ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN THYROTOXICOSIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THERAPEUTICS OF THYROTOXIC CARDIAC DISEASE

Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function in thyrotoxicosis and implications for the therapeutics of thyrotoxic cardiac disease

Raphael C Anakwue,1,2 Basden J Onwubere,2 Vincent Ikeh,2 Benedict Anisiuba,2 Samuel Ike,2 Angel-Mary C Anakwue3 1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2Department of Medicine, 3Department of Radiography and Radiological Sciences, Imaging Unit, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria Introduction: Th

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Feasibility investigation on novel concept of clutched train system to substitute for vehicular friction clutch

Sliding friction is utilized in the vehicular friction clutch to provide some slippage for smooth shifting and standing-start which is associated with some undesired issues, such as wear and heating of plates, introduction of high non-linearity and significant frictional dissipation.In order to reduce heat generation and frictional dissipation duri

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