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Pacemaker Placement in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava [PDF]

Cureus, 2017
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare disorder which is asymptomatic and hence is usually discovered while performing interventions through the left subclavian vein. We present a case of a 78-year-old male who was undergoing elective placement of a permanent pacemaker for tachycardia - bradycardia syndrome with post-conversion pauses of ...
Bilal Saqi, Sajjad Gul, Robert D. Mosteller, Murtaza Sundhu, Mubbasher Syed   +4 more
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MELD score predicts outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure: A longitudinal evaluation

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 839-847, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Advanced heart failure (AHF) is characterized by recurrent episodes of haemodynamic instability and frequent hospitalizations, leading to a progressive decline in quality of life and high mortality rates. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of the model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) score and its variations in ...
Francesco Curcio, Cristiano Amarelli, Rosaria Chiappetti, Irene Mattucci, Veronica Flocco, Mahmoud Issa Rammal, Ciro Abete, Francesca Mazzella, Ciro Maiello, Pasquale Abete, Francesco Cacciatore   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary congestion relief by adding dapagliflozin to intravenous loop diuretic in acute heart failure patients

ESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims We aim to assess the efficacy of congestion relief and safety associated with adding SGLT2i (viz., dapagliflozin 10 mg) to intravenous loop diuretics within 24 h of hospital presentation in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). Methods and results A single‐centre open‐label clinical research study enrolled 98 patients admitted with an ...
Daniela Mocan, Maria Puschita, Diana Lungeanu, Adina Pop‐Moldovan, Luminita Pilat, Dan Darabantiu, Radu Jipa, Radu Ioan Lala   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Absence of right superior vena cava and persistence of left superior vena cava in fetus: Presenting two cases.

Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2011
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava is the most common congenital vascular anomaly. In the vast majority of cases its persistence coincides with thepresence of the right superior vena cava. The absence of the latter with persistent left superior vena cava
Yamelic Bernal, Carlos García Guevara, Elsa F. Ruisanchez, Pablo Marantz, Carlos García Morejón, Andrés Savío Benavides   +5 more
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The role of intra‐abdominal pressure and point of care ultrasound to guide decongestive therapies in acute heart failure

ESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.
The ABDOPOCUS‐HF trial is a randomized, single‐blind, low‐intervention clinical trial (n = 168) investigating the utility of intra‐abdominal pressure (IAP) and point of care ultrasound to guide decongestive therapies during the first 72 hours after admission for acute heart failure.
C. Josa‐Laorden, A. Campos‐Saenz de Santamaría, S. Crespo‐Aznarez, J. Pérez‐Silvestre, E. Montero‐Hernandez, P. Llacer‐Iborra, J. Torres‐Macho, M. Méndez‐Bailon, J.L. Morales‐Rull, P. Salamanca‐Bautista, N. Fernández‐Villa, I. Torres‐Courchoud, M.A. Vázquez‐Ronda, R. Martínez‐Gutiérrez, P. Serrano‐Irigoyen, N. García‐Lorente, J.C. Trullas, M. Cobo‐Marcos, M.J. Pinilla, M. Sánchez‐Marteles, J. Rubio‐Gracia   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Persistent left superior vena cava in cardiac congenital surgery [PDF]

, 2013
La persistance d'une veine cave supérieure gauche (VCSG) est une entité relativement fréquente dans le cadre des malformations cardiaques congénitales.
Giuliani-Poncini, C.
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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava With Absent Right Superior Vena Cava [PDF]

, 2013
We report the case of a 52-year-old patient who referred to our hospital with the indication for a pacemaker implantation. The attempt to implant the pacemaker lead through the right subclavian vein revealed an unusual course of the lead.
Anastasiadis, Georgios, Bonios, Michael J, Ekonomou, Chrisostomos, Vlachodimitris, Ioannis   +3 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Standardized First Trimester Fetal Echocardiography for the Detection of Congenital Heart Defects

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
First trimester fetal echocardiography has high detection rates for early diagnosis of severe congenital heart defects. Standardized first trimester fetal echocardiography may allow early diagnosis of fetuses with congenital heart defects and contribute to the appropriate management of these pregnancies.
Münip Akalın, Emine Eda Akalın, Merve Kara, Esra Esim Büyükbayrak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Salvage resection of advanced mediastinal tumors [PDF]

, 2019
The surgical treatment of locally advanced mediastinal tumors invading the great vessels and other nearby structures still represent a tricky question, principally due to the technical complexity of the resective phase, the contingent need to carry out
Andreetti, Claudio, Ciccone, Anna Maria, D’Andrilli, Antonio, Ibrahim, Mohsen, Maurizi, Giulio, Menna, Cecilia, Poggi, Camilla, Rendina, Erino Angelo, Vanni, Camilla, Venuta, Federico   +9 more
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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: An Incidental Finding

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009
![Figure][1] [![Graphic][3] ][3] A 29-year-old Hispanic man with palpitations was found to have a large and dilated coronary sinus (CS) on transthoracic echocardiogram ( A , [Online Video 1][3]).
Nasser Lakkis, Arunima Misra, Mahboob Alam, Ghulam H. Thaver   +3 more
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