Clinical utility of intravascular ultrasound in the assessment of coronary allograft vasculopathy: a review.

Coronary artery vasculopathy (CAV) is one of the major factors that limit the long-term survival of heart transplant recipients. It is difficult to diagnose CAV, especially in the early stages. Traditional coronary angiography has been used for the diagnosis of CAV, but this method has limitations.

Neurological and brain MRS findings in patients with Gaucher disease type 1.

Gaucher disease type 1 (GD1) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder, characterised by accumulation of glycosphingolipids in visceral organs. Although considered non-neuronopathic neurological involvement has been reported in single cases. The aim of our study was to investigate central and peripheral nervous system involvement in patients with GD1.

Electrophysiological-anatomic correlates of ATP-triggered vagal reflex in the dog. V. Role of purinergic receptors.

The mechanism of extracellular ATP-triggered vagal depressor reflex was further studied in a closed-chest canine model. Adenosine and ATP were administered individually in equimolar doses (0.01-1.

Reduced respiratory control with ADP and changed pattern of respiratory chain enzymes as a result of selective deficiency of the mitochondrial ATP synthase.

The F(o)F(1)-ATPase, a multisubunit protein complex of the inner mitochondrial membrane, produces most of the ATP in mammalian cells. Mitochondrial diseases as a result of a dysfunction of ATPase can be caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA-encoded ATPase subunit a or rarely by an ATPase defect of nuclear origin. Here we present a detailed functional and immunochemical analysis of a new case of selective and generalized ATPase deficiency found in an Austrian patient.