Abstract Alumino-oxy-rossmanite, ideally ☐Al3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3O, is here described as a new member of the tourmaline supergroup. It an early magmatic Al-rich oxy-tourmaline from small pegmatitic body embedded in amphibolite and biotite-rich paragneiss. This pink was found Moldanubian pegmatite (of Drosendorf Unit) that occurs large quarry near village Eibenstein der Thaya, Waidhofen Thay...

Macrovascular calcification increasingly afflicts our aging and dysmetabolic population.1 Once considered only a passive process of dead and dying cells, data from multiple laboratories worldwide have converged to reveal that vascular calcification is in great part an actively regulated form of matrix mineral metabolism.2 A uniquely horrendous situation arises in end-stage renal disease.3 Antec...

Complications associated with mechanical ventilation have been extensively described in the literature in the last 3 decades.1 From ventilator-induced lung injury to ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction more recently defined, numerous side effects directly or indirectly related to mechanical ventilation have been identified. As a consequence, so-called lung-protective ventilation could ...

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20130238 Dear Editor, We are delighted to show Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia readers a review of the most relevant studies on Interventional Cardiology published in Revista Española de Cardiología in the last two years. In relation to national protocols of emergency transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients, we ...

Sex Hormones and Carotid Atherosclerosis in the Metabolic Syndrome To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Dr Iglseder et al1 dealing with sex differences in early carotid atherosclerosis in the metabolic syndrome. The results of their study demonstrated that extent of plaques and cariotid artery intima-media thickness parameters were significantly higher in subjects wi...

Am J Clin Pathol 2011;136:657-660 659 © American Society for Clinical Pathology We read with great interest the contribution by Muscal et al.1 They reported the development of systemic autoimmunity such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid antibodies in children with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). We would like to suggest some potential pathologic mech...

A New Hormone Therapy With Drospirenone and NO Production in Postmenopausal Women To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by White et al1 dealing with the combination therapy of drospirenone (DRSP), a novel progestin with antialdosterone activity, and 17-estradiol (E2) in postmenopausal women. The results of their study demonstrated that DRSP and E2 might have a significant antih...

STI571 (imatinib) is increasingly being used in the treatment of different phases of chronic myeloid leukemia and metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors.1,2 Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph ALL) has a poor prognosis with the current treatment options.3 Allogenic stem cell transplantation is the only curative management option available to date, the long-term survival b...

Dermoscopy is a handy tool originally used for evaluating pigmented lesions and melanoma. However, over the years, numerous indications have cropped up including its role in diagnosing infestations (entomodermoscopy).2 Dermoscopy combines light source and magnifying lens in such a way that it enables visualization of patterns not visible with clinical inspection alone.2 The evidence available r...

The delivery of oxygen, whether as treatment for hypoxemia or supportive adjunct in shock or surgery, is a mainstay of modern medical therapy, yet conventional oxygen therapy, delivered either by nasal cannula or face mask, remains limited by the high oxygen delivery demand of the acute and critically ill patient. By employing a tight fitting mask or mask-like interface, noninvasive ventilation...