Purpose: Despite discovering new antibiotics, mortality due to septic shock has remained high.   This research has examined the effect of selenase in patients with septic shock admitted to the   intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Tehran.   Materials and Methods: This double-blind clinical trial was done on 80 participants (40 case   and 40 control) who were admitted to the ICU with se...

Given the increasing importance of achieving low and stable inflation rate during the last decades, adopting the most suitable practices to implement monetary policies has always been of concern by monetary authorities of different countries. Inflation targeting (IT) regime is the most recent strategy to guide monetary policies that have been introduced following the occurrence of exchange rate...

Introduction: This study investigates the effects of cannabinoid agonist WIN55-212-2 on acquisition and consolidation phases of the fear memory extinction and also on anxiety and motor activity. Methods: In this study, we used SPS & S model to induce post-traumatic stress disorder. One week after SPS, to establish a conditioned fear memory, rats received an electric foot shock within shock cha...

High-order methods that can resolve interactions of flow-disturbances with shock waves are critical for reliable numerical simulation of strong-shock and turbulence interaction problems. Such problems are not well understood due to limitations of numerical methods. Most of the popular shock-capturing methods are inherently dissipative and may incur numerical oscillations near the shock. Present...

DEFINITION Shock is a dramatic syndrome in which the circulatory supply of oxygen does not meet the metabolic demands of vital organs and tissues. There are five major types of shock observed: hypovolemic, septic, cardiogenic, distributive, and obstructive (see Table 1). PATHOPHYSIOLOGY An initial insult triggers shock disrupting blood flow to end organs leading to inadequate tissue perfusion. ...

BACKGROUND Large registries are important data sources in epidemiological studies of shock, if these registries are valid. Therefore, we examined the positive predictive value (PPV) of diagnosis codes for shock, the procedure codes for inotropic/vasopressor therapy among patients with a diagnosis of shock, and the combination of a shock diagnosis and a code for inotropic/vasopressor therapy in ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been introduced to treat patients at high risk for conventional surgery; however, cardiogenic shock is considered a contraindication for TAVI. The aim of the present study was to evaluate early and intermediate mortality of patients in cardiogenic shock undergoing TAVI as a rescue procedure. Patients in cardiogenic shock underwent transapical T...

Complex coronary artery disease with severe calcification can be challenging to treat, a higher risk of procedural complications and major adverse cardiac events. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is pioneering technology for the treatment critically calcified coronaries. IVL utilizing localized pulsatile sonic pressure waves at low provides novel approach lesion preparation severely plaques. The...