Publications by authors named "Margaretha Van Kerrebroeck"
Background: Atrial switch repair was the first surgical intervention to result in long-term survival in patients with ventriculo-arterial discordance or transposition of the great arteries. However, the natural history after atrial switch is not uneventful with frequent atrial arrhythmia, development of baffle stenosis, and eventually heart failure. For this, new interventions might be necessary but are often associated with increased risk.
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- Sarcoidosis is a rare condition that can affect the heart, leading to various symptoms from mild issues to severe complications like heart failure and sudden death.
- A case was presented where a female patient experienced AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia, an unusual first sign of cardiac sarcoidosis, along with other heart rhythm disturbances.
- Awareness of the potential for rare presentations like supraventricular tachycardia is vital for early diagnosis, as it can help prevent sudden cardiac death, prompting the need for devices like implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for some patients.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a 56-year-old man presented at our emergency department with fever and shortness of breath; Diffuse pulmonary nodular vascular spread lesions were found. Detailed history taking showed a four-week history of fever and night sweats. The man had been under treatment for 2 years with Adalimumab, a tumor-necrosis-factor (TNF) inhibitor, for ulcerative colitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn uncommon cause of iatrogenic tricuspid valve regurgitation.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
October 2020
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- This study looked at brain oxygen levels in patients who survived a cardiac arrest to see how it affects their recovery afterwards.* -
- Researchers measured these levels in 107 patients for 48 hours after treatment and found that around 47% had a good recovery at six months.* -
- Although there were differences in brain oxygen levels between those who recovered well and those who didn't, the results were not strong enough to use these measurements alone to predict outcomes.*