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I am a Christian. I am a Catholic Christian. I am an evangelical Catholic Christian. To many who read all three claims, they are either contradictory or can only stand together in certain limited configurations. Nevertheless, it is my contention and my experience that not only can I be all three, but each is necessary to define my relationship with Jesus Christ and with His Church as well as my role in the Church's ongoing mission to bring all men and women to salvation in Jesus Christ.
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3/18/2013 (2 years ago)
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Keywords: Evangelical catholics, Evangelical Catholicism, Pope Francis, evangelical, St Mary Major, Vatican, Pope, papacy, Evangelical catholicism, George Weigel, Chuck Colson, Deacon Keith Fournier, Keith Fournier
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - I am still reflecting on the historic events which occurred in Rome last week. Who could forget the moment when that simple man, bearing the name Francis, stepped out on the balcony overlooking St Peters square?
He was a surprise gift No-one expected his choice. Before he even uttered one word, just in his visage, countenance and bearing he called us to strip away all the clutter within us - and around us - and fall in love with Jesus Christ.
By taking the name of the little poor man (Il Poverello) of Assisi, he spoke volumes without uttering one word. In an age deluded by self idolatry it was, as the saying goes, a "come to Jesus moment". The Apostle Paul wrote to the early Christians, "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ - that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich." (2 Cor. 8:9) Do we understand?
When Francis the Pope bowed before the world in humility, seeking the blessing of the faithful before he extended the first Apostolic blessing from Peter's position in the Church, he sent a signal. It was filled with hope. This will be a papacy of great promise for a Church in need of evangelical renewal and a world which needs to be born anew.
When Pope Francis left the balcony he continued to send the signal. Even a main stream media which has lost its integrity picked up the bread he left on the simple trail he walked since offering his "Fiat", his "yes' to the question of Jesus "Peter do you love me." (John 21:15-9) Like his namesake, Pope Francis speaks evangelical simplicity with both his words and actions.
He could have ridden in the Vatican motorcade. There was a custom Mercedes Benz awaiting him with a license plate from Vatican State - over which he now holds governing authority. It read "Stato Vaticano 1". After all, some would note, such a car and a motorcade are meant to assure his safety and guarantee his punctual arrival at the next appointment.
Those in the United States remembered that the President of the United States rode in a twenty car motorcade to a Washington DC restaurant just down the street the week before the Pope was selected. He dined with two Republican senators and reminded them, as he often does all of us, of his claimed concern for the poor.
Instead, Francis rode in a small bus back to his lodgings where he had stayed with his brother bishops during the conclave. The next morning he packed his own luggage - checked himself out - and paid his own bill. How shocked the world seemed. Simplicity is countercultural in these days of arrogance and grandiosity.
Then, on Thursday morning he visited St Mary Major and prayed for all of Rome. The media seemed surprised again. He told us he was going to do so on Wednesday night. He grabbed the microphone, veering from protocol, after those assisting him thought he was finished, and said :
"Brothers and sisters, I leave you now. Thank you for your welcome. Pray for me and until we meet again. We will see each other soon. Tomorrow I wish to go and pray to Our Lady, that she may watch over all of Rome. Good night and sleep well!"
That visit followed his morning personal prayer. Reports from friends tell us that Francis spends two hours every morning in prayer. He does not make much of it - just as he does not make much of most things that he does without calling attention to himself. That is because he knows it is not about him. It is about Jesus Christ whom he serves.
One can hear, in the sounds of his daily pattern of life, the words of the Apostle to the Galatians, "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."(Gal. 2:20)
The people of Buenos Aires were not surprised; at least those with eyes to see the way of life of this simple follower of Jesus. He chose not to live in the residence designed for the bishop in Buenos Aires. Instead, he lived in a small apartment with an older retired priest. He took delight in cooking the daily meals. He also cooked for and fed the poor. He washed the feet of the sick and dying.
At St Mary Major he placed flowers on the altar and prayed in silence for a half an hour. He dedicated himself, the Church and the world, to Mary, the Mother of the Lord. Like holy men and women from the earliest days of Christianity, he sees in the Mother of the Lord the model for all disciples. She is the woman whose humble Yes brought heaven to earth and earth to heaven.
His first homily was extemporaneously delivered from the heart of this Evangelical Catholic Pope. The power was in its evangelical simplicity. He allowed the readings to be broken open through him so that the faithful could be fed by the Living Word, Jesus Christ.
Here is an excerpt: "We can build many things, but if we do not confess Jesus Christ, nothing will avail. We will become a pitiful NGO (Non - Governmental Organization) but not the Church, the Bride of Christ. When one does not walk, one stalls. When one does not built on solid rocks, what happens?
"What happens is what happens to children on the beach when they make sandcastles: everything collapses, it is without consistency. When one does not profess Jesus Christ - I recall the phrase of Leon Bloy - "Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil." When one does not profess Jesus Christ, one professes the worldliness of the devil."
"When we walk without the Cross, when we build without the Cross, and when we profess Christ without the Cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We are bishops, priests, cardinals, Popes, but not disciples of the Lord."
Get ready; this is an Evangelical Catholic Pope. When I was a younger man, almost twenty five years ago, with considerably less formal theological training than I have since had the privilege of receiving, I wrote my first full length book. It was entitled "Evangelical Catholics." The foreword was written by a hero of my mine, an evangelical protestant whom I was privileged to call my friend, Chuck Colson. Chuck has now gone to the Lord. The book is out of print.
The term Evangelical Catholic is now acceptable these days, even in Catholic intellectual circles. Another version of the term is now the title of a book recently released by the engaging and ever popular Catholic writer named George Weigel. I have not yet read the book, but look forward to doing so. I am sure, like his other contributions, it is well done, insightful and helpful.
Back when I wrote the first book to use phrase, Evangelical Catholic was a controversial term. Chuck and I became fodder for anti-catholic Protestants. Sadly, some of the virulent criticisms still circulate. To my dismay, when the book was published, it was dismissed, disregarded, or made light of by some in the then emerging Catholic intellectual class. Chapter I was entitled Evangelical Catholic: A Contradiction in Terms? I began with a simple claim:
"I am a Christian. I am a Catholic Christian. I am an evangelical Catholic Christian. To many who read all three claims, they are either contradictory or can only stand together in certain limited configurations. Nevertheless, it is my contention and my experience that not only can I be all three, but each is necessary to define my relationship with Jesus Christ and with His Church as well as my role in the Church's ongoing mission to bring all men and women to salvation in Jesus Christ."
All these years later, I still make the same claim. In fact, the depth of its meaning has only expanded through my lived experience and been deepened by my theological studies. I am eager to share the insights with readers. Fortunately, I am also joined by millions who make the same claim that they are Evangelical Catholics.
The selection of our Evangelical Catholic Pope Francis has inspired me to write "Evangelical Catholics II: Twenty Five Years Later." If there is a representative of a major publisher house reading this article, I would love to hear from you! The project is already underway.
Fortunately, the term Evangelical Catholic - and the claims it makes - are now normative.It has become acceptable. That does not mean it has been embraced. Fortunately we have an Evangelical Catholic Pope named Francis calling the world and the Church to living faith in Jesus Christ and showing us how to be Evangelical Catholics, in word and deed.
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Nucleoporin Mediated Nuclear Positioning and Silencing of HMR
ABSTRACT The organization of chromatin domains in the nucleus is an important factor in gene regulation. In eukaryotic nuclei, transcriptionally silenced chromatin clusters at the nuclear periphery while transcriptionally poised chromatin resides in the nuclear interior. Recent studies suggest that nuclear pore proteins (NUPs) recruit loci to nuclear pores to aid in insulation of genes from silencing and during gene activation. We investigated the role of NUPs at a native yeast insulator and show that while NUPs localize to the native tDNA insulator adjacent to the silenced HMR domain, loss of pore proteins does not compromise insulation. Surprisingly we find that NUPs contribute to silencing at HMR and are able to restore silencing to a silencing-defective HMR allele when tethered to the locus. We show that the perinuclear positioning of heterochromatin is important for the NUP-mediated silencing effect and find that loss of NUPs result in decreased localization of HMR to the nuclear periphery. We also show that loss of telomeric tethering pathways does not eliminate NUP localization to HMR, suggesting that NUPs may mediate an independent pathway for HMR association with the nuclear periphery. We propose that localization of NUPs to the tDNA insulator at HMR helps maintain the intranuclear position of the silent locus, which in turn contributes to the fidelity of silencing at HMR.
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- "The 3D clustering of tDNAs at the nucleolus is also dependent on condensins [70] but the loss of condensin mediated tDNA clustering within the nucleus does not appear to lead to a change in tDNA transcription suggesting that clustering is separable from tDNA transcription. Interestingly, the tRNA gene insulator adjacent to the silenced HMR locus does not localize with the nucleolus or centromere but associates with the nuclear pore [64] [72] though pore localization is also not necessary for insulation . Whether this tDNA recruits condensins is not known but this tDNA insulator does recruit cohesins [66], and mutations in the cohesins affect insulation [9], though the exact mechanism by which cohesins contribute to insulator activity is also unknown. "
ABSTRACT: tRNA genes (tDNAs) have been known to have barrier insulator function in budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, for over a decade. tDNAs also play a role in genome organization by clustering at sites in the nucleus and both of these functions are dependent on the transcription factor TFIIIC. More recently TFIIIC bound sites devoid of pol III, termed Extra-TFIIIC sites (ETC) have been identified in budding yeast and these sites also function as insulators and affect genome organization. Subsequent studies in Schizosaccharomyces pombe showed that TFIIIC bound sites were insulators and also functioned as Chromosome Organization Clamps (COC); tethering the sites to the nuclear periphery. Very recently studies have moved to mammalian systems where pol III genes and their associated factors have been investigated in both mouse and human cells. Short interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs) that bind TFIIIC, function as insulator elements and tDNAs can also function as both enhancer — blocking and barrier insulators in these organisms. It was also recently shown that tDNAs cluster with other tDNAs and with ETCs but not with pol II transcribed genes. Intriguingly, TFIIIC is often found near pol II transcription start sites and it remains unclear what the consequences of TFIIIC based genomic organization are and what influence pol III factors have on pol II transcribed genes and vice versa. In this review we provide a comprehensive overview of the known data on pol III factors in insulation and genome organization and identify the many open questions that require further investigation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Transcription by Odd Pols.Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 09/2012; 1829(s 3–4):418–424. DOI:10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.09.006 · 6.33 Impact Factor
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- "Indeed, it was shown that, despite the fact that nuclear pore proteins can bind the native tDNA insulator adjacent to HMR, the loss of their binding did not compromise insulator activity, even though they contributed to silencing at this locus (Ruben et al. 2011). To reconcile the apparently conflicting role between NPCs and repressive telomeric foci, one might propose that the impact of NPCs on gene expression is not simply pore or position dependent, but depends on the binding of transactivators or repressors to cis-acting elements (Ruben et al. 2011). Consistent with this notion, increasing the association of the HXK1 subtelomeric gene with the nuclear periphery through a neutral anchor improved both its repression of glucose medium and its activation in the absence of glucose (Taddei et al. 2006). "
ABSTRACT: Budding yeast, like other eukaryotes, carries its genetic information on chromosomes that are sequestered from other cellular constituents by a double membrane, which forms the nucleus. An elaborate molecular machinery forms large pores that span the double membrane and regulate the traffic of macromolecules into and out of the nucleus. In multicellular eukaryotes, an intermediate filament meshwork formed of lamin proteins bridges from pore to pore and helps the nucleus reform after mitosis. Yeast, however, lacks lamins, and the nuclear envelope is not disrupted during yeast mitosis. The mitotic spindle nucleates from the nucleoplasmic face of the spindle pole body, which is embedded in the nuclear envelope. Surprisingly, the kinetochores remain attached to short microtubules throughout interphase, influencing the position of centromeres in the interphase nucleus, and telomeres are found clustered in foci at the nuclear periphery. In addition to this chromosomal organization, the yeast nucleus is functionally compartmentalized to allow efficient gene expression, repression, RNA processing, genomic replication, and repair. The formation of functional subcompartments is achieved in the nucleus without intranuclear membranes and depends instead on sequence elements, protein-protein interactions, specific anchorage sites at the nuclear envelope or at pores, and long-range contacts between specific chromosomal loci, such as telomeres. Here we review the spatial organization of the budding yeast nucleus, the proteins involved in forming nuclear subcompartments, and evidence suggesting that the spatial organization of the nucleus is important for nuclear function.Genetics 09/2012; 192(1):107-29. DOI:10.1534/genetics.112.140608 · 5.96 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Insulators help separate active chromatin domains from silenced ones. In yeast, gene promoters act as insulators to block the spread of Sir and HP1 mediated silencing while in metazoans most insulators are multipartite autonomous entities. tDNAs are repetitive sequences dispersed throughout the human genome and we now show that some of these tDNAs can function as insulators in human cells. Using computational methods, we identified putative human tDNA insulators. Using silencer blocking, transgene protection and repressor blocking assays we show that some of these tDNA-containing fragments can function as barrier insulators in human cells. We find that these elements also have the ability to block enhancers from activating RNA pol II transcribed promoters. Characterization of a putative tDNA insulator in human cells reveals that the site possesses chromatin signatures similar to those observed at other better-characterized eukaryotic insulators. Enhanced 4C analysis demonstrates that the tDNA insulator makes long-range chromatin contacts with other tDNAs and ETC sites but not with intervening or flanking RNA pol II transcribed genes.The EMBO Journal 11/2011; 31(2):330-50. DOI:10.1038/emboj.2011.406 · 10.43 Impact Factor


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If an OLED TV has superior black level on a bright retail showroom floor, will anybody see it? That was the question debated by company spokesmen from Samsung, Sony and LG during a Next TV panel at last week's CE Week in New York City. In a discussion on LG's decision to carry OLED to […]
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Updated! The long-awaited specifications for the Ultra HD Blu-ray™ format were officially released Tuesday by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) along with a new logo indicating Ultra HD compatibility. The BDA said the Ultra HD Blu-ray specification "will enable delivery of Ultra HD content via Ultra HD Blu-ray disc to the rapidly growing number of […]
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Patent pools are a method of aggregating disparate claims to intellectual property rights used in a new device or technology so that manufacturers and content producers can pay one fee to satisfy all parties. But for the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) compression system used for 4K Ultra HDTV and other video formats, the […]
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What some look to as the holy grail of source devices – Ultra HD Blu-ray™ continues to move closer to completion this week as members of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) resolve remaining elements for the format's specifications. More on what to expect in the final Ultra HD Blu-ray spec. after the break:
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(Feb. 15, 2010)--UTSA and the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio will host "Sex, Stress and the Brain: From Serendipity to Clinical Relevance," a technical seminar featuring National Academy of Sciences member Bruce S. McEwen. The seminar will be at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17 in the University Center Retama Auditorium (2.02.02) on the UTSA Main Campus.
McEwen will describe his groundbreaking research on how steroids, specifically sex hormones and stress hormones, can act on the brain to alter behavior and mood, regulate neuroendocrine activity and protect the brain from the effects of stress, aging and related disease processes. His work has advanced our understanding of how the environment can affect resilience and vulnerability to disease.
His team of researchers employs a variety of interdisciplinary approaches from cellular and molecular through translational studies to understand the neurobiological effects of hormones on brain plasticity, especially in the hippocampus. The hippocampus is crucial to forming episodic, spatial and contextual memories, and it is one of the first parts of the brain to show damage in Alzheimer's disease.
Rockefeller University's Alfred E. Mirsky Professor, McEwen is a world-renowned expert in neuroendocrinology. A 1964 graduate of Rockefeller University with a Ph.D. in cell biology, McEwen was a U.S. Public Health Service postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Neurobiology in Goteborg, Sweden from 1964 to 1965,and then served as a professor in the University of Minnesota's zoology department for a year. In 1966, he returned to Rockefeller as an assistant professor and in 1981 was named head of Rockefeller's Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology.
The UTSA Seminars in Translational Research (STRECH) bring together investigators from basic, clinical and social sciences to highlight the bidirectional and multiple stages of the scientific translation of research discoveries from the laboratory bench to the bedside and, ultimately, the community.
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The UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, in partnership with AIA San Antonio's Latinos in Architecture, presents architect Andrés Jaque, founder of the Office for Political Innovation, an architectural practice dually based in New York and Madrid.
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The UTSA Women's Studies Institute invites you to Take Back the Night, an international initiative to raise awareness and empower survivors while educating allies through a march, poetry, and testimonios. This is a gender-inclusive movement to shatter the silence surrounding sexual and domestic violence.
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What would Dr. John Bartkowski say if it were his last lecture? The UTSA professor of sociology will speak about "The Power of Listening" in this annual event sponsored by the UTSA chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. A reception will follow.
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The UTSA Music Department presents Emmy-award winning Composer Larry Groupe. Groupe has composed music for films such as "The Contender," "Straw Dogs" and "Miami Vice," and TV shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Ren and Stimpy" and "American Gladiators." Lecture is free and open to the public.
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Re:Correspondence: A not so typical pericardial effusion case
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We have read over and agree with the insightful comments of Lazaros at al. Our clinical vignette mainly focused on the hemodynamic abnormalities and post-pericardiocentesis diagnosis. Therefore, some of the clinical details had to be omitted for purposes of brevity. A pericardial rub was present during our patient's initial evaluation, and she later developed chest pain consistent with pericardial irritation, confirming the diagnosis of "pericarditis". However, we do agree with the authors that the diagnosis is one that requires at least 2 out of 4 main criteria. With respect to treatment, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents were not prescribed by the outside institution due a reported bleeding diathesis (which was later ruled out after hematologic evaluation at our institution), but we totally agree that colchicine should not be prescribed as monotherapy for acute pericarditis. The C-reactive protein was normal post-pericardiocentesis which, in the past, was thought to rule out an active inflammatory process. However, we have seen a number of patients with signs of pericardial inflammation on MRI scanning, despite normal serum inflammatory makers who have either responded to anti- inflammatory treatment or have been found to have an inflamed pericardium at the time of surgery. This indicates to us that MRI imaging may be more sensitive than serum markers in diagnosing pericardial inflammation. Finally, we agree that this was a case of "transient constriction" [1] which was unmasked after removal of a hemodynamically significant pericardial effusion. We do thank Lazaros et al for their comments.
1 Feng D, Glockner J, Kim K, et al. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging pericardial late gadolinium enhancement and elevated inflammatory markers can predict the reversibility of constrictive pericarditis after antiinflammatory medical therapy: a pilot study. Circulation 2011;124:1830 -7.
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Re:The key role of the right ventricle in the pathogenesis of acute pulmonary oedema
We thank Drs. MacIver and Clark for their comments regarding the role of the right ventricle in the development of acute pulmonary edema. We agree that a relative mismatch in stroke volume from the right and left sides of the heart can contribute to alveolar congestion [1]. Although we did mention preload as an important contributor to development of hypertensive acute heart failure (AHF), we chose to simplify the discussion of right heart circulation, treating it as more of a passive conduit rather than an active precipitant for the purposes of our short, specific review. We believe this is appropriate for the intent of our discussion as it is the specific acute insult of systemic hypertension on the left ventricle that causes an imbalance in stroke volume, not an isolated increase right heart function relative to left. Stated another way, it is uncoupling of the left ventricular-vascular relationship in the setting of acute hypertension and a chronically remodeled heart that leads to an imbalance in right and left stroke volume rather than an amplification of right ventricular contractile force induced by catecholamine effects, in and of itself. Evidence for the importance of this can be seen in optimal therapeutic management of hypertensive AHF, in which rapid reduction in afterload via vasodilation produces dramatic improvement of dyspnea and resolution of acute pulmonary edema [2, 3, 4]. While the net effect most certainly reflects a re-alignment of stroke volume mismatch, the same degree of benefit is not seen with treatments that predominantly target preload reduction. Such insight suggests that, while right ventricle function can indeed be an important player in the pathogenesis of congestion, its clinical relevance for patients with hypertensive AHF may be largely academic but this mechanism should be included in any comprehensive review of all potential contributors to the complex issue of pulmonary congestion in heart failure..
1 MacIver DH, Clark AL. The vital role of the right ventricle in the pathogenesis of acute pulmonary edema. Am J Cardiol 2015;115:992-1000. 2 Peacock WF, Chandra A, Char D, et al. Clevidipine in acute heart failure: Results of the A Study of Blood Pressure Control in Acute Heart Failure-A Pilot Study (PRONTO). Am Heart J 2014;167:529-36. 3 Levy P, Compton S, Welch R, et al. Treatment of severe decompensated heart failure with high-dose intravenous nitroglycerin: a feasibility and outcome analysis. Ann Emerg Med 2007;50:144-52. 4 Cotter G, Metzkor E, Kaluski E, et al. Randomised trial of high-dose isosorbide dinitrate plus low-dose furosemide versus high-dose furosemide plus low-dose isosorbide dinitrate in severe pulmonary oedema. Lancet 1998;351:389-93.
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Plasma N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide as a useful biomarker for predicting all-cause death in patients with heart failure regardless of the levels of left ventricular ejection fraction
I read with great interest the report by Kang et al., (1) who conducted one-year prospective study in 1670 patients with heart failure (HF). The authors measured plasma N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was used for binary classification of HF. Although patients with keeping LVEF showed significantly lower NT-proBNP level than those with reduced LVEF, all- cause death did not differ between two groups. In addition, plasma NT- proBNP and obesity were significant predictors of all-cause death regardless of the levels of LVEF. I have some concerns on their study.
First, the authors selected the Cox proportional hazard model using forward selection method (Wald statistic) with 20 independent variables for predicting all-cause mortality. As LVEF was not selected as a significant variable, and Kaplan-Meier survival curves, stratified by LVEF, have small meaning in their study. Instead, the effect of obesity on all-cause death should be speculated. I suspected that obesity at baseline was partly caused by edema, although there was a decreasing trend of body mass index as plasma NT-proBNP increased. It seems appropriate that the authors selected body mass index instead of body fat mass as the indicator of obesity. On this point, further consideration is needed.
Second, the authors conducted receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for predicting all-cause of death by using four models. I understand the disadvantage of model 1 with LVEF3, and model 2 with plasma NT-proBNP seems satisfactory for predicting all-cause of death. But model 3 with 5 clinical factors is also useful for the prediction. I suppose that body mass index would contribute for the statistical result.
Their study presented that only use of LVEF for predicting all-cause death in patients with HF has a risk in clinical procedure. Although the authors explained one reference as presenting a tendency towards potential harm for survival by NT-proBNP guided therapy, (2) I think that the study design differs between two studies. Anyway, I recommend the authors additional survival analysis by excluding data of death in early period of time from the baseline to avoid unsuspected reason of death.
1. Kang SH, Park JJ, Choi DJ, et al. Prognostic value of NT-proBNP in heart failure with preserved versus reduced EF. Heart 2015 Aug 28. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307782
2. Maeder MT, Rickenbacher P, Rickli H, et al. N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide-guided management in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: findings from the Trial of Intensified versus standard medical therapy in elderly patients with congestive heart failure (TIME-CHF). Eur J Heart Fail 2013;15:1148-56.
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Habitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women: Pre-determined research or/ "made-to-order" research ?
As a part of a low-fat diet regular consumption of chocolate (containing plant sterols [PS] and cocoa flavanols [CF] ) improve cardiovascular health by lowering cholesterol and improving blood pressure [1]. Exact mechanism remains uncertain. Chocolates are a rich source of catechins, a protective molecule against heart diseases, cancer, and other medical conditions. Catechin content highest in dark, bitter chocolate and lowest in light or milk chocolate. Chocolates & cocoa products also contain addictive compounds such as n-acylethanolamines (cannabis), phenylethylamine (stimulants), also provides copper, which inhibits the action of Hesperidin (an essential flavanone). High copper activity increases the risk for vascular degeneration such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, aneurysms, bruising, heart disease, and stroke. Copper level highest in dark, bitter chocolate and lowest in light or milk chocolate[2].There is a inverse relationship between chocolate consumption and CVD risk through reducing BP. The inverse relation appeared stronger for stroke than for MI. For consistent results randomized clinical trials (RCT) are required [3]. This observational study is similar to data dredging ; Data dredging, bias, or confounding [4]. This observational study has several limitations; self-reported data is the major limitation, and the results cannot provide evidence of causality, also correlation does not equal causation. The study highlights, how reporting observational study facts can be dangerous and why critical analysis of evidence is required . Because of wide coverage of this report in media, chocolate manufacturers have been taking advantage of these findings to target conscious consumers for health benefits, but the main agenda of the chocolate manufacturers is business i.e to earn money by selling chocolate.
1.Robin R. Allen, LeaAnn Carson, Catherine Kwik-Uribe, Ellen M. Evans, John W. Erdman, Jr, Daily Consumption of a Dark Chocolate Containing Flavanols and AddedSterol Esters Affects Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a NormotensivePopulation with Elevated Cholesterol J. Nutr. April 2008 138: 725-731
2.Chocolate Science and Technology, Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa. WILEY- BLACKWELL, ISBN 978-1-4051-9906-3.
3.Brian Buijsse; Cornelia Weikert; Dagmar Drogan; Manuela Bergmann;Heiner Boeing, Chocolate Consumption in Relation to Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in German Adults. Eur Heart J. 2010;21(13):1554-1556.
4.Smith GD, Ebrahim S. Data dredging, bias, or confounding. BMJ 2002;325(7378):1437-8
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Misinterpretation risks with a superficial reading of a meta-analysis. Reply to the letter by Nairooz et al.
Nairooz and Naidu [1] claim that definitions of complete and non- complete MV-PCI in our meta-analysis[2] (multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention) might have been missed or misinterpreted in one included study. As a matter of fact, CvLPRIT trial randomized STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) patients to either complete revascularization (including all N-IRAs [non-infarct related artery]) or IRA-only treatment. Indeed, by study design, complete revascularization was recommended during index procedure, truly reflecting the inclusion criteria of our meta- analysis. Nairooz and Naidu are once more wrong when they argue that different time frames between index PCI and second procedure across the studies might have influenced the outcomes. While small number of studies conducted so far precludes detailed analyses, to assess the optimal timing of the second procedure, was not indeed the objective of the current meta- analysis. Nairooz and Naidu claim that staged PCI became anyhow bundled in the same group with IRA-only revascularization. These patients are similarly different to complete MV-PCI; indeed, the risk of MI in the IRA- only treated patients accrues over time; a difference in time in this group is pivotal also to demonstrate the impact of leaving a non culprit plaque untreated; the approach in our analysis therefore reflects the true clinical practice and indeed is based on coronary- and risk profile evaluation of the patients with non culprit plaques. An arbitrary,fixed time-frame second revascularisation for all patients with non culprit lesions is not only infeasible in clinical setting but ,indeed, dangerous treating in the same way patients with different coronary artery lesions; as a sensitivity analysis, a stratified meta-analysis by intervention in the control group was performed as well and results reported, showing consistency of results. Our study was not designed to compare same setting complete revascularization (CR) vs index hospitalization CR vs later date CR vs IRA only revascularization; neither was any study conducted to date. The criticism about methodology or clinical meaningfulness of a meta- analysis should be based upon specific clinical knowledge of the topic, and, above all, careful reading of the meta-analysis design.
1. Nairooz R, Naidu SS. Complete revascularization in STEMI. Heart 2015 [Epub ahead of print] 2. Kowalewski M, Schulze V, Berti S, et al. Complete revascularisation in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Heart. 2015 Jun 2.
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Re:Ischaemic conditioning: paving the pathway to clinical translation
We thank Iliodromitis and colleagues for their interest in our review article1. Providing a comprehensive account of the extensive literature in this field has been a very challenging task. We are aware of their previous work2 3 on the feasibility of ischaemic postconditioning (IPost) in acute coronary syndrome. Of note, this was a small study of 37 patients and only included a total of 6 patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)2 3. To our knowledge no other study has since investigated the role of IPost in a larger cohort of NSTEMI. Therefore, IPost was not included under NSTEMI in Figure 2 of our review article1 as it has not been investigated in adequately powered studies for us to draw any meaningful conclusions. With regards to the second point raised, we acknowledge that the first study was by the authors' group4 investigating the role of remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) in 40 patients, measuring serum cardiac enzymes as a marker for peri-procedural myocardial injury and they actually demonstrated RIPC-induced myocardial injury. As their study was probably underpowered, the findings should be interpreted with caution. In retrospect, we should have made this clearer in the table of "major" clinical studies in the review article1. The translation of ischaemic conditioning has been challenging and we entirely support the authors' view that all pieces of evidence in this field need to be taken into consideration and critically appraised in order to pave the transition of this intervention from bench to bedside in suitable clinical setting.
1. Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Ischaemic conditioning: are we there yet? Heart 2015;101(13):1067-77. 2. Iliodromitis EK, Paraskevaidis IA, Fountoulaki K, et al. Staccato reperfusion prevents reperfusion injury in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty: a 1-year follow-up pilot study. Atherosclerosis 2009;204(2):497-502. 3. Ikonomidis I, Iliodromitis EK, Tzortzis S, et al. Staccato reperfusion improves myocardial microcirculatory function and long-term left ventricular remodelling: a randomised contrast echocardiography study. Heart 2010;96(23):1898-903. 4. Iliodromitis EK, Kyrzopoulos S, Paraskevaidis IA, et al. Increased C reactive protein and cardiac enzyme levels after coronary stent implantation. Is there protection by remote ischaemic preconditioning? Heart 2006;92(12):1821-6.
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Radiation exposure considerations relevant to using propofol for nurse-led sedation in cardiological practiceThe authors should be congratulated for providing timely guidance about the use of propofol for nurse-led sedation in modern cardiological practice.[1] The broad scope of the article surely prevented presentation of a comprehensive set of recommendations. However, a particularly important issue for the nursing staff who would be involved, which was not addressed in this article, deserves focused attention. A recent study reported that anaesthetists' radiation exposure is higher when sedation is used in comparison to general anaesthesia during cardiological procedures.[2] The reason radiation exposure was higher during sedation was the increased time spent in closer contact with the patient without additional shielding in circumstances where patients required manual ventilation or airway support.[2] Although radiation exposure was not specifically addressed in the previous reports of nurse-led propofol sedation for cardiological procedures that were cited by Furniss and Sneyd in their article1, nurses were required to support obstructed airways by applying jaw support and it was also reported that a small proportion of participants required manual ventilation in all of the studies. Therefore, there is the potential that nursing staff might be exposed to higher doses of radiation if nurse-led sedation with propofol is used during cardiological procedures in the place of general anaesthesia. For this reason, it would seem prudent to put systems in place to minimise radiation exposure as much as possible for nursing staff involved in nurse-led propofol sedation during cardiological procedures. It was recently reported that real-time radiation dosimeters reduced radiation exposure for anaesthetists during interventional radiology procedures.[3] Although further research would be required for confirmation, such technology may also be of use when propofol is used for nurse-led sedation in cardiological practice. 1. Furniss SS and Sneyd JR. Safe sedation in modern cardiological practice. Heart. 2015. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307656 2. Andreoli S, Moretti R, Lorini FL and Lagrotta M. RADIATION EXPOSURE OF AN ANAESTHESIOLOGIST IN CATHETERISATION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CARDIAC PROCEDURES. Radiation protection dosimetry. 2015. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncv009 3. Baumann F, Katzen BT, Carelsen B, Diehm N, Benenati JF and Pe?a CS. The Effect of Realtime Monitoring on Dose Exposure to Staff Within an Interventional Radiology Setting. Cardiovascular and interventional radiology. 2015: 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/s00270-015-1075-6
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Re: "There Truly is an Obesity Paradox"
I appreciate Dr. Stovitz's interest in our editorial and on the topic of the "Obesity Paradox". As I stated in my book, The Obesity Paradox,1 a paradox can be defined "as a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true". Based on this, Stovitz could have better titled his letter as "True, true, and is a true paradox." As we previously demonstrated,2-4 despite that obese with coronary heart disease (CHD) appeared to have a worse CHD risk profile, including more abnormal lipids , more adverse glucose and blood pressure values, and higher levels of inflammation, all of which suggest a worse prognosis, the prognosis of the overweight/ obese with CHD was "paradoxically" better. We believe that the fact that the obese were a few years younger than their leaner counterparts with CHD did not completely explain, or statistically explain, their better prognosis, which represents a true paradox. However, no pun intended, I believe that the rest of the letter by Dr. Stovitz is "true".
As we stated in our editorial, "supporting the obesity paradox, however, does not mean that obesity is being promoted or that one is suggesting that obesity is a good thing." As we also stated, "quite possibly, many overweight and obese patients with CHD may not have developed CHD in the first place had obesity been prevented." On the other hand, although lean patients with CHD appear "healthier" than their overweight/obese counterparts with similar CHD, they have a worse prognosis, probably due to developing CHD from a different etiology, as Dr. Stovitz suggests, which I believe is due to genetic predisposition.
Finally, as I started my editorial with the two CHD cases, one with BMI of 23 kg/m2 and the other with BMI 32 kg/m2, my points of the editorial remain true. Although many years ago I predicted that the thin patient with CHD would have a better prognosis, fifteen years later the data continues to show that overweight and obese (at least mildly obese) with CHD "paradoxically" have a better short- and medium-term prognosis.
References: 1. Lavie CJ (with Loberg K). The Obesity Paradox - When Thinner Means Sicker and Heavier Means Healthier. New York, NY:Hudson Street Press;2014. 2. Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Artham SM, Patel DA, Ventura HO. The obesity paradox, weight loss, and coronary disease. Am J Med 2009;122:1106-1114. 3. Lavie CJ, De Schutter A, Patel D, Artham SM, Milani RV. Body composition and coronary heart disease mortality - an obesity or a lean paradox? Mayo Clin Proc 2011;86(9):857-864. 4. Lavie CJ, De Schutter A, Patel DA, Romero-Corral A, Artham SM, Milani RV. Body composition and survival in stable coronary heart disease. Impact of lean mass index and body fat in the "obesity paradox". J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;60(15):1374-80.
Conflict of Interest:
I am the author of the book "The Obesity Paradox" and I have served as a consultant and speaker for the Coca-Cola Company, but on fitness and not any of their products.
Ischaemic conditioning: paving the pathway to clinical translation
The timely restoration of flow in the culprit coronary artery lesion remains the cornerstone of treatment in patients with evolving myocardial infarction but with the inevitable cost of reperfusion injury. Cardiac ischaemic conditioning (IC) is capable of reducing the extent of final infarct size, but its actual benefit in improving clinical outcomes remains to be established. In their excellent review article published recently in the Journal [1], Bulluck and Hausenloy describe elegantly the expectations emerged from the different forms of IC (pre-, per- and post- conditioning, applied locally or remotely). The authors present the clinical conditions where IC has been tested and they also provide novel thoughts regarding the potential to investigate its use in additional clinical settings. We fully agree that IC can be applied in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTMI), as outlined in Figure 2, but not only in the form of remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC). Local ischemic postconditioning (IPost) has also been successfully applied in patients presented with non-totally occlusive coronary artery lesions; we have previously shown that IPost was feasible in patients with unstable angina and NSTMI and effective in reducing circulating biomarkers of oxidative stress, improving microcirculatory function in the short term as well as wall motion score index and left ventricular remodeling in the long term [2,3]. In addition, the authors report that the Hoole's study was the first one that tested the effect of limb remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) in elective PCI. However, our group published the successful application of the intervention during elective PCI three years earlier, using actually a more potent RIC protocol with cuff inflation in both arms and at more appropriate timing [4]. Taking under consideration any piece of evidence derived by the available IC studies, even with opposing results, may enhance our efforts to recognize and overcome the obstacles that restrain the translation of the benefits demonstrated by proof-of-concept trials into the clinical setting.
References 1. Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Ischaemic conditioning: Are we there yet? Heart 2015;101:1067-77. 2. Iliodromitis EK, Paraskevaidis IA, Fountoulaki K, et al. Staccato reperfusion prevents reperfusion injury in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty: A 1-year follow-up pilot study. Atherosclerosis 2009;204:497 -502. 3. Ikonomidis I, Iliodromitis EK, Tzortzis S, et al. Staccato reperfusion improves myocardial microcirculatory function and long-term left ventricular remodeling: a randomized contrast echocardiography study. Heart 2010;96:1898-1903. 4. Iliodromitis EK, Kyrzopoulos S, Paraskevaidis IA, et al. Increased C reactive protein and cardiac enzyme levels after coronary stent implantation. Is there protection by remote ischaemic preconditioning? Heart 2006;92:1821-26.
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None declared
Complete revascularization in STEMI
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Complete revascularization in STEMI
a Ramez Nairooz, MD, b Srihari S Naidu, MD.
a Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; b Division of Cardiology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York.
Funding: None Conflicts of interest: none Word Count: 325 Corresponding author & (address for reprints) Ramez Nairooz, MD Division of Cardiology University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 West Markham, Slot 532, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199 Tel: (714)-606-5550; Fax: (501)-686-6439 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Letter to editor
We read with interest the recently published meta-analysis by Kowalewski and colleagues (1) titled "Complete revascularization in ST- elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". However, we feel there are a few questions that need addressing: 1. The authors define complete revascularization as "revascularization to non-infarct-related artery lesions during index procedure" and non- complete MV-PCI "encompassed culprit only revascularization and staged approaches". Hence we ask the authors why they used the CvLPRIT (2) event numbers for the total population in whom complete revascularization was done both same setting and staged during index hospitalization? Shouldn't they have used the clinical outcomes of immediate vs staged PCI (published as supplementary material) to stay true to their definition?
2. Is staged PCI during index hospitalization same as after discharge at later date revascularization? Can they be all added in one group "non- complete MV-PCI"? Maamoun et al scheduled the second procedure at 7 days, Ochala had the second procedure at average of 27 days while Politi et al staged it at an average of 56 days. How did staged PCI become bundled in the same group with infarct related artery only revascularization as seen in PRAMI, CvLPRIT and HELP-AMI? Thus we ask the authors were there any differences in outcomes of those who were staged in hospital vs staged at a later time?
3. Finally we ask, what conclusion should clinicians draw from this analysis based on the heterogeneous trials which constitute it? Can clinicians conclude meaningful deductions regarding same setting complete revascularization (CR) vs index hospitalization CR vs later date CR vs infarct related artery only revascularization? These questions face the interventional community on daily basis and have no conclusive answer, with guidelines remaining equivocal on the topic. The COMPLETE trial (NCT01740479), currently ongoing, may shed some light on index hospitalization CR vs. infarct related artery only revascularization as the initial strategy, but cannot entirely answer the question as to optimal strategy.
References: 1. Kowalewski M, Schulze V, Berti S, et al. Complete revascularisation in ST-elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Heart. 2015 Jun 2. pii:heartjnl-2014- 307293. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-307293. [Epub ahead of print] 2. Gershlick AH, Khan JN, Kelly DJ, et al. Randomized trial of complete versus lesion-only revascularization in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for STEMI and multivessel disease: the CvLPRIT trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015;65:963-72.
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Original Paper
Pubic arch angle in prolonged second stage of labor: clinical significance
Article first published online: 12 MAR 2013
DOI: 10.1002/uog.12304
Copyright © 2012 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 41, Issue 4, pages 442–446, April 2013
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Gilboa, Y., Kivilevitch, Z., Spira, M., Kedem, A., Katorza, E., Moran, O. and Achiron, R. (2013), Pubic arch angle in prolonged second stage of labor: clinical significance. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 41: 442–446. doi: 10.1002/uog.12304
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- Issue published online: 25 MAR 2013
- Article first published online: 12 MAR 2013
- Accepted manuscript online: 24 SEP 2012 03:54AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 31 AUG 2012
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- pubic arch angle;
- second stage of labor;
- transperineal ultrasound
To evaluate the clinical significance of the pubic arch angle (PAA) measured by transperineal ultrasound during prolonged second stage of labor.
We evaluated prospectively 62 women ≥ 37 weeks of gestation with failure to progress in the second stage of labor. Transperineal ultrasound (transverse plane) was used to measure the pubic arch angle. Correlations with fetomaternal characteristics, mode of delivery and perinatal outcome were evaluated.
The mean PAA was 101.1° (± 13.1°; range, 80°–135°). We found a negative correlation with maternal age. Patients with an occipitotransverse fetal position had a significantly smaller angle compared with those with occipitoanterior positions (94.3° ± 5.5° vs 103.2° ± 14.8°, P < 0.05), as did those with operative deliveries compared with those with spontaneous vaginal delivery (97.1° ± 11.5° vs 110.1° ± 14.0°, P < 0.05). The prediction of operative delivery in prolonged second stage of labor by receiver–operating characteristics curve using PAA alone yielded an area under the curve of 0.75. The predicted probability for operative delivery increased as PAA decreased, with an odds ratio of 0.933 for each decrease in angle of 1°.
Our study suggests a correlation between the PAA and mode of delivery in prolonged second stage of labor. This may be used as an adjunctive parameter when considering delivery mode. Copyright © 2012 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.