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A Case Report of Systemic Sclerosis Complicated by Biventricular Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Review of Literature [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder whose aetiology is not fully understood. Skin fibrosis and visceral organs involvement are the hallmarks, and the heart could be disproportionately or subtly involved ...
Akinboro AO, Akinlade M, Akintunde AA, Audu MB   +3 more
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Expert Perspective: Diagnosis and Treatment of Castleman Disease

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Castleman disease (CD) is a major diagnostic challenge for rheumatologists. Unicentric CD (UCD) involves one enlarged lymph node region, whereas multicentric CD (MCD) involves multiple enlarged lymph node regions. Both UCD and MCD may exhibit a wide range of symptoms that overlap with other immune‐mediated conditions.
Luke Y. C. Chen, Lu Zhang, David C. Fajgenbaum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Value of the Persistence or Change in Pericardial Effusion Status on Serial Echocardiograms in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Pericardial effusion in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an indicator of right heart failure and a marker of poor prognosis; its significance on serial transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) is not clear.
Dardari, Zeina A.
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Novel Wire‐Assisted Mitral Commissurotomy Reduces Valve Crossing Time Compared to Inoue‐Balloon Technique of Treating Mitral Stenosis, Randomized Controlled Trial (CROSSVal)

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) of mitral stenosis is routinely performed by the Inoue balloon technique (IBT) which may be challenging with respect to valvular crossing. Using a novel wire‐assisted method (WAM) may improve feasibility and time efficiency. Aims In a randomized clinical trial, we compared the feasibility and
Chala Fekadu Oljira, Erik JS Packer, Håvard Dalen, Tom Roar Omdal, Rune Haaverstad, Adane Petros, Dejuma Yadeta, Eskindir Loha, Thomas Dolven, Hans Martin Flade, Arne Skagseth, Nigussie Bogale   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concurrent acute pancreatitis and pericardial effusion

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
While pleural effusion and ascites secondary to acute pancreatitis are common, clinically relevant pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade are observed rarely.In a study by Pezzilli et al., pleural effusion was noted in 7 of the 21 patients with acute
Yusuf Kayar, Kenan Ahmet Turkdogan, Birol Baysal, Nigar Gultekin, Ahmet Danalioglu, Ali Tuzun Ince, Hakan Senturk   +6 more
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Chronic massive pericardial effusion: a case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Chronic massive pericardial effusion without cardiac tamponade is relatively rare. Nearly half of all patients with chronic large pericardial effusion are asymptomatic.
Ying-shuo Huang, Jian-xiong Zhang, Ying Sun   +2 more
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Cardiac tamponade as first manifestation of primary hypothyroidism

Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2022
Pericardial effusion is commonly present in patients with moderate-to-severe hypothyroidism. However, large pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade (CT) is extremely rare.
Vikram Singh Shekhawat, Nitin Bajaj, Rajeev Mohan Gupta   +2 more
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Cats with thermal burn injuries from California wildfires show echocardiographic evidence of myocardial thickening and intracardiac thrombi. [PDF]

, 2020
Recent increases in the prevalence and severity of wildfires in some regions have resulted in an increased frequency of veterinary burn patients. Few studies exist regarding diagnostics and management of burn wounds in veterinary patients and current ...
Epstein, Steven E, Gunther-Harrington, Catherine T, Li, Ronald HL, Sharpe, Ashley N, Stern, Joshua A   +4 more
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Simultaneous Repair of Iatrogenic Left Atrial and Aortic Perforations Using Ductus Arteriosus Occluders: A Case Report

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iatrogenic perforation of the left atrium and aorta during transseptal puncture (TSP) is a rare but potentially life‐threatening complication. This report presents the case of an elderly male patient with a 20‐year history of atrial fibrillation who experienced this complication during a scheduled left atrial appendage closure procedure ...
Zhihao Wu, Shumin Ouyang, Minqi Liao, Lihua Chen, Haixian Yin, Jianping Zhou, Suxia Guo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericardial Effusion With Tamponade in Lung Cancer Patients During Treatment With Nivolumab: A Report of Two Cases

Frontiers in Oncology, 2019
Background: Nivolumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) that has shown efficacy for treating non-small cell lung cancer and has become a standard therapy for previously treated non-small cell lung cancer.
Masahiro Yamasaki, Wakako Daido, Naomi Saito, Kunihiko Funaishi, Takenori Okada, Kazuma Kawamoto, Yu Matsumoto, Naoko Matsumoto, Masaya Taniwaki, Nobuyuki Ohashi, Nobuyuki Ohashi, Noboru Hattori   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source