A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. / points included feasibility, safety, efficacy, and durability. Results: The current literature regarding TAVI is limited to observational studies. Overall procedural success rates ranged from 90% to 100%. The incidence of major adverse events included: 30-day mortality (0%-18%), major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events ranged from 2% to 35% and the rate of postoperative multiple organ failure was 2% to 8%. There was statistically significant hemodynamic improvement demonstrated by postoperative echocardiography measurements with no significant deterioration up to 6 months postprocedure. Survival at 6 months ranged from 59% to 93%. Only 5 one study with long-term of transapical TAVI follow-up could reliably evaluate long-term survival of 58% at 3 years. Significance: TAVI has proven to be feasible and potentially an effective intervention for non-surgical patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis. Although short-term efficacy based on echocardiography has been promising, there is a paucity of data concerning long-term outcomes. The evolution of TAVI will be dependent on the development of a valid tool for estimating the surgical risk to define indications for surgical aortic valve replacement versus transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

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Thesis (MEng in Electronic Engineering)--University of South Australia, 1996

A Ti:sapphire waveguide laser is attractive as it would provide a compact, stable, broadly tunable (660-1180 nm) and versatile radiation source ideal for remote sensing or spectroscopy. This thesis reports the applicability of ion implantation to the fabrication of the Ti:sapphire waveguide laser in c-axis oriented Al2O3. These results comprise the first realisation of the Ti:Al2O3 material by ion implantation. The substrate quality was optimised for the synthesis conditions and co-implantation was explored though a comparative study of Cr/O. The formation of waveguides via direct and indirect approaches was then pursued with limited success.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, School of Physics, 2003. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references.

Ulm, Univ., Diss., 2009.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-120). Also issued in print.

Thesis (Master)--İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves. 80-83).

Thèse--Sci. écon.--Lausanne, 1974. / Bibliogr. p. 223-224.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982. / Typescript (photocopy). eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-120).