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To review and compare outcomes of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) with three other minimally-invasive surgical treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), including photo selective vaporization (PVP), prostatic urethral lift (PUL), and water vapor thermal therapy (WV) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

A literature review identified 35 publications, which included 2653 patients (studies, patients) PVP (13, 949), PUL (9, 577), WV (3, 330), PAE (10, 728). International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5), and Quality of Life (QOL) were recorded at baseline, 6, and 12 months. Meta-analyses, pooling the standardized mean difference between pre and post-treatment scores, were conducted for each modality and time-point to assess the magnitude of a therapy's effect to yield Pooled Effect Sizes. A negative score indicates IPSS and QOL improvement. A positive score indicates IIEF-5 improvement.

At 6 and 12 months, IPSS and QOL were most improved after PVP, then PAE, PUL, and lastly WV (measured only at 12 months). Between 6 and 12 months, IPSS and QOL improved with PAE, and worsened with PVP and PUL. Only PAE demonstrated statistical improvement of IIEF-5, which improved from 6 to 12 months.

PVP and PAE resulted in the largest improvements in IPSS and QOL. Only PAE resulted in improvement of IIEF-5.
PVP and PAE resulted in the largest improvements in IPSS and QOL. Only PAE resulted in improvement of IIEF-5.
To investigate the safety and efficacy of thyroid artery embolization (TAE) in the treatment of nodular goiter (NG).

During a 5.5 year period, 56 consecutive patients with NG underwent TAE. see more In group A, there were 20 patients with a solitary/dominant 5-11cm nodule and in group B, there were 36 patients with multiple/numerous nodules. Out of 56 patients, 47 (84%), had a retrosternal goiter and 25 had hyperthyroidism. In all patients, clinical and radiological evaluations were made at baseline and 6 months after TAE and these parameters were statistically compared.

In 56 patients, 145 out of 146 thyroidal arteries were successfully embolized. The 30 day mortality was 1.8%. Minor and major complications occurred in 25 and 2 patients respectively. Six months after the TAE, the mean nodule volume reduced from 80.2 ml to 25.0 ml, the mean thyroid volume reduced from 147.0 ml to 62.6 ml and the mean intrathoracic extension reduced from 31.7 mm to 15.9 mm (p<.001). In 22 patients with non Grave's hyperthyroidism, 19 (86%) became euthyroid. The mean thyroid-related patient-reported outcome (ThyPRO) scores improved from 155.4 to 70.4 (p<.001). Fifty out of 51 patients (98%) declared that they would recommend the TAE to other patients with NG.

TAE is safe and effective in the treatment of NG with a significant volume reduction of the nodule(s) and the thyroid gland.
TAE is safe and effective in the treatment of NG with a significant volume reduction of the nodule(s) and the thyroid gland.Among the inherited ion channelopathies associated with potentially life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia syndromes in nominally structurally normal hearts are the J wave syndromes, which include the Brugada (BrS) and early repolarization (ERS) syndromes. These ion channelopathies are responsible for sudden cardiac death (SCD), most often in young adults in the third and fourth decade of life. Our principal goal in this review is to briefly outline the clinical characteristics, as well as the molecular, ionic, cellular, and genetic mechanisms underlying these primary electrical diseases that have challenged the cardiology community over the past two decades. In addition, we discuss our recently developed whole-heart experimental model of BrS, providing compelling evidence in support of the repolarization hypothesis for the BrS phenotype as well as novel findings demonstrating that voltage-gated sodium and transient outward current channels can modulate each other's function via trafficking and gating mechanisms with implications for improved understanding of the genetics of both cardiac and neuronal syndromes.Bacterial biofilms often cause medical complications and there has been a great deal of interest in the discovery of small-molecule agents that can inhibit the formation of biofilms. Among these agents, it has been reported that several d-amino acids, such as d-Leu, d-Trp, d-Tyr, and d-Met, exhibit weak inhibitory activity toward bacterial biofilm formation. In this study, we have screened a library of 332 non-proteinogenic amino acids for new biofilm inhibitory agents and discovered several compounds exhibiting biofilm-inhibitory activity against Gram-positive bacteria. In particular, H-DL-β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-dl-Ser-OH (253) showed potent activity against S. aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus.Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) play a key role in the metabolism of major monoamine neurotransmitters. In particular, the upregulation of MAO-B in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer augmented the development of selective MAO-B inhibitors for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, such as the anti-parkinsonian MAO-B irreversible binder l-deprenyl (Selegiline®). Herein we report on the synthesis of novel fluorinated indanone derivatives for PET imaging of MAO-B in the brain. Out of our series, the derivatives 6, 8, 9 and 13 are amongst the most affine and selective ligands for MAO-B reported so far. For the derivative 6-((3-fluorobenzyl)oxy)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one (6) exhibiting an outstanding affinity (KiMAO-B = 6 nM), an automated copper-mediated radiofluorination starting from the pinacol boronic ester 17 is described. An in vitro screening in different species revealed a MAO-B region-specific accumulation of [18F]6 in rats and piglets in comparison to L-[3H]deprenyl. The pre-clinical in vivo assessment of [18F]6 in mice demonstrated the potential of indanones to readily cross the blood-brain barrier. Nonetheless, parallel in vivo metabolism studies indicated the presence of blood-brain barrier metabolites, thus arguing for further structural modifications. With the matching analytical profiles of the radiometabolite analysis from the in vitro liver microsome studies and the in vivo evaluation, the structure's elucidation of the blood-brain barrier penetrant radiometabolites is possible and will serve as basis for the development of new indanone derivatives suitable for the PET imaging of MAO-B.
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