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Pulmonary edema due to disorders in alveolo-capillary permeability (or lesional) are differentiated from hemodynamic pulmonary edema by the fact that they arise in spite of normal pulmonary capillary pressure (PCP). A hemodynamic study was carried out in 42 cases of lesional P.E. The PCP was normal
Hemodynamic data were collected in 42 patients with pulmonary edema (P.E.) due to altered permeability of various causes. Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PWP) was normal, whatever the time of the study and the severity of the P.E. Pulmonary artery hypertension was present in the cases with severe
Transcatheter direct-current ablation of the atrio-ventricular junction is a recently developed technique in the treatment of medically refractory supraventricular tachycardia. Twenty patients underwent this procedure between July 1987 and May 1989 and were followed-up for a mean period of 8.3 +/- 6
We report the case of a 37 years old woman with pheochromocytoma of the adrenal gland, with acute circulatory failure and pulmonary oedema. Its originality lies, besides the rare circumstances of diagnosis, in the echographic aspect of the left ventricle with an apical myocardial infarction with
BACKGROUND
Chronic (Reinke's) oedema of the vocal folds is a frequent and declicate objective of phonosurgery. It is characterized by a marked bilateral subepithelial oedema, which develops by degrees, as a non-specific reaction of the vocal folds to various irritative noxious agents (especially
Introduction There are no established doctrines for treating Bells facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy), as there are still controversies in relation to the etiology of the disease. According to available sources 75% of all patients experience minor damage to the myelin sheath, thus usually
The syndrome of acute bilateral basal ganglia (BG) lesions in patients with diabetic uremia normally affects Asian patients and usually presents with parkinsonian symptoms. We report two patients with this syndrome suffering from acute generalized choreic movements. The brain MRI of both patients
Cypermethrin is one of the most widely used pesticides due to its low mammalian and bird toxicity, but it is extremely toxic to aquatic organisms. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the toxicity of a commercial formulation of cypermethrin on the embryo-larval development of Rhinella
Chorea is a type of hyperkinetic movement, referring to involuntary, irregular, aimless, nonrhythmic, abrupt, rapid, unsustained movements. The term hemichorea refers to chorea ofone side of the body. A 39-year-old woman presented with a three-week history of abrupt, involuntary movements of her
Orthotopic liver isotransplantation was performed in one group of Lewis rats using cuffs for the portal vein and the infrahepatic vena cava, stents for the hepatic artery and the bile duct. Three other groups were also investigated: group A, normal rats; group B, sham-transplanted rats (clamping of
We report a 49-year-old man with primary hyperthyroidism who presented with pancytopenia. The patient presented with leg edema, sinus tachycardia, cardiomegaly, and pleural effusions, all from congestive heart failure. Laboratory data showed pancytopenia and primary hyperthyroidism; echocardiogram
Background. First described in 2005, inverted takotsubo is one of the four stress-induced cardiomyopathy patterns. It is rarely associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage but was not previously reported after intraparenchymal bleeding. Purpose. We reported a symptomatic case of inverted takotsubo
BACKGROUND
Tako-tsubo syndrome is a novel cardio-vascular disease affecting predominantly postmenopausal women exposed to unexpected strong emotional or physical stress, in the absence of significant coronary heart disease. It is characterized by acute onset of severe chest pain and/or acute left
Our investigation showed for the patients with reactive arthritis typical is hyperkinetic type of haemodynamic, and also structural changes of the heart which manifestate by interventricular partition's thickness as a result of inflammatory edema and it's valve consolidation frequently whithout
A 33-year-old man was admitted to Kushiro City General Hospital on February 27, 1989, because of palpitation, shortness of breath and anasarca. Eight months previously he had noted the onset of pretibial edema, which had progressed to anasarca. He had had a meal only once a day for nine months.