Chinese Med J Peking
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To investigate the effects of injecting Shenfu, an extract of traditional Chinese herbal medicines, on the central nervous system (CNS) and the cardiac toxicity of bupivacaine in rats. ⋯ The Shenfu injection is able to reduce the toxicity of bupivacaine to CNS and cardiac system in rats.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Sep 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of remifentanil and fentanyl in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy or total hysterectomy.
To compare the efficacy and safety of remifentanil and fentanyl in patients undergoing a modified radical mastectomy or total hysterectomy. ⋯ Under the condition of this study protocol, the anesthetic and analgesic effects of remifentanil are more potent than those of fentanyl. Remifentanil can offer superior intraoperative hemodynamic stability in comparison with fentanyl, and has no compromising recovery from anesthesia.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Sep 2003
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus genotype and its characterization.
To study the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus genotype and its characteristics. ⋯ Attention should be paid to whether these genotype and mutation patterns are related to the virus's biological activities,epidemic characteristics and host clinical symptoms.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Sep 2003
Mutation analysis of potassium channel genes KCNQ1 and KCNH2 in patients with long QT syndrome.
To determine mutations of two common potassium channel subunit genes KCNQ1, KCNH2 causing long QT syndrome (LQTS) in the Chinese. ⋯ The mutation rates for both KCNQ1 (6.4%) and KCNH2 (6.4%) are lower in the Chinese population than those from North America or Europe.