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Murine Cervical Heart Transplantation Model Using a Modified Cuff Technique

Mouse models are of special interest in research since a wide variety of monoclonal antibodies and commercially defined inbred and knockout strains are ...

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Mouse Model for Pancreas Transplantation Using a Modified Cuff Technique

Mouse models have several advantages in transplantation research, including easy handling, a variety of genetically well-defined strains, and the ...

Innsbruck Medical University

Medical University Innsbruck

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Primary dystonia is associated with abnormal brainstem function, as shown by abnormalities of the blink reflex in blepharospasm (BSP) and of the auditory startle reaction in cervical dystonia. We examined the auditory startle reaction--a brainstem reflex elicited by an unexpected loud stimulus--in patients with primary BSP to expand knowledge on brainstem pathophysiology in primary focal dystonia. Thirteen patients with primary BSP were included and 13 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers served as controls. Auditory startle responses (ASRs) were elicited by binaural high-intensity auditory stimuli, and reflex electromyographic activity was recorded simultaneously with surface electrodes bilaterally from masseter, orbicularis oculi, sternocleidomastoid, and biceps brachii muscles. Patients with BSP showed higher ASR probabilities (masseter, sternocleidomastoid, biceps brachii), shorter ASR onset latencies (masseter, orbicularis oculi, sternocleidomastoid), and larger ASR area-under-the-curve (masseter, sternocleidomastoid) as compared with normal controls. Habituation of ASRs did not differ significantly between patients and controls. These results corroborate previous findings of increased brainstem excitability in primary BSP but point to a different pattern of brainstem dysfunction compared to cervical dystonia, indicating that different pathophysiological mechanisms are involved in the two types of focal dystonia.

Auditory startle reaction in primary blepharospasm.

Surgical therapy for acute aortic dissection type A (AADA) in octogenarians carries high morbidity and mortality. The role of isolated medical treatment in this setting is controversial. The aim of this study is to determine whether risk of surgery for AADA outweighs risk of death from medical treatment only.

Acute type A dissection in octogenarians: does emergency surgery impact in-hospital outcome or long-term survival?

Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAo-TAVI) is a recently developed alternative to transapical (TA) or transfemoral (TF) TAVI. We aimed to analyse the effectiveness and safety of TAo-TAVI as a first line approach and to compare it to patients receiving TAo-TAVI as a last resort, which is current practice.

Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation as a first-line choice or as a last resort? An analysis based on the ROUTE registry.

The study sought to evaluate if a bovine aortic arch (BAA) influences the location of the entry site in acute aortic dissection type A (AADA) and to identify the impact of BAA on postoperative outcome, especially stroke.

Markus Kofler

Center of Operative Medicine,
Department of Visceral,
Transplant and Thoracic Surgery,
Center of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery

Innsbruck Medical University

Murine Cervical Heart Transplantation Model Using a Modified Cuff Technique

Mouse Model for Pancreas Transplantation Using a Modified Cuff Technique

Markus Kofler

Center of Operative Medicine,Department of Visceral,Transplant and Thoracic Surgery,Center of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery

Innsbruck Medical University

Murine Cervical Heart Transplantation Model Using a Modified Cuff Technique

Mouse Model for Pancreas Transplantation Using a Modified Cuff Technique

Center of Operative Medicine,
Department of Visceral,
Transplant and Thoracic Surgery,
Center of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery