Large patent ductus arteriosus in an adult complicated by pulmonary endarteritis and embolic lung abscess [0.03%]
成人持续性动脉导管未闭并发肺内膜炎和肺梗死脓肿
Manoraj Navaratnarajah,Kwabena Mensah,Mahesh Balakrishnan et al.
Manoraj Navaratnarajah et al.
Patent ductus arteriosus in the adult is an extremely rare clinical phenomenon. We report the case of a 34-year old man who developed pulmonary endarteritis and subsequent embolic lung abscess secondary to a large patent ductus arteriosus. ...
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Heart international. 2011;6(2):e16. DOI:10.4081/hi.2011.e16 2011
Platypnea-orthodeoxia due to osteoporosis and severe kyphosis: a rare cause for dyspnea and hypoxemia [0.03%]
由骨质疏松和严重驼背所致的platypnea-orthodeoxia：呼吸困难和低氧血症的罕见原因
Claudius H J Teupe,Gerian C Groenefeld
Claudius H J Teupe
Platypnea orthodeoxia is a rare disorder characterized by dyspnea and arterial desaturation, exacerbated by the upright position and relieved when the subject is recumbent. We report the case of a 79-year old woman admitted to hospital with...
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Heart international. 2011;6(2):e13. DOI:10.4081/hi.2011.e13 2011
Mild hyperkalemia and low eGFR a tedious recipe for cardiac disaster in the elderly: an unusual reversible cause of syncope and heart block [0.03%]
轻度高钾血症和低肾小球滤过率是老年人心脏灾难的繁琐食谱：晕厥和心脏阻滞的不常见但可逆的原因
Emad F Aziz,Fahad Javed,Aleksandr Korniyenko et al.
Emad F Aziz et al.
Hyperkalemia affects the myocardial tissue producing electrocardiographic abnormalities, such as prolongation of the P-R interval, tall peaked T waves, a reduction in the amplitude and an increase in the duration of P wave, and atrial and v...
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Heart international. 2011;6(2):e12. DOI:10.4081/hi.2011.e12 2011
Isolated right ventricular failure in hyperthyroidism: a clinical dilemma [0.03%]
甲亢合并孤立性右心室功能障碍的临床诊治难题
Ryan J McDonough,Marvin S Moul,Darrick Beckman et al.
Ryan J McDonough et al.
We present a unique case of a 42-year-old gentleman with newly diagnosed Graves' disease and isolated right ventricular failure. Extensive evaluation to include echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization were negative for significant pulmon...
A case of circumferential multi-vessel coronary intramural hematoma in a post-menopausal woman [0.03%]
绝经后女性冠状动脉壁内血肿一例报告
Robin Ducas,Davinder S Jassal,Farrukh Hussain
Robin Ducas
Spontaneous coronary dissections are a well described entity which are often difficult to treat. Intramural hematoma is one type of coronary dissection. Previous case reports have described the treatment for angiographically visible dissect...
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Heart international. 2011;6(2):e10. DOI:10.4081/hi.2011.e10 2011
Does high-dose metformin cause lactic acidosis in type 2 diabetic patients after CABG surgery? A double blind randomized clinical trial [0.03%]
二甲双胍致2型糖尿病冠脉旁路移植术后患者乳酸性酸中毒吗？一项双盲随机对照试验
Afshin Gholipour Baradari,Mohammad Reza Habibi,Hadi Darvishi Khezri et al.
Afshin Gholipour Baradari et al.
Metformin is a dimethyl biguanide oral anti-hyperglycemic agent. Lactic acidosis due to metformin is a fatal metabolic condition that limits its use in patients in poor clinical condition, consequently reducing the number of patients who be...
Hung Yi Chen
Hung Yi Chen
Both heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) are established tools to study cardiac autonomic activity. Short-term studies of HRV had been reported to be stable for autonomic function assessment. However, there is littl...
Accessory mitral valve tissue causing severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in a post-Senning patient with transposition of the great arteries [0.03%]
右旋心大动脉转位Senning术后患者发生二尖瓣冗余组织导致左心室流出道严重狭窄病例报告
Prashanth Panduranga,Thomas Eapen,Salim Al-Maskari et al.
Prashanth Panduranga et al.
Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital anomaly associated with congenital cardiac defects and is usually detected in the first decade of life. We describe the case of an 18-year old post-Senning asymptomatic patient who was foun...
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Heart international. 2011;6(1):e6. DOI:10.4081/hi.2011.e6 2011
Elio Venturini,Lucia Magni
Elio Venturini
We describe a case of a single coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus and bifurcating into the left coronary artery (LCA) and right coronary artery (RCA) in a 74-year old woman, with a non-ST elevation acute myocardial in...
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Heart international. 2011;6(1):e5. DOI:10.4081/hi.2011.e5 2011
Association of interatrial septal abnormalities with cardiac impulse conduction disorders in adult patients: experience from a tertiary center in Kosovo [0.03%]
成人患者房间隔异常与心脏冲动传导障碍关联：科索沃三级医疗中心的经验
Aurora Bakalli,Ejup Pllana,Dardan Koçinaj et al.
Aurora Bakalli et al.
INTERATRIAL SEPTAL DISORDERS, WHICH INCLUDE: atrial septal defect, patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm, are frequent congenital anomalies found in adult patients. Early detection of these anomalies is important to prevent their ...