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Inflow Cannula Position as Predictor for Neurological Dysfunction in Patients with HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device
This study aimed to investigate pump position, derived from chest X-rays of HM3 patients, in correlation to any neurological dysfunction (ND) and specifically to ischemic stroke (IS) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH).
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: T. Schl öglhofer, P. Aigner, M. Migas, D. Beitzke, F. Wittmann, J. Riebandt, D. Wiedemann, G. Laufer, F. Moscato, H. Schima, D. Zimpfer Tags: (216) 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

Residual Thromboembolic Material in Cerebral Arteries after Endovascular Stroke Therapy Can Be Identified by Dual-Energy CT ADULT BRAIN
CONCLUSIONS: Dual-energy CT may be valuable in the detection of clot persistence or early re-thrombosis without the necessity of additional contrast administration. However, its relevance for the prediction of outcomes remains to be determined in further studies.
Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - August 13, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Grams, A. E., Knoflach, M., Rehwald, R., Willeit, J., Sojer, M., Gizewski, E. R., Glodny, B. Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research