Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with Fulminant Myocarditis.

A 68-year-old male with a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest while jogging who was managed with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is presented. The patient was found to be in refractory ventricular fibrillation by emergency medical service personnel and underwent advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocol with placement of an automated chest compression device. He was emergently transported to the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

Results of secondary ureteral implantation after kidney transplantation.

Background: We reviewed our experience with ureteral complications and secondary ureteral implantation after kidney transplantation.

Methods: Between 1997 and 2005, 636 patients underwent kidney transplantation at our transplant center. Ureteral implantation was performed in the Lich-Gregoire technique.

Functions of heteromeric and homomeric isoamylase-type starch-debranching enzymes in developing maize endosperm.

Functions of isoamylase-type starch-debranching enzyme (ISA) proteins and complexes in maize (Zea mays) endosperm were characterized. Wild-type endosperm contained three high molecular mass ISA complexes resolved by gel permeation chromatography and native-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Two complexes of approximately 400 kD contained both ISA1 and ISA2, and an approximately 300-kD complex contained ISA1 but not ISA2.

In vivo studies on the availability and toxicity of antisense oligonucleotides in bladder cancer.

Background: The urinary bladder is an ideal organ for topical treatment. A substantial number of bladder cancer patients are resistant to conventional intravesical therapy. In search of new agents, antisense oligonucleotides (AS-ON) may be interesting candidates.