. We examined the impact of Paneth suture annuloplasty during acute IMR on motion of the mitral annulus and leaflets in an ovine model. METHODS AND RESULTS: Eight sheep had radiopaque ...
Wierzbowska Karina - - 2003
BACKGROUND: The echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function is usually based on mitral inflow parameters. The main limitation of this method is caused by pseudonormalisation of mitral inflow profile in advanced stages of diastolic dysfunction. AIM: To evaluate the value of propagation velocity (Vp) of early and atrial mitral ...
Kähäri Anders - - 2003
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of M-mode measurement of circumflex artery motion (CAM) for assessment of left ventricular (LV) function. DESIGN: Seventy-two patients referred for coronary angiography and LV angiography were included. Ejection fraction (EF) was calculated from LV angiography and systolic and diastolic parameters of CAM were measured by ...
Harikrishnan S - - 2003
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is still highly prevalent in developing countries like India, while the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is on the rise. So the occurrence of a combination of RHD with CAD becomes more likely. We describe a patient with severe mitral stenosis and tight stenosis of ...
Goetz Wolfgang A - - 2003
BACKGROUND: We hypothesize that 2 tendon-like anterior basal stay chords, which remain taut during the entire cardiac cycle, limit the motion of the anterior mitral leaflet. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sonomicrometric crystals were implanted in 6 sheep at the insertion of stay chords at anterior mitral leaflet (S1 and S2), papillary ...
Hedberg Pär - - 2003
The biplane disc summation method is the recommended echocardiographic procedure to determine left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF). Assessment of mitral annulus motion (MAM) or wall motion scoring index (WMI) has been reported to be less dependent on image quality compared with the recommended method, and proposed as a surrogate ...
Calafiore Antonio M - - 2003
Our recent experience with an autologous pericardium strip to obtain an overreducing posterior mitral annuloplasty is reported. From March 2001 to May 2002, 31 patients underwent this procedure to correct functional (n = 19) or postischemic (n = 12) mitral regurgitation. The length of the pericardium strip was always 4 ...
Kang I-Seok - - 2003
BACKGROUND: The importance of pulmonary regurgitation (PR) after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is increasingly recognized, but little is known regarding its underlying mechanisms. This phase-contrast cine magnetic resonance (PC MR) study was performed to evaluate the relative contribution of each lung to total regurgitant volume. METHODS AND RESULTS: ...
Gupta B K - - 2003
We report on a patient with ankylosing spondylitis in association with mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and aortic regurgitation. Despite extensive search of literature, we could not find association of mitral stenosis with ankylosing spondylitis. This report is the first to describe this association. Our findings are based on clinical and ...
Ubeyli Elif Derya - - 2003
Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive technique that allows the examination of the direction, velocity, and volume of blood flow. Therefore, Doppler ultrasonography is known as reliable technique, which demonstrates the flow characteristics and resistance of arteries in various vascular disease. In this study, arterial Doppler signals recorded from 105 subjects ...
Ozdemir Kuruluş - - 2003
BACKGROUND: The relation between systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and mitral stenosis (MS) has been poorly understood. Although the mitral valve area (MVA) is an important factor affecting the PAP, there is a wide spectrum of the PAP in patients with MS despite a similar MVA. So, we analyzed whether ...
Hosoi Satoshi - - 2003
PURPOSE: Multi-detector row CT (MDCT) is a new noninvasive modality for coronary artery imaging. Using the same MDCT data obtained for coronary artery assessment, left ventricular (LV) volumes such as end-diastolic (ED) and end-systolic (ES) volumes (EDV and ESV, respectively) and ejection fraction (EF) can potentially be assessed when ED ...
Khanlou Homayoun - - 2003
Mitral regurgitation is usually tolerated well in pregnancy, mainly because of left ventricular unloading due to the physiologic decrease in systemic vascular resistance (SVR). We report the case of a patient with mitral regurgitation who had pulmonary edema soon after delivery, which likely was due to a sudden increase in ...
Disney Patrick J S - - 2003
A 69-year-old woman developed acute pulmonary edema and severe mitral regurgitation (MR) 2 days following an uncomplicated AV nodal (AVN) ablation and insertion of VVI pacemaker for chronic atrial fibrillation. There was no history of significant mitral valve disease. Left ventricular function was normal and there was no evidence of ...
Pace Napoleone Carlo - - 2003
A very rare case of double outlet right ventricle with intact ventricular septum and unrestricted pulmonary flow was successfully palliated with pulmonary banding and delayed bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and mitral avulsion. This is the only case of pulmonary banding with mitral avulsion reported in the literature for this type of ...
Saito Akira - - 2003
A 57-year-old man suffered recurrent mitral regurgitation after dehiscence of a 28 mm Physio ring 3 months after initial repair. We substituted a 30 mm Physio ring in reoperation, enabling successful mitral rerepair. This case points up the need for special care to be taken in determining the size of ...
Paelinck Bernard P - - 2003
A case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is presented with a restrictive mitral filling pattern but predominant systolic pulmonary vein flow velocities. A stepwise Doppler work-up including color M-mode, Doppler tissue imaging of the mitral annulus velocity and loading manipulations could clarify the underlying hemodynamic mechanisms. The Doppler data were correlated with ...
Dugal J S - - 2003
A 32-year-old male patient, a case of critical calcific mitral stenosis (following closed mitral valvotomy in 1989) was admitted for mitral valve replacement in September 2001. In hospital, he developed cardiogenic shock, pulmonary oedema and oliguria precluding surgery. An emergency percutaneous transatrial balloon mitral commissurotomy as a life-saving procedure in ...
Neuman Yoram M - - 2003
BACKGROUND: We examined the agreement between transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and intraoperative prepump transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the assessment of left-sided regurgitant lesions and echocardiographic variables associated with grading discrepancies. METHODS: The TTE and prepump TEE studies of 54 patients undergoing aortic-valve replacement for aortic stenosis were reviewed. Agreement and correlation ...
Kanzaki Masato - - 2002
Bronchoplasty originally designed for patients with inadequate pulmonary function who cannot tolerate pneumonectomy, has recently yielded good results as well as offering an alternative to pneumonectomy. We describe a technique for plication of the proximal bronchial membranous portion when there is significant discrepancy in lumen size between the main and ...
Myrmel Truls - - 2002
BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: The posterior mitral leaflet is divided into a variable number of scallops, and little is known about the role of scallopmalcoaptation in ischemic mitral regurgitation. The study aim was to assess whether acute ischemia in the posterolateral wall of the left ventricle would induce ...
Joseph George - - 2002
Ten patients who had anatomic alterations that cause impediments to successful completion of conventional transfemoral balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) underwent transjugular BMV. They included six patients in whom conventional BMV could not be completed due to cardiac anatomic distortion; two patients with dextrocardia (one with visceroatrial situs solitus and the ...
Paraskevaidis Ioannis A - - 2002
The aim of this study was to analyze the components of mitral and pulmonary A waves and to construct a Doppler-derived left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic pressure (EDP) prediction model based on the combined analysis of transmitral and pulmonary venous flow velocity curves. Combined analysis of transmitral and pulmonary venous flow ...
Lai David T - - 2002
BACKGROUND: Three-dimensional dynamics of the 3 individual scallops within the posterior mitral leaflet during acute ischemic mitral regurgitations have not been previously measured. METHODS: Radiopaque markers were sutured to the mitral annulus, papillary muscle tips, and leaflet edges in 13 sheep. Immediately postoperatively, under open-chest conditions, 3-D marker coordinates were ...
Timek Tomasz A - - 2002
BACKGROUND: Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) has been attributed to annular dilatation, papillary muscle (PM) displacement ("apical leaflet tenting"), or both. We compared the efficacy of reducing annular or subvalvular dimensions to gain more mechanistic insight into acute IMR. METHODS: Eight adult sheep underwent implantation of radiopaque markers on the LV, ...
Nomoto Takuya - - 2002
BACKGROUND: We reported in a previous study that the initial effects of left ventricular (LV) repair (LVR) for LV aneurysm were not long lasting. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) is known to attenuate remodeling after myocardial infarction, and could be effective after LVR. METHODS AND RESULTS: Left ventricular aneurysms were developed ...
Mori Yoshiki - - 2002
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to validate a newly developed three-dimensional (3D) digital color Doppler method for quantifying pulmonary regurgitation (PR), using an animal model of chronic PR. BACKGROUND: Spectral Doppler methods cannot reliably be used to assess pulmonary regurgitation. METHODS: In eight sheep with surgically created ...
Aikawa Keiko - - 2002
BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: The relationship between structural abnormalities of the mitral apparatus and severity of functional mitral regurgitation (MR) was examined in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS: Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography was performed in 13 cardiomyopathy patients with mild (n = 5) or moderate to severe (n ...
Fine Deborah M - - 2002
A 3-year-old, 4-kg, castrated male domestic shorthair cat presented with signs of progressive respiratory distress. Thoracic radiographs showed pulmonary edema and pleural effusion. Echocardiography revealed a perforate membrane immediately above the mitral valve that divided the left atrium into proximal and distal chambers. The left auricle was proximal to the ...
Kron Irving L - - 2002
Mitral annuloplasty is the preferred surgical treatment for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation. Although this is usually successful, leaflet restriction by apical displacement of the posterior papillary muscle tip may cause residual mitral regurgitation. Ventricular remodeling surgery is an effective procedure for surgical relocation of the posterior papillary muscle tip in ...
Nakajima Hiroyuki - - 2002
A 39-year-old man had cor triatriatum (Lucas-Schmidt type IA) with severe mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation. We performed resection of the anomalous septum between the accessory chamber and the left atrium, and conducted mitral valve repair and the maze procedure. The patient regained sinus rhythm and normal pulmonary venous drainage ...
Thirumalai P - - 2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare the immediate and long-term results, safety and complication profile of inoue balloon technique (IBT) and over the wire technique (OWT) in the treatment of rheumatic mitral stenosis. METHODS: We have compared the IBT in 104 patients and OWT in 40 patients. Preprocedural, immediate post-procedure and follow-up echocardiograms ...
Chan Kuang-Cheng KC Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University, College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, - - 2002
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is a critical complication after mitral bioprosthesis. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) monitoring enables early diagnosis and guides prompt subsequent treatment. Here we report a case of mitral heart disease who developed critical LVOTO following mitral xenograft replacement. The values of intraoperative TEE in the ...
Timek Tomasz A - - 2002
OBJECTIVE: Ring annuloplasty prevents acute ischemic mitral regurgitation in sheep, but it also abolishes normal mitral annular and posterior leaflet dynamics. We investigated a novel surgical approach of simple septal-lateral annular cinching with sutures to treat acute ischemic mitral regurgitation. METHODS: Nine adult sheep underwent implantation of multiple radiopaque markers ...
Lansac Emmanuel - - 2002
OBJECTIVE: The aortic and mitral valves have been studied in isolation, as if their functions were independent. We hypothesized that both valves work in synchrony on the basis of the shared myocardial pump and orifice. METHODS: Six sonometric crystals (7 sheep) were placed in both trigones, the midpoint of the ...
Watanabe Manabu - - 2002
We present a case of mitral annular aneurysm as a very rare complication developing soon after the surgical relief of subaortic stenosis. The cause of the aneurysm was considered to be the disruption of aorto-mitral intervalvular fibrosa at the initial operation. The surgical repair was successfully performed without compromising either ...
Cohen Laurence - - 2002
On the basis of our clinical experience, we hypothesized that the role of mitral valvar anomalies in the development and recurrence of discrete subaortic stenosis might be underestimated. From January 1994 to October 2000, the anatomy of the mitral valve and its relationship to the other components of the left ...
Iung Bernard - - 2002
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) is the treatment of choice in young patients who have favorable valve anatomy. It affords an event-free survival greater than 90% at 5 to 7 years,. Economic considerations are the main limitation of PMC in such patients, who are mainly encountered in developing countries. Mitral stenosis ...
Okada Yukikatsu - - 2002
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Although, in theory, the mitral annulus with the Duran flexible ring should change size and shape during the cardiac cycle, no clinical reports are available of such flexibility several years after surgery. The study aim was to evaluate mitral annulus flexibility at medium-term follow ...
Abaci Adnan - - 2002
OBJECTIVES: The vena contracta is the narrowest region of the regurgitant or stenotic jet just downstream the orifice and reflects the size of that orifice. This study was performed to assess the accuracy of the vena contracta width (VCW) in evaluating the severity of mitral stenosis (MS) and to compare ...
Timek Tomasz A - - 2002
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Septal-lateral (S-L) mitral annular diameter reduction is thought to be central to the efficacy of ring annuloplasty in correcting functional mitral regurgitation (MR), but rings perturb mitral annulus (MA) dynamic motion and limit posterior leaflet excursion. The effects of S-L annular cinching ('SLAC'), a ...
Skyrme-Jones R A - - 2001
Compared with mitral valve replacement as treatment for severe mitral stenosis, balloon mitral valvuloplasty (BMV) is a less invasive and well-established alternative therapeutic procedure. The best results are obtained with BMV in association with pliable, non-calcified valves. However, in the western world, mitral stenosis is predominantly a condition of the ...
Schwerzmann M - - 2001
AIMS: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of combined transmitral E wave velocity and reversed systolic pulmonary venous flow for the quantification of mitral regurgitation severity. METHODS AND RESULTS: Measuring forward and total left ventricular stroke volume, mitral regurgitation severity was assessed quantitatively by calculating the regurgitant fraction in 106 consecutive ...
Hurst J W - - 2001
This article emphasizes that the abnormalities noted on chest x-ray films of the chest can be diagnostic of giant left atrium. It also points out that a giant left atrium that occasionally occurs in patients with rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation does not occur in patients with mitral regurgitation due to ...
Selim A G - - 2001
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare inflammatory multiorgan disorder affecting cartilaginous structures and other connective tissues. Serious cardiovascular complications have been reported in patients with RP, the most frequent being aortic or mitral regurgitation and aortic aneurysms. Aortitis is a very rare complication. An unusual case of active aortitis in ...
Endrys J - - 2001
Balloon mitral valvuloplasty is the procedure of choice in a selected group of patients with significant mitral stenosis and suitable valve morphology. Experience in patients with cardiogenic shock is very limited. We report the case of a dying patient in cardiogenic shock, with pulmonary edema and severe hepatic damage after ...
Burns A C - - 2001
Acquired coronary artery to left atrial fistulas are rare and previously only described in mitral stenosis associated with left atrial thrombus or coronary arteriosclerosis. We present the case of a patient who developed a left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula associated with mitral regurgitation 12 years after excision ...
Sitges M - - 2001
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to validate a new flow convergence (FC) method that eliminated the need to locate the regurgitant orifice and that could be performed semiautomatedly. BACKGROUND: Complex and time-consuming features of previously validated color Doppler methods for determining mitral regurgitant volume (MRV) have prevented their widespread clinical use. METHODS: ...
Colombo P C - - 2001
Early surgical intervention improves the outcome of patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) secondary to flail leaflet. Current criteria for the diagnosis of flail leaflet require a detailed definition of mitral valve anatomy, which is often challenging by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and, occasionally, even by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). We studied 57 ...
Cicoira M - - 2001
This study was conducted to assess the accuracy of the estimated mitral regurgitant volume using both the left atrial filling volume and the systolic component of pulmonary vein flow expressed as the percent of its total. Since mitral regurgitation fills the left atrial chamber, the variation in atrial volume during ...
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Jog-A-Thon Raises Money For Sawtooth Playground
Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) Sawtooth Elementary School in Twin Falls decided to make its third annual Jog-A-Thon a family affair this year.
They took over the Twin Falls High School Track this afternoon. This was their annual fundraising event, and they collected money for a new playground. Julie Schnoor with the Sawtooth Elementary Parent Teacher Organization says, "Today we just wanted to be a big family event. We want family, fun, food, exercise, just bringing people out to support the school and have a good time." The students gathered pledges, the PTO auctioned off gift baskets, and a good time was had by all. The school hoped to raise $10,000 from this effort. If you didn't get a chance to donate, you can call the school directly at 733-8454. All donations are tax deductible. May 9, 2013. |
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Beaver, J - UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO | |
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Publication Type: Research Notes Publication Acceptance Date: March 15, 2008 Publication Date: May 31, 2008 Citation: Teran, H., Strausbaugh, C.A., Eujayl, I.A., Beaver, J., Miklas, P.N., Singh, S.P. 2008. Response of BGMV and BGYMV resistant common bean to beet curly top virus. Bean Improvement Cooperative Annual Report. 51:168-169. Technical Abstract: Crop losses can be severe when susceptible large-seeded Andean dry and green bean cultivars are planted early in dry areas with a history of curly top caused by Beet curly top virus (BCTV) and closely related species. In order to assess the level of curly top resistance in 65 diverse dry and green bean genotypes, seed was planted in a commercial field in Kimberly, ID in 2007. Viruliferous beet leafhoppers were released approximately 3 weeks after emergence to generate an artificial epiphytotic. Plants were rated on a scale of 1-5 (1 = healthy, 5 = highly susceptible) 5 weeks after infestation and verified at fully developed pod stage (R8). Capri and UI 51 were among the most susceptible genotypes, while A 429, DOR 390, DOR 500, and G 2402 did not exhibit any symptoms. In general, breeding lines and cultivars with known resistance to Bean golden mosaic virus and Bean golden yellow mosaic virus (except Morales) were resistant to moderately resistant to BCTV. Additional testing will be required to verify the resistance followed by research to determine the evolutionary origin of the genes for resistance to these viruses. |


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EATON — Ryan Koehler and Jake Nelson only like hits if they're the ones producing them.
Singles, doubles, triples, even the occasional home run — bring them on, the more the merrier — as long as Nelson and Koehler are standing in the batter's box.
When they're on the pitcher's mound, forget it.
Koehler and Nelson — the two top guns on Eaton's gatling-like pitching staff — combined to allow just one hit in the top-seeded Reds' two mercy rule-shortened Class 3A District 1 baseball victories Saturday.
Koehler, a left-handed junior, threw a no-hitter in Eaton's 10-0 first-round win against No. 32 Denver Science and Technology (7-13).
Nelson, a left-handed senior, had a perfect game up until the final two outs, allowing just one baserunner while walking none and striking out seven in an 11-0 win against No. 16 St. Mary's (13-8) in the district title game.
"Now we have good momentum going into next week," Nelson said. "We're feeling good — pitching, defensive-wise and hitting, too. Everything is really clicking for us right now."
Eaton (20-0) is back in the eight-team state tournament for the 32nd straight season.
The Reds will begin their pursuit of an 11th state title when they face Alamosa (15-6) at 10 a.m. Friday at Butch Butler Field. The winner faces Lamar (17-4) or University (16-5) at 3 p.m. Friday.
The way Saturday's games unfolded, there was virtually no chance of Eaton seeing its streak of state tournament appearances come to an end.
The Reds batted around their lineup in the first inning of both games. They scored five in the first inning against the Knights, opening the game with three straight doubles by Nelson, senior Jake Mondragon and sophomore Matt Burkart.
In the district title game against the Pirates, they scored seven runs with two outs.
As strong as Koehler and Nelson were on the mound, they also weren't the least bit shabby at the plate, as Koehler hit 4 for 6 with two doubles, a triple and five RBI on the day.
Nelson, coming off a minor hamstring injury, hit 2 for 7 with a double and RBI.
The Reds out-hit their opponents 22-1 on the day.
"From what I've seen — and I've seen a lot of teams in the state — Eaton probably swings the bat as well as any high school team in the state of Colorado," Pirates coach Bill Percy said. "You can argue for 4A and 5A (teams). But, (the Reds) are very disciplined hitters. ... Every time we play them, we have one nightmarish inning."
The Reds will do that to you.
Still as impressive as the offense was for Eaton, it was merely a footnote compared to the team's stellar pitching.
"Nelson and Koehler were just outstanding," Eaton coach Jim Danley said. "They both threw strikes. They threw quality strikes. They hit their spots, and, boy, there was some nice movement. You could see guys swinging at pitches they're used to hitting and wondering what happened."
After a dropped third strike against Denver Science & Technology in the first at-bat of the game, Koehler sat 10 straight batters before walking one then retiring the final five.
Facing just two batters more than the minimum, Koehler produced the 27th no-hitter in Reds history — the third this season — and became the first pitcher in Eaton history to toss two no-nos in one season.
Koehler struck out 12 of the 17 batters he faced.
"I definitely had good control of my breaking pitches and (Danley) was doing a great job of calling different pitches, so they couldn't time them so well," said Koehler, who also had a no-hitter in an 18-1 win against Sheridan on April 3. "Colton (Lind) did a great job behind the plate. So, I couldn't ask for anything better."
Against St. Mary's, Nelson picked up right where Koehler left off.
"He's a crafty kid," Perry said. "He changes speed well and he hits his spots. He reminds me of a Tom Glavine. Glavine was fairly overpowering but not really. He just spotted up really well, and this kid is very similar. He's probably going to have a nice career at (the University of New Mexico)."
Ian Manzo's double with one out in the top of the fifth and final inning was one of just four balls that left the infield for St. Mary's.
Manzo's hit dropped perfectly out of the reach of Koehler and Lane Greiman in the right-center gap.
"There was nothing we could really do about that one," Koehler said.
Danley admitted seeing Nelson's perfect game broken up in the third-to-last at-bat was a bit of a tough pill to swallow.
"That is a heart-breaker, doggone it," he said. "It was a fastball that was just up, and (Manzo) got a better look at it. He got quite a bit of it. That was the only ball they squared up all day."
Nelson wasn't sweating it much, though.
"In the back of my head, I knew I was trying to get (a perfect game)," Nelson said. "But, at the same time, I'm out here for the team, not myself. So, once we get the 'W' that's all that matters. Those other things come second. But, it definitely would have been great to get (a perfect game)."
District finals
Eaton 11, St. Mary's 0, 5 inn.
EHS — Jake Nelson (W, 6-0, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 7SO) and Colton Lind. 2B – Ryan Koehler 2, Lane Greiman, Lind; RBI – Koehler 4, Brady Tedesco 2, Lind.
First round
Eaton 10, Denver Science and Technology 0, 5 inn.
EHS — Koehler (W, 5-0, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 12SO) and Lind. 2B – Matt Burkart, Jake Mondragon, Nelson; 3B – Burkart, Koehler, Tedesco; RBI – Burkart 2, Tedesco 2, Lane Greiman, Koehler, Lind, Mondragon, Nelson.


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Hematological profile of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in Iran, in pre-dialysis stages and after initiation of hemodialysis. | |
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Anemia is a common sequealae of chronic kidney disease (CKD), associated with significant morbidity. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 CKD patients (54 hemodialyzed, 46 pre-dialyzed). Data including, complete blood count, BUN, creatinine, creatinine clearance, underlying diseases and hemodialysis duration were collected by a questionnaire. The most frequent morphologic features were normochromic-normocytic (80%), hypochromic-microcytic (15%) and macrocytic (5%). The frequency of anemia in hemodialyzed and pre-dialyzed patients (with mean Hgb level of 10.27 and 11.11 g/dL) were 85% and 75%. Hemoglobin concentration was positively correlated to calculated creatinine clearance (P < 0.001). The severity of anemia among hemodialyzed patients was mild (Hgb > 10 g/dL) in 5%, moderate in 70% and severe (Hgb < 7 g/dL) in 25%, while in pre-dialyzed was mild in 45% and moderate in 55%. There was no correlation between the anemia and CKD causes or hemodialysis duration. In conclusion, data shows that anemia in our patients with CKD is a predominant manifestation, with high frequency but of moderate degree. The most likely cause is inadequate erythropoietin production. |
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LYNN, Mass. --
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a raging blaze in Lynn two-family home Tuesday night that left three police officers injured after they rushed into a burning building to save the people trapped inside.
Seven people live in the house at 18 Clinton St., but only four were at home at the time the blaze broke out around 9:30 p.m.
Panicked neighbors alerted police to the two-alarm fire.
"The house next door to us is on fire," one woman said. "I don't know if anybody's in here at all. Oh my God," the caller said in a 911 call to police. "The smell is really bad."
Three Lynn police officers were the first to arrive on the scene and they heard screams from inside the house. Without masks or any kind of protective gear, they broke down the front door to try to rescue four residents who were trapped inside. They were pulled outside the house where firefighters gave them aid.
A 57-year-old man was taken to a Boston hospital with serious injuries.
"We took over and got the guy out into the street and started emergency first aid on him ... he's in stable but guarded condition right now," Lynn Fire Chief James McDonald said.
The three officers were treated at a Salem hospital for smoke inhalation and released. They were identified as David Galeazzi, Thomas Hazard and John Marr, all of Lynn.
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The flames were so intense that one officer told investigators he couldn't see a thing once he got inside.
The home was owned by Clifford Jones, the brother-in-law of the hospitalized resident.
Arson investigators were on scene overnight but it is not clear what started the fire, which began on the first floor of the building near the rear porch.
Fire officials said the house was full of materials that burn easily.
"For the lack of a better term, pack rat conditions in there. It's piled up to halfway up the floors. The basement is filled from the floor to the ceiling with combustible materials. Clothing, newspapers, everything you can think of, cardboard boxes. It's just a deep-seated fire and it's really stubborn to put out," McDonald said.
The building will likely be condemned and torn down, possibly within the day.
Two members of the same family were injured in a November 2002 fire on Friend Street in Lynn.
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Running Time: 133 Min.
Director: Dirty Dan
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Dirty Dan, Missy Stone, Audrianna Angel, Ally Ann, Tara Lynn Foxx, Amy Starz, Kandi Milan
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Watch up close and personal as these little tarts get the stuffing they're craving. Ain't nothing better than a chick who is young, horny and cum thirsty!
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Missy Stone blows bubbles during her interview, but viewers will have a hard time taking their eyes off her lovely hazel ones. Still, she knows her way around a cock, asking Dan to plunge her missionarily, and apparently, she knows how to squeeze him during cowgirl.
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The Theramore Docks | |
Start | Nazeer Bloodpike |
End | Nazeer Bloodpike |
Level | 35 Requires Level 32 |
Category | Dustwallow Marsh |
Experience | 3,300 XP or 1980 at Level 90 |
Reputation | +250 Orgrimmar |
Previous | Theramore Spies |
Marg Nighteye, Uleg and Thargil, three of Brackenwall Village spies, were recently dispatched to Theramore Isle docks. They were charged with the task of gaining entrance to a ship named The Bleeding Sparrow, with the objective of recovering documents that indicated the political relationship between Theramore Isle and the rest of the Alliance. Unfortunately, they were discovered before they could escape with their prized possession, and, although one of the spies survived, he was forced to throw the documents into a footlocker which is believed to be somewhere underneath the docks of Theramore Isle. Uleg succeeded in returning to Nazeer Bloodpike, while Thargil is currently believed to be held in captivity, assuming that he has not already been executed.
Marg Nighteye remained behind to document the progress of his comrades. Uleg returned to him and was instructed to return to Nazeer Bloodpike, while Marg chose to remain where he was to monitor Alliance activity. Unfortunately, the dangers of Dustwallow Marsh were too great for him to face, and he eventually met his end in the wildreness.
A Horde adventurer succeeded in reaching the docks unseen and recovering the documents in question. Unfortunately, as the documents were written in Common and as the spymaster chose not to reveal their contents, the precise information regarding the standing between Theramore Isle and the rest of the Alliance is likely to remain a mystery forever.
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Bring the Captain's Documents to Nazeer Bloodpike in Brackenwall Village.
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<Name>, two of our spies were sent to steal documents from a ship at the Theramore docks. They gained the papers but were discovered, and were forced to throw the documents into the sea.
One spy later escaped, but was unable to recover the prize. He reported his failure to me, and I now charge the task to you.
The documents are in a footlocker, in the waters somewhere beneath the Theramore docks. Find those documents, <name>, and bring them to me.
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Did you find the documents, <name>? They hold information vital to the stability of the Alliance and, hence, vital to the security of the Horde.
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I commend you, <name>. This was not an easy mission. But the documents you gained are valued greatly by our superiors.


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Matt Baxter-Reynolds
Best Argument: No
Audience Favored: No (50%)
The moderator has delivered a final verdict.
Opening Statements
Morning, August 26, 2033
Steven Vaughan-Nichols: Yawn!
Another late morning and I've got things to do and little time to do them. So, I blink twice to get the weather report. It's going to be another nice day here, but I have a flight to New York City later today.
So, I look to the left and my flight is still on schedule, let's see look left again and up, OK, it's still on time. I had been a little worried since LaGuardia flooded last year about this same time thanks to high tides and global warming. Oh well, at least the dikes are holding around Manhattan so I don't need to worry about wading to corporate headquarters at 28 E. 28.
As I brush my teeth, I get a flicker of green in my left eye. OK, wink for half-a-second and that call goes into voicemail. That reminds me though I haven't gotten breakfast started yet. Look to the right once, tap my little finger, and the toaster and tea pot kick on.
Breakfast done, I tap twice on the dining room table and the garage door opens and the car starts. I hop in, wait for the car to load the navigation module to my Google Go Contacts, blink twice, and point at the airport on the map in "front" of my eyes and I'm on my way.
How odd to think that people actually used to use separate devices for such common every days tasks. Heck, some folks actually used to think that wearable computers wouldn't take off. How quaint!
Still, I'm not so sure about actual cyborg implants, that's a little much for me. I'll just stick with my pocket, body-heat powered do-everything computer, and my integrated contact lens and "hearing" aid.
Tech will be carried, not worn
Matt Baxter-Reynolds: Last weekend I did a piece about how I'd downsized from a "fat, 1980s style" wallet, to a thin, 2013 wallet . In it there was a mild lament about how I had to carry a wallet even though I had enough technology on me on me at all times to replace the wallet.
I love my digital life. I love having my smartphone on me all the time connecting me 24/7 to the people and things that I love. But it's nice to have it in my pocket. It's not something I necessarily want to drape all over me everytime I leave the house to go to the shops. And I'm a technologist.
The point of technology in the post-PC era is that it stays in the background until you need it. It's hidden away, but close to hand. Wearables run against this idea, trying to make the technology as much of a part of your body as can be achieved without surgery.
The market for wearables is niche. Being able to slap a camera on you when you're skiing, mountain biking, BASE jumping, etc -- that makes sense. But for day-to-day living? Nuh-uh.
See also:
- Mankind to machine: 13 computing devices you'll be wearing in the future
- Google Glass: Let the evil commence
- Cook affirms my best case scenario on Apple wearable computing
- Google Glass rival gestures to future of wearable computing
- Podcast: Wearable computing in the workplace
- Wearable computing's ROI: Measured in health care outcomes?
The Rebuttal
Great Debate Moderator
It's time to put on your Internet glasses and view today's debate. Are you ready? As an aside here's a look at wearable computers that I'm sure will interest you.
Posted by Steve Ranger
All set
But this extra gear is getting heavy.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Me too
I'm using my laptop
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
Great Debate Moderator
Why now?
Wearable computing devices have been around for years with little success, so why should they make a breakthrough now? What's changed?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Now is the time
In 1997, I attended an IEEE International symposium on wearable computers in Cambridge MA. By 2002, I was trying out the Xybernaut Poma Wearable PC in 2002. So why is it only now that wearable computers are being taken seriously?
There's a bunch of reasons. First, and foremost, is the ubiquitous Internet. With Wi-Fi and 4G anywhere you go your wearable device can access all the riches of the Internet.
Add to this the rise of better batteries, more energy-efficient computer components, flash memory, and faster, low-powered processors and you have what some people call "steam boat time." That time when all the technologies are lined up for a new development, in the early 19th century it was steamboats and in the early 21st century, it's human-wearable computersSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
There must be a need
So I'm arguing the position that they won't make a breakthrough, so it's easy enough for me to just say "they won't", and leave it at that…
However, that's perhaps a little unfair. As an industry, we're all human, and as such we're not good at spotting what the next big thing is going to be. In a years time could I be out and about seeing every person and their dog wearing smart watches or Google Glass-esque things, perhaps. We never really know where these breakthroughs come from.
If they resonate with a common enough need they'll take off.Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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The best opportunity
What are the most likely forms that wearable devices will take? Which will be most successful? And what is going to be left on the shelf gathering dust?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Google Glass
Google Glass is looking mighty good at this point. Eventually, I expect the glasses model to be superseded by contact lens, but that's at least 10-years in the future.
What I don't think has a chance is the watch format . You may have noticed but the watch is a dying technology. That's because it simply doesn't have the screen space to compete with smartphones. At most, a watch might hold the CPU and storage goodies for a glasses-style interface.
Down the road I can also see computing embedded in clothing, ala Continuum's Kiera Cameron. Or, even tattoos and yes, cyborgs, with implanted electronics are in our future. Actually, they're already here with pacemakers and insulin pumps, we just don't think of them that way.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
I can't see glasses
I think the glasses-style devices have blown it. They've been too visible prior to release -- society has had enough of a chance to judge them and make them fatally uncool before they've even hit.
Watches? These have more chance. Watches are more personal, and they don't have cameras or microphones in them. They're less obviously threatening and invading than glasses.
I love the idea of lifelogging. I'd love to wear a little puck that kept a record of my life. I'd like those to take off, but frankly I expect the same pushback as glasses-style.
But, as per my last point, perhaps something will take off that we haven't seen before. Like a Fitbit or Nike+ quantification/measurement device that you swallow. (Assuming that still counts as wearable -- there's a lot of crossover between [ "quantified self" devices ] and wearables.)Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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Filling a need -- for the industry?
Is there any sign that there is pent-up consumer demand for wearables, or is this really being pushed by the tech industry largely because everybody has bought a smartphones already?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Passionate early adopters
According to a survey done by Modis, an IT staffing firm, by 61 percent of self-described geeks said they would buy and wear a "smart watch," and 56 percent would buy "smart glasses." It's not just geeks. 37 percent of self-described "non-geeks" are also interested in buying and wearing a smart watch and almost as many, 35 percent, would buy smart glasses.
So much for the numbers. Here's what I've seen. I have many friends who are already using Google Glass and guess what? They tell me that people are always, and I mean always, interested in them. I've seen that kind of passion twice before in the last few years for an item of technology. Care to care what they were?
They were the iPhone and the iPad.
Early geek adopters, who are now the cutting edge for all technology buyers, are going to buy them and the others will follow.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Missing the mainstream
I think there's zero demand from consumers for wearables, if we look at a generalist, non-technologist market. That market is full of mainstreamers -- they don't demand technology innovation in the same way that early adopters.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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What's the biggest benefit to the end user of wearable devices?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Instant information
For me, it's near-instant access to information anywhere, anytime. I think it will be for everyone. Yes, it's cool that I could take care photos and videos just by looking, but what I think will really be valuable is the "see and retrieve" ability they'll bring us.
If I'm a mechanic, I can pull up the diagram of what I'm working on. If I'm delivering a package, I can glance at the box's address and have the real-time map for its delivery appear in front of me. If I'm in a large crowd, I'll be able to look at someone and pull up their name, company, title, whatever.
A little scary isn't it? Well, get used to it. It's coming
On the more fun side, real-world games like Google's Ingress will prove wildly popular. Someone, somewhere out there is already working on a killer game for Google Glass that will make them filthy rich.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Always connected
Post-PC devices, particularly smartphones, work because they they are always available and always connected. Through that nature they are relationship-centric devices that connect people to the people and things in their life that they love. Wearable devices offer that same potential.
As well as this they offer "augmentation". Although this is a rather sci-fi content, the idea is sound. If you have a device attached to you all the time that records your life, the benefit there is that it will allow you to go back and remember previous parts of your life more readily. As part of the human journey that we all undertake,, that could be hugely important.Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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Where's the need?
What can a wearable computing device do that a tablet or smartphone can't do already? And is that enough to justify carrying yet another device?
Posted by Steve Ranger
What they'll bring us to is speed of access. You'll no longer need to reach for your tablet or phone. Want to read a book? Blink twice for it. Make a phone call? Touch your left ear-piece. Listen to your newest album? Touch your right ear-piece.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Tablets are much less portable than smartphones. You don't tend to have a tablet on you *all the time*. Wearables are about as portable as smartphones, although I don't see any distinct advantage to having something you wear on your wrist or your head over and above a device you carry around in a pocket or bag.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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What's the biggest tech hurdle standing in the way of the success of wearables? Battery life? Limited number of apps? Or something else?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Software and network
I see the highest hurdle being on the software and network side. Google Glass's interface still needs work and we're still a ways from the future I foresee where blinks and winks are enough to run them.
In addition, for these devices to really work you need fast bandwidth. In some places, that's not a problem, but just like with our tablets, laptops, and smartphones, there are still plenty of dead spots. If you live in a large, well-connected urban area that won't be a problem. Our in the country, it's a different story.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
If by tech you mean "wholly technologically", it's likely the battery. I have this problem to an extent with my Fitbit. The thing is supposed to measure me all the time, but sometimes I have to have it stop measuring me to charge the battery.
However, I think the bigger threat in "tech" is privacy, given that as an industry we can't ignore these sociological aspects anymore. I think society has moved to a point where it's going to be actively hostile about wearables having cameras in them, and that knocks off a huge chunk of use cases. Probably the majority of use cases.Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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Loss of privacy
If recording devices such as Google Glass become mainstream, does privacy become a big issue standing in the way of wearables?
Posted by Steve Ranger
It's nothing new
That problem is already here. Been to a concert recently? They still say not to record the show, but I haven't been to one in years where there were not dozens to hundreds of smartphones recording every move of the performer and every note they play.
What about private life? The next time you're in a coffee shop or restaurant take a look around. Notice how half the people are head down in their smartphone? Is one of them recording you? How would you know? If you're a well-known or attractive person, chances are you've already been recording numerous times and you never knew it.
The privacy horse has already left the barn and he's not going back anytime in our lifetimes.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
It's a big problem
As my previous points above -- I think it deals a "coup de grace" to nearly all of the wearables proposition.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
Great Debate Moderator
Effect of other devices
What happens to the smartphone market if wearable computing takes off? What other technologies does wearable disrupt?
Posted by Steve Ranger
No immediate effect
I don't see anything happening to it for the next few years. Remember when the iPod came along and revolutionized the personal music player? By the time it came we already had dozens of MP3 players and the cassette version of Sony Walkman had been around since the late 70s.
We're at the Sony Walkman stage of the technology. They will be popular, people will buy them, but they're not going to change the market.
What will be different this time around is that instead of the 22-years between the first Sony Walkman and the first iPod it will be only a decade before wearable computers start cannibalizing smartphones and tablets.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
No effect
I think we'll see watches as a "value add" to smartphones, and hence won't replace smartphones. Remember, smartphones are getting bigger for a reason. Going to 1" screens on the wrist runs against that trend.
On the quantified self device side, I think these will use smartphones symbiotically.
Therefore I see smartphones as being distinctly advantaged by an uptake of wearablesMatt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
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Where's the profit?
Apart from hardware, how do vendors make money from wearables?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Invest in broadband
The same way they do now from smartphones and tablets. The guaranteed money will be made by the carriers. Without bandwidth, wearable computing goes no where.
So if you want to be sure you'll make cash from this computing revolution, invest in AT&T, Verizon and the other usual carrier suspects.
Apps are, of course, the other way people will cash in from wearable. A few people will make a mint, others will make enough to pay the bills, and most developers will make enough to buy a round of beer for their mates at the local pub. It's a pity you can't tell from the start which will be which.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Not for hardware
That's a tricky question! I'm not sure the revenue streams are particularly clear outside of hardware sales. Bundled subscription services would be a likely candidate. If the device happened to increase cellular data consumption, that's another.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
Great Debate Moderator
Fitting into the workplace
What's the enterprise angle on wearable devices? Should CIOs be getting worried or excited?
Posted by Steve Ranger
Immediate answers
I've already mentioned their use for techs, but it's easy enough to conjure up other future uses. Say, you're a sales person at a trade show. Here comes a big client whose name is.... Mr. Big Bucks. Mr. Bucks asks you what's the best you can do on widgets in the next quarter and you say, "Widgets? Next Quarter: $20.99 per hundred."
You get the idea. It's all about getting information at computer speeds while you're out and about in the real world as well as when you're sitting in front of your computer at work.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Niche markets
There's some potential in the enterprise, but I'd say it's in very niche markets. Think about situations where someone needs both their hands free to undertake a task.
Also this technical can be helpful in risky environments -- and of course we know that military and police use this sort of telemetry-based approach already.
The only reason why a CIO would need to get worried, I would think, are on the softer side of the problem. Do employee guidelines need to be re-written to prevent wearables with cameras coming into the office and impinging unreasonably on coworkers' privacy, for example.Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
Great Debate Moderator
Getting to the point: When?
Future-gazing time: Will wearable computing take over from smartphones as our most personal computing device? If so, when?
Posted by Steve Ranger
20 years
I think some people will always use smartphones for at least a generation. It was only at the end of 2012, that it appears that the majority of people switched from landline phones to cell phones (PDF Link).
That said, in 20-years I think wearable computers will have overtaken smartphones. Them the question will be how long it will be until we switch from wearable computers to embedded computers. The answer, by the way, will be another 20 years.Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
I am for Yes
Ha. No. We need a display that is clear and large, and an input mechanism that's tactile and reliable. That means a smartphone. An image floating in the air and Leap Motion/Kinect like gesture tracking? It's too sci-fi -- it won't work.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
I am for No
Great Debate Moderator
...to the debaters for a good fight and thanks to you for joining us. Wednesday, we'll post the closing statements from Steven and Matt, and Thursday I'll reveal the winner. I think you'll enjoy reading the comments and giving feedback on your own views. Plus, vote for who you think should be the winner.
Posted by Steve Ranger
Closing Statements
Morning, August 28, 2033
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Ack! It's morning again!
Time to wake up, check out of the hotel -- three right eye blinks to bring up the bill, tap on the table to pay it -- and get a taxi to LaGuardia -- double blinks and stick my thumb out in the old hitch-hiker's pose -- and I'm ready to go.
It's hard to think as the car automatically starts rolling from the Hotel Indigo to the airport that you used to have deal with taxi drivers. Now, the taxi automatically recognizes me and my reservation and we're on our way.
Oh well, I'd better get some work done. I reach out with my fingers, squeeze my eyes shut, reopen them, and my virtual keyboard "appears" on the laptop table in front of me. Funny how the name survives even though laptops are pretty much antiques. Of course, the keyboard isn't really there either. It's just the overlay my Google Lens displays on the surface for my convenience.
I could, of course, just start "writing" by speaking into the air, but I'm old-fashioned. I've been typing since I was a kid and there are some new tricks even an old tech dog doesn't want to learn.
This is going to happen, you know. Personal computing devices aren't science fiction. They're well on their way to being science fact.
I'm sure I have the details wrong. No one ever sees the future with 20-20 vision. But, in broad strokes, we're now on our way to a future where we'd no more go out without our integrated, networked computers than we would our pants.
Interesting times are ahead for us and I can't wait to see exactly how truly "personal" computing is going to turn out.
Smartphones: Where the real action is
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
Convergence is the path that all consumer electronics take, going from specialist devices (such as MP3 players, digital cameras, and in-car GPS receivers) to jack-of-all-trade devices that can carry out a myriad of tasks. And the king of the convergence devices is the smartphone.
The smartphone is king because it combines portability with the power to get work done. Sure, a PC or a notebook, or even a tablet is nice to have, but the best tool for any job is the tool you have on you.
And if you own a smartphone, I'll bet that it's rarely more than an arm's length away from you.
Also, the arbitrary line between smartphones and tablets is blurring. Samsung's Mega has a 6.3-inch screen, making it only a little bit smaller than the Nexus 7, a device that you can certainly do real work on.
Smartphones is where the real action is at.
See also:
- Mankind to machine: 13 computing devices you'll be wearing in the future
- Google Glass: Let the evil commence
- Cook affirms my best case scenario on Apple wearable computing
- Google Glass rival gestures to future of wearable computing
- Podcast: Wearable computing in the workplace
- Wearable computing's ROI: Measured in health care outcomes?
Market isn't ready yet
Steve Ranger
Wearable tech has been just about to breakthrough for at least a decade (and probably longer) but this time there is enough enthusiasm (from the supplier side at least) which means some of the products might be attractive to the mainstream, and Steven makes a compelling argument that the time is right from a technology point of view.
But I have to agree with Matt that the mass market isn't ready – yet. Wearable tech will be a huge, all encompassing market, probably within a decade, but the products available now and over the next two or three years are really betas as use cases need to be tightened up and privacy addressed. I'm giving this one to Matt.