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Exploration of the validity of weak magnets as a suitable placebo in trials of magnetic therapy.
Complement Ther Med. 2008 Jun;16(3):177-80
Authors: Greaves CJ, Harlow TN
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether 50 mT magnetic bracelets would be suitable as a placebo control condition for studying the pain relieving effects of higher strength magnetic bracelets in arthritis. DESIGN: Randomised controlled comparison between groups given either a weak 50 mT or a higher strength 180 mT magnetic bracelets to test. SETTING: Four arthritis support groups in Devon, UK. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred sixteen people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Beliefs about group allocation and expectation of benefit. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between groups in beliefs about allocation to the 'active magnet' group. Participants were however more likely to have an expectation of benefit (pain relief) with the higher strength magnetic bracelets. CONCLUSIONS: Asking about perceived group allocation is not sufficient to rule out placebo effects in trials of magnetic bracelets which use weak magnets as a control condition. There are differences in expectation of benefit between different magnet strengths.
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Atrial tachyarrhythmias in infants.
Turk J Pediatr. 2008 Mar-Apr;50(2):143-8
Authors: Baksiene ND, Sileikiene R, Sileikis V, Kevalas R, Gurskis V
This report describes clinical features and tactics of treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias in infancy. Electrophysiologic study was performed in all 20 infants (2 weeks - 12 months old) in order to determine the mechanism of arrhythmia and to predict the clinical efficacy of management. Reciprocating mechanism was revealed in 12 infants. Atrial flutter was diagnosed for 10 infants among whom only 2 patients were older than two months. Six infants were found to have flutter conduction with a rate of 1:1. Four infants had congestive heart failure, 3 of them with a structurally normal heart. Half of the infants with atrial flutter needed long-term antiarrhythmic therapy. Electrotherapy for termination of atrial flutter was effective in all of them. Automatic atrial tachycardia in eight infants presented no major problems unless it became incessant and resistant to pharmacological treatment. The average tachycardia rate reached 171+/-7 beats/min. Atrial reciprocating tachycardia usually affects patients with diseased myocardium.
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Atrial tachyarrhythmias in infants.
Turk J Pediatr. 2008 Mar-Apr;50(2):143-8
Authors: Baksiene ND, Sileikiene R, Sileikis V, Kevalas R, Gurskis V
This report describes clinical features and tactics of treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias in infancy. Electrophysiologic study was performed in all 20 infants (2 weeks - 12 months old) in order to determine the mechanism of arrhythmia and to predict the clinical efficacy of management. Reciprocating mechanism was revealed in 12 infants. Atrial flutter was diagnosed for 10 infants among whom only 2 patients were older than two months. Six infants were found to have flutter conduction with a rate of 1:1. Four infants had congestive heart failure, 3 of them with a structurally normal heart. Half of the infants with atrial flutter needed long-term antiarrhythmic therapy. Electrotherapy for termination of atrial flutter was effective in all of them. Automatic atrial tachycardia in eight infants presented no major problems unless it became incessant and resistant to pharmacological treatment. The average tachycardia rate reached 171+/-7 beats/min. Atrial reciprocating tachycardia usually affects patients with diseased myocardium.
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