Atrial Septal Aneurysm Leading to Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Stroke is the most common cause of death and disability in the world, and ischemic etiology plays a major role. Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a localized saccular deformity of the atrial septum, associated with ischemic stroke independently or in association with other atrial septal defects (ASD). There is a higher incidence of stroke in the population with ASD.

Is Physiologic Stress Test with Imaging Comparable to Anatomic Examination of Coronary Arteries by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography to Investigate Coronary Artery Disease? - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a noninvasive diagnostic modality that remains underutilized compared to functional stress testing (ST) for investigating coronary artery disease (CAD). Several patients are misdiagnosed with noncardiac chest pain (CP) that eventually die from a cardiovascular event in subsequent years. We compared CCTA to ST to investigate CP.

Tolvaptan-induced Liver Injury: Who is at Risk? A Case Report and Literature Review.

Hyponatremia is a common clinical condition encountered in the hospital setting. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is an important and one of the most common causes of hyponatremia. SIADH accounts for approximately one-third of all cases of hyponatremia.

Imaging of Tendinopathy: A Physician's Perspective.

Imaging plays an important role in the clinical evaluation of patients with musculoskeletal-related pain, but its utility for the management of tendinopathy is debatable. Findings on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging may not correlate with clinical symptoms, and it is not uncommon to find anatomical changes associated with tendinopathy in tendons of asymptomatic individuals. Likewise, patients with clinical symptoms of tendinopathy can present with normal imaging evaluation.

CT Pelvis in Children; Should We Routinely Scan Pelvis for Wilms Tumor and Hepatoblastoma? Implications for Imaging Protocol Development.

Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma are the most common intra-abdominal solid organ childhood tumors. CT examination is one of the routinely performed procedures in hospitals for children with these tumors inspite of high radiation exposure associated with CT scans. Sixty patients (Wilms tumor = 45, hepatoblastoma = 16) were evaluated retrospectively.