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Bubbles in the Heart: A Case Series of Three Varying Presentations of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is described as an arterial oxygenation deficit caused by intrapulmonary vascular dilatations in the presence of chronic liver disease. This case series highlighted three HPS cases that were brought to the emergency unit of
Anjali Jayakumar +4 more
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Culture Positive Brucella Endocarditis in a Case of Baloon Mitral Valvotomy [PDF]
Brucella endocarditis is a rare condition which occurs as a focal complication in chronic brucellosis cases. We report a rare brucella endocarditis case in a RVHD patient. A 26 years old male was admitted with fever on off for almost one year.
Aundhkar, S, Ghorpade, MV, Pawar, SK
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Occlusion of an Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt With an Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device in a Dog
This is the first description, to the authors’ knowledge, of the use of an Amplatzer occluder device for a large intrahepatic shunt. In this case, shunt attenuation was successful with no major complications. Instead of accumulating coils or having to proceed with open laparotomy, the use of such device could be made routine for bigger shunt vessels of
Marion Guidat +2 more
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Analysis of radiograph and detection of cardiomegaly [PDF]
The paper presents the procedure which automatically and reliably determines the presence of heart enlargement, also known as cardiomegaly, from a chest radiograph.
Ilovar, Miha, Šajn, Luka
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Left ventricular fibrosarcoma in a 4‐year‐old labrador
Abstract A 4‐year‐old, male, neutered labrador presented for investigations into a single episode of collapse and an intracardiac mass. Echocardiography and computed tomography confirmed the presence of a large soft tissue mass within the left ventricular lumen, which nearly obstructed the left ventricular outflow tract.
Natalia Caldecott +4 more
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Background Sudden cardiac death accounts for the greatest proportion of duty‐related deaths among US firefighters. Increased understanding of the pathoanatomic causes of sudden cardiac death and the risk associated with underlying cardiac pathologies is ...
Denise L. Smith +7 more
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Mycoplasma pneumonia : an unusual cause of acute myocarditis in childhood [PDF]
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is primarily a respiratory pathogen but may affect exhibit a diverse range of presentations from asymptomatic infection to life threatening conditions. Myocarditis of varying severity is an unusual complication.
Bailey, Mark +4 more
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Pericardial fat simulating cardiomegaly
Abstract A case of pericardial fat that gave rise to an enlarged cardiac silhouette simulating cardiomegaly is presented. The virtual encasement of the heart by the large accumulation of pericardial fat led to difficulty in the differential diagnosis. The cardiomegaly was shown by tomography to be due to fat.
Department of Medicine, The J. Hillis Miller Health Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. USA. ( host institution ) +2 more
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