Analysis of the Prevalence of Ventricular Late Potentials in the Late Phase of Myocardial Infarction Based on the Site of Infarction

OBJECTIVE: The initial site of myocardial infarction (MI) may influence the prevalence of ventricular late potentials (VLP), high-frequency signals, due to the time course of ventricular activation. The prevalence of VLP in a period of more than 2 years after acute MI was assessed focusing on the initially injured wall . METHODS: The prevalence of VLP in a late phase after MI (median of 924 days) in anterior/antero-septal and inferior/infero-dorsal wall lesion was analyzed using signal-averaged electrocardiogram in time domain. The diagnostic performance of the filters employed for analysis on was tested at high-pass cut-off frequencies of 25 Hz, 40 Hz and 80 Hz. RESULTS: The duration of the ventricular activation and its terminal portion were larger in inferior than anterior infarction, at high-pass cut-off frequencies of 40 Hz and 80 Hz. In patients with ventricular tachycardia, these differences were more remarked. The prevalence of ventricular late potentials was three times greater in inferior than anterior infarction. CONCLUSION: Late after myocardial infarction, the prevalence and the duration of ventricular late potentials are greater in lesions of inferior/infero-dorsal than anterior/antero-septal wall confirming their temporal process, reflecting their high-frequency content.

Nutrição mineral de leguminosas tropicais: III. concentração e acúmulo de macronutrientes e determinação do coeficiente de digestibilidade in vivo da Leucaena leucocephala (LAM.) de Wit cv. Peru em função da idade

As leguminosas tropicais constituem atualmente uma fonte de proteína de alta qualidade além de outras qualidades como produção de madeira no caso das arbustivas e como proteção contra erosão nas demais. Sendo a leucena (Leucaena leucooephala (Lam.) de Wit cv. Peru) uma espécie bastante promissora para a pecuária brasileira, foi conduzido um ensaio de campo com a finalidade de se conhecer o hábito alimentar dessa leguminosa. O ensaio foi instalado visando obter dados para análise de crescimento, concentração e extração dos macronutrientes (N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S, Mn e Zn) e matéria seca digestível das folhs "in vivo", em bovino, em função da idade da planta. A partir dos dados obtidos, constatou-se que: a) a produção de matéria seca total é maxima aos 360 dias de idade e o maior incremento na produção de folhas, expresso em matéria seca, se dá dos 240 aos 360 dias; b) as concentrações de nitrogênio e potássio diminuem nas folhas e caules com a idade da planta, ao passo que a de cálcio no caule não é afetada pela idade; c) aos 360 dias, época de produção máxima de matéria secam as folhas contém em 535,46 g/planta: 16,36 g nitrogênio, 0,61 g de fósforo, 10,65 g de potássio, 8,08 g de cálcio, 1,58 g de magnésio, 0,51 g de enxofre; d) aos 360 dias, os caules contém em 1783 g/planta: 15,82 g de nitrogênio, 0,65 g de fósforo, 20,37 g de potássio, 7,01 g de cálcio, 0,44g de magnésio, 1,06 g de enxofre; e) o acúmulo de macronutrientes na planta aos 360 dias obedece a seguinte ordem: N > K > a > g > S > P; f) aos 360 dias, a matéria seca digestível das folhas é 51,05%.

Nutrição mineral de leguminosas tropicais: IV - concentração e acúmulo de micronutrientes em Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) De Wit cv. Peru em função da idade

Sendo a leucena (Leucaena leucocephala Lam.) de Wit cv. Peru) uma espécie bastante promissora para a pecuária brasileira, foi conduzido um ensaio de campo com a finalidade de se conhecer o hábito alimentar dessa leguminosa. O ensaio foi instalado visando obter dados de concentração e extração dos micronutrientes (B, Cu, Fe, Mn e Zn) em função da idade. A partir dos dados obtidos constatou-se que: a) as concentrações de boro e ferro nas folhas não são afetadas pela idade; b) a concentração de manganês diminui nas folhas e caules com a idade; c) as folhas aos 360 dias contém em 535,46 g de matéria seca por planta: 22 mg de boro; 7 mg de cobre; 204 mg de ferro; 19 mg de manganês e 11 mg de zinco; d) os caules aos 360 dias contém em 1-783,33 g de matéria seca/planta: 20 mg de boro; 13 mg de cobre; 84mg de ferro; 10 mg de manganês e 36 mg de zinco; e) o acumulo de micronutrientes pela planta aos 360 dias obedece a seguinte ordem: Fe > Zn > B > Mn > Cu

Culicoides huaynacapaci, a new species from the Department of Cajamarca, Peru (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

A new species of Culicoides of the subgenus Mataemyia Vargas, Culicoides huaynacapaci Felippe-Bauer, is described and illustrated based on female and male specimens collected biting humans in Department of Cajamarca, in Peruvian Amazonia. The new species is compared with its similar congener C. albuquerquei Wirth & Blanton.

Nest site selection by Hypsiboas faber(Anura, Hylidae) in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT Male gladiator frogs of Hypsiboas Wagler, 1830 build nests on available substrate surrounding ponds and streams where female spawn eggs during the breeding period. Although gladiator frogs seem to show plasticity in the way they construct their nests, there is no study reporting if these species present preferences about microhabitat conditions for nest-building (mainly under subtropical climate). Predation pressure and environmental conditions have been considered major processes shaping the great diversity of reproductive strategies performed by amphibians, but microhabitat conditions should explain where to build a nest as well as how nest looks. This study aimed to test nest site selection for nest-building by Hypsiboas faber(Wied-Neuwied, 1821), determining which factors are related to nest site selection and nest features. The survey was conducted at margins of two permanent ponds in Southern Brazil. Habitat factors were evaluated in 18 plots with nest and 18 plots in the surrounding without nest (control), describing vegetation structure and heterogeneity, and substrate characteristics. Water temperature was measured inside the nest and in its adjacency. Nest features assessed were area, depth and temperature. Habitat characteristics differed between plots with and without nest. Microhabitat selected for nest-building was characterized by great vegetation cover and height, as well as shallower water and lower cover of organic matter in suspension than in plots without nest. Differences between temperature inside nest and in its adjacency were not observed. No relationship between nest features and habitat descriptors was evidenced. Results revealed that Hypsiboas faber does not build nests anywhere. Males seem to prefer more protected habitats, probably avoiding predation, invasion of conspecific males and inclement weather. Lack of differences between temperature inside- and outside-nest suggest that nest do not improve this condition for eggs and tadpole development. Nest architecture was not related to habitat characteristics, which may be determined by other factors, as nest checking by females before amplexus. Nest site selection should increase offspring survival as well the breeding success of Hypsiboas faber.

Sôbre dois novos parasitos de peixe da costa do Peru (Cestoda, Tetraphyllidea)

Na presente nota estudamos alguns cestódeos coletados de Sarda chilensis (Cuv.) peixe comum da costa do pacífico, enviado por um de nós (N.I.H); o material era constituído por vários espécimes de Phyllobothriidae e paenas trêss de Onchobothriidae, infelizmente todos comprimidos; não obstante aqui fazemos o seu estudo por ser tratar de material de interêsse.

The finding of eggs of Diphyllobothrium in human coprolites (4.100-1.950 BC) from Northern Chile

Twenty six coprolites from an archaeological site in the province of Iquique, northern Chile, were examined for parasites. Coprolites were found in two excavation units, I and II (Tiliviche site), dated respectively at 5,900 B.C. to 4,110 B.C. and 4,110 B.C. to 1,950 B.C., and identified as of human origin. Only at the unit II coprolites containing helminth eggs identified as Diphyllobothrium pacificum were found. The presence of this tapeworm, a parasite of the American Sea Lion, in human coprolites, points to a diet which included marine fishes and provides information on the antiquity of infection by Diphyllobothrium pacificum. It is interesting to note that Baer (1969) suggests the presence of this tapeworm in pre-Columbian populations when diagnosing the first human cases in today's population in Peru.

Travassosisca, a new genus of Johnsoniini (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from Peru

Descriptions of a genus and two new species of Sarcophagidae from Peru.

Description of Lutzomyia (Evandromyia) sipani, a new species of Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Loreto Department, Peru

Lutzomyia sipani n.sp. is described from males collected in Loreto Department, Peru. The new species belongs to the subgenus Evandromyia mangabeira and confirms the presence of this group in Peru.

Description of Warileya lumbrerasi n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Peru

Warileya lumbrerasi n. sp. is described from the northern Peruvian Andes. This species was collected inside houses, and is the seventh species described within the genus Warileya Hertig, 1948.

The Rio de Janeiro HIV Vaccine Site: I. Recruitment Strategies and Socio-demographic Data of a HIV Negative Homosexual and Bisexual Male Cohort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The initial effort of the Brazilian Ministry of Health to be an active partner in the world effort in the preparation of future accurate human immune deficiency virus (HIV) efficacy trials was the establishment of a multi-centered cohort of homosexual and bisexual men. An open cohort was established to determine the HIV incidence and the socio-behavioral aspects involved in Rio de Janeiro. A total of 318 potential participants, originated from multiple sources (health units, public information, snowball recruitment), were screened and recruitment became effective through the direct involvement of target communities (with the support of Non Governmental Organizations) and the population. Among this group, seropositivity for sexually transmitted diseases was high with 23, 32 and 46% for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, respectively. The socio-demographic data from the first 200 participants of this HIV negative cohort suggests that the cohort volunteers are an appropriate sample of the general male population of the State of Rio de Janeiro