EXAGGERATED PRESSOR RESPONSE IN RELATION TO ATTENUATED MUSCLE TEMPERATURE RESPONSE DURING CONTRACTION IN ISCHEMIC HEART FAILURE

Exaggerated Pressor Response in Relation to Attenuated Muscle Temperature Response during Contraction in Ischemic Heart Failure

It is known that muscle temperature (Tm) increases with exercise.The purpose of this study was to examine if contraction-induced increase in Tm was altered in rats with heart failure (HF) induced by chronic myocardial infraction (MI) as compared with healthy control animals.A temperature probe was inserted in the triceps surae muscle Desktop Vapori

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Older patients’ perceived burdens of their health problems: a cross-sectional analysis in 74 German general practices

Ulrike Junius-Walker,1 Birgitt Wiese,1 Renate Klaaßen-Mielke,2 Gudrun Theile,1,3 Christiane Annette Müller,4 Eva Hummers-Pradier4 1Institute of General Practice, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, 2Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany; 3Geriatric Clinic University Hospital, Zurich

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Delusions of Disseminated Fungosis

Introduction.Delusional infestation is a rare monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; Servo American Psychiatric Association, 2013).It can be a primary disorder or associated with an underlying psychological or physical disorder.It commonly presents as delusio

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