The purpose of this study was to investigate predictors for mortality among patients presenting with acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) and to create a predictive model to estimate individual risk of in-hospital mortality using the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD).
The authors describe how religious and cultural constraints, as well as superstition-based medical traditions, at times impeded experimentation and the acquisition of knowledge related to O2 transport.
CHICAGO, IL — November 16, 2000 — An advance in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) developed by researchers at Northwestern University Medical School […]