Venous excess ultrasound score and acute kidney injury in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Aims: Systemic venous congestion is associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients. Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VExUS) has been proposed as a non-invasive score to assess systemic venous congestion. We aimed to evaluate the association between VExUS and AKI in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

[Accelerated idioventricular rhythm before reperfusion. what does it mean? A Case Report].

Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has traditionally been recognized as a benign arrhythmia. During an acute myocardial infarction, it is considered a marker of successful reperfusion, though the evidence is controversial. Usually, this arrhythmia is transitory and does not cause hemodynamic compromise; however, its presence may have prognostic value and not necessarily be a benign marker.

[Relation of red cell distribution width and mean platelet volume with the severity of preeclampsia].

Background: It has been established a strong association between the red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) with hypertension in non-pregnant patients. However, few studies have been performed in patients with preeclampsia, yielding inconsistent results. Our aim is to evaluate the relationship between RDW and MPV with the severity of preeclampsia.

Clinical and Echocardiographic Factors Associated with Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Hemodialysis Patients.

Background: Chronic kidney disease is a disorder of epidemic proportions that impairs cardiac function. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients, and the understanding of new nontraditional predictors of mortality could improve their outcomes. Right ventricular systolic dysfunction (RVSD) has recently been recognized as a predictor of cardiovascular death in heart failure and hemodialysis patients.

Endoscopic transventricular exploration with biopsy of the basal cisterns and the role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in patients suffering with basal cistern meningitis and consecutive hydrocephalus.

Objectives: The purpose of this work is to elucidate the efficacy of endoscopic basal cisterns exploration, biopsy, and third ventriculostomy (ETV) in patients with basal cistern meningitis and arachnoiditis.

Materials And Methods: The cases and videos of all patients in whom flexible neuroendoscopy was performed during the period of January 2005-June 2012 at the University Hospital 'Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto' in San Luis Potosí, México.