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Acute myocardial infarction as the first sign of infective endocarditis: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2020 Infective endocarditis is a bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves or endocardial surface, and it frequently forms vegetation and can lead to systemic embolism.
Jian Zhao +7 more
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A case of yogurt central line‐associated bloodstream infection in a child with intestinal failure
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Central line‐associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a significant cause of morbidity in children with intestinal failure (IF). Probiotic therapy is discouraged in patients with IF because of the increased risk of bacteremia with the probiotic organism.
Nasiha Rahim +6 more
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A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition with significant morbidity and mortality, and can require surgical repair.Case Report: A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea and chest pain.
Gallagher, Ryan +3 more
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Extrahepatic complications of liver transplantation. [PDF]
, 1985 The massive surgical assault associated with hepatic transplantation makes a high frequency of complications almost inevitable. In this review of 225 patient records, selected at random from cases of liver transplantation in Pittsburgh over a 2 1/2 year ...
Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE, Wood, RP
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Treatment of Libman-Sacks endocarditis by combination of warfarin and immunosuppressive therapy
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2019 Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a clinical disorder that creates an increased risk of arterial or venous thrombotic events or pregnancy-associated complications and includes the presence of autoantibodies against negatively charged phospholipids. This
Mehmet Rasih Sonsöz +4 more
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Proteome Analysis of Corynebacterium diphtheriae–Macrophage Interaction
PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contact of Corynebacterium diphtheriae with macrophages induces adaptations on both bacterial and cellular sides. The study presented here was aiming to shed light on the simultaneous intracellular adaptation of the bacteria and changes in the proteome of the phagocytes in response to the internalization of C. diphtheriae.
Luca Musella +6 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala +7 more
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AnimalsAvian infective endocarditis is an uncommon but severe disease that is typically diagnosed postmortem because of nonspecific clinical signs and rapid progression.
Ruy D. Chacón +10 more
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What anabolic–androgenic steroids reveal about the limits of current harm reduction models
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background Harm reduction has largely been shaped by responses to psychoactive drug use where the most urgent harms are acute. These models focus on overdose, blood‐borne viruses, and rapid‐onset toxicity related harms. When applied wholesale to anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), they obscure the distinctive pharmacology, consumer typologies,
Timothy Piatkowski +2 more
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Renal AA-amyloidosis in intravenous drug users - a role for HIV-infection? [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Chronic renal disease is a serious complication of long-term intravenous drug use (IVDU). Recent reports have postulated a changing pattern of underlying nephropathy over the last decades.
Amann, Kerstin Ute +7 more
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