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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

Early Lessons on Bundled Payment at an Academic Medical Center.
CONCLUSION: Opportunities for savings under bundled payment may be greater for lower extremity joint arthroplasty than for other conditions. PMID: 28837458 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - August 25, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research

An autopsy case of aortic root rupture with thin porcelain aorta during balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation
We present a case of aortic root rupture caused by unusually fragile aortic wall during TAVI and the lesson from the autopsy results.>
Source: Journal of Cardiology Cases - September 6, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research