Before it crumbles: Fulminant Hepatic Failure secondary to Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a relatively rare manifestation of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Clinical features, laboratory findings, and imaging of the liver are usually inconclusive, and liver biopsy may be required for confirmation. We present a case of an FHF in a woman 1 week after the diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Amplatzer PFO occluder device may prevent recurrent stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised trials.

Objective: To review efficacy of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale compared with medical therapy in prevention of recurrent strokes in patients with cryptogenic stroke.

Methods And Results: Electronic databases; PUBMED, EMBASE, Cochrane registry and web of knowledge were searched for relevant studies. In three randomised clinical trials involving 2303 participants, risk of the recurrent strokes (pooled HR 0.

Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve--a systematic review.

The pulmonary valve is the least affected site for valvular papillary fibroelastoma. With increasing use of routine echocardiography and other modalities of imaging, pulmonary valve papillary fibroelastomas (PVPFE) are being recognized more frequently. PVPFE is more often an incidental diagnosis and symptomatic patients usually present with shortness of breath.