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Intracardiac thrombus in a patient with mitral bioprosthesis and atrial fibrillation treated with direct oral anticoaugulant: A case report
Rationale: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with increased morbidity, especially stroke and heart failure. There is also increasing awareness that atrial fibrillation is a major cause of embolic events which in 75% of cases are complicated by cerebrovascular accidents. Patient concerns: A 50-year-old woman with mitral bioprosthesis under warfarin for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation was referred to our Coronary Intensive Care Unit due to acute myocardial infarction without evidence of significant coronary artery stenosis. Diagnoses: Cardiovascular examination...
Source: Medicine - June 11, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Acute cerebral infarction with acute myocardial infarction due to patent foramen ovale: A case report
Rationale: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is not considered to be the main cause of stroke and is classified as the infarction of undetermined cause. The relationship between PFO and cerebral embolism is still unclear and cerebral embolism accompanied with coronary artery embolization in PFO patient is rare. In this case, we reported a patient with PFO suffered acute cerebral and myocardial infarction simultaneously, and analyzed the source of emboli and potential pathogenesis. Patient concerns: A 53-year-old female presented with chief complaints of intermittent palpitations and chest tightness for 6 years, aggravated fo...
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

A case report of left atrial myxoma-induced acute myocardial infarction and successive stroke
Rationale: Left atrial myxoma is a common primary cardiac tumor, however, due to poor image quality or atypical myxoma images, it is often misdiagnosed by echocardiograph. A case of left atrial myxoma being misdiagnosed as a thrombus, which successively caused acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke, is very rare. Contrast-enhanced echocardiography can play an important role in definitive diagnosis. Patient concerns: A 44-year-old woman was diagnosed AMI because of chest pain with no significant stenosis in the coronary arteries. One month later, the patient was suddenly found unconscious, magnetic resonance imag...
Source: Medicine - December 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Effectiveness and safety of Injinoryung-San-Gagambang (Yinchen Wuling powder) decoction on stroke patients with elevated serum liver enzymes: Three case reports
We present 3 cases of hepatic dysfunction caused by polypharmacy, one of which was a 51-year-old man with cerebellum infarction and pneumonia as a complication of stroke. He took multiple medications because of baseline diseases. After recurrence of pneumonia, his laboratory tests showed abnormal aminotransferase levels. Another patient was an 81-year-old woman with cerebral infarction at the right-middle cerebral artery. She was also taking>5 medications. Her laboratory tests conducted on admission showed abnormally elevated aminotransferase levels. The last patient was 77-year-old man with cerebral infarction at the left...
Source: Medicine - December 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research

Early ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction after thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke: A case report
We report a case of STEMI occurring 40 minutes after thrombolytic therapy for AIS and discuss the possible mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. Patient concerns: A 87-year-old woman with a history of arterial hypertension was admitted for acute onset of right-sided limb weakness 2 hours before arrival at the emergency department. Forty minutes after intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (i.v. rtPA) administration for AIS, STEMI occurred (signaled by a third-degree atrioventricular block). Diagnoses: The diagnoses were AIS and STEMI. Coronary angiography confirmed right coronary artery occlusion. ...
Source: Medicine - December 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research