... 2010 BioMed Central Ltd
Activated partial thromboplastin time
waveform analysis as speci c sepsis marker in
cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Christian P Schneider*, Martin K Angele and Wolfgang ... routine activated partial thromboplastin
time measurement. BPW analysis was originally intro-
duced as a marker for disseminated intravascular coagula-
tion. Su...
... Most likely, the down-
regulation of fibrinolytic activity can be explained at least
partially by upregulation of PAI-1, the main inhibitor of
the fibrinolytic system. As such, severe influenza ... vitro investigations indicates
that APC may stimulate fibrinolysis by inhibiting the
main inhibitor of this system, PAI-1 [29,30]. To study the
effect of lethal influenza A infection on fibrinoly...
... protein-
uria was measured semiquantitatively by Urieflet S (Arkray,
Inc, Osaka, Japan), in which the degree of proteinuria of
more than approximately 30, 50, 70, and 100 mg/dl was
expressed as ... arthritis; SLE = systemic lupus erythematosus;
SSc = systemic sclerosis.
Competing interests
None declared.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by in part by grants -in- aid from the Min...
... than in the
Figure 1
Recombinant amino-terminal (rF16) and carboxy-terminal (rF6H) halves of human fibrillin-1 were analyzed by electron microscopy after rotary shadowingRecombinant amino-terminal ... and against native fibrillin-1Immunoreactive analysis of fibrillin-1 antibodies against recombinant fibrillin-1 polypeptides and against native fibrillin-1. Purified recombinant amino-
termi...
... outcomes. Disease stage was determined with the
TNM classification of the International Union Against
Cancer [19]. The pathological factors analyzed included
lymphovascular invasion, invasive tumor ... samples was subjected to SNP genotyping
using genome-wide Affymetrix Human SNP 6.0 array
according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Genotyping
was performed by the National Genotyping Center...
... overall mortality of HIV-infected
individuals is increasingly influenced by deaths that
would have occurred regardless of HIV infection.
Although based on small numbers, differences in the
magnitude ... further
insights in the reasons for this excess risk. Conversely,
completeness was the main advantage of population-
based investigations, and for this analysis, we used two
databases cov...
... recovery in cardiopulmonary bypass surgeries.
Keywords: Esmolol, cardiopulmonary bypass, Mitral valve replacement, heart rate, arrhythmia
Background
It has been well documented that early administration ... after steady re-beat, vasoactive drug use during weaning from bypass,
the posterior parallel time and total bypass time were decreased by esmolol treatment. In conclusio...
... out by one of the authors in two adjacent villages located in
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Gathering mainly occurs in anthropogenic ecosystems, such as agricultural lands
(including paddy fields), woody areas, (home) ... secondary woody areas, which are
mainly public areas located outside the farms, near upland fields. Only eight
out of 48 plants were noted as growing exclusively in woody areas, w...
... thermal injury and post thermal injury plus ear punch. Thermal
injury induced a significant systemic inflammatory response, as did the dual-injury model. Serum levels were determined as described in ... I-TAC in burn
wound margin tissue [26].
Severe thermal injury induces a systemic inflammatory
response which profoundly augments the local
inflammatory wound healing response as e...