Publications by authors named "Mersal Samimi"
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- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare form of acute coronary syndrome that mainly affects young and middle-aged women, but can also occur in young men, especially those with fibromuscular dysplasia.
- A case is presented involving a young man with fibromuscular dysplasia who experienced recurrent SCAD in the right coronary artery despite receiving conservative treatment.
- The study emphasizes the need for more research on the underlying mechanisms of SCAD in men and the development of effective medical therapies for preventing recurrent episodes.
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- Infective endocarditis is a serious condition that can lead to severe heart and brain problems, making early recognition essential.
- The spleen is critical for immune defense against infections, but there's limited research on the risk of endocarditis in patients who have had their spleen removed and have cardiac devices.
- This case study details a 60-year-old patient who developed infective endocarditis after a splenectomy, leading to complications that required pacemaker removal and intensive antibiotic treatment.
Coronary cameral fistulas (CCFs) are uncommon congenital or acquired anomalies characterized by abnormal connections between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber. While often asymptomatic and incidentally detected, symptomatic presentations are rare, and symptoms may vary depending on the size and location of the fistula. We present the case of a 67-year-old female with complaints of intermittent typical cardiac chest pain and exertional dyspnea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Socioemotional dysfunction distinguishes behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) from other dementias. Patients with bvFTD not only have early social impairment and emotional blunting, but they also have agnosia of their socioemotional dysfunction.
Methods: To investigate the relationship between agnosia and dysfunction, we assessed self-knowledge of socioemotional dysfunction with an emotional quotient (EQ) scale administered to 12 patients with bvFTD and a comparison group of 12 age-matched patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and compared these self-ratings to caregiver ratings of social dysfunction and emotional blunting.
Background: Semantic dementia (SD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of semantic knowledge. SD may be associated with somatic symptom disorder due to excessive preoccupation with unidentified somatic sensations.
Objective: To evaluate the frequency of somatic symptom disorder among patients with SD in comparison to comparably demented patients with Alzheimer׳s disease.