The purpose of this study on 19 edentulous patients was to compare the retruded jaw relations recorded on wax rims at the registration stage with those recorded on finished dentures at insertion. An intra-oral centre-point trace served as the reference point for both sets of measurements. Results showed the two ...

To investigate the mechanisms responsible for the accelerated radioaerosol transalveolar clearance rates caused by acute balloon occlusion of the pulmonary arterial tree in dogs, the effects of vagal tone (n = 5) and prostaglandins (n = 21) including thromboxane were evaluated. In 15 animals, serial pulmonary arterial and aortic blood ...

Local intra-arterial fibrinolysis (LIF) is considered to support spontaneous recanalisation, which does not usually occur fast enough to prevent an infarct. Therefore, LIF may, at least theoretically, be especially useful in occlusions with large thromboembolic masses. We report our experience of LIF with urokinase in 12 patients with combined occlusions ...

Patients with a coronary artery occlusion are more likely to be revascularized surgically or to be treated conservatively than patients without occlusion. A higher prevalence of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), particularly with 3-vessel CAD, in the group with occlusion may account in part for this difference in ...

Limb ischemia, both acute and chronic, presents a risk to life and limb with mortality rates from 3% to 37% and amputation rates of the same range. Our experience with urokinase thrombolysis as the initial therapy for acute and non-acute ischemic extremities over 57 consecutive cases of native arterial occlusion ...

Although it is controversial whether total occlusions of intracranial arteries can safely be opened by angioplasty, we treated six patients with total occlusions of the middle cerebral artery by percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty (PTCBA) in the chronic stage after a stroke, on average 10 weeks. We successfully opened four total ...

Arterial thromboembolic disease almost always occurs in the setting of significant cardiovascular disease. Fewer than 10% of patients have no known etiology and only rarely is malignancy implicated. A review of the literature revealed only one prior report associated with a gynecologic malignancy, and this occurred in the lower extremities ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To observe (1) whether the reperfusion is one of the causes underlying the development of diffuse alveolar injury following pulmonary embolism, and (2) whether polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) accumulation occurs in the reperfused lobe, and (3) whether the production of superoxide is increased from cells obtained by BAL. DESIGN: ...

We describe the case of a 71-year-old man with calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease who developed acute popliteal artery occlusion immediately after total knee arthroplasty. Reperfusion was achieved thanks to the early diagnosis and thrombolytic therapy with urokinase. Arterial occlusion occurring after total knee arthroplasty is a rare but ...

To study the relationship between arterial PCO2 (PaCO2) and transcutaneous PCO2 (tcPCO2) intermittent 2-min total umbilical cord occlusions were performed with a 3-min interval (n = 12) in 5 fetal sheep, tcPCO2 was measured continuously. Arterial acid-base balance was analyzed at the end of occlusion periods and at the end ...

To investigate the role of arterial occlusion on temperature homogeneity during hyperthermia for deep seated tissue, a renal hyperthermia animal model has been established using New Zealand white rabbits. The effects of ultrasound-induced renal hyperthermia, with or without continuous and intermittent renal artery occlusion, were compared and analysed. Both continuous ...

In an acute fetal lamb model the relation between arterial PCO2 (PaCO2), transcutaneous PCO2 (tcPCO2) and pH was studied at different conditions of stress. Occlusion of the maternal common iliac artery for 8 min, umbilical cord obstruction for 5 min and placental embolization were performed subsequently, every time with an ...

Temporary arterial occlusion has been routinely used as an adjunct in intracranial aneurysm surgery. This has commonly been performed using a protocol of multiple short periods of occlusion alternating with periods of restoration of normal circulation. Recently, the logical basis of this method has come under scrutiny. There is extensive ...

The collateral circles and their hemodynamic significance in distal lower limb arterial occlusion have been described in an elderly population. Overall 40 subjects (20 men and 20 women; age range 66-83) with symptomatic lower limb arteriopathy (Fontaine's stage II) have been studied combing Contrast Angiography and Color Doppler Echography of ...

To test how large pulmonary embolism changes non-steady state CO2 kinetics, the right pulmonary artery (RPA) was occluded in 5 anesthetized, ventilated, thoracotomized dogs. By 1 min after RPA occlusion, CO2 volume exhaled per breath (VCO2,br) decreased from 9.3 +/- 2.8 to 7.0 +/- 2.6 ml and end-tidal PCO2 (PETCO2) ...

Magnetic resonance water diffusion imaging can detect early ischemic changes in stroke. Using a middle cerebral artery occlusion model, we examined which range of values of the orientation-independent diffusion quantity Dav = 1/3Trace(D) = 1/3(Dxx + Dyy + Dzz) is an early noninvasive indicator of reduced cerebral perfusion and focal ...

STUDY DESIGN: The results of preoperative selective spinal angiography were compared with intraoperative occlusion of segmental arteries and somatosensory-evoked potential monitoring during anterior spinal surgery. OBJECTIVES: To determine if temporary occlusion of major radicular vessels supplying the spinal cord would result in intraoperative somatosensory-evoked potential changes. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: ...

PURPOSE: To determine whether color Doppler flow imaging with the use of slow-flow sensitivity improves sensitivity and specificity in the differentiation of occlusion and near occlusion of the internal carotid artery. METHODS: Color Doppler and duplex sonography were performed in symptomatic patients who had angiographically confirmed occlusion and/or near occlusion ...

To clarify the angiographic findings in patients with Buerger disease and to elucidate the relationship between the angiographic findings and the clinical prognosis, 144 angiographic images of the lower extremities of 119 patients with Buerger disease have been studied. The present study has included patient data in our previous report. ...

OBJECTIVE: To study the efficacy and risks of local thrombolytic therapy of peripheral arterial occlusions using rt-PA. DESIGN: This open study was performed in one clinic in Munich, Germany. METHODS: 288 patients suffering from occlusions of the lower limb arteries were subjected to 336 treatments performed with a permanently controlled ...

Intraarterial thrombolysis is used increasingly for management of arterial and bypass graft occlusions. Current research has been directed at the indications for and methods of catheter-directed thrombolysis. Streptokinase, urokinase, and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) are the most commonly used agents. They are administered by a variety of techniques and in ...

PURPOSE: To determine whether transient ischemia can be separated from permanent ischemia via calcium 45 autoradiography and to assess the applicability of dual isotope single-photon emission CT (SPECT) in the evaluation of cerebral blood flow. METHODS: We examined calcium influx in 12 dogs (group A) by using whole-brain calcium 45 ...

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the possible etiologic relationship of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis to corporal veno-occlusive dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the New Zealand White rabbit, the competence of the corporal veno-occlusive mechanism was examined at various intervals after exposure to control diet, high cholesterol diet, ...

PURPOSE: To determine the association between successful intraarterial thrombolysis and the following factors: sex, age, symptoms, duration of symptoms, length of occlusion, conduit type, runoff, and catheter localization. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Forty-six patients with acute or subacute occlusions of peripheral native arteries and grafts were treated with continuous intraarterial infusion ...

To define the time limit and mechanism of the effects of late coronary artery reperfusion on infarct expansion, rats were randomized into one of four groups: permanent left coronary artery occlusion; and 2, 8, and 16 hours of left coronary artery occlusion followed by reperfusion. Two weeks after coronary occlusion, ...

Side effects of long-term interferon (IFN) therapy for myeloproliferative disorders may be vasospastic Raynaud's attacks and lupus-like illness. The authors report on a woman with chronic myelogenous leukemia who experienced severe trophic lesions of the fingers after forty-nine months of IFN therapy. Digital artery occlusions could be proven arteriographically.

Treatment of chronic total occlusions remains a limitation of percutaneous revascularization and is associated with lower immediates success and higher long-term restenosis rates compared to less severe stenoses. While part of the problem in dealing with total occlusions relates to successfully passing a wire across the occluded segment, most chronic ...

Background: Current animal models of thrombotic arterial occlusion are complex and difficult to perform. A more simplified model of thrombotic occlusion with angiographic endpoints and mixed thrombotic composition would be useful to assess the effectiveness of new therapeutic modalities. Methods and results: Femoral arteries in 38 New Zealand White rabbits ...

We compared hemostatic and fibrinolytic plasma markers in 41 patients having acute or subacute occlusion of lower limb arteries with 20 patients suffering stable peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). During occlusion, the amount of thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) complex was five-fold higher compared with stable PAOD, being 16 micrograms/l [95% confidence ...

Local intraarterial thrombolytic therapy restores blood flow to the ischemic limb by dissolving the occlusive thrombus and identifies culprit lesions for treatment by means of surgical and/or percutaneous procedures. The techniques used for administration of the thrombolytic agent, the drug used, and the criteria for termination of the therapy are ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate a nonsurgical, nonhormonal sterilization procedure performed with use of transvaginal microcatheterization techniques and methyl cyanoacrylate (MCA) as a sclerosing agent MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen adult virgin female rabbits underwent bilateral fallopian tube cannulation through a nonsurgical transvaginal approach with use of a coaxial catheter system with fluoroscopic ...

PURPOSE: To correlate the location of large subcortical infarcts with the site of cerebrovascular occlusive disease. METHODS: We examined CT and angiographic findings of 38 patients with major arterial occlusive disease and newly developed large subcortical infarcts of 2.0 cm or more, which were classified into three types: striatocapsular infarcts ...

The retroperitoneal approach to the aorta and the iliac arteries provides excellent exposure for reconstruction of these vessels for aortoiliac occlusive disease. Furthermore, the weight of evidence in the literature indicates that this approach is associated with fewer complications, a shorter length of stay in the hospital, and lower costs. ...

BACKGROUND: Catheter-directed peripheral thrombolysis is used increasingly for the management of acute limb ischemia. The comparison of different agents and techniques has proven difficult because of the variations in patient presentation, vessel involvement, and treatment methods. METHODS: A computerized database in which angiographic information is stored on computerized arterial maps ...

The role of the occlusion in the etiology and prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has not been conclusively demonstrated. Occlusal factors and condyle position asymmetry as deduced from computed tomography (CT) axial scans were correlated with signs and symptoms of TMD in 49 young adults (mean age 24 years, range ...

OBJECTIVES: Arteriography may precipitate occlusive complications in stenotic vessels by a toxic effect on the vascular endothelium, leading to intra-arterial thrombosis. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence of arterial occlusion following arteriography. METHODS: We studied 101 consecutive patients (71 male, 30 female; median age 72 ...

OBJECTIVES: This study used angioscopy to determine the specific cause of vessel occlusion after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and compared the angiographic and angioscopic lesion morphologies in this setting. BACKGROUND: Occlusion of a dilated coronary artery is the major cause of morbidity and mortality after coronary angioplasty. Attempts to reopen ...

Analysis of the occlusion and function of the masticatory system should be part of a thorough examination of the patient. This is especially important when signs or symptoms of functional disturbances are present or when planning extensive occlusal restorations. This article has strived to present (1) indications for occlusal analysis; ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Occluding a large intracranial artery in rats produces a brain lesion that grows in terms of an increase in both surface area and number of necrotic neurons. The present study investigated whether reperfusing the ischemic territory 30 to 60 minutes after the arterial occlusion would have a ...

Thirty patients with atherosclerotic stenoses or occlusions of iliofemoral arteries were treated from the contralateral approach using a newly designed J-shaped sheath. Seven patients with stenoses and one with an occlusion were successfully dilated with balloon angioplasty. Twenty-two patients with occlusions were treated with urokinase infusion, 16 of whom received ...

To determine whether coronary angiography is predictive of the future site of coronary occlusion, we analyzed the coronary angiograms of 246 consecutive patients having two or more angiograms without therapeutic invasive intervention in the interval between angiograms. The average interval between studies was 46 months. Of 2183 normal segments at ...

In animal experiments, it has been shown that tracheal occlusion counteracts the pulmonary hypoplasia associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Successful clinical implementation requires a reliable, reversible, and atraumatic technique of occluding the fetal trachea. With this clinical goal in mind, the authors evaluated the following three methods of tracheal ...

Since the original description and definition of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a number of distinct clinical manifestations related to it have appeared in the literature. These include vascular obstruction of both veins and arteries, thrombus formation on the endocardium and its consequences, as well as a group of other conditions ...

An increased incidence of premature atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease was recently reported in young adults. This condition is characterized by early occurrence of severe symptoms, lower incidence of typical cardiovascular risk factors for atherosclerosis, different natural course of arterial disease vis-a-vis older population, and poor outcome of a standard treatment. ...

A hydraulic vascular model of the vertebrobasilar artery with an autoregulatory mechanism was constructed. The haemodynamic effect of superficial temporal artery (STA)-posterior cerebral artery (PCA) bypass was investigated in cases of bilateral vertebral artery (VA) occlusion and basilar artery (BA) occlusion. Assuming therapeutic BA occlusion for basilar bifurcation aneurysms, the ...

In a 66-year-old patient morphologic features of a pulmonary veno-occlusive disease were found. Besides, a striking foreign body giant cell reaction with phagocytosis of altered elastic tissue in totally or partially occluded venous blood vessels resembled the so-called pulmonary sideroelastosis, an entity originally described by Ceelen. In this case report, ...

Reliable early detection of adverse circulatory changes within a flap following free tissue transfer and early re-exploration are vital to minimise flap failure. Most surgeons rely on clinical assessment to monitor these changes but techniques such as plethysmography and laser Doppler have their advocates. These methods are limited however to ...

We examined the antithrombotic effect of ticlopidine on occlusive thrombi of small coronary arteries in (NZWxBXSB)F1 [(WxB)F1] male mice with myocardial infarction (MI) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Ticlopidine (3 and 10 mg/kg) was given to the mice as an additive to a standard laboratory diet from the time the ...

Splanchnic artery occlusion shock was induced in male anaesthetized rats by clamping the splanchnic artery for 45 min. The arteries were then released and survival rate, mean survival time, mean arterial blood pressure, plasma levels of thromboxane B2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, macrophage phagocytosis activity and plasma levels of myocardial depressant ...

Heart rates (HR) were measured before (control HR) and after (ischemic HR) balloon inflation during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 96 patients with effort angina pectoris. The delta HR, defined as (ischemic HR-control HR), in the right coronary artery occlusion was significantly smaller than that in the left anterior descending ...