Bilateral and metastatic pheochromocytoma in a 11-year-old child: A case report
Introduction: Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors. Bilateral and metastatic pheochromocytoma in children is even rarer. We report a case of a 11-year-old girl presenting with malignant hypertension related to a bilateral and metastatic ...
Takwa Mili +7 more
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Analysis of short-term blood pressure variability in pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma patients [PDF]
Data on short-term blood pressure variability (BPV), which is a well-established cardiovascular prognostic tool, in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) patients is still lack and conflicting.
Bisogni, V. +14 more
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Pathologic manifestations of levamisole-adulterated cocaine exposure. [PDF]
UnlabelledRheumatic manifestations of cocaine have been well described, but more recently, a dramatic increase in the levamisole-adulterated cocaine supply in the United States has disclosed unique pathologic consequences that are distinct from pure ...
Jen, Kuang-Yu, Nolan, Amber L
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Fractal and multifractal analysis of PET-CT images of metastatic melanoma before and after treatment with ipilimumab [PDF]
PET/CT with F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) images of patients suffering from metastatic melanoma have been analysed using fractal and multifractal analysis to assess the impact of monoclonal antibody ipilimumab treatment with respect to therapy outcome ...
Breki, Christina-Marina +6 more
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Treatment of atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension: review of observational studies and a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. [PDF]
open9Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis can cause ischaemic nephropathy and arterial hypertension. We herein review the observational and randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing medical and endovascular treatment for control of hypertension and ...
Caielli, P +8 more
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67-year-old female who was referred from her general practitioner because of uncontrolled right popliteal knee pain which was very severe and continuously deteriorating. She could not bend her knee and sleep because of the pain.
Bertuello, Isaac, Bonnici, Maria
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Management of hypertension at the community level in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): towards a rational use of available resources [PDF]
Hypertension is emerging in many developing nations as a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality, morbidity and disability in adults. In sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries it has specificities such as occurring in young and active adults, resulting in
Twagirumukiza, Marc, Van Bortel, Lucas
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RELEVANCIA DEL DIAGNÓSTICO DIFERENCIAL ENTRE EL SÍNDROME AÓRTICO AGUDO Y EL SÍNDROME CORONARIO AGUDO EN PACIENTES CON DOLOR TORÁCICO Y CRISIS HIPERTENSIVA: REVISIÓN A PROPÓSITO DE 2 CASOS / Relevance of the differential diagnosis between acute aortic syndrome and acute coronary syndrome in patients with thoracic pain and hypertensive crisis: review on 2 case reports [PDF]
Acute aortic syndrome is a pathological process with low incidence compared with acute coronary syndrome, although with a worse prognosis in the short term, which is why its early diagnosis and urgent treatment are essential to the favorable evolution of
Borja Simó Sánchez +3 more
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Background Acute blood pressure (BP) elevations are common in emergency settings and are traditionally classified into hypertensive urgencies (HU) and hypertensive emergencies (HE).
Giacomo Buso +10 more
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A brief review of the literature on the malignant ureteral obstruction [PDF]
Malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) caused by a primarily urological tumor or secondary to a late-stage malignancy can be difficult for the urologist to manage. Due to a lack of clinical data on the management of MUO, every case is particular and should
Brînză, Adrian +7 more
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