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Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has rapidly spread worldwide, challenging the clinician and focusing the entire globe on critical illness high mortality. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Rationale The dinoflagellate genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa are producers of toxins responsible for Ciguatera Poisoning (CP). Although having very low oral potency, maitotoxins (MTXs) are very toxic following intraperitoneal injection and feeding studies have shown they may accumulate in fish muscle. To date, six MTX congeners have been described but two congeners (MTX2 and MTX4) have not yet been structurally elucidated. The aim of the present study was to further characterize MTX4. Methods Chemical analysis was performed using Liquid Chromatography coupled to a Diode Array Detector (DAD) and positive ionization mode High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (LC/HRMS) on partially purified extracts of G. excentricus (strain VGO792). HRMS/MS studies were also carried out to tentatively explain the fragmentation pathways of MTX and MTX4. Results The comparison of UV and HRMS (ESI+ ) spectra between MTX and MTX4 led us to propose the elemental formula of MTX4 (C157 H241 NO68 S2 , as unsalted molecule). The comparison of the theoretical and measured m/z values of the doubly charged ions of the isotopic profile in ESI+ were coherent with the proposed elemental formula of MTX4. The study of HRMS/MS spectra on the tri-ammoniated adduct ([M-H+3NH4 ]2+ ) of both molecules gave additional information about structural features. The cleavage observed, probably located at C99 -C100 in both MTX and MTX4, highlighted the same A-side product ion shared by the two molecules. Conclusion All these investigations on the characterization of MTX4 contribute to highlighting that MTX4 belongs to the same structural family of MTXs. However to accomplish a complete structural elucidation of MTX4, NMR-based study and LC/HRMSn investigation will have to be carried out.Aim Pictograms on medicine boxes warn of potential drug-related driving hazard; We studied their association with serious accidents. Methods Prospective study in Emergency departments of the Hospitals in Bordeaux and Périgueux (France), of drivers with serious (admitted at least 24 hours) or non-serious vehicular accidents. Minors, passengers, pedestrians or subjects incapable of answering an interview were excluded. Interviews ascertained driver and accident characteristics, use of drugs with or without pictograms, use of alcohol and abuse substances, sleepiness, distractions and mind wandering at the time of the accident, RESULTS Between 18/10/2016 and 26/12/2018, 1200 of the 6212 drivers admitted to the hospital emergency rooms, 741 non-serious, 459 serious, were interviewed. Serious accidents were associated with male sex (OR 1.89, 95% CI [1.36 - 2.64]), age above 60 (3.64 [2.21-6.00]), driving on local roads (3.34 [2.34-4.76]), driving a motorcycle (3.39 [2.29 - 5.00]), having drunk alcohol within 6 hours (2.89 [1.85-4.51]), and using a drug with a pictogram during the 24 hours previous to the accident (1.57 [1.06-2.32]). From 207 police reports, 101 drivers were not responsible, and 106 were responsible, associated with age below 40, driving in overcast or rainy weather (2.62 [1.29-5.33]), on local roads (3.89 [1.90-7.95]), and use of at least one pictogram drug in the previous week (3.12 [1.31-7.41]) CONCLUSIONS The known risks of alcohol and pictogram drugs, of riding motorcycles and using local roads were confirmed, As measured, behavioural sleepiness did not predict accidents.As the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, one major point of uncertainty is the impact this novel pathogen will have during the upcoming 2020 to 2021 flu season. While the influenza virus is a known contributor to human morbidity and mortality, the question of how a coinfection between COVID-19 and influenza might manifest is of utmost concern. The aim of this study was to review the limited cases of COVID-19/influenza coinfection currently available in the literature, along with cases in the community of El Paso, TX, to determine whether any patterns of clinical presentation and morbidity emerged. An international review of the literature was conducted. Six published articles describing COVID-19/influenza coinfection were identified, with a total of 13 patients described therein. Three additional patients were identified from the El Paso, TX data. The most common presenting symptoms were fever and cough. The most common laboratory findings were elevated C-reactive protein and lymphocytopenia. Thirteen patients presented with viral pneumonia findings on CT, and nine had findings of ground-glass opacity. Finally, complications were reported in six patients, with most common complication being acute respiratory distress syndrome. The results of the review indicate that, due to the similarity in presentation between COVID-19 and influenza, further analysis will be required to understand the effects of coinfection on morbidity and mortality. However, the limited number of coinfection cases in the literature indicates that the implementation of COVID-19 control measures may continue to play a role in limiting the spread of these human respiratory pathogens.Introduction An electrical superior vena cava (SVC) isolation from the right atrium (RA) sometimes can be challenging. For a safe and efficient SVC isolation, we aimed to visualize the accurate position of the SVC-RA junction on a three-dimensional (3D) mapping system using the decremental conduction properties of the SVC-RA junction in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods This study consisted of 15 consecutive AF patients (11 males, age 59 ± 10 years). A 3D mapping catheter was positioned in the SVC-RA junction region while delivering a single extra-stimulus from the right atrial appendage (RAA), to discriminate the RA and SVC potentials. The electrophysiological SVC-RA junction was defined as the most proximal points where the SVC potentials were recorded, which were tagged on the 3D mapping system around the SVC-RA junction, where radiofrequency energy applications were applied. Vactosertib solubility dmso Results Around the SVC-RA junction, 9 ± 2 points were tagged on the 3D mapping system. The highest and lowest SVC-RA junction points were located on the anterior wall and posterior wall, respectively.
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