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Cureus
January 2025
Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals St. John Medical Center, Westlake, USA.
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a condition that causes an individual's immune system to destroy its own red blood cells. Immune cells are activated against the red blood cell antigens to induce hemolysis. Patients typically present with symptomatic anemia when the extent of hemolysis overcomes the bone marrow's ability to compensate.
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December 2024
Department of Cardiology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Faint and Fall Research Centre, S. Luca Hospital, Piazzale Brescia 20, Milano 20149, Italy.
Background And Aims: Identifying the haemodynamic mechanism of autonomic syncope is the essential pre-requisite for effective and personalized therapy aimed at preventing recurrences. The present study assessed the diagnostic efficacy of a two-step assessment.
Methods: Multicentre prospective, cross-sectional, observational study.
Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, USA.
Diabetic cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is caused by damage to the autonomic nerve fibers that innervate the heart and blood vessels, leading to abnormalities in heart rate control and vascular dynamics. CAN encompasses symptoms such as exercise intolerance, orthostatic hypotension, cardiac denervation syndrome, and nocturnal hypertension. Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH), resulting from severe diabetic CAN, can cause symptomatic orthostatic hypotension.
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December 2024
Division of Cardiology, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Introduction: The advancement of medical technology has introduced leadless pacemakers (LPMs) as a significant innovation in cardiac pacing, offering potential advantages over traditional ventricular transvenous pacemakers. This report explores the application of LPMs in two patients with complex valvular histories, particularly those with mechanical tricuspid valves.
Case Reports: The first case involves a 60-year-old male with a history of rheumatic heart disease and triple valve replacement who developed a high-grade AV block.
World J Gastrointest Surg
December 2024
Department of Liver and Small Bowel Health, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Liver transplantation (LTx) is vital in patients with end-stage liver disease, with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease being the most common indication. Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an important indication. Portopulmonary hypertension, associated with portal hypertension, poses a significant perioperative risk, making pretransplant screening essential.
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