Insulin protected human ventricular cardiomyocytes from ischemia and reperfusion. This protection may be due to a stimulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity which resulted in improved aerobic metabolism.

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Patients with cardiac myxoma should therefore be operated on immediately because the possibility that the tumor size might be large when IL-6 and/or alpha1-globulin values are high. In addition, cases of "familial myxoma" require careful observation and periodic echocardiography after surgery to identify any possible recurrence. Recently, molecular genetic analyses are therefore considered to be an important diagnostic tool for cardiac myxoma, especially "familial myxoma." Our "familial myxoma" case demonstrated a C769T PRKAR1a mutation, which has also been observed in other cases of "familial myxoma."

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Tolvaptan appears to be effective and safe for management of postoperative fluid retention after congenital heart surgery.