Atheroembolic renal disease [PDF]
Atheroembolic renal disease develops when atheromatous aortic plaques rupture, releasing cholesterol crystals into the small renal arteries. Embolisation often affects other organs, such as the skin, gastrointestinal system, and brain.
Ravani P., Scolari F
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Pautas de profilaxis antibiótica de Endocarditis Bacteriana, recomendadas por los odontólogos en España [PDF]
El propósito del presente estudio fue conocer las pautas de profilaxis antibiótica de Endocarditis Bacteriana (EB) recomendadas por los odontólogos en España.
Caamaño Durán, Flor +4 more
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Multiple arterial embolization from left atrial myxoma in a Maltese boy [PDF]
Atrial myxoma is rare in adults and even rarer in children. In this article the author describes. The presentation may be with embolic, obstructive or constitutional symptoms, which may be dramatic and life-threatening.
Elliott, Martin, Vassallo Agius, Paul
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When the heart rules the head: ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage complicating infective endocarditis [PDF]
Sir William Osler meticulously described the clinical manifestations of infective endocarditis in 1885, concluding that: 'few diseases present greater difficulties in the way of diagnosis … which in many cases are practically insurmountable'.
Curtis, C +6 more
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The term “mycotic aneurysm” was first used by Osler in 1882 to describe a mushroom-shaped aneurysm in subacute bacterial endocarditis. Mycotic aneurysms account for only 2.6% of all aneurysms of the aorta.
Ciel Harris +6 more
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The Emerging Clinical Usefulness of Complement Measurements [PDF]
Not many years ago the main purpose of “complement” seemed to be to drill holes in sheep erythrocytes. In the classic experiment which was part of every medical student’s microbiology laboratory experience, a magic stuff called complement, somewhat ...
Ruddy, Shaun
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Surgical treatment for endocarditis in Iceland 1997-2013 [PDF]
Efst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinnInngangur: Opna hjartaaðgerð getur þurft að gera í alvarlegum tilfellum hjartaþelsbólgu.
Arnar Geirsson +2 more
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Predisposing factors of brain abscess in Ardabil [PDF]
Background: Brain abscess is a focal intracerebral infection, which begins as a localized area of cerebritis and develops into a collection of pus surrounded by a well-vascularized capsule. In the present study, we studied all patients with brain abscess
بالاخانی, شهریار +4 more
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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in patients with chronic venous catheters: a case report and literature review. [PDF]
Chronic indwelling catheters have been reported to be associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) via the activation of the classical complement pathway in association with bacterial infections such as coagulase negative ...
Nast, Cynthia C +3 more
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Metastização pulmonar na apresentação de angiossarcoma cardÃaco â Caso clÃnico e discussão
Resumo: Apresenta-se um caso clÃnico referente a doente de 35 anos, do sexo masculino sem antecedentes pessoais relevantes, admitido no serviço de urgência por quadro de toracalgia e tosse produtiva com alterações electrocardiográficas sugestivas ...
VÃtor Fonseca +11 more
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