GRP94 (glucose regulated protein 94) gene expression in the ischemic-hippocampus of gerbils, which was induced by a temporary occlusion of the bilateral common carotid arteries (CCAs), was tested by Northern blot analysis. The maximum GRP94 gene expression level was detected at the occipital lobe 10 min after the induction of ischemia. In the hippocampus, GRP94 gene expression reached a maximum...

SUMMARY In order to study left ventricular performance and motion under ischemic stress, incremental atrial pacing was performed in 10 patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease until angina pectoris or segmental S-T depression appeared. Single-plane left ventricular cineangiograms were obtained in both the resting and the transiently ischemic state induced by pacing. Abnorma...

BACKGROUND Ischemia-modified albumin is an altered serum albumin that forms under conditions of oxidative stress, a state also associated with doxorubicin-induced myocardial injury. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to better assess diagnostic and prognostic significance of ischemia-modified albumin in patients with breast cancer undergoing doxorubicin chemotherapy. METHODS Blood samples ...

The equipment required are (1) a bedside cardiac monitor (2) a defibrillator (3) an ECG machine preferably powered by battery (4) three crocodile clips (5) external pulse generator (6) temporary pacing electrodes and (7) a cutdown set. The cutdown set may include various cannulae introducer systems. We are only describing here the system where the cannula supplied with the temporary electrodes ...

Summary Acute aortic dissection is an extremely serious condition with a high mortality risk. Symptoms may mimic other emergencies such as myocardial ischemia, often leading to misdiagnosis. A combination between coronary hypoperfusion and relatively rare, but when present it could be fatal. Early diagnosis correct surgical approach are essential success in those patients the rate requires impr...

CONTEXT Ischemia is an established cause of acute pancreatitis; however, acute pancreatitis has never been reported after cardiac arrest. CASE REPORT We report a case of acute pancreatitis following cardiac arrest with prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a 58-year-old man, the mechanism of which is likely to be ischemic. The patient developed severe ischemic encephalopathy, leading to ...

AIMS To investigate possible associations between the presence of craniofacial pain of cardiac origin and the location of cardiac ischemia and conventional risk factors. METHODS A total of 326 consecutive patients with confirmed myocardial ischemia (192 males, 134 females, mean age 64 years) were studied. Demographic details, health history, factors, prodromal symptoms, electrocardiogram (ECG...

Postcardiotomy left ventricular failure (LVF) complicating a cardiac surgical procedure is usually managed with intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation. We report two cases of postcardiotomy LVF unresponsive to inotropic support and IABP counterpulsation that were managed successfully with the use of the TandemHeart percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) (CardiacAssist, Pittsbur...

OBJECTIVES To compute left ventricular (LV) twist from 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. BACKGROUND LV twist is a sensitive index of cardiac performance. Conventional 2-dimensional based methods of computing LV twist are cumbersome and subject to errors. METHODS We studied 10 adult open-chest pigs. The pre-load to the heart was altered by temporary controlled occlusion of the inferior ve...