A 49-year-old man was alcoholic and had major depressive disorder. He experienced epigastric pain, poor appetite, and weight loss for…
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Outcomes of Catheter-Directed Therapy Plus Anticoagulation Versus Anticoagulation Alone for Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and death. PE has been described by the surgeon…
The New Privacy Crisis: What’s Health Got to Do with It?
When The New York Times and The Observer broke the news in March that a little-known consulting firm named Cambridge…
No More Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura/Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Please
Old habits die hard. It is so in the medical field too. For decades, we have used the term “thrombotic…
A Simpler Answer – After All This Time
There is an allure associated with a rare diagnosis. Diagnosis momentum refers to the “stickiness” of a diagnosis once it…
Reinfarction in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) – coronary findings and prognosis
Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common. There are limited data on the mechanisms and prognosis…
Complicated Necrotizing Otitis Externa Progressing to Coalescent Mastoiditis and Temporal Lobe Abscess
A 77-year-old man with a history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to…
Prevalence, Echocardiographic Correlations, and Clinical Outcome of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with Significant Left Ventricular Dysfunction
We initiated this study to evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of tricuspid regurgitation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
Telltale T Waves
Although the patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG) contained a well-known marker for severe stenosis of the left anterior descending artery, it was…
Autonomic Disorders
Autonomic complaints are frequently encountered in clinical practice. They can be due to primary autonomic disorders or secondary to other…