RESUMO
The paper describes a case of Fabry disease in a patient in whom kidney biopsy enabled the renal lesion be characterized in detail. Fabry nephropathy-associated kidney tissue changes, including renal lesion, have been verified using electron microscopy of renal tissue.
RESUMO
Hemosorption and plasmapheresis were used in 26 patients with episodes of atrial fibrillation and extrasystoles. A response lasting 4 +/- 0.9 months was registered in 80% of cases. Negative effects were absent.
Assuntos
Fibrilação Atrial/terapia , Complexos Cardíacos Prematuros/terapia , Hemoperfusão , Plasmaferese , Adulto , Idoso , Antiarrítmicos/uso terapêutico , Fibrilação Atrial/sangue , Complexos Cardíacos Prematuros/sangue , Doença Crônica , Terapia Combinada , Feminino , Hemoperfusão/efeitos adversos , Hemoperfusão/instrumentação , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Plasmaferese/efeitos adversos , Plasmaferese/instrumentaçãoRESUMO
The authors present pilot experience in extracorporeal blood purification (hemosorption, plasmapheresis) aimed at correction of cardiac arrhythmia. Seven responders of 8 patients treated had less frequent episodes of cardiac fibrillation the severity of which decreased, they suffered no more from high-grade extrasystoles, were put on reduced doses of antiarrhythmic drugs. The response is attributed to improvement of blood rheology and elimination of arrhythmogenic substances.