starch/infarction

OBJECTIVE We evaluated isovolumic hemodilution with hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5 in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia. This compound avoids the unfavorable viscosity and erythrocyte aggregation abnormalities of low molecular weight dextran during administration over a period of several

Iron catalyzes reactions during ischemia and reperfusion that contribute to myocardial injury. The iron-chelator deferoxamine blocks these reactions, but undesirable side effects limit the clinical potential of deferoxamine to decrease injury. We tested whether intravenous (i.v.) administration of

Hemorheological parameters, arterial blood gases and conjunctival oxygen tension were measured in 15 patients with acute ischemic stroke and compared with values obtained in an age matched reference group. Since the conjunctival capillary bed is perfused by the ophthalmic artery, it reflects the

A prospective clinical trial was performed on the effects of a three hour infusion of 500 ml 6% low-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Hemorheology and conjunctival oxygen tension were found to be disturbed prior to treatment. After the infusion there was a

Chiropractic manipulation of the neck can occasionally cause severe neurological complications, as demonstrated by this case report. A 59-year-old man who had previously sustained a cardiac infarction and a femoral-popliteal bypass operation, suffered from painful spasms of the cervical muscles for

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the neuroprotective effect of acute normovolaemic haemodilution with a novel hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4, HES) on focal cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury and determined optimum degree for haemodilution in the rat. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between fiber intake and risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), also according to type and source of fiber, in a Mediterranean country. METHODS Hospital-based case-control study. METHODS Northern Italy. METHODS A total of 507 cases of first nonfatal AMI

Content of aldolase isoenzymes was reinvestigated in human and rat tissues by means of agar and starch gel electrophoresis. Heterogeneity of the A type aldolase is established and possible causes of formation of the multiple forms of the enzyme are discussed. The ratio of various fractions of

Newly developed colloid volume-expanding agents with mean molecular weights lower than currently available agents may improve outcome after stroke with fewer allergic and coagulation system side effects. The smaller molecule, however, may exacerbate ischemic cerebral edema if it accumulates in areas

BACKGROUND Static vascular filling pressures suffer from poor predictive power in identifying the volume-responsive heart. The use of dynamic arterial pressure variables, including pulse pressure variation (PPV) has instead been suggested to guide volume therapy. The aim of the present study was to

In a model of focal cerebral ischaemia in the cat (transorbital occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 60 minutes, thereafter 6 hours reperfusion by clip removal), hydroxyethyl-starch (HAES) (ELOHES; Leopold Pharma GmbH, Graz, Austria) was administered intravenously before and during the

OBJECTIVE To explore the mechanism of Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BHD) in treating early cerebral infarction. METHODS Seventy cases with early cerebral infarction were randomly divided into two groups. Chinese medicine group (CMG, n = 35) was treated with BHD; western medicine group (WMG, n = 35) was

Eighteen anesthetized cats were randomly divided into 3 groups. One group was treated with 10 ml/kg of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES). Another group was treated with 15 ml/kg, and there was a control group. There were six cats in each group. Cerebral pial arterial reactivities were measured by means

Thirty anesthetized cats were randomly assigned to three groups of 10 cats each: a 10% hydroxyethyl starch-treated group (10% HAES group), a 6% hydroxyethyl starch-treated group (6% HAES group), or a control group. Cerebral pial arterial reactivities were measured by means of intravital microscopic