Recovery from left ventricular dysfunction was associated with the early introduction of heart failure medical treatment in cancer patients with anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity.

Background: Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction due to anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC) has been believed to be irreversible. However, this has not been confirmed and standard medical treatment for heart failure (HF) including renin-angiotensin inhibitors and β-blockers may lead to its recovery.

Methods And Results: We thus retrospectively studied 350 cancer patients receiving anthracycline-based chemotherapy from 2001 to 2015 in our institution.

[Comparison of effects of periocular region dry and wet warming on visual acuity and near reflex].

Purpose: To investigate the influence of warming the periocular region for 10 minutes after visual display terminal (VDT) work on the near reflex, and the differences in influence between lid closure, dry and wet warming, and the amounts of water vapor.

Subjects And Methods: Subjects in the first trial were 10 healthy volunteers (10 eyes). Following VDT, subjects wore either a warming eye steamer (water vapor: 200 mg/10 min) or an eye mask with their eyelids closed for 10 minutes.

Three-dimensional cholangiography applying C-arm computed tomography in bile duct carcinoma: a new radiological technique.

A C-arm equipped with a flat detector CT (C-arm CT) has been developed, which provides images with high spatial resolution that could facilitate effective 3D information during interventional procedures. The cone beam reconstructive method was applied for reconstruction of images. Time of reconstruction of 3D images was approximately one minute after the scan.