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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding associated with oral anticoagulants
CONCLUSIONS: LAAC could be a safe and effective alternative to OAC in patients with non-valvular AF presenting significant, recurrent or potentially unresolvable GIB. This intervention also leads to important savings in the consumption of healthcare resources.PMID:37489111 | DOI:10.1080/00365521.2023.2239973
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - July 25, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Patricia Sanz Segura Javier Jimeno S ánchez Jos é Miguel Arbonés-Mainar Juan S ánchez-Rubio Lezcano Gabriel Galache Osuna Vanesa Bernal Monterde Source Type: research

Discharge hemoglobin and outcome in patients with acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Conclusions: In patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, a discharge Hb between 8 and 10 g/dL was linked to favorable outcomes on outpatient follow-up. Most patients recovered from anemia without any critical complication within 45 days after discharge. [...]© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text
Source: Endoscopy International Open - July 20, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Lee, Jae Min Kim, Eun Sun Chun, Hoon Jai Hwang, Young-Jae Lee, Jae Hyung Kang, Seung Hun Yoo, In Kyung Kim, Seung Han Choi, Hyuk Soon Keum, Bora Seo, Yeon Seok Jeen, Yoon Tae Lee, Hong Sik Um, Soon Ho Kim, Chang Duck Tags: Original article Source Type: research

An Unusual Cause Of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: Trousseau's Syndrome From Gastric Cancer (P4.231)
CONCLUSIONS: Trousseau’s Syndrome must be considered in those presenting with recurrent strokes with an otherwise negative embolic work up especially in the elderly and those with cancer risk factors. It must prompt the clinician to look for an associated malignancy.Disclosure: Dr. JADEJA has nothing to disclose. Dr. Johnson has nothing to disclose. Dr. Soetanto has nothing to disclose. Dr. Nalleballe has nothing to disclose. Dr. DeNiro has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Graber has received personal compensation for activities with Stemedica Inc., Novocure Inc., and Biogen Idec.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Jadeja, N., Johnson, J., Soetanto, A., Nalleballe, K., DeNiro, L., Qureshi, I., Graber, J. Tags: Neuro-oncology: Paraneoplastic Disorders Source Type: research

Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome simulating pulmonary metastasis
Osler–Weber–Rendu syndrome, also known as hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), is an autosomal dominant disorder of abnormal blood vessel formation manifesting as telangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The criteria for the diagnosis of HHT are epistaxis, multiple telangiectasias at mucocutaneous surfaces, AVMs in larger organ systems, and a family history of HHT.1–3 Recurrent epistaxis is the most common presenting complaint. Cerebral AVMs occur in about 10–20% of patients with HHT, and are associated with high mortality and morbidity due to stroke or brain abscess. MRI is ...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - February 15, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Pereira e Silva, J. L., Zanetti, G., Marchiori, E. Tags: GI bleeding, Genetics, Echocardiography, Stroke, Radiology, Surgical diagnostic tests, General surgery, Radiology (diagnostics), Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology, Epidemiology Images in medicine Source Type: research