Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Associated with IgA Nephropathy.

Few cases of IgA nephropathy with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) have been reported. We herein present the case of a 79-year-old Japanese man with AITL and IgA nephropathy. The patient presented with generalized edema, fatigue, and fever.

[Successful endovascular repair of a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with severe mural thrombus].

A 51-year-old man was transferred to our hospital on an emergency basis complaining of a sudden onset of severe left lumbar back pain. An emergency contrasted computed tomography showed a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm( rTAAA:Crawford classification type III). The ruptured site was near the aortic bifurcation, and the aneurysm had a relatively narrow segment with an extensive mural thrombus just below the renal arteries.

Transmitral resection of a left ventricular apical papillary fibroelastoma using video-assisted thoracoscopy.

Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are rare benign tumors usually found on cardiac valves, and do not commonly originate from the left ventricle (LV). We report a 74-year-old female with a PFE in the LV apex. We performed complete resection of the tumor through a transmitral approach using video-assisted thoracoscopy.

Successful hybrid treatment for a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

A 49-year-old woman with a 27-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was admitted to our hospital with sudden-onset severe back pain. An emergency multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) revealed a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) 80 mm in diameter. Considering her condition and comorbidities, we performed an emergency hybrid treatment: visceral reconstruction followed by endoluminal aneurysm exclusion.

Advantages of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in long-term hemodialysis patients: multicenter analysis.

Objective: Long-term hemodialysis remains a major risk factor for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Off-pump CABG (OPCAB) is expected to offer benefits for these high risk patients; however, this issue has not been clarified. To elucidate the issue, we conducted a multicenter retrospective review of long-term hemodialysis patients who underwent on- or off-pump CABG.

Effects of A23187 and CaCl(2) on tri-n-butyltin-induced cell death in rat thymocytes.

As tri-n-butyltin (TBT), one of the environmental pollutants, is accumulated in wild animals, concern regarding the toxicity of TBT in both wildlife and human is increasing. TBT has been reported to increase intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in several types of cells. In order to examine how Ca(2+) is involved in TBT-induced cell death, the effect of TBT on rat thymocytes has been compared with that of A23187, a calcium ionophore, under various concentrations of external Ca(2+) using a flow cytometer and fluorescent probes.