Point-of-care ultrasound to assess left ventricular ejection fraction in heart failure in unselected patients in primary care: a systematic review.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is the most frequent cardiovascular pathology in primary care. Echocardiography is the gold standard for diagnosis, follow-up, and prognosis of HF. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is of growing interest in daily practice.

Multiple Arterial Thrombosis in a 78-Year-Old Patient: Catastrophic Thrombotic Syndrome in COVID-19.

We describe a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and multiple concomitant thromboses occurring on the 9th day of hospital stay. Thromboses were found in distinct zones of the aorta, as well as in the renal, humeral, and pulmonary arteries. The extensive biological workup performed following this catastrophic thrombotic syndrome found no evidence for underlying prothrombotic disease.

[Splenic peliosis. Apropos of 2 cases].

Two cases of splenic peliosis are reported. Clinical and radiographic signs and laboratory results do not contribute greatly to diagnosis which is based on histology findings. Splenic rupture is the major complication and requires immediate splenectomy.

[Perforation of the small intestine caused by endometriosis].

Endometriosis is rarely located on the small bowel. A case of small bowel perforation resulting from a stenosis due to endometriosis is reported. Pre-operative diagnosis of this type of lesion is most difficult in genetically active women since the clinical picture is a mixture of gynaecological and digestive disturbances.