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Abstract Background Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) is rare in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), management of which is challenging. Limited data exists on the utility of catheter ablation for the treatment of VT in this population.
Jalaj Garg+7 more
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A Cautionary Tale of Triple Therapy
A 54-year-old man with a history of atrial flutter presented with anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main coronary artery.
Negeen Shahandeh, MD+3 more
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Adverse Events
Abstract In the last years, we assisted to a tremendous increase in therapeutic options for the management of cancers, with immunotherapy at the forefront of this innovation. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been developed to enhance the activity of the immune system against cancer cells (1) and the number of approvals for ICIs has rapidly ...
Maria Luisa De Perna+4 more
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Abstract Aims Plasma volume status (PVS) is recognized as a marker of systemic congestion, but its clinical utility in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) undergoing transcatheter edge‐to‐edge mitral valve repair (M‐TEER) has not been well established. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of PVS in these patients.
Ai Kagase+30 more
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Bacterial pericarditis presenting as hemorrhagic pericardial effusion in a 6-year-old girl
Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion is known to occur due to tuberculosis, malignancy, uremia or trauma. We present a rare case of a 6 year old girl with bacterial pericarditis who had hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade.
Saxena Anita+3 more
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Bedside Echocardiography for Rapid Diagnosis of Malignant Cardiac Tamponade
History of present illness: A 47-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain and shortness of breath. She was hypotensive and her EKG showed sinus tachycardia with low voltage. A bedside ultrasound
Alaina Brinley+2 more
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Cardiac tamponade after removal of temporary pace maker in multidiscipinary intensive care unit [PDF]
Cardiac tamponade is a medical and surgical emergency, which needs early recognition and treatment. Myocardial perforation leading to cardiac tamponade is a rare complication after pace maker insertion.
Khan, Muhammad Faisal+1 more
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Successful use of balloon tamponade in the management of postpartum hemorrhage in a case of bicornuate uterus [PDF]
Worldwide 50%–70% of all cases of maternal morbidity have been attributed to postpartum hemorrhage. This report discusses a case of bicornuate uterus in a term pregnancy.
Basharat, Ayesha, Saleem, Erum
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The topic the author chose to research is cardiac tamponade. Cardiac tamponade occurs when fluid builds up in the pericardial cavity, which is the cavity that surrounds the heart.
Miner, Ashley
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Malignancy with unknown primary presenting as acute cardiac tamponade: a case report [PDF]
A case report of a patient presenting in cardiac tamponade that was subsequently diagnosed as being secondary to malignancy of unknown primary. The patient was treated by urgent pericardiocentesis, followed by subsequent formation of a subxiphoid ...
Banham-Hall, Edward J, Bokhari, Awais M
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