Elevated serum nonesterified free fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations are detrimental to both the mechanical and electrical function of the heart. A(1) adenosine receptor agonists are potent and efficacious inhibitors of lipolysis; however, their cardiovascular effects have limited their use to lower serum NEFA. Our objective was to determine whether the antilipolytic effect of N-[3-(R)-tetrahydro...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx-3) is a major antioxidant enzyme in plasma and the extracellular space that scavenges reactive oxygen species produced during normal metabolism or after oxidative insult. A deficiency of this enzyme increases extracellular oxidant stress, promotes platelet activation, and may promote oxidative posttranslational modification of fibrinogen...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Early diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is currently a major clinical challenge. We proposed a novel magnetic resonance black-blood thrombus imaging technique (MRBTI) for detection and quantification of CVT. METHODS MRBTI was performed on 23 patients with proven CVT and 24 patients with negative CVT confirmed by conventional imaging techniques. Patients were...

INTRODUCTION Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) affect prevalently young adults and represent the main cause of neurological disability after trauma in this population (1). Multiple sclerosis (MS), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are the most common inflammatory-demyelinating disorders of the CNS (1, 2). Multiple sclerosis shar...

background: anticoagulation therapy is a routine treatment in patients with hemorrhagic cerebral venous thrombosis (cvt). however, fear of hemorrhagic complications and deterioration course following anticoagulation often disturbs the responsible physician. methods: this was a prospective observational study on consecutive cvt patients with hemorrhagic venous infarction or subarachnoid hemorrha...

Several cases of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) due to spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) have been reported, with an estimated occurrence rate 1–2% among patients decreased pressure. However, the causal relationship between SIH and CVT as a potential risk factor is not well understood. According Monro-Kellie principle, this thought be caused by compensatory expansion system, damage i...

In this work, thermal conductivity and anharmonic properties of chemical vapor transport (CVT)-grown pyrite-FeS2 mineral single crystals have been investigated compared. It has shown that optothermal Raman technique is able to capture the large difference between CVT samples at low temperatures. This attributed point defects such as sulfur vacancies or impurity doping CVT-grown FeS2 crystals. B...

See related article, p 2180. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) refers to local clot formation and occlusion of intracranial venous structures, including the dural venous sinuses, cortical veins, and the proximal part of the jugular veins, leading to an acute or delayed manifestation with a large variety of symptoms and signs, making the diagnosis difficult. Diagnostics have improved after introd...