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Lung cavities in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a unique form of pulmonary hypertension (PH) that arises from obstruction of the pulmonary vessels by recanalized thromboembolic material. CTEPH has a wide range of radiologic presentations. Commonly, it presents as main pulmonary arter...

Role of low dose 256-slice CT perfusion imaging in predicting mediastinal lymph node metastasis of lung cancer

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: CT perfusion (CTP) is an imaging technique that can be used to evaluate the changes in the microcirculation of tumor tissues. Our study aimed to investigate the role of CTP in predicting mediastinal lymph node metastasis. METHODS: Clinical data of 58 patients who received surgical re...

Absorption mechanism of three curcumin constituents through in situ intestinal perfusion method

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
This study aimed to investigate the absorption mechanism of three curcumin constituents in rat small intestines. Self-emulsification was used to solubilize the three curcumin constituents, and the rat in situ intestinal perfusion method was used to study factors on drug absorption, including drug mass co...

Accidente cerebrovascular de causa hemodinámica
Hemodynamic causes in cerebrovascular ischemic event

El accidente cerebrovascular hemodinámico es una entidad pobremente descripta. Puede ser causada por enfermedades sistémicas tales como insuficiencia cardíaca o hipotensión y también por la obstrucción grave de las arterias carótidas o vertebrales. Los pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular hemod...