Verapamil is an antiarrhythmic and antianginal drug which selectively inhibits membrane transport and release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum, depressing the sinus node and atrioventricular conduction as well as producing a negative inotropic effect on the myocardium. Here I describe a patient who suffered the adverse haemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects consequent upon selfp...

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is hemoconcentration with platelets concentration above baseline values and high concentration of many growth factors. The aim of this study was to assess freezing effect on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) release from PRP using two different activation methods to simplify its use in different clinical applications. PRP was prepared using two-centrifugation ...

Strawberries (Fragaria×ananassa Duch.) were coated with either 1% or 1.5% chitosan (CS) or chitosan combined with calcium gluconate (CaGlu). Following treatment, strawberries were stored at 10°C and 70±5% RH for one week. The effectiveness of the treatments in extending fruit shelf-life was evaluated by determining fungal decay, respiration rate, quality attributes and overall visual appearance...

One of the most common metabolic abnormalities found in patients with malignancy is hypercalcemia. Hypocalcemia is a rare occurrence and is often found to be associated with renal failure and patients taking bisphosphonate therapy for bone metastasis in this patient population. Here, we present two different case reports with hypocalcemia. A 66-year-old female with a recent diagnosis of tonsill...

A new method has been devised for the preparation of calcium salts of the sugar acids in which the sugar is electrolytically oxidized in the presence ofcalcium carbonate and a bromide. The sugar is oxidized in manner analogous to the well-known bromine oxidation, but since only a small quantity of bromide is used as a catalyst, the new method has the decided advantage that the reaction product ...

INTRODUCTION Hypercalcemia is one of the most common metabolic abnormalities encountered in any form of malignancy. Hypocalcemia, however, is a rare manifestation, especially in cancers with bone involvement. Here we present a case of hypocalcemia in a patient with multiple myeloma that was refractory to treatment. CASE PRESENTATION A 73-year-old African American woman recently diagnosed with...