Publications by authors named "J-M Goujon"
Article Synopsis
- Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a common condition in individuals over 50 that can lead to serious issues like vision loss if not diagnosed quickly.
- This study assesses the effectiveness of using color Doppler ultrasound as the first step for diagnosing GCA, followed by temporal artery biopsy for those who test negative on the ultrasound.
- The findings showed that ultrasound confirmed GCA in 44% of cases, compared to 17% for biopsy and 21% for other methods, but the study had limitations like a small sample size and no objective gold-standard for comparison.
Background: Horton's disease is a systemic inflammatory vasculitis, usually found in persons over 50years old. It affects medium and large-sized arteries stemming from the external carotid, especially the superficial temporal arteries. It can affect extracranial large vessels but only rarely the aorta.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Total liquid ventilation (TLV) with perfluorocarbons has been shown to induce rapid protective cooling in animal models of myocardial ischemia and cardiac arrest, with improved neurological and cardiovascular outcomes after resuscitation. In this study, the authors hypothesized that hypothermic TLV can also limit kidney injury after cardiac arrest.
Methods: Anesthetized rabbits were submitted to 15 min of untreated ventricular fibrillation.