Emerin expression in well differentiated epithelial lesions of thyroid: implications in papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosis and predicting malignant behavior.

Recently, it has been reported that identifying nuclear membrane irregularities with anti-emerin antibody is useful for papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosis. However, literature regarding the significance of emerin immunohistochemistry in thyroid is limited. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the well-established nuclear alterations, nuclear protrusions and recently described nuclear shapes (garlands and star-like shapes) with emerin immunohistochemistry and hematoxylin- eosin stain in thyroid lesions.

Effects of levobupivacaine on wound healing.

Background: Local anesthetic infiltration along the incision may be used to provide surgical anesthesia or postoperative analgesia. However, the effect of local anesthetics on wound healing remains controversial. In this investigation, we evaluated the effects of levobupivacaine on wound healing.

Cardioprotective effects of zofenopril, enalapril and valsartan against ischaemia/reperfusion injury as well as doxorubicin cardiotoxicity.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare possible protective effects of zofenopril, enalapril and valsartan against both ischaemia/reperfusion injury as well as acute doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. All three agents have never been compared in this setting before.

Methods And Results: Sixty-four male rats were divided into eight groups by computer-generated random numbers and each group included 8 rats.

[Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases with statins in women].

Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in postmenopausal women. Menopausal changes have been shown to be related with an atherogenic lipid profile. The efficiency of statins in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases has been well-documented in a variety of randomized, placebo-controlled trials.

[A survey of heart tumors: clinical and echocardiographic approach].

Heart tumors can be primary in origin, can develop from direct extension of a neighboring tumor or they can be the manifestation of metastasis of a distant tumor. Myxomas are the most frequently encountered primary benign cardiac tumors. Primary malignant tumors of the heart are rare, and they are mostly sarcomatous in structure.