Does prophylactic sotalol and magnesium decrease the incidence of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass surgery: a propensity-matched analysis

Background  

Atrial fibrillation can occur in up to 40% of patients undergoing coronary surgery.     

Synthesis and pharmacological activity of derivatives of 3-aminomethylenindolin-2-one

Translated from Khimiko-farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 22–26, April, 1994.     

Retention of "safe" blood donors. The Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study

BACKGROUND: There are obvious advantages to increasing donor retention. However, for reasons of blood safety, certain donors may, in fact, be more desirable to retain than others. “Safe” donors are defined as those who provided a blood donation that was negative on all laboratory screening tests and who subsequently reported no behavioral risks in response to an anonymous survey. This study identifies the most important factors affecting the intention of “safe” donors to provide another donation. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: An anonymous survey asking about donation history, sexual history, injecting drug use, and recent donation experience was mailed to 50,162 randomly selected allogeneic donors (including directed donors) who gave blood from April through July or from October through December 1993 at one of the five United States blood centers participating in the Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study. Before mailing, questionnaires were coded to designate donors with nonreactive laboratory screening tests at their most recent donation. RESULTS: A total of 34,726 donors (69%) responded, with substantially higher response among repeat donors. According to reported intentions only, the vast majority of “safe” donors indicated a high likelihood of donating again within the next 12 months. Only 3.4 percent reported a low likelihood of donating again. A comparison of those likely to return and those unlikely to return reveals significant differences in demographics and in ratings of the donation experience. A higher proportion of those unlikely to return were first-time donors, minority-group donors, and donors with less education. The highest projected loss among “safe” donors was seen for those who gave a fair to poor assessment of their treatment by blood center staff or of their physical well-being during or after donating. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that efforts to improve donors' perceptions of their donation experience, as well as attention to the physical effects of blood donation, may aid in the retention of both repeat and first-time donors.     

Synthesis and antiviral activity of 2-[α-nitro-β-aminovinyl]-hydroquinone and -p-benzoquinone

Translated from Khimiko-farmatsevitcheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 35–37, April, 1991.     

Synthesis and antiinflammatory activity of N-[1-(5-R-Oxy-2-methylbenzofuran-3-yl)ethyl]-N-hydroxyureas

Two benzofuran derivatives — analogs of 5-lipoxygenase antagonist zileuton — have been synthesized and tested. It is established that both compounds possess antiinflammatory activity. __________ Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 39, No. 12, pp. 17–20, December, 2005.     

Possibilities and limitations of predicting bioavailability of combination drugs using one of the components

Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 18–21, April, 1995.