University of Córdoba (Spain)

About: University of Córdoba (Spain) is a education organization based out in Cordova, Spain. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Catalysis. The organization has 12006 authors who have published 22998 publications receiving 537842 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Córdoba (Spain) & Universidad de Córdoba.

Selective Quantification of Carnitine Enantiomers Using Chiral Cysteine-Capped CdSe(ZnS) Quantum Dots

Abstract: We report the first observation of selective and specific recognition of chiral l-cysteine (l-Cys)- or d-cysteine (d-Cys)-capped CdSe(ZnS) quantum dots (QDs) with carnitine enantiomers in aqueous solution. The intensity fluorescence of l-Cys-capped QDs decay in the presence of d-carnitine but are not affected by l-carnitine. On the other hand, the fluorescence of d-Cys-capped QDs was only affected by l-carnitine. The applicability of chiral Cys-capped QDs for the analysis of chiral mixtures on enantiomers has been demonstrated for 1:100 mixtures, and the results that were obtained had high precision (<2.3%) and low error (<2.7%).

Percutaneous coronary intervention for bifurcation lesions: 2008 consensus document from the fourth meeting of the European Bifurcation Club.

Abstract: The bestapproach to manage a bifurcation to achieve optimal proceduraloutcomes and, more importantly, long-term success with lowrestenosis rates and low MACE rates is still heavily debated. Thisdebate has predominantly stemmed from a lack of randomiseddata, which may explain why therapeutic strategies have beenlargely based on the personal clinical experiences of highly skilledoperators practising in high-volume centres. Although the treatmentstrategy for bifurcation lesions has rapidly improved over the years,the lower procedural success, especially as the result of abrupt sidebranch (SB) closure with single stent strategies, together with therisk of thrombosis and restenosis associated with the complex twostent techniques, remains a predictor of adverse clinical outcome.The incidence of bifurcation lesions, the technical difficultiesinherent in their treatment, the lower success rate, and highercomplication and restenosis rates observed in this setting comparedwith non-bifurcation lesions have prompted intense researchactivity and have made coronary bifurcation stenting the focus ofspecific sessions in major interventional cardiology meetings.The European Bifurcation Club (EBC) was founded in 2004 in orderto devise a common terminology for the description and treatmentof bifurcation lesions and to exchange ideas on the clinical,technical, and fundamental aspects of the specific treatmentstrategies implemented in this setting. EBC meetings are heldannually. The fourth meeting was convened in Prague onSeptember 26-27, 2008, with the agenda to reach a consensus onthe current state of the art of percutaneous bifurcation treatment.The present report represents a synthesis of the findings from thismeeting, and also incorporates a literature review from the field ofbifurcation intervention. Topics covered in this consensusdocument include state-of-the-art in bifurcation stentingtechniques, discussions of the anatomical changes at carina level