JUNIOR MEMBERS ROUND TABLE

Round table.

Junior Members Forum

The use of a low tilt biphasic waveform lowers the defibrillation threshold for the internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation Purpose: Conventional defibrillators used for the internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) employ high tilt waveforms generated by a capacitor based discharge. We have developed a biphasic waveform with low tilt. This was compared with a conventional wavefo...

Junior Members Forum

Objective: The molecular changes associated with transition of melanoma cells to the invasive phenotype are poorly understood. Methods: In this study, B16-F1 melanoma cells will be transfected into a gene construct that may influence cell invasion. Expression of this gene and its coregulators will be assessed by immumohistochemistry in human archival melanoma samples, against the Breslow thickn...

Round Table III: Mycoplasma Arthritis

Tendons and tendon sheaths and periarticular tissues are frequently involved in arthritides associated with mycoplasmas. It was therefore thought relevant to enlarge the title to "Arthritis and tenosynovitis." The arthritic conditions associated with mycoplasma infection were considered in turn for the rabbit, the rat and mouse, the chicken and turkey, the human patient, the pig, and cattle, sh...

Discussion and Round Table Presentation

Chairman Terblanche: Most of the discussion time will be spent reviewing the long-term management of patients after a variceal bleed. In the last 10 minutes we will attempt to place the role of prophylactic therapy in perspective. In my view there are some end-stage patients who should not be subjected to either emergency or definitive treatment. Unfortunately they are frequently difficult to i...