HOIL-1L deficiency induces cell cycle alteration which causes immaturity of skeletal muscle and cardiomyocytes.

HOIL-1L deficiency was recently reported to be one of the causes of myopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). However, the mechanisms by which myopathy and DCM develop have not been clearly elucidated. Here, we sought to elucidate these mechanisms using the murine myoblast cell line C2C12 and disease-specific human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs).

Bronchial Artery Aneurysm Treated Using Aortic Stent Graft Alone: A Case Report.

A 72-year-old woman with a history of malignant lymphoma was referred to our hospital for the treatment of a bronchial artery aneurysm. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a round, 30 mm-diameter fusiform aneurysm with two tortuous inflow arteries. We deployed thoracic stent grafting to cover the orifice of the two inflow arteries without transcatheter bronchial arterial embolization.

Endovascular Surgery for Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury: Our Experience with Five Cases, Two of Whom were Young Patients.

Objectives: We present our experience of endovascular surgery for traumatic aortic injury and the results of our procedures.

Materials And Methods: From January 2009 to December 2013, we performed endovascular repairs of traumatic thoracic aortic injury on 5 male patients 16-75 years old (mean, 50.8), two of whom were young.

[Arch aneurysm and ruptured innominate artery aneurysm with acute occlusion of trachea].

We reported on a case of 80-year-old woman who suffered from severe acute respiratory failure. A chest computed tomography (CT) revealed arch aneurysm and innominate artery pseudoaneurysm, which severely compressed main bronchus and trachea. After tracheal intubation in the emergency room, respiratory status improved rapidly.