Giardia and Cryptosporidium are important causes of diarrhoea in Bangladesh. The high prevalence of both parasites in humans and cattle in rural Bangladesh and the common use of water ponds by village inhabitants and their animals suggest a potential for zoonotic transmission. Direct transmission of Giardia and Cryptosporidium between cattle and their handlers and indirect transmission through ...

Abstract Background Cardiogenic shock complicated by biventricular (BIV) heart failure is associated with high mortality. Venous-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation limited the increase of left ventricular (LV) afterload. Complex configurations paired circulatory support devices have been used mixed results due to vascular access complications. One way simply place a transseptal cannu...

AIMS Recording and analysing impedance fluctuation along the cardiac cycle in the right (RV) and left ventricles (LV). METHODS AND RESULTS During a biventricular (BiV) implantation procedure, impedance was sequentially derived between the atrial ring electrode and either electrode (tip or ring) of the RV lead [transvalvular impedance (TVI)], and between the atrial ring and either the tip or r...

Even though treatment of symptomatic cases as well as improving hygiene and sanitation conditions decrease giardiasis in underdeveloped and/or developing countries, Giardia duodenalis infection is still frequently encountered especially in children living in crowded conditions leading to public health problems. We studied the prevalence of G. duodenalis infection in 274 asymptomatic Thai boy or...

OBJECTIVE Failure to select the optimal left ventricular (LV) segment for lead implantation is one of the most important causes of unresponsiveness to the cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). In our study, we aimed to investigate the echocardiographic and clinical benefits of LV lead implantation guided by an intraoperative 12-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients with multiple t...

BACKGROUD Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are enteric protozoan causing gastrointestinal illness in humans and animals. Giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis are not formally considered as neglected tropical diseases, but belong to the group of poverty-related infectious diseases that impair the development and socio-economic potential of infected individuals in developing countries. M...

AIMS Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) involves time-consuming procedures to achieve an optimal programming of the system, at implant as well as during follow-up, when remodelling occurs. A device equipped with an implantable sensor able to measure peak endocardial acceleration (PEA) has been recently developed to monitor cardiac function and to guide CRT programming. During scanning of t...

Background This study is the first phylogenetic genotype analysis of Giardia lamblia in Iran. The main objective was to determine genotyping and identify the sub-assemblages of Giardia lamblia isolates involved in the transmission of giardiasis in Fars Province, south of Iran, in 2012. Methods Forty G. lamblia isolates were collected from the patient's fecal samples with gastrointestinal disc...

AIMS Recent data from the COMPANION trial have documented that cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular (BiV) pacing reduces mortality and hospitalization in patients with advanced CHF, but little is known regarding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of CRT. Our aim is to evaluate interstitial remodelling, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) expression, and apoptosis in...

Abstract Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is hampered by a relative high rate of non-response whereby device optimization could aid in improving benefit from CRT. Nonetheless, non-invasive and reproducible clinical tool for currently lacking. Recently introduced cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) compatible CRT devices may allow patient follow-up as biventricular (BIV) pa...