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An unusual case of upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020 Acute limb ischemia in young adults warrants thorough investigation to determine the underlying cause. Here, we present a case of acute upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner secondary to paradoxical embolism.
William Gondoputro, MBBS, BSc (Adv) +3 more
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A time-series study of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale: premature adoption? [PDF]
, 2015 To evaluate the impact of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance in January 2005 and subsequent trial evidence on the adoption of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PCPFO).A retrospective time series study was ...
Angelini, GD, Hollingworth, W, Lew, KN
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Critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry in a neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]
, 2014 ObjectiveCritical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening is effective in asymptomatic late preterm and term newborn infants with a low false-positive rate (0.035%).
Carrion, V +3 more
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 We present an extremely rare case of a patient with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism treated with percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy, complicated with stroke as a form of paradoxical embolism through a previously unknown patent foramen ovale ...
Marina López-Rubio +7 more
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Early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in workers: role of standard and advanced echocardiography [PDF]
, 2018 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and consequently early diagnosis is of paramount importance. Working conditions can be regarded as an additional risk factor for CVD. Since different aspects of the job
Capotosto, Lidia +4 more
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Persistent hypoxemia after an asthma attack
The Ultrasound Journal, 2019 The presence of an unknown intracardiac shunt due to a patent foramen ovale may be an unusual cause of hypoxemia. We report the case of a patient who presented persistent hypoxemia after an adequate treatment for a severe asthma attack requiring ...
Cristian Deana +7 more
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Endocardial fibroelastosis [PDF]
, 1967 This is an article delivered at a meeting of the British Medical Association (Malta Branch) on the 7th March 1967. During the eleven-year period 1955-66 eight cases of endocardial fibroelastosis were diagnosed or confirmed at autopsy.
Captur, Victor +2 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2016 Diseases associated with chronic hypoxaemia are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Epidemiological data indicate that cardiovascular diseases contribute substantially to this problem, but the underlying mechanisms are ...
Emrush Rexhai +2 more
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Left atrial anomalous muscular band as incidental finding during video-assisted mitral surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Congenital fibromuscular bands have been described inleft ventricle or right atrium and have been diagnosed by echocardiography and CT scan. The first report of anomalous band in the left atrium was described in 1897 by Rollestone (1).
Baldascino, Francesco +6 more
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Patent foramen ovale and thromboembolic complications [PDF]
, 2010 The foramen ovale, an atrial septal defect which is essential in the fetal circulation, remains patent through adulthood in approximately 25% of the general population and so it represents the most common persistent abnormality of fetal origin.
Barbaro, G +6 more
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