[Positioning of external pelvic stabilization devices in patients with multiple injuries : Retrospective computed tomographic evaluation].

Background: Severe hemorrhage is a dreaded complication of pelvic fractures. It has a significant impact on early trauma-associated mortality. Hemorrhage that is secondary to pelvic fractures can be reduced by external stabilization devices.

Bosentan effects on hemodynamics and clinical outcome in heart failure patients with pulmonary hypertension awaiting cardiac transplantation.

Background: In heart failure (HF) patients, pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with a poor prognosis. We assessed whether low dose treatment with the dual endothelin-1 receptor antagonist bosentan is associated with improved hemodynamics and clinical outcome in these patients.

Methods: We performed a retrospective data analysis in 82 end-stage heart failure patients on the waiting list for cardiac transplantation since January 2006.