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T Hata

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Umbilical artery blood flow velocity waveforms and associations with fetal abnormality.

Blood flow velocity waveforms from the umbilical artery of 126 normal fetuses with no evident complications at 20-42 weeks of gestation and 15 fetuses with various abnormalities at 25-42 weeks were recorded using pulsed Doppler ultrasound. The resistance index (RI) was assessed on each blood flow velocity waveform. In 9 fetuses with a slight abnormality, the values of RI were within the mean +/- 2 SD of normal fetuses, and the outcome was good. In 3 of 6 fetuses with a serious abnormality, the values of the RI were high, and 2 of these fetuses died in utero within a few days after the recording. Another fetus with a high RI and 3 with a normal RI died neonatally. Therefore, Doppler ultrasound assessments of the umbilical artery blood flow velocity waveform in utero aid in predicting the outcome for fetuses with major abnormalities.

Blood Flow Velocity↗

Transvaginal Doppler color flow mapping.

Transvaginal Doppler color flow mapping was performed on 8 Japanese women (normal, 1; menopause, 2; uterine myoma, 1; endometriosis, 2; pregnant, 2). In all 8, bilateral uterine arteries and branches could be clearly identified in shades of blue and/or red. The color flows were abundant in the pregnant women. Transvaginal Doppler color flow mapping is expected to be an important diagnostic tool for assessing uterine arterial blood flows in physiologic and pathologic conditions of the pelvis.

Endometriosis↗

Impairment of passive avoidance performance in SART-stressed mice and the action of drugs.

In order to investigate the behavioral characteristics of the SART-stressed (repeated cold-stressed) animal, a model of dysautonomia, step-down passive avoidance performance was examined in SART-stressed mice. SART-stressed mice exhibited a shortened test trial latency and a decreased incidence of maximum latency of 300 sec, but no change in the training latency. These alterations were blocked by single administration of chlorpromazine or carpipramine prior to the training trial. Repeated, but not single treatments with neurotropin and hopantenate improved the impaired performance due to SART stress. On the other hand, alprazolam and diazepam were ineffective by either mode of administration. Thus, SART-stressed mice appear to have impairment in the process of acquisition of a passive avoidance task.

Animals↗

Subsensitivity to substance P in SART-stressed mice.

The sensitivity of SART-stressed (repeated cold-stressed) mice to substance P (SP) was studied. The behavioral responses to intrathecal SP in the stressed mice were less marked than those in non-stressed mice. The 50% effective dose of SP, however, did not differ between the 2 groups. Also, the antagonistic effect of intrathecal [D-Pro2, D-Trp7,9]-substance P against SP was not different. These results suggest that SART-stressed mice are subsensitive to exogenous SP and that the number but not the affinity of SP receptors may be altered.

Animals↗

A characteristic pattern of active avoidance behavior in SART-stressed rats.

In SART-stressed (repeated cold-stressed) rats, shuttle-avoidance response was examined. The rats exposed to SART stress prior to training showed a high avoidance rate and no change in the intertrial response. Upon exposure to SART stress after completion of learning, the rats showed no changes in the avoidance rate and an increase in the intertrial response in the retention test. These results are in contrast to the previous observations of passive avoidance response, and the abnormal behavior in such animals may be based on excessive emotionality and/or hyperreactivity rather than alterations in the process of learning and memory.

Animals↗

Analgesic mechanism of neurotropin: relation to the serotonergic system and influence of spinal cord transection.

Neurotropin, a nonprotein component extracted from the skin of rabbits treated with vaccinia virus, has been clinically and experimentally reported to demonstrate analgesic effects. In this study, we investigated the antinociceptive action of neurotropin in relation to the serotonergic system, a pain inhibitory system, and substance P, a pain transmitter; we also attempted to determine whether it acts at the spinal or supraspinal level in mice. 1) The spinal cord (T6-T10) transection completely abolished the antinociceptive action of neurotropin, attenuated that of morphine, and had no influence on the action of clonidine. 2) The intrathecal substance P-induced behavior was inhibited by [D-Pro2, D-Trp7,9]-substance P, but not by neurotropin. 3) Preadministration of p-chlorophenylalanine or cyproheptadine inhibited the antinociceptive action of neurotropin. These data suggest that neurotropin does not directly act on pain transmitters at the spinal cord level, but acts at the supraspinal level, resulting in an inhibition of pain transmitter release at the spinal level by mediating pain inhibitory systems such as the serotonergic system in addition to the noradrenergic and GABAergic systems previously reported.

Analgesics↗

Fetal cardiac time intervals determined by Doppler echocardiography.

One-hundred and eleven Doppler echocardiographic examinations were performed on 88 normal fetuses, ranging from 16 to 41 weeks of gestation. Aortic and pulmonary maximal velocity (MV), acceleration time (AT), ejection time (ET), MV/AT (acceleration velocity: AV) and AT/ET ratio in systole were assessed on each blood flow velocity waveform. Aortic MV and pulmonary MV correlated well with gestational age, respectively. Good correlations between aortic AT, pulmonary AT and gestational age were evident. There were correlations between aortic AT/ET ratio, pulmonary AT/ET ratio and gestational age, respectively. However, there was no correlation between aortic AV, aortic ET, pulmonary AV, pulmonary ET and gestational age, respectively. These findings may relate to alterations in pulmonary and placental vascular resistance with advance in gestation.

Echocardiography, Doppler↗

Ultrasonic evaluation of the normal uterus in the neonate.

Using real-time ultrasound, a study was undertaken to evaluate the morphology of normal uterus in the neonate delivered at term. The uterus was visualized in 41 (89.1%) of the 46 neonates. The cervical volume (CE-V) was 3.65 +/- 1.36 cm3, the corporeal volume (CO-V) 1.18 +/- 0.42 cm3, and the CE-V was significantly larger than the CO-V (p less than 0.001). The uterine volume (U-V) was 4.83 +/- 1.57 cm3, and U-V showed a good correlation with birth weight (r = 0.42, p less than 0.01). The endometrial echo was constantly depicted as a mixed echo of a highly echogenic line and/or a myometrial halo. These normal values and the morphology of the neonatal uterus provide useful information for distinguishing a possible pathologic pelvic mass and screening of congenital genital disorders.

Female↗

Factors influencing acute high-grade restenosis in emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.

We studied the factors which may induce acute high grade restenosis in emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). PTCA was attempted in 50 patients with acute myocardial infarction, and the balloon catheter passed successfully across the occlusion site in 47 (94%) of the patients. These 47 patients were analyzed. "Acute restenosis" was defined as a lesion which was revascularized to less than 50% luminal reduction narrowed again to more than 75% luminal reduction 5 min after the balloon inflation. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used for determining factors which significantly influenced acute restenosis. The incidence of at least one restenosis episode was 45%. Multiple regression analysis selected 5 factors associated significantly with an increased rate of acute restenosis: 1) angiographic evidence of dissection, 2) lesion in the right coronary artery (RCA), 3) lack of or insufficient administration of thrombolytic agent preceding PTCA, 4) curved lesion and 5) relatively small balloon/artery diameter ratio. Acute restenosis correlated significantly with late reocclusion. This study indicates that it is important to administer a thrombolytic agent prior to emergency PTCA, and to use an adequately sized balloon to the artery when the acute restenosis occurs by using relatively smaller sized balloon. The present data also demonstrated that patients with RCA and a curved lesion have a relatively high risk of acute restenosis. This study indicates how patients with relatively high risk of acute restenosis may be identified.

Acute Disease↗

Doppler ultrasound assessment of tumor vascularity in gynecologic disorders.

Real-time two-dimensional and pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonic examinations were performed on 8 normal volunteers and 97 patients with various gynecologic disorders; the objective was to assess uterine and tumor vascularities. Each arterial blood flow velocity wave-form was classified into two types. The resistance indices of normal and abnormal flows were greater than .7 and less than .7, respectively. In normal volunteers, abnormal flows were nil. In 8 of 44 patients with benign tumors (18.2%), abnormal flows were evident and all proved to be cases of leiomyoma or adenomyosis. Doppler signals were not detected in 18 of 36 patients with cervical carcinoma (50%) and abnormal flows were noted in only 6 (16.7%). In all cases of endometrial carcinoma, ovarian carcinoma, and trophoblastic disease, typically abnormal flows were noted. Moreover, in most subjects a decrease in blood flows was observed after chemotherapy by anticancer drugs or irradiation. Therefore, Doppler ultrasound is a pertinent and noninvasive tool that can be used repeatedly for assessing the tumor vascularity in gynecologic disorders.

Adult↗

[Clinical treatment of vulvar cancer].

Four cases of vulvar cancer during the four years from 1979 to 1983 were examined at Saitama Medical School. Radical vulvectomy was performed for three cases and radiation therapy was undertaken for another one in stage IV. 1) Lymph node metastasis was histologically recognized in one of the three cases after radical vulvectomy. The depth of stromal invasion in the case with lymph node metastasis was 8 mm and the others were 1 mm and 6 mm. 2) IAP, SCC, CEA, CA125 and ferritin were examined in the four cases. SCC, CEA, CA125 and ferritin values were within normal range in all cases, but IAP values elevated over the normal range in two. 3) Ultrastructurally, we observed vulvar cancer calls before and after administration of UFT or CDDP. The results suggested that UFT and CDDP are effective against vulvar cancer.

Aged↗

[Combination with medroxyprogesterone acetate and chemotherapy making possible complete removal of uterine corpus carcinoma].

A case of uterine corpus carcinoma (stage III) after surgical resection of her primary lesion was treated with a medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) and PAE (CDDP, adriamycin and etoposide) regimen. The patient has been given MPA during a three-month period and received four courses of PAE regimen. The residual tumor was decreased and removed completely at the second-look operation. Pathologically, the carcinoma cells were clearly changed in loss of atrophy or degeneration by MPA or PAE regimen. After the second-look operation, the patient underwent 4 courses of PAE regimen and was given MPA continuously. We have not recognized any recurrence of carcinoma for seven months after the second look operation.

Adenocarcinoma↗

[Surgical repair and late problem for Ebstein's anomaly--surgical cases with severe tricuspid stenosis or regurgitation].

In this report, we described our surgical experiences of Ebstein's anomaly with severe tricuspid stenosis (TS) or regurgitation (TR). Long-term clinical assessments and late problems of the treatment were also mentioned. From 1953 to 1988, a total of 2850 patients with congenital heart malformation underwent surgery in our hospital. During this period, 32 patients with Ebstein's anomaly were admitted, and surgical treatment was performed in 10 of these patients. Thus, the surgical treatment of Ebstein's anomaly took only 0.35% of total surgeries of congenital heart diseases. According to Takayasu's classification of Ebstein's anomaly, 6 of our these patients were classified into TS, and 4 into TR type. The operative methods were shunt operation in 3 patients, plication in 2 patients and tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) in 5 patients. One patient was died during the operative course of Glenn's procedure. Other 9 patients are alive and the longest follow-up period is 18 years at this moment. In the remaining two patients with shunt operation, Blalock-Taussig's procedure completely diminished their polycythemia. In the cases of TVR, the replaced valve was sutured to the right atrium in 2 patients with TS, true annulus in 2 patients with TR, valve remnant in one patient with TR type. Delayed cardiac tamponade occurred in 2 patients and calcification of Xenograft valve was observed at 8 years after the surgery in one patient with TVR. Although the hemodynamics did not improve immediately just after open heart surgery, cardio-thoracic ratio reduced and clinical symptoms were improved remarkably throughout the long-term follow-up.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adult↗

Ultrasonographic evaluation of pelvic inflammatory disease.

The relative frequencies of various sonographic patterns and features of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) were examined in retrospective analyses of sonograms in 36 proven cases. The original sonographic reports correctly predicted PID in 34/36 patients (sensitivity = 94.4%). Two cases were found to be tubo-ovarian abscess although at first they were reported to be ovarian neoplasia. The most frequent finding was dilatation of the fallopian tube (72.2%). String sign within the dilated tube that would reflect increased interface within the endosalpinx was found in 50.0%, fluid collection in the Douglas' pouch in 47.2%, which was confirmed by the culdocentesis and aspiration in 16 cases, and/or tumor formation at the adnexal region in 38.9%. These findings were characteristic but not specific in PID. Careful sonographic scrutinization should improve the diagnostic accuracy of PID in patients with low abdominal pain, high temperature and low back pain.

Female↗

Fetal Doppler echocardiographic assessment of cardiac blood flow velocity in normal fetuses and in those with congenital heart disease.

Ninety fetal Doppler echocardiographic examinations were performed on 72 normal fetuses and 5 with congenital heart disease [2 pulmonary stenosis (PS), 1 pulmonary atresia (PA), 1 tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and 1 endocardial cushion defect (ECD)] at 16 to 40 weeks of gestational age. The maximum transmitral (MVMax), transtricuspid (TVMax), transaortic (AVMax) and transpulmonary blood flow velocity waveforms (PVMax) were assessed. The detection rates for MVMax, TVMax, AVMax and PVMax in normal fetuses were 69.4%, 68.2%, 77.6% and 43.5%, respectively. MVMax, TVMax, AVMax and PVMax correlated well with gestational age, in the normal fetuses. However, there was no correlation between MVMax, TVMax, AVMax, PVMax and heart rate, in the normal fetuses, respectively. The TVMax/MVMax ratio was one and over in 53 of 55 normal fetuses (96.4%), and the PVMax/AVMax ratio was one and over in 11 of 25 normal fetuses (44%). In cases of PS, the TVMax was relatively low, but the PVMax was definitely high. The TVMax/MVMax ratios in cases of PS were 0.8 and 1.0, respectively. AVMax in a fetus with TOF was definitely low and markedly decreased in the case of ECD. Therefore, fetal Doppler echocardiography is a pertinent diagnostic tool which can be used to analyze cardiac hemodynamics in all fetuses, in utero.

Blood Flow Velocity↗

[Emergency operation in impending rupture of aortic arch dissecting aneurysm--a case report of dissecting aortic aneurysm with adhesion to the lung after lobectomy].

Successful surgical treatment of impending rupture of a aortic arch dissecting aneurysm in a 59-year-old man was reported. The aneurysm was tightly adhered to the lung, because he had a previous history of lobectomy. In this case, the permanent aortic bypass with permanent aortic clamp as a means of exclusion procedure of the aortic aneurysm was effective. The postoperative course was uneventful. In the emergency operation for aortic arch aneurysm, operative procedure should be selected by operative findings and risk.

Aortic Dissection↗