Publications by authors named "B Castier"
The authors study the sensitivity, the specificity and the predicting value of Frank's sign (presence of a groove at the level of the earlobe) on a group of 172 patients undergoing a clinical examination, an EKG at rest and effort, and a selective coronary arteriogram for suspicion of coronary disease. The criteria retained for the diagnosis of coronary disease is the presence of stenosis superior or equal to 75 p. cent in one of the three main coronary vascular trunks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Fab fragments of antidigoxin antibodies and acute digitalis poisoning].
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
October 1986
Article Synopsis
- Acute digitalis intoxication is rare but serious, with a mortality rate of 15-20%.
- In 1976, a specific treatment using Fab fragments of antidigoxin antibodies significantly improved outcomes for patients, proving to be effective and safe.
- Currently, the main challenge in using this therapy is the limited availability of Fab fragments, but experimental monoclonal antibodies may provide a future solution.
[Pulsed and continuous Doppler in qualitative and quantitative diagnosis of mitral insufficiency].
Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss
April 1986
The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of pulsed and continuous wave Doppler in mitral regurgitation. One hundred and twenty-one patients (64 women and 57 men aged 13 to 76 years, average 54 years) investigated for mitral regurgitation or ischaemic heart disease underwent left ventricular angiography and continuous wave and pulsed Doppler echocardiography. In addition to clinical examination, they also underwent M mode, 2D echocardiography and phonocardiography.
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