Evidence Report: Risk of Cardiac Rhythm Problems During Spaceflight

Evidence Based Review: Risk of Cardiac Rhythm Problems during Spaceflight

Loperamide Dependence: A Case Report

Background: Loperamide is used as an antidiarrheal drug and is available over-the-counter. It cannot pass the blood-brain barrier and it does not have a considerable abuse potential. It can lead to dangerous cardiac arrhythmia.Case Report: Herein, we report a 35-year-old man with a 13-year history of abusing opioids who had undergone detoxification for four times during this period. He underwen...

Effect of Spaceflight on the Circadian Rhythm, Lifespan and Gene Expression of Drosophila melanogaster

Space travelers are reported to experience circadian rhythm disruption during spaceflight. However, how the space environment affects circadian rhythm is yet to be determined. The major focus of this study was to investigate the effect of spaceflight on the Drosophila circadian clock at both the behavioral and molecular level. We used China's Shenzhou-9 spaceship to carry Drosophila. After 13 d...

A Comparison Between the Effects of Xylazine-Ketamine and Xylazine-Thiopental Combinations on Cardiac Rhythm in Dogs

Objective- To compare the effects of xylazine-ketamine and xylazine-thiopental on cardiac rhythm indogs.Design- Experimental study.Animals- 15 mixed-bred, adult dogs of either sex.Procedures- Following premedication with xylazine HCI, either ketarnine HCI or sodium thiopentalwere administered to dogs. Cardiac rhythm was evaluated before as well as 15,30,45, and 60 minutes and3 days after induct...

Node-First Kawasaki Disease Presented with Marked Pancarditis: a Case Report

Kawasaki disease is an acute inflammatory disorder of medium-sized arteries that predominantly affects cardiac coronary arteries and children under the age of 5 years. Cardiac involvement usually happens later than 10 days after the onset of illness. Most of cardiac complications are coronary artery abnormalities (ectasia or aneurysms) and subclinical myocarditis. Clinical myocarditis (symptoma...