Systematic review of electrophysiology procedures in patients with obstruction of the inferior vena cava.

Aims: The objective of the study was to conduct a systematic review to describe and compare the different approaches for performing cardiac electrophysiology (EP) procedures in patients with interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) or equivalent entities causing IVC obstruction.

Methods: We conducted a structured search to identify manuscripts reporting EP procedures with interrupted IVC or IVC obstruction of any aetiology published up until August 2020. No restrictions were applied in the search strategy.

The efficacy of cervical spine phantoms for improving resident proficiency in performing ultrasound-guided cervical medial branch block: A prospective, randomized, comparative study.

Background: Few studies have been conducted on the utility of cervical spine phantoms for practicing cervical procedures. Here, we describe a simple method for creating a cervical spine phantom and investigate whether the use of a gelatin-based phantom is associated with improved proficiency in performing ultrasound-guided cervical medial branch block.

Methods: A cervical spine phantom was prepared using a cervical spine model immersed in a mixture of gelatin and psyllium husk.

The Platelet Count and its Implications in Sickle Cell Disease Patients Admitted for Intensive Care.

Background And Aims: In sickle cell disease (SCD) patients admitted for intensive care, evaluation of platelet counts in different types of sickle cell complications and its prognostic relevance are not well-studied. Illuminating these aspects were the objectives of this study.

Materials And Methods: A chart review of 136 adult SCD patients consecutively admitted to our Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was done.

Comparison of Multiplate and VerifyNow platelet function tests in predicting clinical outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

Introduction: This study examined the ability of two widely used "point of care" platelet function assays, VerifyNow and Multiplate, to predict adverse outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Methods: We examined platelet reactivity using VerifyNow and Multiplate P2Y assays in patients with ACS and the relationship between platelet reactivity and both MACE (defined as a composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, stent thrombosis and unplanned revascularisation) and TIMI major bleeding at 1year.

Results: In 619 ACS patients, 65 patients (10.

Differing Clinical Characteristics Between Young and Older Patients Presenting with Myocardial Infarction.

Background: To date, there has been no detailed study of the risk factors and clinical characteristics of patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI) at a young age in our region. The purpose of this study was to assess the rate and clinical profile of those presenting with young MI in New Zealand.

Methods: We identified a cohort of 1199 patients presenting with acute MI between January 2012 and November 2015 from the Wellington Acute Coronary Syndrome Registry.

TAFI gene polymorphisms in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.

Gene polymorphisms of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibition (TAFI) factor have been investigated in various studies in terms of etiology (recurrence) and treatment (fibrinolytic effect) of thrombus formation. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a life-threatening disease observed in young persons. Fifty-nine patients with CVT and 100 healthy control subjects were enrolled in the case/control study.

[Evaluation of crown-root restorations in non-vital teeth. Survey of dentists in the city of Abidjan].

Coronal-radicular restoration is the coronal reconstruction of an endodontically treated tooth, with a support on and in the root. The objective of this study is to assess the importance of the carried coronal-radicular restorations in the dental practice in Abidjan. It is about a prospective survey of 100 dental surgeons practicing in the city of Abidjan, pulled at random.

Evaluation of the preparation of the coronal part of the mesial canals of lower molars.

Canal entrances can be flared using specific, low speed, continuously rotating Ni-Ti instruments. Two such instruments were evaluated for their capacity to flare the canal entrance while respecting the initial canal axis. Lower molars (n = 20) with two distinct mesial canals were prepared to within 2.

[Effects of electropolishing on rupture resistance in cyclic fatigue and on the surface condition of endodontic instruments].

Unlabelled: The Nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) instruments superelasticity does not does not allow to anticipate rupture.

Aim: This study evaluates the effect of electropolishing time on the rupture resistance in flexion fatigue of the endodontics Ni-Ti instruments.

Methods: 48 HeroShapers 6% 25/100 are divided into 4 groups of surface treatment (without electropolishing, with electropolishing of 70, 80 or 90 seconds).

[Dental amalgams and mercury polemic in Abidjan].

Dental amalgam is metallic biomaterials which has raised a number of controversies in the past few years, because of mercury potential toxicity. Considering the significance of theses controversies, this study was carried out with a view to evaluating the behaviour of Abidjan-based practitioners with respect to dental amalgam. The contemplated objective is to determine the frequency in the use of dental amalgam, to identify the problems encountered using dental amalgam and to propose solutions for fighting mercury contamination.

Determination of the bactericidal activity of different calcium hydroxide presentations on a dentin model.

Calcium hydroxide placed as a temporary dressing in the root canal helps sterilize infected canals. Hycal and Roeko calcium hydroxide points are two delayed-action medications containing Ca(OH)2 recommended for root canal treatment. The purpose of this study was to test their bactericidal activity in comparison with that of C-PMCP on Streptococcus sanguins strain NCTC 7823.

[Prevalence of anemia in patients undergoing dental care. A survey of 168 patients in the dental offices of the National Institute of Public Health in Adjame (Abidjan)].

The aim of this study is the assessment of anaemia importance in patients consulting the dentist. 168 patients, all kind, of the dental office of the National Institute of Public Health of Abidjan, from 3 years ago, whom haematological statute is unknown are selected. Each person, after filling out a survey paper, is submitted to dental and haematological investigations.

Penetration depth of warm vertical Gutta-Percha pluggers: impact of apical preparation.

The warm vertical gutta-percha compaction technique requires canals to be sufficiently flared to allow the tip of the plugger to penetrate to the apical third. The aim of the present study was to determine whether apical preparation or finishing instruments could be used to improve the penetration depth of pluggers. Single-root canals (48) were prepared using different rotary Ni-Ti instruments: M File System (I), ProTaper (II), HEROShaper (III), and EndoK3 (IV).