Calliphoridae (Diptera) on Decomposing Pig Carcasses and Human Cadavers in the Upper Midwest of North America.

The geographic ranges of forensically informative taxa on decomposing remains vary across regions. To determine which calliphorid flies would be expected to occur in Minnesota and the upper Midwest, individual freshly killed pig carcasses (Sus scrofa L.) were placed in the field in St.

Biomechanical Simulation of Peyronie's Disease.

A pathological disorder of human penile function, known as Peyronie's disease, is characterized by the formation of plaque particles within the tunica albuginea. The plagues in the shape of rigid plate form in the scars as a result of the imperfect healing process. Due to high stiffness, plagues are the source of pain and anomalous deformations during erectile penis function.

Community composition and phenology of native Siricidae (Hymenoptera) attracted to semiochemicals in Minnesota.

As a result of the introduction of Sirex noctilio F. into North America, there has been increased interest in the poorly-described native Siricidae communities. To date, few studies have surveyed specifically for Siricidae, and many reports of native siricid populations are byproducts of sampling efforts targeting Coleoptera.

[Transmyocardial laser revascularization of the myocardium and coronary reconstruction without extracorporeal circulation].

The authors report their experience with myocardial revacularization using transmyocardial laser revascularization combined with aortocoronary reconstruction without the use of extracorporeal circulation. The discussion section addresses indications for the procedure, operative tactics, the benefits and limitations of the above technique.

[A system of monitoring hemodynamic data and treatment of arterial hypertension. (Part II: Evaluation of short-term results of directed therapy)].

Short-term results of aimed treatment (4-6 weeks) in 100 consecutive controls (65 men and 35 women) comprise reduction of systemic hypertension in 80% (as compared with 52.5% in those treated by the classical approach). Normodynamic normotension was achieved in 35% (as compared with 10.

[A system for monitoring hemodynamic data and treatment of arterial hypertension (Part I. Evaluation of long-term results of classical therapy)].

In 383 hypertonic patients treated for prolonged periods in the classical way (stopped-care-approach) for an average of 12.5 years, all with more than three drugs, the authors used during comprehensive evaluation thoracic electric bioimpedance. In group (0) are 15.

[Immunogenetic study in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].

Results of assessment of HLA antigens in hypertrophic cardiomyopathies in the world literature are very controversial. Work dealing with this problem in sufficiently large groups of patients is lacking, i.e.

[Contralateral asynergy after myocardial infarct].

The purpose of the work was to assess whether during several years of echocardiographic follow-up of patients after myocardial infarction later contralateral asynergy develops (i.e. asynergy of another coronary vessel than that which supplies the area of the infarction) and what are the clinical symptoms associated with its development.

An immunogenetic study in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Research of the relevant international literature on HLA studies in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy yielded controversial results. There are no studies, conducted in sufficiently large groups of patients, that would consider the different functional and morphological forms of the disease. Therefore, the authors carried out detailed typing of 60 Class I and II antigens in 117 patients known to suffer from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

[Are there abnormalities of parathormone, calcium and phosphorus metabolism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?].

The importance of calcium and phosphorus metabolism for the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies is still obscure. Therefore 52 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were subjected to detailed cardiological and laboratory examinations. Twenty-five age matched healthy subjects served as controls.

[Myocardial infarct. Results and tactics in reperfusion therapy].

In a group comprising a total of 217 patients with a recent myocardial infarction, who were treated with streptokinase the authors provided evidence that early recanalization of the coronary occlusion occurred after superselective intracoronary administration in 81 and 83% of the patients. After intravenous streptokinase administration they recorded early recanalization in 62%. They found a significant diminution of the infarction focus and improved left ventricular function, as compared with patients treated in the "classical" way by antiarrhythmic drugs, beta-blockers and vasodilatating drugs.

[Unstable angina pectoris--pathogenesis and therapy].

Unstable angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome characterized as a rule as rapid deterioration of angina or newly developed angina pectoris. The authors examined 30 patients with unstable angina pectoris who were admitted to hospital within 24 hours after the attack. Coronarography was performed on average after 14.

[Relation between disorders of cardiac rhythm to the symptomatology and extent of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].

The aim of the work was a more detailed characteristic of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who are threatened by an increased risk of serious disorders of the cardiac rhythm and thus probably also by sudden death. The authors analyzed a group of 64 patients subjected to 24-hour monitoring of the ECG by the Holter system. The patients were subjected to echocardiographic examination and the distribution of the myocardial hypertrophy was described in detail, incl.

[Disorders of heart rhythm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].

In 64 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 24-hour Holter monitoring of the ECG was made in order to detect the incidence of individual disorders of the cardiac rhythm. The examination revealed a large number of potentially malignant ventricular arrhythmias (47% of the patients). Most frequently polytopic ventricular extrasystoles were involved (31.

Electrocardiographic changes can precede the development of myocardial hypertrophy in the setting of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

A comparison was made of electrocardiographic findings in 107 first-degree relatives of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without any clinical and echocardiographic signs of the disease and 188 healthy persons with a negative family history. A significantly larger number of electrocardiographic signs of left ventricular hypertrophy (P less than 0.05) and abnormal Q wave (P less than 0.

[The dipyridamole echocardiography test combined with isometric loading in the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease].

The authors compared the sensitivity of the simple dipyridamole test (DP test) and the dipyridamole test combined with an isometric load (DP + HG test). Evaluation by means of two-dimensional echocardiography was used. The sensitivity and specificity of the DP test, in case of a 50% or greater stenosis of one or several coronary arteries, as a criterion of classification of the group was 45% and 100%, as compared with 72% and 100% in the combined DP + HG test.

Cardiac rhythm disorders in various types of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies.

The aim of the study was to provide a detailed characterization of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who are at increased risk of severe cardiac rhythm disorders and, thus, also sudden death. The group, made up of 64 patients, was subjected to 24-hour ECG Holter monitoring. The patients were examined by echocardiography and myocardial hypertrophy distribution was studied in detail.

Severe diffuse hypokinesis of the remote myocardium--the main cause of cardiogenic shock? An echocardiographic study of 75 patients with extremely large myocardial infarctions.

Two-dimensional echocardiography was performed in 75 patients with extensive myocardial infarctions to prove why cardiogenic shock develops only in a minority of such patients. 23 patients with clinical signs of shock formed group A, and 52 patients without signs of shock group B. The extent of akinesis and/or dyskinesis was the same in both groups.