Objective: Darier disease (DD) is an autosomal dominant disorder due to mutation of ATP2A2 gene causing an isolated skin manifestation based on keratinocyte disconnection and apoptosis...
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Case Report
Delayed Rupture of Left Ventricular Aneurysm with Resultant Coexisting Pseudoaneurysm
A 60 year old gentleman was transferred to a regional hospital following an admission for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) complicated by true left ventricular apical aneurysm and pyopericardium...
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Cardiac Arrest in STEMI-Like Aortic Dissection and in STEMI-Like Pulmonary Embolism
This is a review of clinical characteristics in 25 dissecting aortic aneurysm patients and 26 pulmonary embolism patients with the association of cardiac arrest and an electrocardiogram simulating ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)...
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Takotsubo Syndrome - A New Algorithm with Insights in Susceptibility, Evolution, and Aftermath
Background: Takotsubo syndrome [TTS] at presentation, raises significant questions of differential diagnosis...
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Pulmonary Embolism Associated With Thrombi of the Right Heart: What Appropriate Care? Clinical Case and Literature Review
Pulmonary embolism associated with right heart thrombi mainly in the atrium, raise therapeutic dilemmas. Their relative rarity does not allow the development of a consensus recommendation for standardized treatment...
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Relationship between Patient Understanding and Compliance with Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention Programs in American Samoa
Objective: While mostly eradicated in developed nations, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), is still the leading cause of preventable cardiovascular disease in children...
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