Except for mildly dilated forms of DCM, the LV and/or RV show a moderate to severe degree of dilatation with a severely impaired ejection fraction (e.g. lower than 20%) (Figs. 1 and 3).
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) represents the most severe degree of the spectrum of epilepsy severity and is the commonest cause of epilepsy-related premature mortality.
The sum of all 10 comprehensive MIS components ranges from 0 (normal) to 30 (severely malnourished); a higher score reflects a more severe degree of malnutrition and inflammation.
For lesser degrees of obesity, Asians are at risk for a more severe degree of illness compared with Caucasians.
Considering the severe degree of internal oxidation, decarburization and consumption of minor alloy elements are proposed to be responsible for this ferrite band.
When we think about rape, many of us still imagine a stranger jumping out from hiding and violating a woman with a severe degree of force.
"The reason for Easter's unusually severe degree of deforestation isn't that those seemingly nice people really were unusually bad or improvident," he concludes.
Burned Sphagnum moss and feather moss sites had a more severe degree of water repellency than unburned sites, with differences being more pronounced between burned and unburned feather moss sites.
Women affected by PCOS and psoriasis are more likely to have insulin-resistance, hyperinsulinemia, reduced HDL cholesterol levels and a more severe degree of skin disease than those with psoriasis alone.
Among mechanical valve recipients, double versus single valve replacement (P =.04) and mitral versus aortic valve replacement (P =.05) were correlated with the presence of hemolysis; double valve recipients also showed a more severe degree of hemolysis (P =.03).
Furthermore, approx 43% of the population had a heel QUI that was more than 2 SDs below that of age-matched control subjects, consistent with a severe degree of demineralization.
