Early and late outcomes of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of cephalad arteries.

Background: Efficacy of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in prevention of stroke in patients with carotid artery stenosis has been confirmed in randomised trials. Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a routine clinical practice and recent results of CAS are not worse than CEA. Moreover, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) techniques allow other cephalad arteries to be dilated.

Self--administered cough cardiopulmonary resuscitation (c-CPR) in patients threatened by MAS events of cardiovascular origin.

Sudden cardiac death caused by cardiac arrhythmia's or asystolies in patients with coronary heart disease can often be avoided if resuscitation is administered immediately, preferably before the patient loses consciousness. In cases when rapid help is not available usually death occurs. We have studied a method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which can be self--administered by patients trained in recognizing imminent arrival of life-threatening Morgani Adams Stokes (MAS) events.

[Transient ST segment elevation after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation].

In 50 patients (30F, 20M), aged 47 +/- 8 who underwent artificial heart valve implantation, the transient ST segment elevation (uST) of at least 0.1 mV on ECG immediately after electrical cardioversion (KE) of atrial fibrillation (MP) was evaluated. uST of 2 +/- 0.

Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. Clinical review, treatment results.

Five patients were operated on because of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. In the cases with no concomitant VSD the surgical access from the aorta was used. The aorta was opened and the Fogarty catheter was introduced to the fistula.

Mini set for iontophoresis for topical analgesia before injection.

Findings are reported on a prototype mini set for iontophoresis used to topically anesthetise the puncture spot before injection. The anesthetizing drug applied was a 2% solution of lignocaine which was iontophoresed for 10 min at a current of 1-2.5 mA.