Adrenergic Myocarditis in Pheochromocytoma

The clinical presentation of pheochromocytoma is variable and many biochemical and imaging methods have been suggested to improve the diagnostic accuracy of what has been termed "the great masquerader". This case-report is of a middle-aged woman with a non-specific clinical presentation suggesting acute coronary syndrome or subacute myocarditis. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at presentation showed myocardial edema and intramyocardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). An adrenal mass was seen, which was confirmed as pheochromocytoma and surgically removed. Our case shows evidence for acute adrenergic myocarditis, with resolution of both the edema and the LGE after surgical excision

Real-Time System based on a Neural Network and PID Flight Control

The modern flight control systems are complex since they have a non-linear nature. Also, modern aerospace vehicles are expected to have non-conventional flight envelopes and, in order to operate in uncertain environments, they must guarantee a high level of robustness and adaptability. A Neural Networks controller can be used in applications with manned or unmanned aerial vehicles. The paper shows the mathematical model for hexacopter dynamics and a comparison between two different technique for stabilization and trajectory control: proportional,integral, derivative controller and real rime system controller based on Neural Networks. Numerical simulations are performed in order to validate both mathematical model and control approaches

Prognostic impact of late gadolinium enhancement in the risk stratification of heart transplant patients

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Liver involvement in anorexia nervosa

Eating Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, October 7-9, 200

CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Knockout of Rice Susceptibility Genes OsDjA2 and OsERF104 Reveals Alternative Sources of Resistance to Pyricularia oryzae

International audienceRice genes OsDjA2 and OsERF104, encoding a chaperone protein and an APETELA2/ ethylene-responsive factor, respectively, are strongly induced in a compatible interaction with blast fungus, and also have function in plant susceptibility validated through gene silencing. Here, we reported the CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of OsDjA2 and OsERF104 genes resulting in considerable improvement of blast resistance. A total of 15 OsDjA2 (62.5%) and 17 OsERF104 (70.8%) T 0 transformed lines were identified from 24 regenerated plants for each target and used in downstream experiments. Phenotyping of homozygous T 1 mutant lines revealed not only a significant decrease in the number of blast lesions but also a reduction in the percentage of diseased leaf area, compared with the infected control plants. Our results supported CRISPR/Cas9-mediated target mutation in rice susceptibility genes as a potential and alternative breeding strategy for building resistance to blast disease

Biochemical parameters for the assessment of malnutrition and for monitoring nutrition intervention in anorexia nervosa

Abstract 25th Congress of the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutritio