[ECG changes during emergence from anesthesia in a patient with LEOPARD syndrome].

LEOPARD syndrome is a rare congenital disease characterized by seven features. Besides the original clinical manifestations, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was reported as an additional laboratory finding recently. We gave general anesthesia to a child of this syndrome, and encountered ECG changes during emergence from anesthesia.

Influence of linearly polarized near-infrared irradiation on deformability of human stored erythrocytes.

Objective: To investigate the influence of linearly polarized near-infrared irradiation using the Super Lizer trade mark on deformability of human erythrocytes.

Background Data: Not only low-powered laser but also linearly polarized near-infrared beams have some biostimulation effects on various tissues. There were some reports of erythrocyte deformability improved by low-powered He-Ne laser irradiation.