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Endovascular management of a spontaneous aorto-caval fistula resulting from abdominal aortic aneurysm: case report and literature review
Bilateral femoral arteries were punctured using the Seldinger technique ... The central venous pressure was 30 mmHg. Measurements showed the normal abdominal aortic diameter to be approximately 2.7 cm ...
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Case Report: A crushing sensation—a rare case of mediastinal germ cell tumor causing cardiac tamponade
Results of pulmonary and abdominal examinations were otherwise within normal limits. An electrocardiogram ... the mitral valve (40%), tricuspid valve (30%), and aortic valve (20%) spectral Doppler ...
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What Are Heart Sounds and How to Know If They’re Normal
Heart sounds are one tool providers use to assess heart health. Learn about systolic, diastolic, and S1 to S4 heart sounds in ...
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Kennesaw State Professor wins American Heart Association award for aortic valve research
Sucosky's team in the Multi-Scale Cardiovascular Bioengineering Laboratory (MSCBL), is developing an advanced in-vitro device designed to simulate the conditions of both normal and bicuspid aortic ...
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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Prognosis for aneurysms depends on location and size
Q: My neighbor suffered a ruptured aneurysm that almost killed her. According to her husband, this came out of the blue. What causes an aneurysm? A: Aneurysms are bulges or balloon-like pouches that ...
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Imaging of Aortic Arch Anomalies and Associated Findings
The other pulmonary artery gets blood supply by a duct (isolated) or a collateral off the aorta. Type IV: Truncus associated to underdevelopment of the arch including coarctation or complete ...
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Abstract WP205: Association Between Bovine Aortic Arch Anatomy and Carotid Artery Stenosis
CTAs were reviewed to assess the carotid stenosis and the anatomy of the aortic arch. The left carotid artery was classified as normal if it originated from the aortic arch and as bovine if it ...
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Ultrasound by emergency physicians to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms: a UK case series
With minimal training emergency physicians can easily identify the aorta ... blunt abdominal trauma (FAST). This entailed two sessions of both didactic training on the principles of ultrasound and the ...
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Mechanisms of postprandial abdominal bloating and distension in functional dyspepsia
Means +/− SD were calculated. Results Healthy subjects tolerated a meal volume of 913±308 ml; normal abdominal wall accommodation to the meal consisted of diaphragmatic relaxation (EMG activity ...
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Residential proximity to major roads, exposure to fine particulate matter and aortic calcium: the Framingham Heart Study, a cohort study
Few studies have assessed associations of these exposures with thoracic aortic calcium Agatston score (TAC) or abdominal aortic calcium Agatston score (AAC), systemic atherosclerosis correlates. We ...
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Heart Disease
Heart disease is a term used to describe a constellation of conditions that can affect the heart and/or its valves, vessels, structure, electrical system, or coronary arteries. Though each disease ...