Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis: A Great Mimicker of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis.

Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a rare but severe kidney disease found to have non-amyloid fibrillary deposits in the mesangium and/or glomerular capillary wall. It was initially thought to be idiopathic, but recent studies show an association with autoimmune disease, malignancy, and hepatitis C infection. We report a case of a non-diabetic patient presenting with long-standing microscopic hematuria, progressive proteinuria, hypertension, and worsening kidney function.

A Malignant Course of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising From Left Coronary Cusp Presenting With Exertional Syncope.

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva is a rare congenital disease. It is mostly benign, with malignant variants reported in a few instances. One such "malignant course" is its course between the main pulmonary artery and the aortic root.

A Rare Case of Metachronous Quadruple Primary Malignancies in a Single Patient: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review.

Multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) in the same patient are rare. Over the past decade, the incidence of MPMs is increasing. The prevalence in the general population is 0.

Validation of digital ankle-brachial index as a screening tool in symptomatic patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Introduction: There is scarcity of data validating portable digital ankle-brachial index (ABI) with contrast angiography in peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Our aim was to provide an objective analysis of the relationship between digital ABI (dABI) and peripheral angiographic data.

Methods: Consecutive patients with symptoms of PAD between May 2014 to May 2015 at Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, who were undergoing simultaneous dABI and peripheral angiography, were evaluated.

Femoral pseudoaneurysm closure by direct access: To stick or not to stick?

Femoral artery pseudoaneurysms are usually the result of femoral artery cannulation for percutaneous cardiac or endovascular procedures. It causes compression of surrounding structures, may cause distal embolization, arteriovenous fistula formation, or might rupture. Most close spontaneously by thrombosis, and the remainder need intervention, either percutaneous or surgical repair.