Association of M-mode echocardiography and blood pool scan in the diagnosis and management of pericardial effusion.
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C Marini
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[Significance of concentrations and ratio of immunoglobulin G and M in the evaluation of anti-Toxoplasma IGM].
The Authors have tested the significance of the correlation of the mean total IgM concentration, the IgG: IgM ratio and the presence of specific anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM, determined with different serological reactions. The piece of research has been carried out on 72 samples of subjects with active toxoplasmic infections.
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[Transcranial Doppler sonography in the pre- intra- and post-operative evaluation of 85 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy].
PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of transcranial Doppler sonography during carotid endarterectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Pre-, intra-, and postoperative transcranial Doppler was performed in 85 patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy. Intracranial collateral pathways were evaluated preoperatively and continuous monitoring of middle cerebral artery flow velocity was performed during carotid surgery. Transcranial Doppler was repeated in each patient 1 and 7 days thereafter. RESULTS: Values of residual middle cerebral artery flow velocity during preoperative digital compression of the common carotid artery were significantly correlated (r = 0.56; P < 0.001) with those obtained during cross-clamping. Middle cerebral artery flow velocity was significantly lower during cross-clamping with respect to pre-clamping (P = 0.006), in patients with neurologic symptoms (P = 0.001), EEG alterations (P = 0.001), or defective collateral blood supply through the anterior communicating artery (P = 0.01). Postoperative flow velocity values of the MCA were significantly higher at day-1 examinations (P < 0.0001) with respect to preoperative values, and were no more significantly different at day-7. CONCLUSIONS: Transcranial Doppler is a useful method to evaluate the risk of cerebral ischemia during carotid endarterectomy cross-clamping, to identify those patients in which shunt insertion is mandatory, and to evaluate the postoperative effect of carotid endarterectomy on cerebral hemodynamics.
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