Colloids facilitate cadmium and uranium transport in an undisturbed soil: A comparison of soil solution isolation methods.

Accurate data of cadmium (Cd) and uranium (U) leaching are needed in the context of identifying their mass balances in agricultural soils. There is some controversy related to sampling methods and the contribution of colloid facilitated transport. Here, leaching was measured in undisturbed unsaturated soils and the impact of colloids was measured with due attention to solution sampling protocols.

[Use of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure].

Utility of the dosage of brain natriuretic factor (BNP) in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure. Congestive heart failure (HF) is the main reason for hospitalisation of elderly patients. HF affects nearly 15% of patients aged 75 years or older.

[Cardiac decompensation after an adenectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism: hypocalcemic cardiopathy or cascade effect?].

A 42 year old woman presented with an auricular tachyarrhythmia as well as a congestive cardiac failure ascribed to a viral myocarditis, two months after an adenectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Serum calcium was low whereas parathormone serum was increased suggesting a "hungry bone syndrome". The left ventricular dysfunction persisted for a long period even after normalization of the serum calcium.

Minocycline-induced pericardial effusion.

Objective: To describe a reversible hypersensitivity reaction characterized by pericardial effusion and acute mixed liver injury in a woman treated with minocycline.

Case Summary: A 39-year-old white woman developed dyspnea and chest pain with pericardial effusion on echocardiography approximately 20 days after starting minocycline treatment. Additional manifestations consisted of eosinophilia and liver injury.

[Dynamic three-dimensional cardiac reconstruction by transesophageal echocardiography. A clinical experience apropos of 100 cases].

Three-Dimensional (3D) echocardiography was performed during routine transesophageal examinations in 100 patients to identify the most promising applications. The approach used was based on the integration of multiple two-dimensional images recorded with a multiplane probe to achieve 3D reconstruction. A series of 90 cardiac cycles was recorded from a fixed position during computer-controlled rotation of the transducer.