Background: This study reports the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with acute pain and coldness in the left lower limb, occurring 5 months after a surgical closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). Initial examination suggested acute limb ischemia. Methods: Doppler ultr...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2024/v13i4444
Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumour derived from chromaffin cells that produce catecholamines. The classical clinical triad is characterised by headaches, palpitations and sweating. Our patient presented initially with severe dilated cardiomyopathy and acute...
Context: Myocarditis is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It involves inflammation of the cardiac muscle, which can lead to heart failure, arrhythmias, and myocardial dysfunction. Early recognition and approp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcr/2024/v7i1226
Takayasu's disease is the first cause of inflammatory aortitis in young subjects. The disease preferentially affects the women. Takayasu's disease could be a mode of non-specific reaction of the aorta to various infectious or dysimmune etiological factors. Aortic insufficiency i...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2023/v12i4341