OBJECTIVES Right ventricular heart rupture is a devastating complication associated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in cardiac surgery. The use of a rigid barrier has been suggested to offer protection against this lethal complication, by preventing the heart from being drawn up and damaged by the sharp edges of the sternum. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether a ...

BACKGROUND Heart chambers rupture in blunt trauma is uncommon and is associated with a high mortality. The determinant factors, and the incidence of isolated heart chambers rupture remains undetermined. Isolated rupture of the right atrium appendage (RAA) is very rare, with 8 cases reported in the reviewed literature. The thin wall of the RAA has been presumed to render this chamber more prone ...

Our case illustrates a patient who suffered a pulmonary artery rupture despite previous total artificial heart implantation and replacement with orthotopic heart transplant. Pulmonary artery rupture during or following cardiac surgery has been reported to occur due to both pulmonary artery catheter use and surgical technique. Our case is the first to demonstrate the occurrence of this complicat...

triggering of acute myocardial infarction   m. salehian [1]     abstract     coronary heart disease (chd) is the leading cause of death in the united states each year about 450.000 people die from chd, and 1.000.000 experience an initial or recurrent coronary event. plaque rupture and it's its subsequent thrombosis at the site of the plaque rupture is the most common underlying pathophysio...

The mechanical properties of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in various treatments including: three different varieties (Agria, Satina and Caesar), ten levels of storage time (22 weeks), and three levels of loading direction were presented in this study by conducting 270 uniaxial compression tests. The tests were performed on potato flesh in real conditions of storage. The measurements were done ...

Miller EJ, Li J, Sinusas KM, Holman GD, Young LH. Infusion of a biotinylated bis-glucose photolabel: a new method to quantify cell surface GLUT4 in the intact mouse heart. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 292: E1922–E1928, 2007. First published March 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00170.2006.—Glucose uptake in the heart is mediated by specific glucose transporters (GLUTs) present on cardiomyocyte ce...

Residue of the branch wood camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) was used to manufacture binder-free biodegradable biomass fiberboard (bio-board) by wet method. To investigate mechanical properties bio-board, bending rupture stress and tensile tests were measured effect heating temperature applied pressure on performance bio-board evaluated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) Fourier transform inf...

Unit of Otolaryngology University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Cardiovascular Science, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Cardiovascular Science, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy Unit of Otolaryngology, University Campus Bio-Medico...