Stratospheric radioactivity data obtained by balloon sampling /

Cover title.

Up in the clouds; or, Balloon voyages,

Mode of access: Internet.

A balloon ascension at midnight,

Colophon: Eleven hundred and seventy-five copies of this book on old Stratford deckle-edge paper and thirty copies on imperial Japan vellum have been printed for Elder and Shepard by the Twentieth century press in the year MCMII, and the type distributed.

Crotchets in the air, or, An (un) scientific account of a balloon-trip, in a familiar letter to a friend /

Account of a balloon ascension conducted by Charles Green.

Five weeks in a balloon : or, Journeys and discoveries in Africa by three Englishmen /

Reprint. Originally published: New York, D. Appleton, 1869.

Five weeks in a balloon; or, Journeys and discoveries in Africa, by three Englishmen.

Tr. of: Cinq semaines en ballon.

Organizational, DS, GS, and depot maintenance manual : balloon inflation and lauching device ML-594/U.

"August 1966."

Sheila Morris with ribbons and Valentine balloon, February 1987 (date printed by photo lab on back)

We could probably get sharper focus on another scanner with manual focus adjustment

Leukaemia inhibitory factor retards the progression of atherosclerosis

Objective: Our previous studies showed that the pleiotropic cytokine leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) inhibits the de novo formation of experimental atherosclerotic lesions. The present study examined whether LIF also inhibits progression of pre-existing atheroma. Methods: Balloon angioplasty was performed on the right carotid arteries of 18 rabbits immediately before placing animals on a cholesterol-enriched diet. After 4 weeks, at which time the intima:media ratio (IN) was 0.99+/-0.12 (n=6), osmotic minipumps containing LIF (n=6) or saline control n=6) were inserted into the peritoneal cavity of each of the remaining rabbits for a further 4 weeks. Arteries were then harvested for analysis. Results: Continuous administration of LIF for the final 4 weeks of an 8-week cholesterol-enriched diet completely inhibited lesion progression in injured carotid arteries (I:M 1.05+/-0.16) compared with the saline-treated group at 8 weeks (1.62+/-0.13; P

Increased platelet-derived microparticles in the coronary circulation of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty patients

Platelet-derived microparticles that are produced during platelet activation are capable of adhesion and aggregation. Endothelial trauma that occurs during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) may support platelet-derived microparticle adhesion and contribute to development of restenosis. We have previously reported an increase in platelet-derived microparticles in peripheral arterial blood with angioplasty. This finding raised concerns regarding the role of platelet-derived microparticles in restenosis, and therefore the aim of this study was to monitor levels in the coronary circulation. The study population consisted of 19 angioplasty patients. Paired coronary artery and sinus samples were obtained following heparinization, following contrast administration, and subsequent to all vessel manipulation. Platelet-derived microparticles were identified with an anti-CD61 (glycoprotein IIIa) fluorescence-conjugated antibody using flow cytometry. There was a significant decrease in arterial platelet-derived microparticles from heparinization to contrast administration (P=0.001), followed by a significant increase to the end of angioplasty (P=0.004). However, there was no significant change throughout the venous samples. These results indicate that the higher level of platelet-derived microparticles after angioplasty in arterial blood remained in the coronary circulation. Interestingly, levels of thrombin-antithrombin complexes did not rise during PTCA. This may have implications for the development of coronary restenosis post-PTCA, although this remains to be determined.

Local thrombolysis or rapid transfer for primary angioplasty for patients presenting with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction to hospitals without angioplasty facilities

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