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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Lead-Associated Endocarditis: The Important Role Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus., Arnold J. Greenspon, Eugene S. Rhim, George Mark, Joseph Desimone, Reginald T. Ho
Lead-Associated Endocarditis: The Important Role Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus., Arnold J. Greenspon, Eugene S. Rhim, George Mark, Joseph Desimone, Reginald T. Ho
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Infection is a potentially life-threatening complication of cardiac device implantation. Lead-associated endocarditis (LAE) may be the most serious complication since it is associated with a high mortality. METHODS: The medical records of patients referred to our institution for the treatment of LAE between 1999 and 2007 were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 51 of 107 patients referred for device-related infections met the criteria for LAE. Of these, 19 occurred within 6 months of their most recent procedure (early), while the remaining 32 occurred more than 6 months later (mean = 31.9 months post procedure). Devices included pacemakers in 33 …
Sevoflurane Enhances Ethanol-Induced Cardiac Preconditioning Through Modulation Of Protein Kinase C, Mitochondrial Katp Channels, And Nitric Oxide Synthase, In Guinea Pig Hearts., Kazuhiro Kaneda, Masami Miyamae, Shingo Sugioka, Chika Okusa, Yoshitaka Inamura, Naochika Domae, Junichiro Kotani, Vincent M. Figueredo
Sevoflurane Enhances Ethanol-Induced Cardiac Preconditioning Through Modulation Of Protein Kinase C, Mitochondrial Katp Channels, And Nitric Oxide Synthase, In Guinea Pig Hearts., Kazuhiro Kaneda, Masami Miyamae, Shingo Sugioka, Chika Okusa, Yoshitaka Inamura, Naochika Domae, Junichiro Kotani, Vincent M. Figueredo
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Volatile anesthetics and regular ethanol consumption induce cardioprotection mimicking ischemic preconditioning. We investigated whether sevoflurane enhances ethanol preconditioning and whether inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) and mitochondrial K(ATP) channels attenuated this enhanced cardioprotection. The effects of regular ethanol consumption on expression of inducible (iNOS) and endothelial (eNOS) nitric oxide synthase were determined. METHODS: Isolated perfused guinea pig hearts underwent 30-min global ischemia and 120-min reperfusion (Control: CTL). The ethanol group (EtOH) received 2.5% ethanol in their drinking water for 6 wk. Anesthetic preconditioning was elicited by 10-min exposure to sevoflurane (1 minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration; 2%) in ethanol …