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... induction of apoptosis; (5) regulation
of subcellular signaling pathways and modulation of transcription factors; and (6)
inhibition of growth factors and inflammatory cytokines linked to tumor angiogen-
esis ... therapies for heart failure are developed, such as angiotensin-
converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, beta receptor-blocking agents, aldosterone
inhibitor spironolactone
TM
or angiotensin-receptor blockers ... Cao et al., 1993; Winston et al., 1998; Regoli and
Winston, 1999; Lichtenthäler and Marx, 2005; Tomer et al., 2007).
In a TOSC assay, V. vitis-idaea extracts were shown to scavenge efficiently
three...
... reduced capacity to increase their heartbeat rate either
owing to hemodynamic problems, such as valvar stenoses or insufficiencies, or to myocardial
dysfunction or inadequate increase in heartbeat rate, ... physical and motor, emotional,
psychosocial, and cognitive development of children (7) makes it necessary to pay increased
attention to sports activities among children with congenital heart disease. ... congenital heartdisease makes issuing a so-called sports certificate
difficult. A form that covers all forms of disease does not exist. In many children with
successfully treated heart disease, ...
... study were to examine the relationships among uncertainty, social
support and parenting stress in mothers of children with congenital heartdisease (CHD) and to identify
the factors related to parenting ... congenital heartdisease from
the elementary student heartdisease screening pro-
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Davies, S.,...
... cardiac chambers:
‘‘left’’ refers to morphologically left
and
‘‘right’’ refers to morphologically right.
Cardiac Description
1. the segmental anatomy of the heart
2. the classification of ...
Thoracic Surgery
Directors Association
(TSDA)
Curriculum for
Congenital Heart
Surgery
January, 2011
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Young, Volume...
... histologic
sections by an experienced observer is necessary to distinguish these entities [49] (Fig. 1).
Ischemic Heart Disease2 6
Contents
Preface VII
Chapter 1 Introduction to Ischemic HeartDisease ... immature heart has a greater tolerance to ischemia than the adult
or mature heart. However, most of this laboratory data has been obtained with normal hearts.
It is unclear what the ischemic tolerance ... myocardium to injury caused
by ischemia during definitive repair of congenital heart disease. Therefore, perioperative care
for paediatric patients with congenital heartdisease needs to take into consideration...
... the toxic precursor [68].
Evidence has been obtained in studies on Alzheimer’s
disease that fibrils are not the most neurotoxic form of Ab
[6]. The peptide also assembles into soluble proto-fibrils ... and
smaller oligomers. The proto-fibril of Ab was shown by
AFM to be a slightly curved, of 4–11 nm diameter and
< 200 nm long [56]. Isolated protofibrils were found to be
toxic, causing oxidative ... strong
tendency to aggregate in vitro. An interesting observation
was made that PrP
C
(the normal, cellular protein) binds
to survival factors and that the PrP
C
to PrP
Sc
transition
might result in apoptotic...
... (RF) and Rheu-
matic HeartDisease (RHD) met in WHO/HQ, Geneva from 29
October to 1 November 2001 to update the WHO Technical Report
764 on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, first pub-
lished ... 4.4
Continued
Symptom or sign Possible diagnosis
Episodic recurrences Lyme disease
Crystal-induced arthritis
Inflammatory bowel disease
Whipple’s disease
Mediterranean fever
Still’s disease
Juvenil Rheumatoid ... positive in acute RF).
Drug intoxication Drug screen, especially for phenytoin,
amitriptyline, metoclopramide, and fluphenazine.
Familiar chorea The prototype is Huntington’s disease, but the
diagnosis...
... enormous health burden for the average
child.
Acquired heartdisease
Acquired heartdisease in Africa is predominantly rheumatic heart
disease (RHD), consequent upon recurrent attacks of acute ... focus towards building long-
term partnerships with recipient sites with a vision to eventually
develop autonomous local services. There is a growing consensus
about the need to work together to ... appeals to the West to stop nancial aid and rather
help to empower individuals. Aid has indeed been rapidly reducing
with the worldwide nancial crisis, while the debt crisis worsens.
Partly to...
... particular attention
to handwashing.
END OF DIARRHEAL DISEASES
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CROUP
INCUBATION & SYMPTOMS
Incubation: Variable, depending upon causative agent.
Symptoms: Acute respiratory infection which ... attention to handwashing.
GIARDIASIS
INCUBATION & SYMPTOMS
Infectious Agent: Giardia lamblia
Incubation: 5-25 days or longer; median 7-10 days.
Symptoms: It is common not to have symptoms. However, ... attention
to handwashing.
SHIGELLOSIS
INCUBATION & SYMPTOMS
Infectious Agent: genus Shigella
Incubation: 12-96 hours (usually 1-3 days), and up to one week for S.
dysenteriae 1.
Symptoms: Characterized...