Coronary reperfusion with a new catheter in six patients with acute occlusion after angioplasty

A new catheter was used in an attempt to re-establish coronary flow in six patients with acute occlusion after angioplasty and prior to emergency coronary artery bypass surgery. All patients suffered from severe chest pain, and the electrocardiogram showed signs of acute transmural ischemia. A reperfusion catheter manufactured by Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (ACS) has 36 side holes spirally arranged along the distal 10 cm. It is introduced over an exchange wire. After the catheter was positioned across the occlusion, five patients had complete relief of chest pain, and another patient had partial relief. The electrocardiogram normalized in all six patients (in one only initially). Two patients developed a limited myocardial infarction, but four did not. The time between introduction of the reperfusion catheter and aorta cross clamping varied between 1.5 and 6.5 hours, and there were no complications related to its use. We conclude that the ACS reperfusion catheter is useful in re-establishing coronary blood flow after failed angioplasty and prior to emergency coronary artery bypass surgery.     

儿童髓母细胞瘤中ERBB-2的表达

目的:探讨ERBB-2在儿童髓母细胞中的表达及临床意义.方法:用免疫组织化学LSAB法检测84例获随访的儿童髓母细胞瘤中的ERBB-2表达,按术后生存期3、5、10年分为A、B、C三组.使用Cox回归统计分析.结果:84例儿童髓母细胞瘤中,ERBB-2阳性表达72例(85.71%),A、B、C三组间ERBB-2阳性表达分别为100%,88.9%,40%(P＜0.01),Cox回归分析显示ERBB-2是影响生存时间的一个独立的预后因子,它与预后存在负相关关系.结论:ERBB-2表达水平可作为儿童髓母细胞瘤的预后指标之一.     

Retrocostoxyphoid hernia in children. Apropos of 6 cases. Review of the literature

Six further cases of retrocostoxiphoid hernia in children are reported, the postoperative course being uncomplicated following supraumbilical laparotomy. The relevant literature is reviewed and emphasis placed on the value of peritoneography for establishing diagnosis prior to operation.     

Hypocholesterolemic effect of khellin and methoxsalen in male albino rats.

Khellin (CAS 82-02-0) and methoxsalen (CAS 298-81-7) were examined in male albino rats to evaluate their ability to modify serum lipoprotein cholesterol. Clinical chemistry parameters were also measured to obtain information indicative of possible drug toxicity. The drugs were evaluated in four-week double dose studies. After four weeks at 0.45 mg/100 mg b.wt. for khellin and 0.27 mg/100 g b.wt. for methoxsalen, per day, both drugs significantly lowered low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol. Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides were not changed. No apparent toxicity was observed as clinical chemistry parameters and body weights were not different compared to control values. Similar results were observed with a lower dose of khellin (0.23 mg/100 g b.wt./d). A dose of 0.13 mg/100 g b.wt./d of methoxsalen had no observable effect in this study. Confirmation of the hypocholesterolemic activity of khellin and methoxsalen in this study enhances the therapeutic potential of these compounds against atherosclerosis.     

非职业因素与血铅水平的岭回归分析

调查１３３名城市居民的血铅水平。通过ＲｉｄｇｅＲｅｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ程序分析非职业因素对血铅水平的影响。结果表明，汽车尾气是影响城市居民的血铅水平的主要因素。     

Neuroprotective effect of memantine demonstrated in vivo and in vitro

The purpose of the present study was to test whether the anticonvulsant, memantine (1-amino-3,5-dimethyladamantane), can protect neurons against hypoxic or ischemic damage. To this end, we used a rat model of transient forebrain ischemia and cultured neurons from chick embryo cerebral hemispheres. Ischemia was induced for 10 min by clamping both carotid arteries and lowering the mean arterial blood pressure to 40 mm Hg; the rats were allowed to recover for 7 days. Cultured neurons were made hypoxic with 1 mmol/l NaCN added to the incubation medium for 30 min followed by a recovery period of 3 days. The possible effects of memantine were compared with those produced by a typical non-competitive NMDA antagonist, dizocilpine. Similar effects were obtained with both drugs. The drugs reduced the damage caused by transient ischemia to neurons of the hippocampal CA1 subfield. Memantine (10 and 20 mg/kg) had a dose-dependent effect when administered intraperitoneally to the rats 1 h before ischemia. Dizocilpine was active in this model at a dosage of 1 mg/kg. When administered after ischemia, 10 mg/kg memantine significantly protected CA1 neurons against ischemic damage. Furthermore, the drugs protected cultured neurons against hypoxic damage. The lowest effective concentration was 0.1 mumol/l for dizocilpine and 1 mumol/l for memantine. Thus, memantine possesses neuroprotective activity but is less potent than dizocilpine.     

学龄儿童掌指骨发育某些正常变异的观察

１９８０年和１９９０年对１２５９名城乡７～１２岁学龄儿童掌指骨发育的正常变异进行了观察。结果证实，小指中节骨发育变异的检出率最高（总检出率１４．７％），且男女儿童１９９０年此率均高于１９８０年（Ｐ＜０．０５），反映城市儿童该变异近１０年有增高的趋势；１９９０年男女学龄儿童小指中节骨变异检出率城市明显高于农村（Ｐ＜０．０１）；Ⅱ掌骨副骨骺总检出率３．８％，指骨骺核硬化总检出率２．２％，这两种变异男性明显高于女性．且无城乡差异。本观察各年龄组小指中节骨的变异同骨龄无规律性联系。     

肝癌的介入放射治疗

作者对８６５例行介入放射治疗的肝癌（７７３例原发性，９２例转移性）进行放射形态学的观察。将病例分为三组：巨块型４５７例，结节型１２４例和弥散型２８４例。介入疗法包括：一次或重复化疗药物栓塞或肝动脉灌注，临床症状明显改善。术后平均存活期１４．８个月。同时也观察了因栓塞及各类不同栓塞剂而引起的明显并发症。同时讨论了患者存活期以及重复栓塞和肝转移性肿瘤的某些特性，并着重讨论过去认为单用化疗药物肝动脉灌注治疗效果不好的转移性肝癌与同时使用栓塞治疗的不同效果。     

Fusidic acid in infections of the external eye

Summary A newly developed 1% eye preparation of the potent antistaphylococcal antibiotic fusidic acid, showed an excellent clinical effect in 206 Egyptian children with external eye infections. The 248 patients included in the study were randomized, in the ratio 5:1, to either fusidic acid or chloramphenicol 0.5% eye drops. Both preparations were given four to six times daily for one week. Bacterial conjunctivitis was diagnosed in 56% of the children. Offending eye pathogens were mainlyStaphylococcus aureus (60%),Haemophilus aegyptius (10%),Streptococcus pneumoniae (13%) andNeisseria gonorrhoeae (6%). The overall clinical success rate in children with bacterial conjunctivitis was 85% with fusidic acid, compared to 48% with chloramphenicol (p < 0.001). The better effect of fusidic acid could be ascribed to a lower frequency ofin vitro resistance (16%) in comparison to chloramphenicol (55%). Both drugs were apparently well tolerated and no side-effects were observed.

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Fusidinsäure zur Behandlung von externen Augeninfektionen

Zusammenfassung Eine neuentwickelte 1%ige ophthalmologische Präparation des gegen Staphylokokken hochwirksamen Antibiotikums Fusidinsäure erwies sich bei 206 ägyptischen Kindern mit externen Augeninfektionen als hervorragend klinisch wirksam. Die im Rahmen der Studie behandelten 248 Kinder erhielten nach Randomverfahren im Verhältnis 5:1 entweder 1%ige Fusidinsäure- oder 0.5%ige Chloramphenicol-Augentropfen. Beide Präparate wurden eine Woche lang vier-bis sechsmal täglich verabreicht. Bei 56% der Kinder wurde eine bakterielle Konjunktivitis diagnostiziert. Die häufigsten pathogenen Erreger der Augeninfektionen warenStaphylococcus aureus (60%),Haemophilus aegyptius (10%),Streptococcus pneumoniae (13%) undNeisseria gonorrhoeae (6%). Mit Fusidinsäure wurde bei 85% der Kinder mit bakterieller Konjunktivitis ein Therapieerfolg erzielt, mit Chloramphenicol in 48% der Fälle (p < 0,001). Die therapeutische Überlegenheit von Fusidinsäure ließ sich darauf zurückführen, daß dieIn vitro-Resistenz der Erreger mit 16% der Isolate in der Fusidinsäure-Gruppe geringer war als in der Chloramphenicol-Therapiegruppe mit einer Resistenzrate von 55% der Isolate. Beide Medikamente wurden offensichtlich gut vertragen, Nebenwirkungen wurden nicht beobachtet.

     

Role of in situ alkalinization in the treatment of obstructive uric acid lithiasis]

The authors report a series of nine reno-ureteral obstructive uric acid calculi initially treated by percutaneous nephrostomy. After attempting stone dissolution by in situ alkalinization, they discuss the place of such a method among the various treatments for uric acid stones.