Following an orthopedic trauma and DVT, a patient received an inferior vena cava filter intended to prevent pulmonary embolism. However obstructive shock developed secondary to extensive inferior vena cava thrombosis caused by inadequate anticoagulant therapy.
Individuals with impaired lung function have an increased risk for ischemic heart disease and heart failure, as well as respiratory disease and death if they also have the metabolic syndrome.
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Following an orthopedic trauma and DVT, a patient received an inferior vena cava filter intended to prevent pulmonary embolism. However obstructive shock developed secondary to extensive inferior vena cava thrombosis caused by inadequate anticoagulant therapy.
An exceptional combination of polyneuropathy, bilateral pulmonary embolism, and severe pancytopenia related to vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia induced by recreational nitrous oxide use.
Open AccessEchocardiographyEchocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)
Left ventricular (LV) strain is widely used in the detection of subclinical LV dysfunction (e.g., cancer treatment-related cardiac dysfunction), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the assessment of LV diastolic dysfunction …
Heart SurgeryCongenital Heart Disease (RA Krasuski and G Fleming, Section Editors)
Interest in the right ventricle (RV) has increased as our understanding of its importance in pre-operative assessment, perioperative management, and post-operative prognosis in cardiac surgery has progressed [ 1 – 4 ]. The unique morphologic and …
In European countries, nearly 10% of all hospital admissions are related to respiratory diseases, mainly chronic life-threatening diseases such as COPD, pulmonary hypertension, IPF or lung cancer. The contribution of blood vessels and angiogenesis …
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is at least as common as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and generally carries a similar prognosis with a high burden of morbidity and mortality [ 1 ]. The prevalence of …
An expert-led symposium exploring the most pertinent issues in cardio-oncology, with a focus on the new ESC guidelines. Highlights include preventative approaches in cardio-oncology, toxicity risk-stratification strategies, the clinical management of myocarditis as an adverse effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor-treatments, and the utility of biomarkers in long-term follow-up of cardiovascular disease risk in cancer patients.
Open AccessEchocardiographyEchocardiography (JM Gardin and AH Waller, Section Editors)
Left ventricular (LV) strain is widely used in the detection of subclinical LV dysfunction (e.g., cancer treatment-related cardiac dysfunction), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the assessment of LV diastolic dysfunction …
Scimitar Syndrome is part of a complex spectrum of congenital cardiovascular anomalies related to anomalous pulmonary venous return. Depending on the extent of involvement, treatment can be either expectant or surgical. Prognosis and survival have …
A growing number of patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has features suggestive of concomitant left heart disease (LHD), albeit not clinically overt, nor sufficient to cause an elevation in pulmonary artery wedge pressure …
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and cardiac dysfunction are established comorbidities of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). However, there is very little data focusing on arterial hypertension in CDH. This study aims to investigate the incidence …
