The most common recipient vessels for autologous free flap breast reconstruction are the internal mammary vessels. At times, there are problems with the exposed internal mammary vein (IMV) that require other options such as using the contralateral IMV, superior rib resection to access proximal IMV, retrograde IMV use, and thoracodorsal vein access with or without a vein graft. This case demonst...

In this prospective descriptive study, all patients with acute lower limb ischemia who presented to Shohada Tajrish Hospital (STH) between July 2001 and July 2003 were analyzed and followed for 6 months. The total population of 109 patients, with no significant difference in sexual distribution had a mean age of 64±16 years. 23% had AF and 31% had a history of MI, but in the ECG of 30%, no path...

OBJECTIVE To compare venous thrombosis rates among animals treated with aspirin, clopidogrel bisulfate, and ketorolac tromethamine using an anastomotic "tuck" model. DESIGN Single-blind randomized animal study. SETTING An animal laboratory at a tertiary care academic referral center. SUBJECTS Forty-two retired Lewis breeder rats divided into 3 equal groups. INTERVENTIONS Before surgical...

BACKGROUND Canine veterinary patients increasingly benefit from implantation of transvenous pacemakers for bradyarrhythmias. No published data exist examining procedural outcomes of pacemaker implantation performed in the preclinical laboratory. The purpose was to review short term complication, infection, dislodgement, penetration rates, plus overall morbidity following pacemaker implantation ...

Lipomatous tumors of the heart and major central veins are considered to be unusual pathological findings. Primary venous tumors are unusual in any location and the walls of the veins are rarely the site of origin of a neoplasm. In this case, we report an unusual mass arising from the superior vena cava (SVC), later pathologically described as lipoma. A 48-year-old man, who had nasopharyngeal c...

In this prospective descriptive study, all patients with acute lower limb ischemia who presented to Shohada Tajrish Hospital (STH) between July 200 1 and July 2003 were analyzed and followed for 6 months. The total population of 109 patients, with no significant difference in sexual distribution had a mean age of 64± 16 years. 23% had AF and 31 % had a history of MI, 'but in the ECG of 30%,...

This study was designed to evaluate the implantation of internal cardioverter/defibrillators under local anaesthesia by electrophysiologists and to compare this to our former experience of implants with general anaesthesia. Forty-seven internal cardioverter/defibrillators were implanted at our institution by electrophysiologists. Twenty-nine operations were performed under general anaesthesia (...

OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND Phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas are vascular neuroendocrine tumours distributed between the neck and the pelvis and may be associated with catecholamine secretion. The aim of the study was to describe the complex surgical management required to excise these tumours when in close proximity to the great vessels (aorta and vena cava). METHODS This was a retrospective c...

in this prospective descriptive study, all patients with acute lower limb ischemia who presented to shohada tajrish hospital (sth) between july 200 1 and july 2003 were analyzed and followed for 6 months. the total population of 109 patients, with no significant difference in sexual distribution had a mean age of 64± 16 years. 23% had af and 31 % had a history of mi, 'but in the ecg of 30%...

Complement, Electron Spin Resonance, Free Radicals We describe the appearance of a free-radical signal in the ESR spectrum of normal human serum incubated with several complement activating agents. The intensity of this signal is dependent of dose of activating agents, time and temperature. Signals elicited by different complement activators differ in morphology and kinetics. Inhibition by trea...