Background Lyme carditis (LC), an early manifestation of Lyme disease that most commonly
presents as high‐degree atrioventricular block (AVB), usually resolves with antibiotic …

Canada has seen a sixfold increase in Lyme disease since being nationally notifiable in
2009. This is the first Canadian series on Lyme carditis manifested as high-degree …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often considered the gold-standard test for characterizing
cardiac as well as noncardiac structure and function. However, many patients with …

Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection (mainly Borrelia burgdorferi) with endemic
regions predominantly along the Canada–United States border. In 2016, 987 cases of Lyme …

This paper applies a structured grid, 3‐Dimensional Regional Ocean Modeling System to
examine wind‐driven currents of an idealized stratified channel, representative of Douglas …

Background The myocardial cytoskeleton functions as the fundamental framework critical
for organelle function, bioenergetics and myocardial remodeling. To date, impairment of the …

Atrial fibrillation has a high disease burden—both in prevalence and associated
consequences. Despite anticoagulation being an effective treatment in atrial fibrillation, stroke …

Background Left bundle branch block (LBBB) and dominant R wave in lead V 1 (RV1) post–biventricular
pacing (BiVp) are associated with better clinical outcomes. However, some …

The complicated case of a patient with recurrent culture-negative endocarditis with a history
of repeated mitral valve replacement is described. Investigations disqualified common …

The UBC farm currently uses two types of technology to irrigate their crops. The problem
posed by the farm was to recommend a type of irrigation system for their facility. Two main …