Novel Flavin Mononucleotide-Functionalized Cerium Fluoride Nanoparticles for Selective Enhanced X-Ray-Induced Photodynamic Therapy.

X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) represents a promising new method of cancer treatment. A novel type of nanoscintillator based on cerium fluoride (CeF) nanoparticles (NPs) modified with flavin mononucleotide (FMN) has been proposed. A method for synthesizing CeF-FMN NPs has been developed, enabling the production of colloidal, spherical NPs with an approximate diameter of 100 nm, low polydispersity, and a high fluorescence quantum yield of 0.

Ligand-to-Metal Ratio Governs Radical-Scavenging Ability of Malate-Stabilised Ceria Nanoparticles.

Cerium dioxide sols stabilised with L-malic acid were shown to exhibit significant antioxidant activity towards alkyl peroxyl radicals in the range of ligand:CeO molar ratios of 0.2-1 (0.2:1, 0.

[Adapted scale for analysis of necessary septal myectomy in aortic valve replacement].

Objective: To develop the adapted scale for analysis of necessary septal myectomy (SME) in aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe aortic stenosis.

Material And Methods: A retrospective and prospective analysis included 180 patients with severe aortic stenosis and interventricular septal hypertrophy ≥1.5 cm who underwent surgery between 2012 and 2024.

[Immediate and long-term results of the simultaneous rhythm-converting procedure Cox-Maze IV in multivalvular correction].

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the immediate and long-term outcomes of the Cox-Maze IV procedure in patients undergoing surgical treatment for multivalvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation. It also sought to identify predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence in the long-term period.

Materials And Methods: We conducted an analysis of 92 patients who underwent multivalvular heart defect correction and simultaneous Cox-Maze IV procedure between 2017 and 2023.