A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with Descriptions of 13 New Species.

The genus Dejean, 1821 is herein revised for the first time. Based on adult morphological characteristics, 18 species are recognized as valid. Thirteen species, all distributed in the Eastern Palaearctis or Oriental region, are described as new: sp.

A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE AFROTROPICAL SPECIES OF THE WEEVIL GENUS CIONUS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE).

The Afrotropical species of the genus Cionus Clairville, 1798 are revised and 52 species are recognized as valid. Thirty-one species are described as new to the science: twenty-five from the continental subregions (C. concavifrons sp.

A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Oriental Region.

Oriental species of the genus are herein revised for the first time. Eight species are recognized as distinct based on morphological characters of adults. One species is described as new: sp.

The mature larva and pupa of Tychius subsulcatus Tournier, 1847 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with comments on its biology and phylogenetic relationships.

The larva and the pupa of the Palaearctic weevil species Tychius subsulcatus Tournier, 1847 are described and illustrated for the first time. The characters of larva and pupa of T. subsulcatus completely fit the described differential diagnosis of the subtribe Tychiina, genus Tychius, and also Tychius intrusus group.

Revision of Palaearctic species of the genus Cionus Clairville (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cionini).

Palaearctic species of the genus Cionus Clairville, 1798 are revised and 61 species are recognized as valid. Sixteen species are described as new to science: Cionus armeniacus sp. n.

Holcophloeus caldarai (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Holcorhinini) a new weevil species from Morocco.

Holcophloeus caldarai sp. n. is described as a fifth species of the genus from central Morocco.

Description of the male of Acentrus boroveci Košťál, 2014 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Acentrusini).

The male of the recently described Acentrus boroveci Košťál, 2014 is described for the first time, and characters to differentiate it from males of the two other species of Acentrus Desmarest, 1839 are given.

Discrepancies between direct catheter and echocardiography-based values in aortic stenosis.

Objectives: The goal of this article is to examine the correlation of catheter (cath) based and echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis (AS) in a community-based academic hospital setting, particularly in the degree that decision to refer for surgery is altered.

Background: Current guidelines discourage AS evaluation by invasive pressure measurement if echocardiography (echo) is adequate, but several studies show sizable differences between echo and cardiac catheterization lab (CCL) measurements. We examine this correlation using high quality CCL techniques.

Immatures of Palaearctic species of the weevil genus Sibinia (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): new descriptions and new bionomic data with suggestions on their potential value in a phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus.

The larvae and pupae of six species of the Palaearctic genus Sibinia Germar, 1817 are described in detail for the first time. Five of them develop in seeds of Caryophyllaceae and belong to Sibinia (s. str.

Revision of the subgenus Persexarthrus Voss of the genus Anthonomus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Anthonomini).

The subgenus Persexarthrus Voss, 1944 of the weevil genus Anthonomus Germar, 1817 is revised. Anthonomus (Persexarthrus) behnei sp. n.

Effects of intravenous levosimendan on human coronary vasomotor regulation, left ventricular wall stress, and myocardial oxygen uptake.

Background: Levosimendan is a calcium-sensitizing agent and an inodilator under current investigation in the treatment of decompensated heart failure. The effects of intravenous levosimendan on the human coronary vasculature, together with myocardial wall stress and oxygen uptake, have not been adequately studied.

Methods And Results: Ten adult patients underwent right- and left-heart catheterization.