Incremental value of live/real time three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two‐dimensional technique in the assessment of a tuberculoma involving the left atrium and appendage

Intracardiac tuberculomas are extremely rare, and cardiac involvement in tuberculosis accounts for only 0.5% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We report for the first time incremental value of live/real time three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over two‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of a tuberculoma involving the left atrium and left atrial appendage.     

Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: Echocardiography and F‐18‐Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Selection of a Biopsy Site

A 63‐year‐old man was referred to our hospital because of a cardiac tumor. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a rough, mobile tumor in the dilated right atrium, and transesophageal echocardiography showed that the tumor consisted of small, botryoidal masses. Catheter‐based biopsy carried a high risk of embolism. Therefore, we used F‐18‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG‐PET), which revealed an abnormal accumulation in the right cervical lymph nodes, as well as in the heart. We safely performed biopsy of the lymph nodes and diagnosed the patient with primary cardiac lymphoma. We concluded that echocardiography and FDG‐PET are useful for selecting an appropriate biopsy site in primary cardiac lymphoma.     

Kissing laterality and handedness

Kissing behaviour was observed between kissing couples: about 80% turned their heads to the right to kiss. To remove the influence of one kissing partner upon the other, kissing behaviour was also observed between participants and a symmetrical doll's face: about 77% turned their heads to the right to kiss. There was no significant difference in handedness between right- and left-kissers: both groups were predominantly right-kissers. It is thought that motor bias rather than emotive bias influences kissing behaviour.     

艾滋病实名制检测的政策和策略分析

目的从政策角度探讨艾滋病实名制检测的合法性,以及由此引发的隐私权和知情权问题。方法采用政策梳理和文献收集、分析方法。结果近期社会上有关艾滋病实名制检测的争议,其焦点实质上是有关隐私权和知情权的问题。从相关的法律、法规和政策规定上,实名制检测不违反现行规定,也并不意味一定侵犯隐私权。对于隐私权与知情权和生命健康权之间出现的冲突,要根据利益衡量和优先的原则解决。结论需进一步完善隐私保护和知情告知的具体规程和操作办法。