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Graft Survival/immunology , Heart Transplantation/immunology , Transplantation, Heterologous/immunology , Animals , Antibody Formation/drug effects , Chlorocebus aethiops , Cyclosporine/therapeutic use , Graft Rejection/immunology , Graft Rejection/prevention & control , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Papio , Transplantation, HeterotopicSubject(s)
Graft Survival/immunology , Heart Transplantation/immunology , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Transplantation, Heterologous/immunology , Animals , Cricetinae , Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use , Cyclosporine/therapeutic use , Drug Administration Schedule , Drug Therapy, Combination , Graft Survival/drug effects , Immunosuppression Therapy/methods , Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage , Mesocricetus , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Graft Survival/immunology , Heart Transplantation/immunology , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Transplantation, Heterologous/immunology , Animals , Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic/biosynthesis , Antibody Formation/drug effects , Cricetinae , Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use , Cyclosporine/therapeutic use , Graft Rejection/immunology , Immunosuppression Therapy/methods , Mesocricetus , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Transplantation, HeterotopicABSTRACT
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsations decrease the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and, subsequently, the left atrial pressure in patients with impaired myocardial function following myocardial infarction. This paper reports a case of right ventricular infarction in a patient with patency of the oval foramen where the use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation led to the perpetuation of the right-to-left shunt.
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Coronary Artery Bypass , Counterpulsation/standards , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/diagnostic imaging , Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping/standards , Intraoperative Complications/therapy , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Postoperative Complications/diagnostic imaging , Electrocardiography , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/physiopathology , Heart Septal Defects, Atrial/surgery , Hemodynamics , Humans , Intraoperative Complications/physiopathology , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology , Postoperative Complications/physiopathology , Postoperative Complications/surgery , RadiographyABSTRACT
Extrapulmonary oat cell carcinoma has been reported in many organs, the oesophagus being the most common location. We report a case of adrenal insufficiency due to extensive metastatic deposits from oat cell carcinoma of the oesophagus in a patient following cardioesophagectomy.
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Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/secondary , Adrenal Insufficiency/etiology , Carcinoma, Small Cell/secondary , Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology , Adrenal Gland Neoplasms/complications , Aged , Carcinoma, Small Cell/complications , Esophageal Neoplasms/complications , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Since 1985 we have utilised a simple technique for dissecting the internal mammary artery (IMA) prior to coronary artery bypass surgery. The technique involves the use of a stainless steel bar (Moussalli bar) in conjunction with a Holmes Sellors sternal spreader. We have used this technique to dissect more than 2000 IMAs in patients of varying body weight and muscle build without significant complications.
