We studied the effect of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) in 23 consecutive patients with stable angina pectoris who had a positive dobutamine stress echocardiogram. After EECP, stress-induced wall motion score (WMS) improved by > or =2 grades in 43% of the patients (n = 10); the average improvement was 5.3 +/- 3.8 compared with -0.6 +/- 3.0 in the remaining 13 patients (p = 0.007). Th...

Background Vessel wall inflammation plays a key role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, from endothelial injury to remodeling and plaque formation. Cardiovascular (CV) magnetic resonance (CMR) provides noninvasive visualization and characterization of arterial remodeling both in the great vessels, and also the coronary arteries. Contrast-enhanced inversion-recovery (CEIR) pre...

All plant pathogens and parasites have had to develop strategies to overcome cell walls in order to access the host's cytoplasm. As a mechanically strong, multi-layered composite exoskeleton, the cell wall not only enables plants to grow tall but also protects them from such attacks. Many plant pathogens employ an arsenal of cell wall degrading enzymes, and it has long been thought that the det...

We describe a case of actinomycosis of the gallbladder mimicking carcinoma. Sonography showed a hypoechoic mass replacing gallbladder lumen and engulfing a stone; contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhanced thickened gallbladder wall with subtle, disrupted luminal surface enhancement, which formed a mass. As a result of the clinical and radiologic presentation, our i...

Leaves and storage roots of sweet potato plants (Ipomea batatas) showed the same qualitative isoperoxidase patterns and a similar distribution of distinctive isoperoxidases between the cell protoplast and cell wall free, ionically bound, and covalently bound fractions. No changes in the qualitative isoenzyme spectrum were found in relation to age, mechanical injury, or ethylene action. Thus, as...

background: chronic myeloid leukemia is a common cancer in human and chemical therapy is a routine method for treatment that has some side effects. so the goal of this study was the use of natural compound such as cell wall obtained from saccharomyces cerevisiae ( s. cerevisiae ) and saccharomyces boulardi ( s. boulardi ) and iron nanoparticles on the growth inhibition of k562 cell line. method...

OBJECTIVE Nicorandil, a K-ATP channel opener with a nitrate-like effect, is a potent vasodilator and has favorable hemodynamic effects in heart failure patients. While its cardio-protective properties in the setting of acute ischemia are well known, the long-term effects of oral nicorandil therapy on post-infarction left ventricular (LV) dilatation have not been investigated. METHODS Myocardi...

Abstract Purpose of Review In the presented review, we have summarized recent achievements on use immobilized oxidoreductases for biodegradation hazardous organic pollutants including mainly dyes, pharmaceuticals, phenols, and bisphenols. order to facilitate process optimization achievement high removal rates, effect various conditions has been highlighted discussed. Recent Findings Current rep...

the baluarte do cavaleiro is part of the stone masonry wall system existing in the city ofchaves of portugal and it is a construction dated from the xvii century. the baluarte docavaleiro is formed by three walls (north-east, ne; south-east, se; south-west, sw) andby two junction elements (designated here by cunhais). the se wall has suffered twocollapses recently. the main objective of this re...