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View article: Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young 26 Years Old Patient: A Rare Sequelae of Blunt Chest Trauma
Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young 26 Years Old Patient: A Rare Sequelae of Blunt Chest Trauma Open
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an important subset of cardiovascular disease, and a medical emergency, where timely reperfusion is needed to reduce short‐term and long‐term complications from it. AMI following blunt chest trauma is a…
View article: Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery embolism in atrial fibrillation in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patient: A case report
Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary artery embolism in atrial fibrillation in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patient: A case report Open
Introduction:Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) is a group of conditions that share common characteristics and is characterized by the absence of ≥50% stenosis of coronary arteries and without any ev…
View article: Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Heart Failure and Multiple Embolic Strokes
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Heart Failure and Multiple Embolic Strokes Open
Libman-Sacks endocarditis is a rare cardiovascular manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. It is described as sterile vegetative lesions which can damage heart valves resulting in complications such as acute coronary syndrome and he…
View article: Catheter-Directed Thrombectomy: An Alternative in Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Catheter-Directed Thrombectomy: An Alternative in Massive Pulmonary Embolism Open
Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition. The mainstay treatment is thrombolysis. Catheter-directed thrombectomy involves a group of new techniques that appear to have relatively low complications and mortality. Thes…
View article: The Importance of Early Pericardiectomy in Mulibrey Nanism Syndrome, a Case Report
The Importance of Early Pericardiectomy in Mulibrey Nanism Syndrome, a Case Report Open
Mulibrey (Muscle-Liver-Brain-Eye) Nanism syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disorder with multiorgan involvement. Constrictive pericarditis and diastolic dysfunction are the most common causes of mortality. We present a case of a patien…
View article: Right Heart Failure With Recurrent Pericardial Effusion Mimicking Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Several Years After Renal Transplantation
Right Heart Failure With Recurrent Pericardial Effusion Mimicking Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Several Years After Renal Transplantation Open
Pericardial disease is a rare complication after renal transplantation. We present a patient who developed high-output cardiac failure from a large arteriovenous (AV) fistula with recurrent pericardial effusion resulting in a constrictive …
View article: Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Plaque Rupture
Acute Myocardial Infarction Due to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and Plaque Rupture Open
Myocardial infarction (MI) can be secondary to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (ACAD) and non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (NACAD). The common cause of NACAD in young females is spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SC…
View article: The Sweet syndrome as a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn’s disease
The Sweet syndrome as a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn’s disease Open
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease associated with many extraintestinal manifestations involving multiple organs, including the skin, eyes, liver, and joints. Classic Sweet's syndrome is a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn's d…
View article: Black speckled duodenal mucosa
Black speckled duodenal mucosa Open
Pseudomelanosis duodeni is a rare incidental finding seen on endoscopy and has the characteristic appearance of flat, black-speckled pigmented mucosa. We present the case of an 83-year-old woman who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding…