Antiprotozoals are used to treat protozoal infections, which include amebiasis, giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, microsporidiosis, Malaria, babesiosis, trypanosomiasis, chaga's disease, leishmaniasis, and toxoplasmosis. Currently, many of the treatments for these infections are limited by their toxicity.
Myocardial Protection Using Del Nido Cardioplegia Solution in Adult Reoperative Aortic Valve Surgery. Sunday, June 01, 2014 - J Card Surg. 2014 May 26. BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The immediate postischemic period is marked by elevated intracellular calcium levels, which can lead to irreversible myocyte injury. Del Nido cardioplegia was developed for use in the pediatric population to address the inability of immature myocardium to tolerate high levels of intracellular calcium following cardiac surgery.
Stalevo was approved by the FDA in June 2003 to treat adult patients with idiopathic Parkinsonâs disease in two scenarios.First, to substitute with equivalent strength of each of the three components for immediate-release carbidopa/levodopa and entacapone previously administered as individual products.he supporting literature provided with Stalevo notes several studies undertaken to determine the various properties and clinical effectiveness of carbidopa, levodopa, and entacapone in non-combination form. Two studies, STRIDE-PD and FIRST-STEP, have been undertaken specifically to evaluate Stalevo.