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Atherosclerosis on CT coronary angiography and risk of long-term cardiovascular events post liver transplantation
CONCLUSION: The standardized CAD-RADS classification on CTCA predicted the occurrence of cardiovascular outcomes following LT, with a potential to increase utilization of preventive cardiovascular therapies.PMID:37432891 | DOI:10.1097/LVT.0000000000000215
Source: Atherosclerosis - July 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Thalys Sampaio Rodrigues Anoop N Koshy Paul J Gow Laurence Weinberg Benjamin Cailes Adam Testro Gerard Smith Han S Lim Andrew W Teh Ruth P Lim Omar Farouque Source Type: research

Stroke Dysbiosis Index (SDI) in Gut Microbiome Are Associated With Brain Injury and Prognosis of Stroke
Conclusions: We developed an index to measure gut microbiota dysbiosis in stroke patients; this index was significantly correlated with patients' outcome and was causally related to outcome in a mouse model of stroke. Our model facilitates the potential clinical application of gut microbiota data in stroke and adds quantitative evidence linking the gut microbiota to stroke. Introduction Ischemic stroke imposes a heavy burden on society, with 24.9 million cases worldwide (1). Although intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular treatment greatly improve some patients' prognosis, the prognosis for most pa...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Visceral Fat Triggers Heart Disease
I tell my patients to avoid drinking soda not just because they make you fat. Each sip of soda affects your health. Soda puts you at risk for health problems like metabolic syndrome. This is a collection of symptoms that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases, like cancer. Soft drinks are the beverage of choice for millions of Americans. The latest research now reveals that sodas are a major cause of visceral fat — the deadliest kind of fat you can have, inflaming your tissues, rotting your blood vessels and upsetting your body chemistry. In a minute I’m going to tell you about a great healthy ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - February 29, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Heart Health heart disease metabolic syndrome Visceral Fat Source Type: news

Cerebral air embolism during CT-guided lung biopsy
A patient with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, on the waiting list for liver transplantation, presented with lung nodule during initial evaluation. A CT-guided core needle lung biopsy under general anaesthesia was performed. Pneumothorax (figure 1) and a large amount of gas within the left ventricle (figure 2) were identified during the procedure. Neurological focal signs (drowsiness, conjugate eye deviation and right hemiparesis) were observed in the anaesthesia-recovery period. A brain CT scan was immediately obtained, showing cerebral air embolism (figure 3). Initial resuscitation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy w...
Source: Thorax - October 14, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rocha, R. D., Azevedo, A. A., Falsarella, P. M., Rahal, A., Garcia, R. G. Tags: Images in Thorax, Journalology, Screening (oncology), Venous thromboembolism, Pulmonary embolism, Transplantation, Ethics Chest clinic Source Type: research

Acute stroke-like presentation of acquired hepatocerebral degeneration
B. Smita, V. Abdul Gafoor, K. Saifudheen, James JoseAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2014 17(2):204-206Neurological manifestations in liver diseases have been well-described. Parkinsonism developing in cirrhotic patients is a unique clinical, neuroradiological, and biological entity. The symptoms are often insidious in onset and occur after liver disease has made its presentation. Acute dysarthria as the presenting manifestation of cirrhosis is rare. Here we report three cases where liver disease made an unusual presentation as acute dysarthria. In all cases the abruptness of the onset prompted the treating physicians...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - May 17, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: B. SmitaV. Abdul GafoorK. SaifudheenJames Jose Source Type: research

A Melioidosis Patient Presenting with Brainstem Signs in the Emergency Department
Conclusions: In light of this case, patients with identifiable risk factors, especially underlying diabetes, a history of positive soil contact, and those who lived in an endemic area or ever traveled to an endemic area, and who present themselves with fever and neurologic deficit or multi-organ involvement, should have melioidosis considered in the differential diagnosis.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 11, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chia-Te Kung, Chao-Jui Li, Sheung-Fat Ko, Chen-Hsiang Lee Tags: Clinical Communications: Adults Source Type: research