Brief description of the primary research objective Among healthcare workers, anesthesiologists are regarded as frequently exposed frontline providers in the fight against COVID-19 due to their proximity to patient airways and involvement in aerosolized procedures. As such, the risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus as an occupational hazard is presumed to be higher. To date, in most published studies, all healthcare workers were grouped together, independent of specialty or profession.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPapillary fibroelastomas are benign, avascular tumors and 90 % of them are attached to the cardiac valves. We present an unusual case, where papillary fibroelastoma was found attached to the interventricular septum, flopping in and out of the left ventricular outflow tract.
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