HFNEF patients have reduced LA function on exercise in addition to left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunctions. Reduced LA function probably contributes significantly to exercise intolerance and breathlessness in HFNEF patients.

The use of microenema is effective in reducing prostate shift and rectal CSA, consequently decreasing the incidence of geographical miss.

The early results of the double-switch procedure in patients whose morphologic left ventricle required training compare favorably with those of patients whose morphologic left ventricle required no training. There is an increased risk of deterioration of morphologic left ventricle function over time in patients whose morphologic left ventricle requires training, and these patients need to be followed up regularly to detect this.

Patients undergoing endoscopic surveillance for BO suffer anxiety and have impaired quality of life. As trust in their physicians is correlated with receiving sufficient BO information, we surmise that ensuring BO patients understand their condition is likely to improve quality of life, anxiety and depression.

The SNPs included in this analysis were not associated with AAA presence in either study population. However, meta-analysis of the currently available data disclosed a positive association for MMP-3 rs3025058 and MTHFR rs1801133.