The uptake of 5-bromodeoxyuridine by the chicken embryo and its effects upon growth.
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Biomedical subjects
A van Breda
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Low dose streptokinase in the treatment of arterial occlusions.
Twelve patients with arterial occlusions demonstrated by angiography were treated using intraarterial "low dose" streptokinase delivered to the site of occlusion via a 5 French catheter. The catheter was embedded at the site of arterial occlusion if possible, but if not, was placed immediately proximal to the occlusion. Streptokinase was infused at 5,000 U/hr in a volume of about 50 ml using an arterial infusion pump. The technique was applied to vessels of the upper and lower extremities as well as the renal arteries. Of 12 patients infused, 11 had successful thrombolysis. No hemorrhagic complications were encountered. This technique is extremely promising as a method of treatment of thromboses of recent origin, especially in the poor operative candidate, and for angioplasty-related thromboses.
Arterial Occlusive Diseases↗
Endovascular credentialing.
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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the abdominal aorta.
PURPOSE: To determine the long-term results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of focal infrarenal abdominal aortic stenoses. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Over a 10-year period, 15 focal infrarenal abdominal aortic stenoses were treated with PTA in 14 patients (13 women and one man; mean age, 53.2 years; range, 43-78 years). RESULTS: The initial technical success rate was 100%. Clinical patency, as defined by continued absence or improvement in symptoms after PTA, was achieved in 14 of the 15 angioplasty procedures (93%) with a mean duration of clinical follow-up of 4.3 years (range, 0.6-9.8 years) in the 14 patients. Long-term noninvasive follow-up demonstrated continued patency of the angioplasty site in 11 of 11 patients available for study. The mean ankle-arm index in these 11 patients was 0.95 (range, 0.9-1.0) at a mean follow-up of 4.8 years (range, 0.6-9.8 years). There was no significant morbidity or mortality associated with the angioplasty procedures. CONCLUSION: In view of the high degree of technical success and the excellent long-term patency, we believe that PTA should be considered a primary method of treatment in properly selected patients with focal abdominal aortic stenoses.
Angioplasty, Balloon↗
Health issues facing Native American children.
The current health status of Native American children is inseparable from the problems of the American Indian society. The dominant issues for these children and their health care providers are poverty and alcoholism, with the associated problems of diabetes, gastroenteritis, accidents, and fetal alcohol syndrome. The implications for pediatric nurses include cultural sensitivity and discharge planning as a way to prevention as well as advocacy of Native American children.
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