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Trop Med Health
February 2025
School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
This letter discusses the possibility of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) as an alternative diagnosis in a recently reported case of acute myocardial infarction following a hump-nosed viper bite. The patient's presentation, including delayed chest tightness, elevated troponin, ECG changes, and normal coronary arteries, coupled with complete recovery within 3 months, strongly suggests TTC. Multiple case reports have documented the association between snakebites and TTC, with proposed pathophysiological mechanisms including sympathetic surge from pain and stress, direct cardiotoxic effects of venom, and inflammatory mediators during envenomation.
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December 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, 114202, Taiwan. Electronic address:
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak
December 2024
, Partners In Health / Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo, P.O Box 56, Neno, Malawi.
Background: Quality data is crucial in making informed decisions regarding health services; However, the literature suggests that in many LMICs including Malawi, it remains of poor quality. Data quality is measured in terms of completeness, timeliness and consistency among other parameters. We describe the Ministry of Health's District Health Information System (DHIS2) report completeness and timeliness at three levels: National, South West Zone (SWZ) and Neno district.
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December 2024
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, England, United Kingdom.
Am J Emerg Med
December 2024
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India.
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