Symptomatic Presentation of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Heart Transplantation Patients
Patients with acute myocardial infarction with a history of an orthotopic heart transplantation rarely present with classic anginal symptoms, secondary to cardiac denervation.
Shashank Jain, MD+3 more
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Real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) assessment of short- and long-term treatment outcome in Budd-Chiari syndrome: A pilot study. [PDF]
PURPOSE:The first aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between liver stiffness measurement, hepatic venous pressure and liver fibrosis. The second aim was to demonstrate the utility of real-time shear wave elastography for evaluation of ...
Hong-Wei Wang+5 more
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COVID-19 diagnosis in a patient with critical limb ischemia: complications and clinical outcomes [PDF]
A 67-year-old male diabetic patient with systemic arterial hypertension was admitted to the emergency department with a necrotic ulcer in the left external malleolus and no palpable popliteal or pedal pulses.
Rafael de Athayde Soares+5 more
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Limb salvage following below-the-ankle angioplasty in critical limb ischemia
Aim: The aim was to report limb salvage following below-the-ankle (BTA) angioplasty as an adjunct to proximal angioplasty in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI).
B Nishan+4 more
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Isolated Gastric Varix Bleeding Caused by Splenic Vein Obstruction: Two Case Reports
Isolated left-sided portal hypertension is a rare clinical syndrome caused by splenic veno-occlusive disease. Splenic vein thrombosis and extrinsic compression causes proximal splenic vein hypertension, and the splenic blood flows into the superior ...
Juyoung Pak+5 more
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Assessing the effectiveness of primary angioplasty compared with thrombolysis and its relationship to time delay: a Bayesian evidence synthesis [PDF]
Background: Meta-analyses of trials have shown greater benefits from angioplasty than thrombolysis after an acute myocardial infarction, but the time delay in initiating angioplasty needs to be considered.
Abrams, Keith R.+6 more
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Is primary angioplasty cost effective in the UK? Results of a comprehensive decision analysis [PDF]
Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of primary angioplasty, compared with medical management with thrombolytic drugs, to achieve reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI) from the perspective of the UK NHS.
Abrams, Keith+6 more
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S-Nitrosoglutathione reduces asymptomatic embolization after carotid angioplasty [PDF]
Background: The major complication of carotid angioplasty is embolic stroke, which may occur after balloon inflation and deflation or in the early postintervention period.
Clifton, A.+4 more
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BackgroundWhite cord syndrome is an uncommon complication characterized by delayed neurologic deterioration with no other identified cause after spinal decompression surgery. Its etiology is attributed to spinal cord reperfusion injury.
Guiping Wang+5 more
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