BACKGROUND Although external cephalic version (ECV) can be effective for correcting the fetus in a cephalic presentation, it may be painful for the mother. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of remifentanil for pain relief during ECV in China. METHODS In all, 152 Chinese parturients with singleton breech presentation were randomly divided into 2 groups, each with 76 patients...

We have read with great interest the recent report regarding increased cardiac extracellular volume (ECV) and impaired left ventricular (LV) mechanics in hypertensive patients (1). The study was innovative, and it may provide answers to many questions about left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and LV mechanics in hypertension. There are several important topics that deserve comment. The investiga...

We sought external validation of a prediction model for the probability of a successful external cephalic version (ECV). We evaluated the performance of the prediction model with calibration and discrimination. For clinical practice, we developed a score chart to calculate the probability of a successful ECV. We studied 320 women undergoing ECV, of which 117 (37%) were successful. The model und...

conclusions radio-guided localization of non-palpable breast lesions is an acceptable method because of technical facilitation, accurate localization and complete excision with limited complications. so it can be recommended as an alternative method for wire-guided localization. results pathologic results were benign in 90.5% and malignant in 9.5% of patients. post-operative margin of lesion wa...

AIMS External cardioversion (ECV) of atrial fibrillation (AF) may damage implanted pacemaker and cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) systems. This prospective study evaluated the safety and efficacy of ECV comparing mono- to biphasic shock waveforms in patients with implanted rhythm devices. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with pacemaker or ICD systems and an indication for ECV were randomized to r...

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a tumor with regular growth expressed usually in the oral cavity, expressing characteristics of non-neoplastic lesion. The first treatment option surgical excision, which can be proceeded diode lasers (940 nm). This case report focuses on excision PG located lower lip using lasers. Post-operative follow-up 6 months demonstrated adequate healing without esthetical comp...

Extracellular vesicles (ECV), like exosomes, gained recently a lot of attention as potentially playing a significant role in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in Aβ pathology. While there are a lot of reports on ECV/exosomes derived from a variety of cell types, there is limited information on ECV/exosomes originated from brain microvascular endothelial cells forming the blood-brain barr...

The effects of B. gingivalis W50 extracellular vesicles (ECV) on neutrophil chemotaxis and viability were assessed and compared with those of whole cells and the extracellular non-dialysable soluble protein (EP) fraction. None of the fractions tested, including soluble fractions derived from cells and ECV by sonication, induced neutrophil chemotaxis. Only ECV and cells inhibited f-MLP-stimulate...

Background Elevated pulmonary artery pressures (PAP) from type II pulmonary hypertension (PH) is caused by a heterogeneous group of disorders. Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is a common pathological finding in many cardiovascular diseases; however its relationship with PAP is not well characterized. In particular, among patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), MF may be a ...