Evaluation of the effects of ischemic preconditioning with a short reperfusion phase on patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass graft.

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of ischemic preconditioning (IP) with a short period of reperfusion (2 min) during brief ischemic preconditioning (6 min) on patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods: In a randomized controlled trial, 40 patients undergoing on-pump CABG with cold blood cardioplegia were allocated into two groups, one IP and one control. IP was induced by 2 cycles of ascending aorta clamping (2 min for each) followed by two reperfusion phases (1 min for each).

Leukotrichia developed following application of intense pulsed light for hair removal.

Background: Lasers and light sources are now used worldwide for permanent or prolonged hair removal. Patients now prefer lasers and light sources for hair removal because of their noninvasiveness and fewer reported side effects.

Objective: To study and report on leukotrichia that developed following application of intense pulsed light (IPL).