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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, JPN.
Systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) is a rare and life-threatening disorder characterized by acute hypotension, hypoalbuminemia, and hemoconcentration, which often results in severe respiratory complications, such as pulmonary edema. SCLS can be triggered by infections, including COVID-19, and is associated with a high mortality rate. Here, we report a case of COVID-19-associated SCLS in a 68-year-old man.
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December 2024
Pulmonology and Critical Care, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Malignant hyperthermia is a pharmacogenetic disorder that manifests clinically as a hypermetabolic crisis when a patient with a mutation in the ryanodine or dihydropyridine receptor genes is exposed to neuromuscular blocking agents. Depolarizing neuromuscular agents are known to cause malignant hyperthermia, but cases caused by nondepolarizing agents are rarely reported. We present a case consistent with malignant hyperthermia after receipt of cisatracurium, a nondepolarizing anesthetic agent.
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January 2025
Department for Internal Medicine II, Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, linked to high morbidity and mortality, are increasingly treated with interventional edge-to-edge repair, showing excellent results in favorable anatomy. Recently, interventional valve replacement strategies have emerged. We present a patient with severe dyspnea and leg edema who was diagnosed with severe mitral and torrential tricuspid regurgitation.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Málaga Regional University Hospital, Málaga, Spain.
Pickering syndrome, characterized by recurrent episodes of flash pulmonary edema (FPE) and renal impairment, is associated with renal artery stenosis (RAS). This case highlights its manifestation and management in an older adult patient. An 86-year-old woman with hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and a single functioning kidney presented with recurrent FPE episodes.
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January 2025
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan.
A 35-year-old man presented to the emergency department with reports of chest pain, progressive shortness of breath, and pedal edema. He had a history of multiple hospital admissions without improvement. Multimodality imaging revealed a suspected giant right atrial myxoma.
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