1 Egas Moniz, Health Sciences Institute, Quinta da Granja, Monte de Caparica, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal 2 Serviço de Hematologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Rua Professor Lima Basto, 1099-023 Lisboa, Portugal 3 Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil EPE, Rua Professor Lima Basto, 1099-023 Lisboa, Portug...

A 59-year-old man was admitted with unresolved chest pain after coronary artery bypass graft surgery that had been performed 3 years earlier; aorta-obtuse marginalis, and aorta-posterior descending artery with the use of a saphenous vein graft and left anterior descending arteryleft internal mammary artery (LIMA). He reported recurrent angina pectoris and cerebral symptoms, including dizziness ...

OBJECTIVE To correlate supraclavicular ultrasonography at rest and in hyperaemic response with angiographically patent and (distal) 'string sign' left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending (LAD) area grafts. METHODS Fifty-three patients with LIMA to LAD area grafting were prospectively entered in a follow-up study. Arteriography (native and LIMA) was performed at 1.4+/-0....

The vascular anastomosis free of suture was made by using an absorbable suture and its tensile strength was compared with that of non-absorbable suture anastomosis. 29 adult mongrel dogs weighing 7.5 to 13.5 kg were used. Two kinds of vascular anastomosis were performed, that is, artery-to-artery anastomosis and vascular prosthetic graft to artery anastomosis. They were made in the right caroti...

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome is a rare complication of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) when a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft is utilized. This syndrome is characterized by retrograde flow from the LIMA to the left subclavian artery (SA) when a proximal left SA stenosis is present. We describe a unique case of an elderly male who underwent CABG 6 years ago who pre...

In animal studies, sympathetically mediated coronary vasoconstriction has been demonstrated during exercise. Human studies examining coronary artery dynamics during exercise are technically difficult to perform. Recently, noninvasive transthoracic Duplex ultrasound studies demonstrated that 1) patients with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) grafts to the left anterior descending artery can be...

Suggested citation: Zelada-Castro, H, Rodríguez-Borda, J, Flores-Liñan, H, León-Manco, J, Wetzel, EJ & CárdenasCallirgos, J. Neotropical Helminthology, vol. 7, N°1, jan-jun, pp. 155 166. 1 Alberto Hurtado School of Medicine. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University. Av. Honorio Delgado 430, Urb. Ingeniería, S.M.P. Lima Peru. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Alberto Cazorla Talleri School of Sciences...

BACKGROUND Ischemia is a troublesome problem that can cause intestinal emergencies and complicate the treatment. Identification of a chemical agent with beneficial effects on the healing process in risky colon anastomosis with the aim of reducing leakage rates is a popular topic in the era of surgical research. Data is lacking about the role of amelogenin, an extracellular matrix protein, durin...

A best evidence topic was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: In [patients undergoing oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer] is a [cervical anastomosis or intrathoracic anastomosis] superior in terms of [post-operative outcomes]. In total, 47 papers were found suitable using the reported search, and nine of these represented the best evidence to answer the cl...