OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the prognostic importance of myocardial reperfusion after various contemporary interventional strategies in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). BACKGROUND The frequency, correlates, and clinical implications of myocardial perfusion after primary angioplasty in AMI have not been examined in a large-scale prospective study. Similarly, whether glyco...

BACKGROUND Microvascular obstruction seems to predict poor outcome in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. We analyzed whether serum thromboxane B2, a stable metabolite of thromboxane A2, may be implicated in post-PCI microvascular obstruction. METHODS AND RESULTS We enrolled 91 patients (74 males, 66±10 years) o...

The blush is ubiquitous yet scarcely understood. In the past it has attracted little scientific attention and it is only in recent years that it has begun to attract systematic investigation. We believe that the time is right for a volume that brings together the leading international researchers in this field to review and evaluate this emerging research, to discuss issues that have arisen, to...

Measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and computed tomography (CT) cisternography were performed in 37 patients with a tentative diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) to predict their surgical outcome. The mean CBF of the whole brain was measured quantitatively by single photon emission computed tomography with technetium-99m-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime before surgery. The res...

AIMS The prognostic role of time-to-treatment in primary angioplasty is still a matter of debate. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between time-to-treatment and myocardial perfusion in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by primary angioplasty. METHODS AND RESULTS Our study population consisted of 1072 patients with STEMI treated by pr...

BACKGROUND Currently, evidence of contrast extravasation on computed tomography (CT) scan is regarded as an indication for intervention in splenic injuries. In our experience, patients transferred from other institutions for angioembolization have often resolved the blush upon repeat imaging at our hospital. We hypothesized that not all splenic blushes require intervention. METHODS During a 1...

This project aimed at breeding new seedless grape cultivars by embryo rescue through three hybridization methods: 1) using cross-breeding between seedless Vitis vinifera cultivars and wild Chinese Vitis spp; 2) crossing with two seedless cultivars, and 3) hybridization between grapes of different ploidy. Genotype, sampling times, and media were confirmed to play important roles in this system. ...

A espectrometria de absorção atômica em forno de grafite de alta resolução com fonte contínua (HR-CS GF AAS) é proposta para determinar Pb em sombra de olho e blush empregando a análise direta de sólidos. O emprego da mistura de modificadores químicos Pd(NO3)2 + Mg(NO3)2 possibilitou a calibração aquosa de 0,25 a 2,5 ng Pb (r = 0,998). O desempenho do método proposto foi avaliado por meio da an...

Facial blushing may usually be undesirable but may have an ameliorative function for some individuals under some circumstances. Researchers have studied the blush in laboratory settings, but not in daily life. In the present research, conducted with young adults, we employed for the first time an event-contingent recording method for assessing facial blushing during every-day social encounters....

Las peras var. Beurré D’Anjou son frutos de piel verde, pero frecuentemente presentan una mejilla rojiza o ‘blush’ debido a la exposición solar. Estos aptos comercialmente y reciben un manejo post-cosecha similar los color verde. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue comparar el metabolismo oxidativo cambios en parámetros calidad pera D´Anjou con sector respecto completamente A cosecha se evalua...