Multimodality Imaging in Cardiomyopathies.

Cardiomyopathy, which is shortly defined as a disease of the myocardium, has a broad definition that includes many different diagnoses. Recent advances in cardiac imaging techniques, including basic and advanced echocardiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, and cardiac magnetic resonance, allow for a more accurate evaluation of volumes and thickness of cardiac chambers, systolic and diastolic function of the ventricules, and tissue structure. Multimodality imaging often provides the first clinical suspicion for specific etiologies, especially when the medical and family history is unclear, by identification of red flags of underlying systemic diseases.

Phenotyping for percutaneous coronary intervention and long-term recurrent weighted outcomes.

Introduction: Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are often performed in multimorbid patients with heterogeneous characteristics and variable clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify distinct clinical phenotypes utilizing machine learning and explore their relationship with long-term recurrent and weighted outcomes.

Methods: This prospective observational cohort study enrolled all-comer PCI patients in 2020-2021.

Pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy: emphasis on lymph node metastases as a new predisposing factor.

Objective: We investigated patient-related and local risk factors for pharyngocutaneous fistula developing after total laryngectomy.

Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Setting: Tertiary medical centre.

[Pharyngocutaneous fistula after total laryngectomy: incidence and analysis of risk factors].

Objectives: We evaluated the incidence and predisposing risk factors of pharyngocutaneous fistulas that develop after total laryngectomy.

Patients And Methods: The records of 210 patients (19 females, 191 males; mean age 60+/-9 years; range 39 to 77 years) who underwent total laryngectomy were retrospectively reviewed. Thirteen predisposing risk factors were evaluated (age, sex, pre-and postoperative anemia and hypoalbuminemia, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, preoperative tracheotomy, tumor stage and localization).

[Castleman's disease of the cervical region: a case report].

Castleman's disease is a rare disorder characterized by massive proliferation of the lymphoid tissue due to an unknown cause. Two clinical types (localized, multicentric) have been described with three histological variants (hyaline-vascular, plasma cell, and mixed type). A 47-year-old female patient was referred to our department because of a swelling in the posterior cervical region.