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A Bauwens

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PubMed1996

Atrial flutter with 1:1 conduction after administration of the antimalarial drug mefloquine.

Antimalarial drugs are well known for their cardiovascular toxicity. Quinine, the most famous antimalarial agent, mostly causes bradycardia. Quinidine, its dextrorotatory isomer, may cause 1:1 atrioventricular (AV) conduction during atrial flutter. The newly developed drug mefloquine was reported to have fewer cardiac side effects. We describe a 63-year-old male patient with atrial flutter in whom mefloquine use was associated with 1:1 AV conduction, and who then responded to therapy with digoxin and sotalol. The patient had a history of palpitations. This case report emphasizes that mefloquine should be used with caution in patients with a history of palpitations or underlying heart disease.

Antimalarials↗

PubMed1996

Blood pressure pattern in the recovery period after coronary artery bypass grafting.

BACKGROUND: Data on ambulatory blood pressure profiles after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are largely lacking in the literature. OBJECTIVE: To examine the ambulatory blood pressure profile and its short- and long-term variability (daytime, night-time and 24 h) 1, 6 and 14 weeks after CABG in 15 patients (14 men, one woman) who remained uncomplicated postoperatively and during the 14 weeks' follow-up. Therapy remained unchanged over the study period. METHODS: Short-term blood pressure and heart rate variability were assessed by power spectral analysis of a sample length of 256 beats of these parameters obtained with subjects supine and having stood for 30 min, using the Finapres device 1, 6 and 14 weeks after CABG. The low-frequency (0.04-0.15 Hz): high-frequency (0.15-0.40 Hz) ratio of the R-R interval variability was considered a study parameter for the autonomic balance. RESULTS: During the rehabilitation period office and mean ambulatory blood pressure parameters were within the normotensive range. There was a progressive increase in 24 h and daytime systolic and diastolic blood pressures from 1 (121+/- 11/72+/-9 and 124+/-11/74+/-9 mmHg, respectively) to 14 weeks (129+/- 11/79+/-10 and 134+/-11/82+/- 11 mmHg, respectively) after CABG. The nocturnal blood pressure dip was restored progressively but incompletely 14 weeks after CABG. In parallel there was a progressive but also incomplete restoration of the sympathicovagal balance. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate an incomplete recovery of the autonomic nervous system and 24 h blood pressure variation 14 weeks after CABG. Further studies are required to examine whether incomplete restoration of the nocturnal blood pressure dip and sympathicovagal balance have independent prognostic implications for the CABG patient.

Journal Article↗

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Multiparameter absorption measurements in automated microscopy. Simultaneous quantitative determination of DNA and nuclear antigen.

OBJECTIVE: To test a dual DNA-nuclear antigen staining method for multiparameter absorption image analysis. STUDY DESIGN: MCF 7 cells, grown on glass slides, served as a model to test the staining technique. For DNA, Feulgen-based CAS quantitative DNA staining, and for nuclear antigen, alkaline phosphatase-based immunocytochemical staining with CAS Red as the chromogen, were used. MIB-1, estrogen and progesterone receptors were used as examples of nuclear antigen staining. Measurements were performed with the DISCOVERY image analyzer. RESULTS: Scatterplots, in which the nuclear antigen content was plotted against the DNA content, were obtained. Immunostain-positive and -negative populations could be discriminated. These cells were visualized in image galleries. The DNA histograms of the positive and negative cells showed no change in coefficient of variation or integrated optical density ratio of the G0, G1 and G2 + M peaks as compared to single DNA staining. The intensity of the immunostain increased as compared to the single immunostaining result. CONCLUSION: This staining technique allows the simultaneous accurate measurement of costained DNA and antigen within the same nucleus. This opens the possibility for studies in which nuclear antigen expression is monitored during the cell cycle or in cells of different ploidy classes. Identified cells can also be visualized by presentation in an image gallery or by relocation on the slide. This can support the analysis of clinical samples, where cytometric data can be correlated with and confirmed by visual diagnosis.

Adenocarcinoma↗