A case of successful percutaneous ethanol stellate ganglion block on ventricular tachycardia storm.

Stellate ganglion block is useful as emergency therapy in patients with ventricular tachycardia storm but is limited due to low availability of experienced teams in the condition of intensive care units. This method used urgently reduced life-threatening ventricular tachycardia when conservative and interventional methods were ineffective. < 1 Percutaneous stellate ganglion block should be considered in patients who suffered from ventricular tachycardia storm.

[Remote results of angioplasty using drug-coated balloons in lesions of the femoropopliteal segment].

The authors analysed the results of balloon angioplasty using paclitaxel-coated balloons (IN.PACT Admiral, Medtronic Inc., USA) in patients with occlusive and stenotic lesions of arteries of the femoropopliteal segment.

[The isolation and immunochemical study of Leishmania antigens].

The authors describe a procedure for producing the antigen by using a promastigotic suspension of the high-virulent inoculative strain Leishmania major. A Leishmania culture medium was improved to enhance the yield of parasites up to 1-3 billion cells in a flask. The grown culture was washed off with isotonic sodium chloride solution, from the medium residues and concentrated up to 1 billion cells per ml of the cvolume.

[Serologic examination of the population of cleaned-up foci of visceral leishmaniasis in the territory of the Uzbek SSR].

Retrospective screening of population was carried out in the Uzbek SSR in 3 physiographic regions, which formerly represented active epidemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis. Seroepidemiologic examination of 8652 persons showed satisfactory results concerning the disease at present. Despite low seropositive level of healthy population in general (0.