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An hydatid cyst of the left lobe of the liver, associated with right heart failure, was diagnosed in a 61-year-old man presenting with dyspnoea. Doppler echocardiography combined with cardiac catheterization demonstrated the presence of pulmonary precapillary hypertension. Pulmonary perfusion

OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to develop and describe a non-invasive scintigraphic technique to detect flow pulsatility in peripheral pulmonary arteries. METHODS Ten normal volunteers were submitted to a first-pass scintigraphy using Tc macroaggregated albumin (Tc-MAA). A time-activity curve

In order to assess blood volume of the cardiac chambers and lungs, distribution ratio of 99mTc-albumin (HSA) was obtained from radionuclide angiocardiogram and non-gated or gated equilibrium cardiac pool scintigram, using a scintillation camera coupled to a minicomputer. The radio-activity of 99mTc

Twenty-one mechanically ventilated patients with acute exacerbation of cor pulmonale had received home made "Nutritient" via nasal gastric tube as energy and protein support for four weeks (energy supplement 37-45 kcal.kg-1.d-1, protein 1.40-1.67 g.kg-1.d-1). Anthropometry, serum albumin, serum

First-pass radionuclide angiocardiography (FPRNA) with 99mTc-albumin was performed in 19 patients with cor pulmonale. Pulmonary circulation time (PCT), mean transit time (MTT), pulmonary stagnation index (PSI) were calculated from the time-activity curves for the estimation of cardiopulmonary

BACKGROUND Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is an altered type of serum albumin that forms under conditions of oxidative stress and an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events. OBJECTIVE To measure the levels of IMA in 45 children and adolescents with β-thalassemia major (β-TM)

OBJECTIVE The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a triad of advanced chronic liver disease (CLD), arterial hypoxemia and intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting in the absence of a primary cardiopulmonary disease. HPS has been more frequently reported in adults than in children with no data on its

BACKGROUND Pulmonary lymphangioleimyomatosis (PLAM) is a rare disease involving lung. PLAM primarily affects young women, a characteristic it shares with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Estrogen has long been assumed to play an important role both in PLAM and SLE. We report a menopausal woman,

BACKGROUND Modern data on the influence of age on hemodynamic and blood gas data in healthy subjects are sparse, especially in middle aged or older subjects. Most measurements have been done in patients during major surgery or in intensive care when the patients have one or more failing organ

Using ventilatory lung motion imaging, which was obtained from two perfusion lung scintigrams with 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin taken in maximal inspiration and maximal expiration, the lung motion [E-I)/I) of the each unilateral lung was studied in various cardiopulmonary diseases. The sum of

The mechanisms for increased cardiopulmonary disease in individuals exposed to particulate air pollution are associated with fine and ultrafine particles that have a high oxidative potential. Particulate matter (PM) from Research Triangle Park (NC) was collected and separated into 3 different size

The authors investigated causes for weight loss in inpatients with senile dementia, who could take diets. The 81 patients (80 +/- 8.3 years of mean age +/- S.D., 22 males and 59 females) included 48 cases of senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) and 25 cases of multi-infarct dementia (MID).

The cardiac cavities and large vessels were studied by radioisotope angiocardiography with 99mTc-labelled albumin, using a gamma-camera linked to Med-II, with subsequent digital scanning and analysis by coloured video unit (VDP2) of the areas of iso-activity. The results are illustrated of 8 cases

An assessment of protein-calorie status was performed on 200 consecutive adult nonobstetric admissions to a private hospital from two group family practices. Anthropometric measurements, serum albumin level, and total lymphocyte count were determined at admission and weekly if the patient remained