Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis.

Background: Embolic events (EEs) are a common complication of infective endocarditis (IE) and their presence can impact diagnosis and modify the therapeutic plan. The present study aimed to describe the role of thoracoabdominal imaging, either thoracoabdominal-pelvic Computed Tomography or F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography, on diagnosis and management of patients with suspected IE.

Methods: This study was conducted at a university hospital, from January 2014 to June 2022.

Role of Cerebral Imaging on Diagnosis and Management in Patients With Suspected Infective Endocarditis.

Background: Cerebral embolic events (CEEs) are common complications of infective endocarditis (IE), and their presence can modify diagnosis and therapeutic plans. The aim of the present study was to assess the role of cerebral imaging (Cer-Im) on diagnosis and management of patients with suspected IE.

Methods: This study was conducted at the Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, from January 2014 to June 2022.

Instant Controlled Pressure-Drop (DIC) for Volatile Compound Extraction and Bioethanol Production from Empty Aleppo Pinecones and Eucalyptus Chips: Process Optimization and Statistical Modeling.

Several plant species contain volatile compounds extracted as "essential oils" through different technologies. After essential oil extraction, the residual solid is a lignocellulosic solid waste. This work proposes the instant controlled pressure-drop (DIC) technology to autovaporize volatile compounds and modify the lignocellulosic matrix.

[Cardiology: what's new in 2022].

The year of 2022 was marked by many novelties in the fields of interventional cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiac imaging, and congenital heart disease. These advances will certainly change our daily practice, on top of improving the diagnosis and treatment of many heart conditions. In addition, the European Society of Cardiology has updated its guidelines on pulmonary hypertension, ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death, cardiovascular assessment of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Sub-aortic tunnel stenosis complicated by infective endocarditis: a case report.

Tunnel sub-aortic stenosis is a very unusual form of obstruction to left ventricular outflow. Endocarditis involving this congenital anomaly is extremely rare and not described in literature. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a severe left ventricle outflow obstruction because of sub-aortic tunnel and was proposed for elective surgery.

Optimization of Enzymatic Degreasing of Sheep Leather for an Efficient Approach and Leather Quality Improvement Using Fractional Experimental Design.

Leather industry is making significant contributions to economic development. However, it is notably leading to a serious environmental pollution. Recently, the enzyme technology developments offer new opportunities for enzymatic application in leather making.

Steam explosion (SE) and instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) as thermo-hydro-mechanical pretreatment methods for bioethanol production.

Lignocellulosic biomass can be considered as one of the largest sources for the production of renewable biofuels (bioethanol). It involves an enzymatic treatment capable of ensuring the depolymerization of cellulose into fermentable sugars, followed by the production of ethanol by appropriate bacteriological fermentation. Proper destruction of the compact natural structure of the biomass would allow an interesting intensification of the operation.

[Study of unexpectedly detected repolarization in a group of black athletes].

Introduction: Sudden death that occurs during sporting activity affects patients with ignored heart disease. Black athlete's ECG has been little studied and the features of this ethnic group have been discussed. This study aims to study the epidemiological profile and the peculiarities of repolarization of black athletes.

Conservative Management of Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery and Celiac Trunk Dissection: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Isolated arterial dissection without aortic pathology has been rarely reported in mesenteric vessels. The natural history and appropriate treatment for this disease is uncertain because of the scarcity of literature which limits the data available to the clinician, resulting in management challenges. Herein, we report a rare case of a 42-year-old Tunisian man with spontaneous dissection and aneurysmal dilatation of the Celiac Artery (CA) and the Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) with partial thrombosis.