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G Latorre

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PubMed2000

Aortic valve replacement with bioprostheses in liver transplant recipients.

Three cases of aortic valve replacement with porcine bioprostheses are reported in liver transplant recipients at two to six years after transplantation. Indications for aortic valve replacement (AVR) were aortic stenosis (n = 2) and aortic regurgitation (n = 1). The use of bioprostheses was recommended because of patient age, the need for multiple liver biopsies, and contraindication to the use of anticoagulation therapy. The patient who underwent AVR because of aortic regurgitation developed structural valve deterioration (SVD) during the next five years after surgery, and thus replacement of the bioprosthetic valve was required. Recipients of liver transplant who undergo valve replacement with tissue valves should be carefully followed up because of the risk of early SVD. AVR may be performed safely after liver transplantation.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

In vitro measurement of silicone bleed from breast implants.

A method to measure gel bleed from intact silicone gel-filled breast implants was developed. This nondestructive technique permits accurate and reproducible serial measurements of silicone bleed from smooth wall breast implants (n=10) under simulated physiologic conditions in vitro. Gel bleed rates from new low bleed gel-filled implants and intact explants (unbarriered, low bleed, double lumen) were determined. These results demonstrate the reliability of this method to quantify silicone gel bleed and may permit a meaningful comparison of bleed rates from implants in the future.

Breast Implants↗
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[Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia].

Chlamydia pneumoniae causes respiratory tract infections, and it is transmitted by air and fomites. It is probably more frequent than it is described, due to asymptomatic or mild symptomatic patients. They respond to macrolides, tetracyclines and quinolones, though patients may recover slowly. An increase of the incidence of pneumonia, caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae, is shown in recent multicenter surveys, being even more frequent than Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Recently it has been demonstrated an association between coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. Special attention must be paid to the cardiovascular complications of Chlamydia pneumoniae. We describe six clinical cases of Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia in which two of them suffered from ischemic artery disease as a complication of the infection.

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[Severe hepatotoxicity caused by amiodarone: description of a case].

Amiodarone is useful for the treatment of ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, but it has been associated with several adverse effects. Amiodarone-induced hepatotoxicity is a frequent complication and often consist in a mild and asymptomatic elevation of liver function tests, although severe cases have been described. A case of severe amiodarone-induced hepatotoxicity slowly resolving after discontinuation of the drug and in which liver biopsy was crucial for diagnosis is reported. Although there are no pathognomonic histopathological findings, phospholipidosis is the morphologic hallmark of amiodarone hepatotoxicity.

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[A chondroameloblastic embryoma of the jaw. A case report].

A case of chondro-ameloblastic embryoma, on the posterior third of the palatine bone is reported. The report emphasises the importance of the neuromesenchymal origin of the ameloblastic cells and cartilaginous, fibro-connective and fibro-myxoid tissue, that usually form the structure of the neoplasm.

Ameloblastoma↗
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[Atopic manifestations, growth and nutritional data in newborns at high risk for allergy fed serum protein hydrolysate: 2-year follow-up].

Authors have studied, in high risk for atopy newborns, with a follow-up of two years, the effect of feeding whey hydrolysate, evaluating the incidence of atopic manifestations, the growth pattern and different biochemical nutritional parameters, comparing the results to those observed in breast fed newborns. No significative differences have been shown suggesting that whey protein hydrolysate could be a good alternative to breast milk, when this is not available.

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