Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the enzyme that degrades acetylcholine, exists as a multiple molecular forms that differ in their quaternary structure and mode of attachment to the cell surface. The distribution of the individual molecular forms of AChE in various cardiac regions with distinct anatomical characteristics was investigated. The results confirmed those of others by showing that the to...

A successful simultaneous surgical repair of rupture of the interventricular septum and left ventricular aneurysm resulting from myocardial infarction is described. Very few similar cases have been described in the literature and in none was angiocardiography performed before operation. Preoperative angiocardiographic examination to demonstrate a ventricular aneurysm is of major importance in a...