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Gustavo Bolívar : el hombre de las narcotelenovelas
El presente artículo reseñará la principal obra del creador de la narcotelenovela en Colombia, Gustavo Bolívar, quien desde su primer trabajo para la televisión sobre el tema del narcotráfico, Sin tetas no hay paraíso, no dejó de revolucionar el género a través de la escritura de sus siguientes obras: Tres Caínes y cada una de las temporadas de El capo.El present article ressenyarà la principal obra del creador de la narcotelenovel·la a Colòmbia, Gustavo Bolívar, qui des del seu primer treball per la televisió sobre el tema del narcotràfic, com és Sin tetas no hay paraíso, no va deixar de revolucionar el gènere a través de l'escriptura de les seves següents obres, com van ser Tres Caínes i cadascuna de les temporades de El capo.This article focuses on Gustavo Bolívar's work as a creator of the narcotelenovela, genre born in Colombia. Since his first work, Sin tetas no hay paraíso (Without breasts there is no paradise), he revolutions the gener with the writing of Tres Caínes (Three Caínes) and with the three seasons of El Capo
IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTION IS A PREDICTOR OF NEOTHEROSCLETOTIC CHANGES INSIDE BARE METAL STENT IN VERY LATE PHASE AFTER IMPLANTATION: EVALUATION WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
Rare Concurrence of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis
A 78-year-old man with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis was referred for preoperative evaluation of cardiac function. Echocardiography and cardiac cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a thickened visceral pericardium, and a large pericardial effusion. Cardiac late gadolinium-enhanced MRI revealed pericardial inflammation or fibrosis. Apical HCM with concurrent effusive constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed. Further studies are required to elucidate the pathophysiology of this condition
Dual-single photon emission computed tomography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate dissimilar features of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an uncommon variant of HCM characterized
by hypertrophy located in the left ventricular apex that occurs at a rate of about 30% in the
Japanese population.
Although the prognosis of most patients with apical HCM is relatively benign, it can be poor if
apical left ventricular aneurysms develop. However, the mechanism of aneurysmal formation
is unclear. We describe two patients with apical HCM and dissimilar findings in 201Thallous
chloride (201TlCl) and 123I-betamethyl-p-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (123I-BMIPP) dual
single-photon emission computed tomography (dual-SPECT), but no myocardial fibrosis on
contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images (MRI). One had apparently normal myocardial
perfusion and metabolism, whereas the other had exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and
impaired myocardial metabolism. These findings indicated that even apical HCM without
myocardial fibrosis is pathophysiologically heterogeneous. Apical HCM has been evaluated by
either dual-SPECT or cardiac MRI, but not by both. Thus, a combination of imaging
modalities is apparently essential for elucidating the pathophysiology of apical HCM. These
dissimilar findings in dual-SPECT might be important in identifying patients with apical
HCM who are at high risk of forming aneurysms. (Cardiol J 2010; 17, 3: 306-311
Multiple myeloma with high adenosine deaminase expression
A 50-year-old man with immunoglobulin A type multiple myeloma (MM) was referred to our hospital after bortezomib therapy. He had high alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase levels. Computed tomography showed osteolytic and osteoblastic bone lesions. Response to salvage chemotherapy was temporary, and he developed a right pleural effusion with high adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels. He died from bleeding associated with a pelvic bone fracture 9 months later. ADA mRNA expression and ADA secretion of the MM cells from the patient were higher than those from myeloma cell lines tested. Clinical relevance of high ADA expression in MM cells is warranted
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