Importance Airway mucus plugs are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD); however, the association of airway mucus plugging and mortality in …

Dialysis is an artificial process to remove waste products and excess water from the body in
patients with kidney failure. Two main types of dialysis are available. Hemodialysis, which …

Background Airway mucus plugs are frequently identified on CT scans of patients with COPD
with a smoking history without mucus-related symptoms (ie, cough, phlegm [silent mucus …

Vascular calcification is most commonly due to atherosclerosis. It has been well documented
that absence of coronary calcification on a chest CT (CCT) is associated with low …

The CDKN2A locus encodes for tumor suppressor genes p16 INK4a and p14 Arf which are
frequently inactivated in human skin tumors. The purpose of this study was to determine the …

The Warden procedure is one of the most common techniques for surgical correction of partial
anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR), involving transection and reanastomosis …

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) refers to the involvement of the heart by amyloid fibril deposition
in the extracellular space. Clinical features include restrictive infiltrative cardiomyopathy and …

Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of heart failure with impaired ability to pump
blood caused by coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. 1 In chronic myocardial …

Echocardiography has long been the mainstay in the evaluation of cardiac and pericardial
disease. As computed tomography (CT) has advanced, it has become a valuable partner in …

Background Breast density is one of the important risk factors for breast cancer. Women with
the highest breast density have a 4-to 6-fold increased risk compared with women with …