Surgical Repair of Axillary Artery Aneurysm in a 2-Year-Old Child: A Case Report.

Peripheral aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm of an artery is a well-recognized but rare phenomenon in children. We report a case of an axillary artery aneurysm in a 2-year-old boy with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. Definitive surgical treatment with left axillary artery aneurysm exclusion and bypass with greater saphenous vein graft were performed.

Religion and Spiritual Care in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Parental Attitudes Regarding Physician Spiritual and Religious Inquiry.

Objective: Parents of seriously ill children require attention to their spiritual needs, especially during end-of-life care. The objective of this study was to characterize parental attitudes regarding physician inquiry into their belief system. Materials and Main Results: A total of 162 surveys from parents of children hospitalized for >48 hours in pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary academic medical center were analyzed.

Dihydroquercetin Does Not Affect Age-Dependent Increase in Blood Pressure and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity in the Aorta of Hypertensive Rats.

We analyzed changes in angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the aorta of hypertensive SHR rats against the background of age-related BP increase (from week 7 to 14) and the effect of dihydroquercetin on BP rise and angiotensin-converting enzyme activity. Normotensive WKY rats of the same age were used as the control. BP and activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme in the aorta of SHR rats increased with age.

Taxifolin and Fucoidin Abolish the Irradiation-Induced Increase in the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Rat Aorta.

We studied changes in ROS content in the aorta of Wistar rats at early terms after irradiation in doses equal to single fraction used in tumor radiotherapy and the effects of taxifolin and fucoidin, blockers of leukocyte adhesion to endothelium, on ROS content. Male rats were exposed to X-rays (200 kW) in doses of 1-7.5 Gy.

Camel thorn extract reduces activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme in rat aorta increased during aging and treatment with NO-synthase inhibitor.

We studied the effect of camel thorn extract on activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme in rat aorta increased in animals during aging or treatment with NO-synthase inhibitor. Intake of camel thorn extract with drinking water reduced activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme; the effect increased with increasing the dose of the extract. Angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in older rats and animals treated with NO-synthase inhibitor decreased to the values observed in young control rats at extract concentration of 0.

Effects of high-salt diet on the activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme and generation of reactive oxygen species in rat aorta.

The dynamics of angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the aorta and blood plasma and generation of ROS in the aorta were studied in rats subjected to two high-salt diets (0.4% and 1% NaCl solutions). During high-salt diets, activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme in the aorta progressively decreased to the minimal during week 1 and remained lower than control level for 1 month.

Effects of taxifolin on the activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in the aorta of aging rats and rats treated with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor and dexamethasone.

The action of taxifolin on the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) in the aorta of aging rats and rats treated with nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (N ω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)) or dexamethasone have been studied. The ACE activity in aorta sections was determined by measuring the hydrolysis of hippuryl-L-histidyl-L-leucine, and the ROS/RNS production was measured by oxidation of dichlorodihydrofluorescein. It was shown that taxifolin at a dose of 30-100 μg/kg/day decreases the ACE activity in the aorta of aging rats and of rats treated with L-NAME or dexamethasone to the level of the ACE activity in young control rats.