Complex aortic surgery in a regional center in the United Kingdom. Should the United Kingdom now adopt a United States-style supercenter model?
Our outcomes are comparable with other regional centers worldwide; however, they are not as good as those reported from the aortic supercenters. There should be continued impetus regarding the establishment of thoracic aortic surgery guidelines and specialist aortic centers in the United Kingdom.
Isolated isoflavones from red clover enriched in biochanin (genistein precursor) but not in formononetin (daidzein precursor), lowered LDL-C in men. This may partly explain the previous failure to demonstrate cholesterol-lowering effects with mixed isoflavones studied predominantly in women.