Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|
AME Case Rep
November 2024
Cardiology Department II Ward I, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background: Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare but critical complication that might appear after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a high risk of blindness. The report on the nursing management of CRAO patients after PCI is rare.
Case Description: This patient is a 50-year-old female patient who was admitted to the Cardiovascular Department with repeated chest tightness.
Front Cardiovasc Med
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Background: Painful left bundle branch block (LBBB) syndrome is an uncommon disease that is defined as intermittent episodes of angina associated with simultaneous LBBB changes on an electrocardiogram (ECG) with the absence of flow-limiting coronary artery disease or ischemia on functional testing. Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is the most common cause of syncope and can be provoked by sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG). Herein, we report a case of painful LBBB syndrome complicated with VVS, which was misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome and cardiogenic shock.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBr J Anaesth
January 2025
Department of Anesthesia, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Intravenous antihypertensivedrugs are commonly used in acute care settings, yet their impact on cerebral blood flow (CBF) remains uncertain.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 50 studies evaluated the effects of commonly used i.v.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
November 2024
Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Lohmühlenstr. 5, Hamburg 20099, Germany.
Background: Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a novel ablation technology. A rare side-effect is the occurrence of mostly subclinical coronary spasms when PF energy is applied in proximity to coronary arteries. However, it has been described that prior application of nitroglycerin attenuates these effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
November 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Huaian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and Huaian Second People's Hospital, 62 South Huaihai Road, Huaian, 223002, China.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!