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Beeghly-Fadiel A, Prescott LS, Ruiz-Garcia E, Hwang C, Heilman H, McKay RR, Saliby RM, Lau S, Nagaraj G, Puc M, Zsiros E, Shah S, Jani C, Cosin J, Nakasone E, O'Cearbhaill RE, Crispens MA, Brown AJ. COVID-19 in patients with gynecologic cancer: A preliminary report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19). J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.5508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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5508 Background: Limited information exists regarding the severity of short-term outcomes among patients with gynecologic cancer who are infected with SARS-CoV-2. Methods: Patients with gynecologic cancer and laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified from the international CCC19 registry. We estimated odds ratios (OR) from ordinal logistic regression for associations with severity of COVID-19 outcomes, defined from least to most severe as hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admittance, mechanical ventilation, and 30-day mortality. Results: Of 842 patients identified, 48% had endometrial cancer, 24% had ovarian cancer, 22% had cervical cancer, and 6% had dual primary/other gynecologic cancers. The majority were from the United States (86%), most were non-Hispanic White (46%), and the median age was 62 years (IQR 52-72). The majority were diagnosed with localized disease (68%); only 18 (2%) and 15 (2%) were fully or partially vaccinated, respectively. In the 3 months prior to COVID-19, 36% had any cancer treatment, with chemotherapy the most common (23%). When diagnosed with COVID-19, most patients were in remission (50%), while 37% had active disease, including 22% with metastatic disease. Most patients presented with typical COVID-19 symptoms (76%); few had a poor ECOG performance status (PS ≥2, 14%). Outcomes included hospitalization (50%), ICU admittance (12%), mechanical ventilation (8%), and death within 30 days of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 (10%). In unadjusted models, increasing age (OR: 1.03 1.02-1.04) and Black race (OR 1.91, 1.31-2.77) were associated with increased severity of COVID-19 outcomes. Compared to patients in remission for ≥5 years, those with progressive disease had increased severity (OR 1.88, 1.25-2.82), while those in remission for < 5 years or with stable disease had decreased severity of COVID-19 outcomes (OR 0.55, 0.39-0.76). In multivariable models that included adjustment for age, race, and cancer status, additional factors associated with increased COVID-19 outcome severity included cardiac (OR 1.57, 1.13-2.19) and renal (OR 2.00, 1.33-3.00) comorbidities, an ECOG PS ≥2 (OR 5.15, 3.21-8.27), having pneumonia or pneumonitis (OR 4.08, 2.94-5.66), venous thromboembolism (OR 4.67, 2.49-8.75), sepsis (OR 14.2, 9.05-22.1), or a co-infection within ±2 weeks of SARS-CoV-2 (OR: 4.40, 2.91-6.65); asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with decreased severity of outcomes (OR: 0.25, 0.16-0.38). The overall case fatality rate was 15.7%. Conclusions: Patients with gynecologic cancer experience significant morbidity and mortality related to infection with SARS-CoV-2. Age, race, cancer status, co-morbidities, and COVID-19 complications were associated with more severe COVID-19 outcomes, along the continuum from least to most, of hospitalization, ICU admittance, mechanical ventilation, and 30-day mortality.
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- University of California San Diego Health, La Jolla, CA
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- Jewish General, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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Korach J, Freyer G, Banerjee S, Asher R, Cosin J, Oza A, Poveda A, Di Napoli M, Scott C, Lapresa M, Heitz F, Takehara K, Sonke G, Tjulandin S, Kim JW, Hegg R, Vergote I, Turner S, Pujade-Lauraine E. Long-term tolerability of olaparib tablets as maintenance therapy for platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer (PSR OC): Phase III SOLO2 trial. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy285.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Gras X, Bayés A, Cosin J, Augé J, Bosch X, Fort R, Moll MG, Gimeno V, Oca F, Riba J, Subirana T. Experimental and clinical study of right peripheric block in the subpulmonar anterior zone. Adv Cardiol 2015; 28:242-7. [PMID: 7234591 DOI: 10.1159/000392000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Cosin J, Gimeno JV, Martin G, Ruano M, Cabades A, Ferrando C. New experimental parameters for evaluation of junctional automaticity. Adv Cardiol 2015; 28:143-7. [PMID: 7234564 DOI: 10.1159/000391966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Berenguer J, von Wichmann MA, Quereda C, Miralles P, Mallolas J, Lopez-Aldeguer J, Alvarez-Pellicer J, De Miguel J, Crespo M, Guardiola JM, Tellez MJ, Galindo MJ, Arponen S, Barquilla E, Bellon JM, Gonzalez-Garcia J, Miralles P, Cosin J, Lopez JC, Padilla B, Sanchez Conde M, Bellon JM, Gutierrez I, Ramirez M, Carretero S, Aldamiz-Echevarria T, Tejerina F, Berenguer J, Alvarez-Pellicer J, Rodriguez E, Arribas JR, Montes ML, Bernardino I, Pascual JF, Zamora F, Pena JM, Arnalich F, Gonzalez-Garcia J, Bustinduy MJ, Iribarren JA, Rodriguez-Arrondo F, Von-Wichmann MA, Blanes M, Cuellar S, Lacruz J, Montero M, Salavert M, Lopez-Aldeguer J, Callau P, Miro JM, Gatell JM, Mallolas J, Ferrer A, Galindo MJ, Van den Eynde E, Perez M, Ribera E, Crespo M, Vergas J, Tellez MJ, Casado JL, Dronda F, Moreno A, Perez-Elias MJ, Sanfrutos MA, Moreno S, Quereda C, Jou A, Tural C, Arranz A, Casas E, de Miguel J, Schroeder S, Sanz J, Condes E, Barros C, Sanz J, Santos I, Hernando A, Rodriguez V, Rubio R, Pulido F, Domingo P, Guardiola JM, Ortiz L, Ortega E, Torres L:R, Cervero M, Jusdado JJ, Montes ML, Perez G, Gaspar G, Barquilla E, Mahillo B, Moyano B, Cotarelo M, Aznar E, Esteban H. Effect of accompanying antiretroviral drugs on virological response to pegylated interferon and ribavirin in patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 66:2843-9. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vargas A, Berenguer J, Catalan P, Miralles P, Lopez JC, Cosin J, Resino S. Association between plasma levels of eotaxin (CCL-11) and treatment response to interferon- and ribavirin in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009; 65:303-6. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Suarez-Lozano I, Viciana P, Lacalle JR, Teira R, Lozano F, Lopez-Aldeguer J, Pedrol E, Domingo P, Cosin J, Roca B, Geijo P, Fuente B, Vergara A, Ribera E, Galindo MJ, Zapata A, Sanchez T, Vidal F, Munoz-Sanz A, Munoz-Sanchez J, Garrido M. The relationship between antiretroviral prescription patterns and treatment guidelines in treatment-naïve HIV-1-infected patients. HIV Med 2009; 10:573-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00731.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Crespo M, Ribera E, Suarez-Lozano I, Domingo P, Pedrol E, Lopez-Aldeguer J, Munoz A, Vilades C, Sanchez T, Viciana P, Teira R, Garcia-Alcalde ML, Vergara A, Lozano F, Galindo MJ, Cosin J, Roca B, Terron A, Geijo P, Vidal F, Garrido M. Effectiveness and safety of didanosine, lamivudine and efavirenz versus zidovudine, lamivudine and efavirenz for the initial treatment of HIV-infected patients from the Spanish VACH cohort. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008; 63:189-96. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Santos MT, Valles J, Lago A, Tembl J, Sánchez E, Moscardo A, Cosin J. Residual platelet thromboxane A2 and prothrombotic effects of erythrocytes are important determinants of aspirin resistance in patients with vascular disease. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6:615-21. [PMID: 18221358 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02915.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Permanent inactivation of cyclooxygenase-1 and inhibition of platelet thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)) constitute the main mechanisms underlying the prevention of vascular disease by aspirin. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied platelet TxA(2) synthesis and its impact on platelet reactivity and platelet-erythrocyte [platelet-rich plasma (PRP)-RBC] interactions in 533 aspirin-treated patients with vascular disease. Seventy aspirin-free and 16 aspirin-treated normal subjects were evaluated as controls. Collagen (1 mug mL(-1))-induced platelet activation ((14)C-5HT release) and recruitment (proaggregatory activity of cell-free releasates from activated platelets) were assessed in PRP, PRP + RBC, and whole blood (WB). TxA(2) was quantified in releasates from WB. Aspirin inhibited TxA(2) synthesis and platelet function in all patients, but to different degrees. Forty-two patients (8%) displayed partial (<95%) inhibition of TxA(2) relative to that of aspirin-free controls. They produced >3.5 ng mL(-1) TxA(2) and had higher platelet reactivity than 491 patients who had undetectable TxA(2) or produced residual TxA(2) (R-TxA(2); =3.5 ng mL(-1)). Patients with R-TxA(2) were distributed into TxA(2) quartiles. Patients in the third and fourth quartiles had significantly elevated (14)C-5HT release in PRP, which was markedly amplified in PRP + RBC and WB. TxA(2) in the fourth quartile translated into increased platelet aggregation and recruitment. Significant correlations were found between R-TxA(2) and platelet hyperfunction. CONCLUSION Biochemical markers (TxA(2) synthesis, (14)C-5HT release) and biological assays (platelet aggregation and recruitment) used to monitor the aspirin effect in a large population of patients presenting with vascular disease have evidenced the importance of R-TxA(2) and the prothrombotic effects of RBC in aspirin resistance.
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- M T Santos
- Research Center, University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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Berenguer J, Bellon JM, Miralles P, Alvarez E, Castillo I, Cosin J, Lopez JC, Sanchez Conde M, Padilla B, Resino S. Association between Exposure to Nevirapine and Reduced Liver Fibrosis Progression in Patients with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 46:137-43. [DOI: 10.1086/524080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Schumacher JJ, Dings RPM, Cosin J, Subramanian IV, Auersperg N, Ramakrishnan S. Modulation of angiogenic phenotype alters tumorigenicity in rat ovarian epithelial cells. Cancer Res 2007; 67:3683-90. [PMID: 17440080 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-3608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression correlates with microvessel density, stage, malignant ascites, metastasis, and survival in ovarian cancer. By transducing VEGF165 into a nontumorigenic rat ovarian surface epithelial cell line (ROSE199), we investigated the direct effect of an angiogenic phenotype on tumor development. The neu oncogene, which is overexpressed in >30% of ovarian cancers, was used in comparison. Neu-transfected ROSE199 cells showed phenotypic characteristics of transformation in vitro with an abundance of focus-forming units in monolayer cultures and anchorage-independent growth in soft agar. In contrast, VEGF-secreting ROSE199 cells (VR) retained normal morphology and in vitro growth characteristics (e.g., proliferation rate) compared with parental ROSE199 cells. Interestingly, injection of VR cells into athymic mice formed malignant ascites in 100% of the animals when injected into the peritoneum and developed vascularized tumors in 85% of the mice when injected s.c. Furthermore, blocking VEGF-mediated signaling by the Flk-1/KDR receptor kinase inhibitor SU5416 significantly inhibited the growth of VR tumors. To validate that the proangiogenic switch is responsible for tumor development, the angiogenic phenotype was balanced by the inducible coexpression of endostatin under the control of Tet-activated promoter. Coexpression of endostatin along with VEGF reversed the tumorigenic phenotype of VR cells. These studies show that alterations in the angiogenic characteristics of ovarian surface epithelium may play an important role in the etiology of ovarian cancer, and that inhibition of angiogenesis can be effective in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer.
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- Jennifer J Schumacher
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55445, USA
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Bidus MA, Krivak TC, Howard R, Rose GS, Cosin J, Dainty L, Elkas JC. Hematologic changes after splenectomy for cytoreduction: implications for predicting infection and effects on chemotherapy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2007; 16:1957-62. [PMID: 17177832 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00725.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Postsplenectomy leukocytosis and thrombocytosis are common findings in trauma patients. The intent of this study is to describe postsplenectomy hematologic changes in gynecological oncology surgery and subsequent chemotherapy. We performed a retrospective record review of gynecological oncology patients at our institutions. Postsurgical hematologic changes, infectious morbidity, and pre- and post-chemotherapy hematologic changes were noted. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. We identified 27 patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery with splenectomy. Thirteen patients with splenectomy had postoperative chemotherapy data available, and we matched these patients with 13 control patients who underwent cytoreduction surgery without splenectomy and postoperative chemotherapy. Nine of the 27 splenectomy patients had documented infectious morbidity. There was a significant difference in postoperative platelet counts between the infected and the noninfected splenectomy patients (P= 0.037), and a significant difference between splenectomy and control patients for white blood cell (WBC) counts (P = 0.007). Patients with splenectomy had higher precycle WBC, absolute neutrophil count (ANC), platelet counts, and higher postcycle nadir levels in all cycles compared to control patients. There was a significant overall difference between splenectomy patients and controls with regard to WBC (P = 0.001), ANC (P = 0.005), and platelet counts (P = 0.016) during chemotherapy cycles. Median postchemotherapy nadir WBC was 4.4 (range: 3.4-4.8) for the splenectomy group versus 2.8 (range: 2.5-3.0) for the control group. Median postchemotherapy nadir ANC was 1800 (range: 1320-2450) for the splenectomy group and 1001 (range: 864-1064) for the control group. Median postchemotherapy nadir platelet count was 222 (range: 181-277) for the splenectomy patients and 169 (range 164-215) for the control patients. In conclusion, the patients who undergo splenectomy as part of cytoreductive surgeries have a statistically significant leukocytosis and insignificant thrombocytosis relative to the control patients. Leukocytosis alone is not an accurate indicator of infection. Splenectomy is not associated with an increased risk of chemotherapy-related neutropenia and thrombocytopenia.
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- M A Bidus
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20309, USA.
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Hocqueloux L, Bernaldo de Quiros JC, Hernangomez S, Cosin J, De Luca K, Prazuck T. D-01 Arrêt programmé des antirétroviraux chez les patients infectés par le VIH1 bien contrôlés sur le plan immuno-virologique. Med Mal Infect 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0399-077x(04)90159-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- J. Cosin
- Cardiocirculatory Research; Hospital La FeValencia; Spain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology; Universidad De Navarra; Pamplona Spain
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Lopez Bernaldo de Quiros JC, Miro JM, Peña JM, Podzamczer D, Alberdi JC, Martínez E, Cosin J, Claramonte X, Gonzalez J, Domingo P, Casado JL, Ribera E. A randomized trial of the discontinuation of primary and secondary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after highly active antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection. Grupo de Estudio del SIDA 04/98. N Engl J Med 2001; 344:159-67. [PMID: 11172138 DOI: 10.1056/nejm200101183440301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is indicated in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who have less than 200 CD4 cells per cubic millimeter and in those with a history of P. carinii pneumonia. However, it is not clear whether prophylaxis can be safely discontinued after CD4 cell counts increase in response to highly active antiretroviral therapy. METHODS We conducted a randomized trial of the discontinuation of primary or secondary prophylaxis against P. carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients with a sustained response to antiviral therapy, defined by a CD4 cell count of 200 or more per cubic millimeter and plasma HIV type 1 (HIV-1) RNA level of less than 5000 copies per milliliter for at least three months. Prophylactic treatment was restarted if the CD4 cell count declined to less than 200 per cubic millimeter. RESULTS The 474 patients receiving primary prophylaxis had a median CD4 cell count at entry of 342 per cubic millimeter, and 38 percent had detectable HIV-1 RNA. After a median follow-up period of 20 months (758 person-years), there had been no episodes of P. carinii pneumonia in the 240 patients who discontinued prophylaxis (95 percent confidence interval, 0 to 0.85 episode per 100 person-years). For the 113 patients receiving secondary prophylaxis, the median CD4 cell count at entry was 355 per cubic millimeter, and 24 percent had detectable HIV-1 RNA. After a median follow-up period of 12 months (123 person-years), there had been no episodes of P. carinii pneumonia in the 60 patients who discontinued prophylaxis (95 percent confidence interval, 0 to 4.5 episodes per 100 person-years). CONCLUSIONS In HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy, primary and secondary prophylaxis against P. carinii pneumonia can be safely discontinued after the CD4 cell count has increased to 200 or more per cubic millimeter for more than three months.
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Podzamczer D, Miró JM, Ferrer E, Gatell JM, Ramón JM, Ribera E, Sirera G, Cruceta A, Knobel H, Domingo P, Polo R, Leyes M, Cosin J, Fariñas MC, Arrizabalaga J, Martínez-Lacasa J, Gudiol F. Thrice-weekly sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine for maintenance therapy of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected patients. Spanish Toxoplasmosis Study Group. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2000; 19:89-95. [PMID: 10746493 DOI: 10.1007/s100960050436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An open, randomised, multicentre trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of thrice-weekly versus daily therapy with sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine in the prevention of relapses of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected patients. Between February 1994 and July 1997, 124 patients with HIV infection were enrolled after resolution of the first acute episode of toxoplasmic encephalitis treated with sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either a daily regimen consisting of sulfadiazine (1 g) twice a day plus 25 mg pyrimethamine and 15 mg folinic acid daily (n = 58), or a thrice-weekly regimen consisting of the same doses of sulfadiazine and folinic acid plus 50 mg pyrimethamine (n = 66). After a median follow-up period of 11 months (range 1-39 months), no differences were found in the incidence of toxoplasmic encephalitis relapses between the groups, there being 14.9 episodes per 100 patient-years (95% CI: 2.8-20.2) in the daily-regimen group versus 14.1 episodes (95% CI: 2.3-17.2) in the intermittent-regimen group. The estimated cumulative percentages of relapse at 12 months were 17% and 19%, respectively (P = 0.91). In a Cox multivariate analysis, not taking antiretroviral therapy was the only variable independently associated with relapse (adjusted risk ratio: 4.08; 95%CI: 1.32-12.66). Baseline CD4+ cell counts, prior AIDS, mental status, sequelae and allocated maintenance therapy regimen were not independent predictors of relapse. No differences were observed in the survival rate (P = 0.42), or in the incidence of severe adverse effects (P = 0.79). The efficacy of the thrice-weekly regimen was similar to that of the daily regimen in the prevention of relapses of toxoplasmic encephalitis. Administration of antiretroviral therapy was the only factor associated with a lower incidence of relapse.
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- D Podzamczer
- Infectious Disease Service, Ciutat Sanitària de Bellvitge, c/Feixa Llarga s/n. L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
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Miralles P, Berenguer J, García de Viedma D, Padilla B, Cosin J, López-Bernaldo de Quirós JC, Muñoz L, Moreno S, Bouza E. Treatment of AIDS-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 1998; 12:2467-72. [PMID: 9875585 DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199818000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 12 patients with AIDS-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PATIENTS AND METHODS The diagnosis of PML was established by brain biopsy in six patients and by neuroimaging findings and PCR detection of JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in six patients. We also studied 13 consecutive AIDS patients with biopsy-proven PML cared for in the same institution before HAART was available. Eleven patients of the HAART group and eight patients of the control group received intravenous arabinoside cytosine cycles. RESULTS With HAART, the median decrease in the HIV viral load was 3.58 log10 copies/ml and the median increase in the CD4 cell count was 74x10(6)/l. The median survival time after PML diagnosis was 545 days in the HAART group and 60 days in the control group (P<0.001, log-rank test). In the HAART group, the neurological deficits improved substantially in six patients and stabilized in six patients. Eleven patients underwent follow-up cranial computed tomography or magnetic resonance scan that showed improvement of PML lesions in 10 patients and stabilization in one patient. Follow-up CSF analysis showed clearance of JC virus in six out of seven patients who had an initial positive result. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that HAART may increase the survival, clinical status and radiological features of AIDS patients with PML. Clearance of JC virus from CSF has been found, suggesting that immune reconstitution can interrupt the JC virus lytic cycle.
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- P Miralles
- Servicio de Microbiología y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Valles J, Santos MT, Aznar J, Osa A, Lago A, Cosin J, Sanchez E, Broekman MJ, Marcus AJ. Erythrocyte promotion of platelet reactivity decreases the effectiveness of aspirin as an antithrombotic therapeutic modality: the effect of low-dose aspirin is less than optimal in patients with vascular disease due to prothrombotic effects of erythrocytes on platelet reactivity. Circulation 1998; 97:350-5. [PMID: 9468208 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.4.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA) is widely used for secondary prevention of ischemic vascular events, although its protection only occurs in 25% of patients. We previously demonstrated that platelet reactivity is enhanced by a prothrombotic effect of erythrocytes in a thromboxane-independent manner. This diminishes the antithrombotic therapeutic potential of ASA. Recent data from our laboratory indicate that the prothrombotic effect of erythrocytes also contains an ASA-sensitive component. In accordance with this observation, intermittent treatment with high-dose ASA reduced the prothrombotic effects of erythrocytes ex vivo in healthy volunteers. In the present study, the effects of platelet-erythrocyte interactions were evaluated ex vivo in 82 patients with vascular disease: 62 patients with ischemic heart disease treated with 200 mg ASA/d and 20 patients with ischemic stroke treated with 300 mg ASA/d. METHODS AND RESULTS Platelet activation (release reaction) and platelet recruitment (fluid-phase proaggregatory activity of cell-free releasates from activated platelets) were assessed after collagen stimulation (1 microg/mL) of platelets, platelet-erythrocyte mixtures, or whole blood. Platelet thromboxane A2 synthesis was inhibited by >94% by ASA administration in all patients. Importantly, platelet recruitment followed one of three distinct patterns. In group A (n=32; 39%), platelet recruitment was blocked by ASA both in the presence and absence of erythrocytes. In group B (n=37; 45%), recruitment was abolished when platelets were evaluated alone but continued in the presence of erythrocytes, indicating a suboptimal effect of ASA on erythrocytes of this patient group. In group C (n= 13; 16%), detectable recruitment in stimulated platelets alone persisted and was markedly enhanced by the presence of erythrocytes. CONCLUSIONS In two thirds of a group of patients with vascular disease, 200 to 300 mg ASA was insufficient to block platelet reactivity in the presence of erythrocytes despite abolishing thromboxane A2 synthesis. Platelet activation in the presence of erythrocytes can induce the release reaction and generate biologically active products that recruit additional platelets into a developing thrombus. Insufficient blockade of this proaggregatory property of erythrocytes can lead to development of additional ischemic complications.
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- J Valles
- Research Center, University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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Carter J, Johnson P, Saltzman A, Chen D, Carney P, Hartenbach E, Cosin J, Fowler J, Carson L, Twiggs L. Lack of adverse effect on quality of life of up to six cycles of chemotherapy in gynecologic cancer patients. Int J Gynecol Cancer 1997. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1997.09744.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Barrio J, Lecona M, Cosin J, Olalquiaga FJ, Hernanz JM, Soto J. Leishmania infection occurring in herpes zoster lesions in an HIV-positive patient. Br J Dermatol 1996; 134:164-6. [PMID: 8745907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We report the first case of co-infection with herpes zoster and leishmania in the same lesion, on the face of a 29-year-old female, who was an intravenous drug user and who was HIV positive. The infection was initially resistant to acyclovir and itraconazole, and the patient died due to severe internal complications, not attributed to visceral leishmaniasis. The prevalence of leishmania infection in the Mediterranean countries is increasing among the HIV-positive population because of the existence of human carriers. Paradoxically, most of these patients show mild forms of visceral leishmaniasis.
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- J Barrio
- Dermatology and Pathology Services, Gregario Maranón General Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Pomar F, Cosin J, Portoles M, Faura M, Renau-Piqueras J, Hernandiz A, Andres F, Colomer JL, Graullera B. Functional and ultrastructural alterations of canine myocardium subjected to very brief coronary occlusions. Eur Heart J 1995; 16:1482-90. [PMID: 8881839 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The effects of very brief and recurrent coronary occlusions on myocardial regional shortening and its ultrastructure have been analysed. Ultrasonic crystals were implanted in the left ventricular subendocardium of 23 anaesthetized dogs with the thorax open, to measure the shortening fractions of an ischaemic and a control segment. Twenty 2 min total occlusions were provoked in the left anterior descending coronary artery, with 3 min recovery intervals (reperfusion) between occlusions. The shortening fraction decreased progressively with each occlusion, reaching a value 18.9% lower than the basal after the last ischaemic episode (P < 0.05); 32.3% after 4 h of reperfusion (P < 0.01), and 28.6% after 24 h (P < 0.01). Qualitative and quantitative ultrastructural analysis showed an increase in the mitochondrial volume of the ischaemic tissue (158% vs control, P < 0.001) with significant damage to the cell components (7.7-fold increases vs control mitochondria). These results show that when the myocardium is subjected to very brief and repeated coronary occlusions, there is progressive deterioration of systolic function with structural alterations, mainly at the mitochondrial level. These modifications are still observable 24 h after the end of ischaemic stimulation and could be the cause of transitory and/or chronic systolic dysfunctions in the absence of previous heart attack.
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- F Pomar
- Hospital LA FE, Centro de Investigación, Valencia, Spain
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Navarro-López F, Cosin J, Marrugat J, Guindo J, Bayes de Luna A. Comparison of the effects of amiodarone versus metoprolol on the frequency of ventricular arrhythmias and on mortality after acute myocardial infarction. SSSD Investigators. Spanish Study on Sudden Death. Am J Cardiol 1993; 72:1243-8. [PMID: 7504880 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90291-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A randomized trial was conducted to assess the efficacy of amiodarone versus metoprolol or no antiarrhythmic treatment to suppress asymptomatic ectopic activity and improve survival in patients who have had myocardial infarction with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 20 to 45% and > or = 3 ventricular premature complexes per hour (pairs or runs). Patients (n = 368) were randomly assigned to receive amiodarone 200 mg/day (n = 115) 10 to 60 days after the acute episode, and metoprolol 100 to 200 mg/day (n = 130) or no antiarrhythmic therapy (n = 123). After a median follow-up of 2.8 years, mortality in the amiodarone-treated patients (3.5 +/- 2% SEM) did not differ significantly from that of untreated control subjects (7.7 +/- 2.5%, p = 0.19), but was lower than that in the metoprolol group (15.4 +/- 3.5%, p = 0.006). Patients treated with metoprolol had twice the mortality seen in control subjects, even though the differences were not statistically significant. Holter studies performed at 1, 6 and 12 months showed that both amiodarone and metoprolol were equally effective in reducing heart rate, whereas only amiodarone significantly reduced ectopic activity (p < 0.0001). Thus, long-term treatment with amiodarone was clearly safe in patients with an ejection fraction of 20 to 45%, was effective in suppressing arrhythmias, and was associated with a lower mortality than metoprolol; corroboration is required in a larger trial.
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- F Navarro-López
- Cardiac Unit, Hospital Clínic-University of Barcelona, Spain
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Monteagudo I, Rivera J, Lopez-Longo J, Cosin J, Garcia-Monforte A, Carreño L. AIDS and rheumatic manifestations in patients addicted to drugs. An analysis of 106 cases. J Rheumatol Suppl 1991; 18:1038-41. [PMID: 1920309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We evaluated the rheumatic manifestations in 106 patients with AIDS whose risk factor is intravenous drug addiction. All were intravenous drug addicts and carriers of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Their average age was 28.36 years; 83 were men and 23 were women; 73 were in stage IV of the HIV infection; 12 were in stage III and 21 in stage II. Rheumatic manifestations were found in 21 patients (20%). Specifically, 13 had arthralgias/myalgias, 2 demonstrated oligoarthritis, 1 had tuberculous arthritis of the knee, and 1 patient showed systemic necrotizing vasculitis. Finally, 6 patients had a history of septic arthritis. There was an absence of the Reiter syndrome/reactive arthritis, a low frequency of symptoms of articular swelling, and the marked presence of histories of septic arthritis. The practices that lead to HIV infection may play a decisive role in the appearance of rheumatic manifestations in patients with AIDS, even more than the presence of the virus itself or the immunological alterations thereby produced.
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- I Monteagudo
- Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
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Cosin J, Martín-Scapa MC, Gómez-Rodrigo J, Picatoste J, Pasquau F, Cortés C, Salomón R, Mancebo L. [Tuberculosis and HIV infection. Review of 48 cases]. Rev Clin Esp 1988; 183:9-14. [PMID: 3051175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Caffarena T, Cosin J, Hernándiz A, Andrés F, Solaz J, Graullera B, Segui J. [Arrhythmia caused by left ventricular hypertension. Development of an experimental model]. Rev Port Cardiol 1988; 7:293-7. [PMID: 3273435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Lopez-Longo FJ, Ménard HA, Carreño L, Cosin J, Ballesteros R, Monteagudo I. Primary septic arthritis in heroin users: early diagnosis by radioisotopic imaging and geographic variations in the causative agents. J Rheumatol 1987; 14:991-4. [PMID: 3480956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We reviewed 37 cases of septic arthritis in heroin users. Our data confirm the predominance of the fibrocartilaginous joint infections in this group (sacroiliac joint 39%, chondrosternocostal unions 37%). In Spain, Staphylococcus aureus is the most commonly isolated organism (73%). This emphasizes the geographic variations in the causative germs since, in contrast to other reports, we have not identified any gram negative bacillary arthritis in our population of heroin users. Our data show that the 67gallium citrate scintigraphy is positive earlier than the 99mTc-MDP bone scan in the poorly vascularized joints (p less than 0.0005). The early localization of the infectious focus by 67gallium citrate scintigraphy followed by a prompt bacteriologic diagnosis (blood, synovial fluid or tissue cultures) allowed good therapeutic results.
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Cosin J, Ferrando C, Hernándiz A, Caffarena T, Andrés F, Cabades A. [Response of subsidiary A-V junction automaticity to programmed electrical stimulation. Experimental and clinical study]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1987; 40:363-9. [PMID: 3454975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Villoria MF, Benito C, Fortea F, Cosin J. [Value of cranial computerized tomography in neurologic complications in immunodepressed patients. A semiologic analysis of the findings]. Rev Clin Esp 1987; 180:77-84. [PMID: 3562985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Martin G, Cosin J, Such M, Hernandez A, Llamas P. Relation between power spectrum time course during ventricular fibrillation and electromechanical dissociation. Effects of coronary perfusion and nifedipine. Eur Heart J 1986; 7:560-9. [PMID: 3758089 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a062106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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To relate the evolution of ventricular fibrillation (VF) to the haemodynamic recovery after cardioversion, we characterized the differences in the ECG power spectrum (PS) time course, among different types of VF: under control conditions, with previous administration of nifedipine and on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). In the first few seconds VF showed a PS with a narrow peak between 8 and 15 Hz and its higher harmonics, suggesting some organization and regularity. In the following 40 seconds, the arrhythmia accelerated slightly, maintaining an organized spectrum. Afterwards, the PS became slow and irregular, losing its initial characteristics after 60 seconds. Conversely, VF on CPB maintained its organized PS, over a prolonged period. Previous administration of 0.32, 0.64 mg kg-1 of nifedipine maintained the initial characteristics of the PS for 90 and 150 seconds. Similar results were obtained with previous autonomic blockade. In another group of dogs, defibrillation was performed after successive periods of VF, to study electromechanical dissociation (EMD). In all control dogs, EMD was observed after 90 seconds of VF. Pretreatment with nifedipine postponed EMD until 120-150 seconds and was not observed in dogs on CPB. The PS time course during VF seems a reliable method of analyzing and quantifying the different types of VF. It could be related with the onset of EMD, reflecting the metabolic alterations that happen during VF. Nifedipine could delay the ischaemic effects during VF and increase the possibility of successful cardiac resuscitation.
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The usual cardiovascular response to acute myocardial ischaemia is either pressor, characterised by tachycardia and hypertension or depressor, manifested by bradycardia, hypotension and systemic vasodilatation. We studied the incidence of ectopic arrhythmias, the changes in heart rate, in left ventricular pressure and dP/dt and the changes in plasma level of free fatty acids. Acute anterior ischaemia increased the heart rate, left ventricular dP/dtmax and plasma level of free fatty acids and developed frequent ventricular ectopic arrhythmias. Previous injection of propranolol prevented the elevation of plasma free fatty acids. Acute inferior ischaemia produced a slight decrease in heart rate, no change in plasma level of free fatty acids and a significant decrease in left ventricular dP/dtmax. The experimental model allowed us to study the response to acute myocardial ischaemia in conscious dogs; the results obtained point to a preferential location of the pressor and depressor receptors respectively to the anterior and inferior surfaces of the left ventricle.
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Martin G, Gimeno JV, Cosin J, Guillem MI. Time constant of isovolumic pressure fall: new numerical approaches and significance. Am J Physiol 1984; 247:H283-94. [PMID: 6465332 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1984.247.2.h283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The effects of left ventricular diastolic pressure changes on the values of the time constant (T) of isovolumic pressure fall are controversial. Normally, T is calculated either by linear regression of 1n left ventricular pressure (LVP) vs. time (TL) or by using an exponential model with asymptote (PB, extrapolated base-line pressure to which LVP would fall if decay continued indefinitely). This study, in intact dogs, has been designed to revise the effects that drugs that alter load (angiotensin and nitroprusside, without and with autonomic blockade) and inotropism (isoproterenol and propranolol) might have on the relaxation rate using different numerical methods. We found that 1) the upward or downward translation of the LVP curve had an important effect on the value of TL calculated by the semilogarithmic method; 2) when a model with asymptote was used, the simultaneous changes of T and PB, were not related to the dose of the drug; 3) the values of TL and the -dP/dt values extrapolated to 15 mmHg from a model with PB, were much more sensitive to beta-agonist or antagonist drugs than to others whose action was through load alteration. We feel that some of the earlier studies on relaxation rate determinants should be revised as possibly some of the conclusions have been based on artifacts introduced by the method chosen for the computation of the relaxation parameters.
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Martin G, Ramirez A, Cosin J, Gimeno JV, Baguena J. Computerization in an electrocardiograph research model. Adv Cardiol 1981; 28:83-87. [PMID: 7234609 DOI: 10.1159/000391947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Civera MP, Payá A, Costa JS, Bernat G, Anibarro M, Camarasa J, Puerto E, Puente J, Cosin J. [Aspiration pneumonia and Mendelson's syndrome (author's transl)]. Folia Clin Int (Barc) 1974; 24:334-42. [PMID: 4831168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Ramón JR, Espinosa AG, Reverte F, Velasco J, Martínez A, Cosin J. [Elongated Q-T, 2:1 A-V conduction and syncope crises. Report of a case, review of the literature and physiopathological considerations]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1972; 25:557-66. [PMID: 4658612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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