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Acupuncture therapy on PC 6 (Neiguan) has a therapeutic effect on cardiac and chest ailments including angina pectoris. Additional beneficial acupuncture points are PC 4 (Ximen), HT 7 (Shenmen point), PC 7 (Daling point), PC 5 (Jianshi point), PC 3 (Quze point), CV 17 (Danzhong point), CV 6 (Qihai
BACKGROUND
To compare the efficacy and tolerability of Ivabradine (IVA) and Ranolazine (RAN) in chronic angina patients.
METHODS
This was a follow-on, open-label trial conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Uttarakhand. Thirty patients each taking IVA 5 mg twice daily or RAN 500 mg twice daily
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure > or = 25 mmHg at rest as assessed invasively by right heart catheterisation. It can affect patients at any age and presents with non-specific symptoms. Accurate diagnosis is important as while PH is a
Addisonian crisis represents a state of acute adrenocortical insufficiency and occurs in patient with Addison's disease who are exposed to stress of infection, surgery, trauma, vomiting and diarrhea. We present a case with a 39-year-old female patient who admitted to the hospital with Addisonian
BACKGROUND
This study provides an overview on presymptoms and causes of sport-related death and suggests preventive measures.
METHODS
29 436 autopsies of the Centre of Legal Medicine at the University of Frankfurt/Main from 1972 to 2001 were analysed and compared with a control group.
RESULTS
96 men
Previous studies showed that increased QT dispersion (QTd) has been observed during episodes of myocardial ischemia or infarction and identify the patients at risk of arrhythmia or sudden death. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between coronary artery disease and QTd
Based on four observations of cerebellar malacia in patients aged 40-45 years the authors describe the clinical picture of the disease, characterized by acute fierce occipital headache associated with nausea and vomiting. Focal cerebellar and stem symptoms develop frequently after a latency of
When a renal recipient in Turkey develops a postoperative problem, consultation by the transplant team in the emergency unit is often the first step toward a solution. The main aim of this study was to identify the types of postoperative problems that cause renal transplantation patients to visit
Forty-seven patients with chronic stable angina pectoris entered a thirteen-week open-label study with a transdermal therapeutic system of nitroglycerin in order to evaluate its clinical efficacy, safety, and patient acceptance. In 19 patients, a beta-blocker and in 17 patients a calcium-channel
Pain and pain-related sympathoadrenergic reactions (hypertension, tachycardia) accompanied by nausea, vomiting and shivering are the most common side effects of recovery from anaesthesia. The alpha(2)agonist clonidine acts as a sedative, anxiolytic, antihypertensive, antiemetic, antisialogogue and
Due to their effect of vasodilatation, isosorbide nitrates represent one of the most important and most used solutions for angina pectoris. Unfortunately, these compounds have multiple dose-related adverse drug reactions such as headache, weakness, mild dizziness, and occasionally heart rate
There are many theories and hypotheses concerning with the pathogenesis of migraine. The clinical effectiveness of vasoactive drugs and many investigations on the cerebral blood flow in patients with migraine strongly support a vascular theory. In present paper we report a case of 26-year-old
BACKGROUND
A prospective randomized clinical study was performed in patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. The purpose of the study was to determine the activity of high doses of 5-fluorouracil and epirubicin (FE) vs. the same combination + cisplatin (FEP), and particularly the
We experienced a rare case of the gastric cancer occurred after the coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA). On April, 1990, a 74-year-old woman underwent CABG using RGEA for angina pectoris due to 99% stenosis of the right coronary artery. Anorexia and