What is Rupture? A Basic Definition

Rupture \Rup"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruptured; p. pr. & vb.
  
         n. Rupturing.]
   1.
         To part by violence; to break; to
         burst; as, to rupture a
      blood vessel.
      [1913
         Webster]

   2. To produce a hernia in.
      [1913
         Webster]

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Tue Aug 26

• La rupture conventionnell e du CDI - pme.service-pu blic.fr: rupture conventionnell e droit du travail
• La rupture conventionnell e du contrat de travail à durée indéterminée -La rupture conventionnell e du contrat de travail à durée indéterminée - Fiches pratiques - Informations pratiques - Ministère du Travail, des Relations sociales, de la Famille et de la: st entourée d?un certain nombre de garanties pour le salarié et lui ouvre droit, dans les conditions de droit commun (activité préalable suffisante, recherche active

Wed Aug 20

• mudd up!: DJ Rupture's Music Blog
• Picking Plaques That Pop ...* ...Vulnerable Plaque Detection in Atherosclerosi s and Coronary Artery Disease (JACC 2008)

Tue Aug 19

• Early Therapeutic Effects of Statins and Fibrates on Unstable Atheroscleroti c Plaques

Sun Aug 17

• Inflammatory Aspects and Detection of Vulnerable Plaque: Clinical Impact of Assessement

Fri Aug 15

• Stenting of high-risk plaque: will we do it? I think so | Speaker: Stone G.W. | EuroPCR 2008
• PLAC® Test Measures Key Marker of Rupture-Prone Plaque: DIADEXUS Receives FDA Clearance for Automated Blood Test That Identifies Stroke & Heart Attack Risk ?
• Cath Lab Digest - Chronic Total Occlusions
• A New Strategy for Treating Inflammation in Atheroscleroti c Plaque: Photodynamic Therapy
• Biology of the Vulnerable Plaque: Part I
• Cath Lab Digest - Vulnerable Plaque

Thu Aug 14

• Atherosclerosi s and Angina Publications : Arterioscleros is, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
• Comparison of levels of serum matrix metalloprotein ase-9 in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) versus unstable angina pectoris (UAP) versus stable angina pectoris (SAP). (2006): Matrix metalloprotein ases (MMPs) are important for resorption of extracellular matrixes and may degrade the fibrous cap of an atheroscleroti c plaque, thus contributing to coronary plaque rupture. High levels of MMP-9 in patients who have AMI and UAP are related to the presence of plaque rupture in the culprit lesion.
• Antibiotic Side Effects Responsible for 140,000 ER Visits Every Year: A new study says that side effects from cipro, amoxicillan and other antibiotics send more than 140,000 people to the ER every year.

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