Does a Mediterranean dietary style influence TNF-alpha and VCAM-1 coronary blood levels in unstable angina patients?
Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern may protect against coronary artery wall production of inflammatory mediators. This finding could provide a novel mechanistic explanation for the recognized lower coronary risk associated with a Mediterranean diet.
Our technique combining acute shortening and distraction osteogenesis had promising results for the treatment of tibial nonunion with bone loss in a small group of patients. However, future studies directly comparing available approaches to this difficult problem are required. Because this problem is uncommon, these studies will almost certainly require the cooperation of multiple large participating centers.