Renal infarction is an underdiagnosed and under-reported phenomenon, and needs to be diagnosed rapidly to prevent permanent loss of renal function. Renal infarction should be considered in the initial differential diagnosis of nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis. It is often mistaken for more benign pathology and is worthwhile reviewing and reporting.
Saeed K
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Outcome after acute myocardial infarction: a comparison of patients seen by cardiologists and general physicians [PDF]
Background: The management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has improved over the last 50 years with the more frequent use of effective medicines and procedures. The clinical benefit of the speciality of the attending physician is less clear.
Abubakar, Ibrahim +9 more
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Incidence and prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction in people with diabetes: a substudy of the rosiglitazone evaluated for cardiac outcomes and regulation of glycemia in diabetes (RECORD) study [PDF]
<p>OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence and incidence of unrecognized myocardial infarction in a contemporary population with type 2 diabetes.</p> <p>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of the ...
Michael R. MacDonald +34 more
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Two cases of splenic infarction due to torsion of wandering spleen requiring laparoscopic splenectomy in adolescent girls [PDF]
Wandering spleen is a rare condition in which the spleen is not found in its usual location or presentation. Its vascular pedicle can be twisted easily, and compromised vasculature of spleen.
Soo-Hong Kim +2 more
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Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major contributor of heart failure (HF). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), mainly monocytes, are the essential initiators of AMI-induced HF.
Qixin Chen +5 more
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Treatment of patients with combined coronary and carotid artery atherosclerosis is a difficult task due to the increased risk of surgical intervention in this cohort of patients.
F. B. Shukurov +4 more
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Occurrence of vasospasm and infarction in relation to a focal monitoring sensor in patients after SAH: placing a bet when placing a probe? [PDF]
Introduction: Vasospastic brain infarction is a devastating complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Using a probe for invasive monitoring of brain tissue oxygenation or blood flow is highly focal and may miss the site of cerebral ...
Ulrich, Christian T. +16 more
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Infective endocarditis with embolic renal infarct presenting as acute abdomen [PDF]
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a disease that is rare but potentially fatal and challenging to diagnose. A 28-year-old man with sickle cell trait and a history of intravenous drug use presented with abdominal pain and hematuria mimicking a surgical ...
Mustafa Mahmood Eid
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BackgroundIMPROVE‐IT (Improved Reduction of Outcomes: Vytorin Efficacy International Trial) showed that adding the nonstatin ezetimibe to statin therapy further reduced cardiovascular events in patients after an acute coronary syndrome. In a prespecified
Eri Toda Kato +9 more
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Bivalirudin during primary PCI in acute myocardial infarction. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Treatment with the direct thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin, as compared with heparin plus glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, results in similar suppression of ischemia while reducing hemorrhagic complications in patients with stable angina and ...
Kirtane, Ajay J +15 more
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