Intracardiac Aspergilloma in a Post-Transplant Patient: A Multimodal Approach to Diagnosis.

Cardiac aspergillomas are rare and associated with high mortality. We present a case of right ventricular cardiac aspergilloma in an asymptomatic renal transplant recipient. Intracavitary aspergilloma is an important consideration in evaluation of an intracardiac mass in an immunocompromised patient.

Prenatal cocaine administration increases glutathione and alpha-tocopherol oxidation in fetal rat brain.

Recent findings suggest that prenatal cocaine exposure results in significant attenuation of uterine and placental blood flow. The extent of blood flow reduction to fetuses positively correlates with reductions in glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and dopamine (DA). However, whether such changes in uterine blood flow are sufficient to induce oxidative stress have yet to be determined.