noradrenaline/edema

The study population is patients with a Fontan circulation followed at InCor Heart Institute in Sao Paolo and Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. These were matched with and group of healthy controls. The functional state of superficial lymphatics in the lower leg will be investigated, using near infrared

Pheochromocytoma (pheo) is a catecholamine secreting tumor arising from chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla in 90% of cases & in 10% is extra-adrenal arising from the sympathetic chain. It is malignant in 10% of cases, bilateral in 10% of patients & 10% of all pheo are inherited (Familial Pheo)

I. Background Excessive fluid loss is often reported in gastrointestinal surgical patients due to preoperative fasting and bowel preparations. Many factors may further exacerbate the lack of fluid volume, including intraoperative blood loss and fluid loss, anesthetic drug-induced peripheral

Heart Failure (HF) As heart failure is defined as a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder and affects the ability of the ventricle to accept or eject blood. Its incidence is increasing in recent years in the Western world. It is estimated that