Introduction: Anticoagulation is the mainstay of management for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are indicated in select patients who are not candidates for anticoagulation. There is a lack of quality evidence supporting other indications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Around 50% of patients with breast cancer in low- or middle-income countries are younger than 50 years, a poor prognostic variable. We report the outcome of patients with breast cancer 40 years and younger.
Methods: We reviewed 386 patients with breast cancer 40 years and younger and retrieved demographic, clinicopathologic, treatment-related, disease progression, and survival data from electronic medical records.
Sustained fetal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) complicated by hydrops fetalis carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. While there is no clear consensus on first- and second-line therapy options for the management of fetal SVT with or without hydrops fetalis, there exists significant nonrandomized experience with a number of antiarrhythmic agents that has founded the basis for management. Furthermore, recently published meta-analyses and ongoing multicenter prospective studies have aimed to bridge the gap in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare congenital heart defect involving an abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk with separate aortic and pulmonary valves. This defect accounts for 0.2% of all congenital cardiac anomalies and if left untreated can lead to Eisenmenger syndrome, severe pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, and poor survival.
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