by Extivita | Mar 1, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning affects 50,000 people a year in the United States. The clinical presentation runs a spectrum, ranging from headache and dizziness to coma and death, with a mortality rate ranging from 1 to 3%. A significant number of patients...
by Extivita | Oct 5, 2017 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Arterial gas embolism is a catastrophic event. Bubbles in the arterial circulation may lodge in the brain and cause infarction in the affected area and/or in a coronary vessel causing acute myocardial ischaemia. There is no well-defined window of time beyond...
by Extivita | Aug 31, 2017 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Clavo, Eltobgy, Caballero, Abad, Rodríguez-Esparragón, Santana-Rodríguez, , , (2017). Is There a Place for Ozone Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure? Cardiovascular toxicology, 2017...
by Extivita | Aug 6, 2017 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: In Yucatán, Mexico, during the sea cucumber season fishermen dive intensely to obtain good catches but are often at risk of decompression sickness (DCS). We present a single case fatality. We analyzed the clinical course, medical assessment and recompression...
by Extivita | Aug 5, 2017 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Surgical excision and lay-open is a well-known technique for the treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease, which impairs a patient’s quality of life considerably since wound healing takes a substantial amount of time. It is known that with this...
by Extivita | May 9, 2017 | Chronic Heart Failure
Abstract: Intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (r-tPA, alteplase) remains the recommended therapy for acute ischemic stroke. However, several factors are limiting its practical use. It makes it urgent for us to search more efficient strategies...
