Sintilimab-Induced Myocarditis in a Patient with Gastric Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023 Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as a powerful and efficacious therapeutic approach for many cancer patients. Sintilimab is a fully human IgG4 monoclonal antibody that binds with programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) to block its ...
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EGPA presenting as sudden cardiac arrest: a case report and review of cardiac manifestations [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis in which cardiac involvement is a primary cause of mortality. Complete heart block presenting as Adams-Stokes syndrome is a rare but critical complication. Notably, to our
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Ventricular standstill disguised as epilepsy: A case report on Stokes-Adams attacks
Heliyon, 2023 Background: Stokes-Adams attacks presenting as convulsions may be difficult to distinguish from epilepsy. Stokes-Adams Syndrome is a transient abrupt collapse into unconsciousness due to a sudden but pronounced decrease in cardiac output caused by change
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Recurrent syncope with seizure-like features: the role of emergency monitoring in revealing intermittent AV block [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Recurrent syncope with seizure-like stiffening may mimic epilepsy or neurological disorders, and when routine tests are repeatedly normal, intermittent arrhythmia can be easily overlooked.
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Temporal Characteristics and Management of Prolonged Sinus Pause Following Atrial Fibrillation Termination After Catheter Ablation—A Preliminary Study [PDF]
Annals of Noninvasive ElectrocardiologyIntroduction Prolonged sinus pause (PSP) after atrial fibrillation (AF) termination shortly after catheter ablation seems to be a reversible phenomenon without further need for pacemaker implantation (PMI). However, no mature management strategy has been
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Perioperative coronary artery spasm after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in the non-manipulated coronary artery [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Perioperative coronary artery spasm (CAS) following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a severe or lethal condition that is rarely reported.
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THE ADAMS-STOKES SYNDROME AND THE BUNDLE OF HIS. [PDF]
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 1906 We desire to put on record a case of acute epididymitis, probably gonorrheal in origin, leading to septicemic symptoms, in the course of which the Adams-Stokes syndrome appeared fourteen days before death. The autopsy of the heart demonstrated anemic necrosis of the muscular septum in the region of the bundle of His1consequent on a recent thrombosis of
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Stokes-Adams syndrome, a rarely reported disease [PDF]
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Case Report: Hypothyroidism Misdiagnosed as Fulminant Myocarditis in a Child
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 Background: Hypothyroidism can lead to bradycardia, reduced cardiac output, cardiac enlargement, and abnormal electrocardiogram. However, hemodynamic instability and malignant arrhythmias due to hypothyroidism is rarely reported in children.Patient ...
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