Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor as a long-term prognostic biomarker in acute coronary syndromes.

The aim of our study was to analyse the long-term prognostic value of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in the setting of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We included 340 patients with an ACS who underwent coronary angiography and plasma suPAR concentration was measured. Patients were classified into low suPAR concentrations (<2.

Stromal cell derived factor-1 and long-term prognosis in acute coronary syndrome.

To explore long-term prognostic value of SDF-1 in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We included 254 patients with ACS. Plasma SDF-1 was measured and patients were classified into tertiles of SDF-1.

Long-term prognostic value of growth differentiation factor-15 in acute coronary syndromes.

Background: Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) predicts death and cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We aimed to assess the long-term prognostic value of GDF-15 in ACS.

Methods: We included 358 patients with ACS who underwent coronary angiography.

Percutaneous retrieval of a port-a-cath using a pigtail catheter combined with snaring technique.

We present a case of a 63-year-old woman who underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer through a port-a-cath inserted in left subclavian vein. The device was withdrawn one year later due to jugular vein thrombosis plus dysfunction of the device. A few years later a chest X-ray for scrutinizing dyspnea showed a catheter located in right heart chambers.