Publications by authors named "Taimoor Ahmed"
The incidence of infective endocarditis in pregnancy has increased as a result of the opioid epidemic. Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE), specifically tricuspid valve endocarditis, is more commonly linked to injection drug use. In pregnant patients, a prompt diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis are crucial to prevent fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality.
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- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of lymphoid cancer in adults and can present in various ways, including as difficulty swallowing (dysphagia).
- A case study highlights a 66-year-old man who experienced progressive dysphagia for three months due to DLBCL that compressed his esophagus and stomach.
- Treatment involved one cycle of chemotherapy, and the case underscores the need to check for serious conditions like lymphoma in patients with swallowing difficulties, showing the diverse symptoms of DLBCL.
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- - A heart transplant recipient experienced chest pain due to blunt chest trauma three weeks after surgery, prompting an electrocardiogram that revealed ST-segment elevation.
- - Coronary angiography detected a dissection in the left anterior descending artery but maintained normal blood flow, leading to conservative treatment.
- - The patient had good long-term health results, but the coronary artery dissection remained unchanged at follow-ups one and two years later.
Remdesivir has been extensively employed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as it has proven to be efficacious against the causative SARS-CoV-2. However, there is not much evidence on the cardiovascular adverse effect profile of remdesivir. In addition, limited data support the occurrence of sinus bradycardia associated with remdesivir.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 42-year-old female was transferred to our center from a regional hospital with 5-day history of flushing, fatigue, and chest pressure. On initial presentation to the regional hospital, computed tomography of chest revealed a large mediastinal mass with cardiac involvement. Supraclavicular lymph node biopsy demonstrated nongerminal center diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with Ki67 index near 100%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a patient of Klinefelter syndrome--a rare association.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
August 2009
A 36-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnoea and chest pain. He also had sexual dysfunction with poorly developed secondary sex characteristics. Echocardiography and thorough cardiac evaluation revealed obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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