Reply: Main factor in distal aorta dilatation after wrapping: Procedure rather than material

Potentiation rather than distraction in a trace fear conditioning procedure

Trace conditioning procedures are defined by the introduction of a trace interval between conditioned stimulus (CS, e.g. noise or light) offset and unconditioned stimulus (US, e.g. footshock). The introduction of an additional stimulus as a distractor has been suggested to increase the attentional demands of the task and to extend the usefulness of the behavioural model. In Experiment 1, the CS...

Morphometric analyses of rabbit thoracic aorta after poststenotic dilatation.

The aim of this study was to quantify the morphological changes in the arterial wall resulting from poststenotic dilatation (PSD). PSD was produced by placing a split nylon ring around the thoracic aorta of the rabbits at a level of T6-7 during a sterile thoracotomy done under pentobarbital anesthesia. After period of PSD ranging from 1-51 months these rabbits were anesthetized, as were the con...

Deprenyl Can Mediate Neuronal Protection Rather than Neuronal Rescue

Background and Objective: Deprenyl is a drug for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, where the dopaminergic neurons are the target of this drug. Several reports also documented that deprenyl has an effect on the sensory and motor neurons. There are some reports about the mode of action of deprenyl on m...

Short-term Outcomes of Aortic Wrapping for Mild to Moderate Ascending Aorta Dilatation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

BACKGROUND The adequate management of mild to moderate dilatation of the ascending aorta during cardiac operations remains controversial. In this study, we present the short-term outcomes of 90 patients undergoing ascending aortic wrapping with a Dacron graft during other cardiac operations. MATERIALS AND METHODS From March 2008 to January 2011, 90 consecutive patients underwent treatment for...

Asymptomatic giant pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta after Bentall procedure