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Systemic lupus erythematosus associated with development of macrophage activation syndrome and disseminated aspergillosis
CONCLUSIONS: Four features of this case merit discussion, including the: 1) infrequent association of SLE with MAS; 2) short interval between SLE diagnosis and critical illness; 3) manifestation of fungal tracheobronchitis with airway obstruction; and 4) lack of response to antifungal treatment while receiving ECMO.PMID:37349668 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-023-02506-2
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - June 22, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Vorakamol Phoophiboon Paula Brown Karen E A Burns Source Type: research

When does life end? New organ donation strategy fuels debate
On a chilly holiday Monday in January 2020, a medical milestone passed largely unnoticed. In a New York City operating room, surgeons gently removed the heart from a 43-year-old man who had died and shuttled it steps away to a patient in desperate need of a new one. More than 3500 people in the United States receive a new heart each year. But this case was different—the first of its kind in the country. “It took us 6 months to prepare,” says Nader Moazami, surgical head of heart transplantation at New York University (NYU) Langone Health, where the operation took place. The run-up included oversight from an ethi...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Intravascular lithotripsy-assisted PCI for severely calcified coronary lesions: evaluating the impact on quality of life and outcomes
ConclusionsCoronary IVL is a safe and effective adjunctive therapy for treating heavily calcified coronary lesions. This cohort shows high procedural success and a significant reduction in CCS angina at follow-up.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - July 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The FAST VAN for Field Identification of Large Vessel Occlusion in Acute Stroke
DISCUSSION: The FAST VAN tool for identification of LVO meets desired characteristics of an effective screening tool in ease of use, efficiency, and accuracy. Aphasia remains the most challenging cortical feature to identify accurately.PMID:35581931 | DOI:10.1017/cjn.2022.32
Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - May 18, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Sanchea Wasyliw Ruth Whelan Kim Davy Michael E Kelly Brett Graham Layla Gould Gary Hunter Source Type: research

Caught red handed: angiography reveals large thrombus in carotid web of stroke patient
Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Jul 22:1-5. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.182. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:34289919 | DOI:10.1017/cjn.2021.182
Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - July 22, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Jeremiah Hadwen Alick Wang Razmik Bebedjian Robert Fahed Gregory Walker Source Type: research

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