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L Frey

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[Anti-platelet-aggregation drugs and atherosclerosis].

The relationship between hyperlipidaemia and thrombophilic state in atherosclerosis was appraised by evaluation of platelet aggregation according to Breddin in 20 patients with clinically established atherosclerosis, 10 normal controls, and 22 subjects taken from the average population of a medical department aged 12-58 yr with no history of atherosclerosis. Normal screening for the disease was carried out in all patients. Drugs inhibiting platelet-aggregation were given to all subjects in Breddin's 3rd or 4th stage. A relationship was noted between Breddin stage and the seriousness of atherosclerosis, while the former was a pointer to thrombophilic states. The drugs administered were able to reverse the aggregation stage.

Anticoagulants↗

Nano-slit probes for near-field optical microscopy fabricated by focused ion beams.

The near-field probes described in this paper are based on metallized non-contact atomic force microscope cantilevers made of silicon. For application in high-resolution near-field optical/infrared microscopy, we use aperture probes with the aperture being fabricated by focused ion beams. This technique allows us to create apertures of sub-wavelength dimensions with different geometries. In this paper we present the use of slit-shaped apertures which show a polarization-dependent transmission efficiency and a lateral resolution of < 100 nm at a wavelength of 1064 nm. As a test sample to characterize the near-field probes we investigated gold/palladium structures, deposited on an ultrathin chromium sublayer on a silicon wafer, in constant-height mode.

Journal Article↗

Hypertonic volume therapy: feasibility in the prevention and treatment of multiple organ failure and sepsis.

Small-volume resuscitation by means of bolus infusion of hypertonic saline solutions was first applied for the primary treatment of severe hemorrhagic and traumatic shock and promptly restored central hemodynamics and regional organ blood flow. Mechanisms of action are diverse--i. maintenance of high cardiac output (direct myocardial stimulation; increase in intravascular volume); ii. maintenance of peripheral arterial vasodilation (effect of hyperosmolality; plasma volume effect) and iii. reduction of tissue edema (shifting of tissue water along the osmotic gradient). These mechanisms promote the restoration of the severely impaired microcirculation frequently seen also in sepsis. Hypertonic volume therapy has been the object of several experimental studies of acute hyperdynamic endotoxemia, however, a greater number of clinical studies have to be developed for the better understanding of the positive, and perhaps hazardous, effects of small-volume resuscitation in sepsis and multiple organ failure. The aim of this paper is to review the concepts involving such solutions, and their potential use in treatment of profound hypovolemia and microcirculatory deterioration associated with sepsis and endotoxic shock.

Blood Circulation↗