Hartford Hospital

Physical Activity and Public Health

To promote and maintain health, all healthy adults aged 18 to 65 yr need moderate-intensity aerobic (endurance) physical activity for a minimum of 30 min on five days each week ...

DtiStudio: Resource program for diffusion tensor computation and fiber bundle tracking

A versatile resource program was developed for diffusion tensor image (DTI) computation and fiber tracking. The software can read data formats from a variety of MR scanners. Ten...

Randomized Comparison of Prasugrel (CS-747, LY640315), a Novel Thienopyridine P2Y ₁₂ Antagonist, With Clopidogrel in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Background— Despite the current standard antiplatelet regimen of aspirin and clopidogrel (with or without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors) in percutaneous coronary intervention...

How obesity affects the cut-points for B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of acute heart failure

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is valuable in diagnosing heart failure (HF), but its utility in obese patients is unknown. Studies have suggested a cut-point of BNP > or = ...

Clinical and Angiographic Characteristics of Exertion-Related Acute Myocardial Infarction

These results show that exertion-related MIs occur in habitually inactive people with multiple cardiac risk factors. These individuals may benefit from modest exercise training ...

Genetic studies of plasma analytes identify novel potential biomarkers for several complex traits

Effect of a Decision Aid on Decision Making for the Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

In this relatively small sample, the addition of a DA to SC for women with POP does not significantly decrease the level of decisional conflict in making treatment-related decis...