Un caso di endoplastite in portatore di ICD: ruolo Dell'ecografia cardiaca nell'iter diagnostico

Aortic aneurysm rupture into right atrium in patient with previous aortic valve replacement

PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CHRONIC ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CHRONIC ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

LIVELLI PLASMATICI DI MCSF IN PAZIENTI CON SINDROMI CORONARICHE ACUTE.

CORRELAZIONE TRA ATEROSCLEROSI EPERIFERICA E CORONARICA IN PAZIENTI CON CARDIOPATIA ISCHEMICA CRONICA

Erythrocyte aggregation in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

ROTTURA DI UNA DISSEZIONE AORTICA IN ATRIO DESTRO IN PAZIENTE CON PREGRESSA SOSTITUZIONE VALVOLARE AORTICA

EXTRACORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Altered Expression of c-IAP1, Survivin, and Smac Contributes to Chemotherapy Resistance in Thyroid Cancer Cells

Abstract Resistance to chemotherapy predicts an unfavorable outcome for patients with radioiodine-insensitive thyroid cancer. To investigate the mechanisms underlying this resistance, we evaluated the expression of four different inhibitor of apoptosis proteins, and their antagonist, Smac, in thyroid cancer cells that survived 48 hours of exposure to cisplatin, doxorubicin, or taxol. We found high levels of c-IAP1 after cisplatin treatment and increased expression of survivin following exposure to doxorubicin. Cells that endured treatment with taxol showed reduced expression of Smac and released minimal amounts of this protein from the mitochondria. Down-regulation of c-IAP1 and survivin in…

RUPTURE OF AN AORTIC DISSECTION INTO THE RIGHT ATRIUM IN A PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT: A CASE REPORT

We report the case of a 73-year-old man with a history of previous aortic valve replacement in 1990 and rupture of an aortic dissection into the right atrium. The patient was admitted to the emergency room because of chest pain, stopped not long after. The electrocardiogram did not show any signs of ischemia and myocardial enzymes were not increased. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed aortic root dilation (maximum diameter 60 mm) extended to the aortic arch, and the presence of a flow from the ascending aorta to the right atrium (evocative of a fistula between the two chambers). The aortic valvular prosthesis function was good. Transesophageal echocardiography confirmed an aorta-right …

MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA IN THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT: THE ROLE OF CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERIPHERAL AND CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE