Publications by authors named "E MASSIE"
Article Synopsis
- Desmoplakin cardiomyopathy is a recently defined heart condition causing left ventricular dysfunction, often leading to inflammation, fibrosis, and arrhythmias.
- A case study highlights a 46-year-old woman with this condition, who experienced multiple cardiac arrests due to a new variant in the desmoplakin gene and showed little improvement after receiving immunosuppressive treatment.
- The condition should be included in the evaluation of inflammatory heart diseases, and while some patients may benefit from immunosuppressive therapy, its effectiveness remains largely unknown.
Combined lactic acidosis and ketoacidosis in a female diabetic patient with severe heart failure.
Cardiovasc Endocrinol Metab
September 2023
SGLT2i are now recommended in a wide spectrum of indications including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. This medication class is now available in combination with metformin, which is still a fundamental treatment in patients with T2DM. Despite excellent proven safety profile for both drugs, the expanding use of these agents in clinical practice may lead to an increased incidence of rare side effects, like metformin-associated lactic acidosis (MALA) and euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (EDKA), which can be life-threatening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree penetrating captive bolt (PCB) placements were tested on cadaver heads from swine with estimated body weight (BW) >200 kg (sows = 232.9 ± 4.1 kg; boars = 229.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pain is one of the important reasons for delayed discharge after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Use of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic for laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be a way of reducing pain. A previous version of this Cochrane Review found very low-certainty evidence on the benefits and harms of the intervention.
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