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Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential Is Associated With Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction In Early Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease
CONCLUSIONS: In humans, we observe patients with CMD are more likely to have CHIP, and nearly one-third of major adverse cardiovascular events in CMD are mediated by CH.PMID:36951061 | DOI:10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318928
Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - March 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nadia Akhiyat Terra L Lasho Morsaleh Ganji Takumi Toya Chang-Xin Shi Xianfeng Chen Esteban Braggio Ali Ahmad Michel T Corban Keith Stewart Jenna Fernandez Zhuoer Xie Christy Finke Lilach O Lerman Mrinal M Patnaik Amir Lerman Source Type: research

Fool Me Once: An Uncommon Presentation of PE
​BY FREDDIE IRIZARRY-DELGADO; VAROON KAKAIYA; & AHMED RAZIUDDIN, MDAn 86-year-old African-American woman was brought to the ED by her daughter after two days of nutritional neglect, abdominal pain, and altered mental status. Her daughter said her mother felt lightheaded, appeared dehydrated, and vomited nonbilious watery fluid once. The patient had a history of diabetes mellitus type 2, DVT/PE, dementia, and early signs of parkinsonism.Her vital signs were remarkable only for tachypnea (24 bpm). Her troponin I was markedly elevated at 1.7 ng/mL. A D-dimer was ordered because of her history of unprovoked DVT/PE, and i...
Source: The Case Files - November 27, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Venous thromboembolism in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Abstract Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs in 0.95–36 % of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia almost exclusively during chemotherapy. It is most commonly associated with concurrent l-asparaginase and steroid therapy, central venous line use, and inherited thrombophilia. Clinical manifestations regarding the location of VTE include central nervous system thrombosis (sinus venous thrombosis, cerebral infarct/stroke), upper-/lower-limb deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and right atrial/intracardiac and superficial venous thrombosis and can be both symptomatic and asymptomatic. The majority of ...
Source: Memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology - September 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research