4 results match your criteria: "University of Miami-Palm Beach Regional GME Consortium[Affiliation]"
The 13-year bleed: Exuberant amyloid angiopathies, angiodysplasias, and acquired coagulopathies of the gut.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
September 2021
Department of Gastroenterology, West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
Amyloidosis is a disorder characterized by extracellular deposits of proteins that are prone to aggregate and form insoluble fibrils. Amyloid deposits limited to a single organ or tissue without the involvement of any other site in the body is uncommon. We report a 75-year-old man with previously treated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who presented with recurrent gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOriental Cholangiohepatitis in a Caucasian male.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
July 2021
Department of Gastroenterology, West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis (RPC) is primarily seen in Southeast Asian populations, but a case is reported involving a Caucasian veteran with a 5-year history of recurrent fevers and abdominal pain after serving in Asia.
- Diagnosis came after thorough evaluation, confirming RPC, which showed improvement following biliary decompression and antibiotic treatment.
- This case highlights that RPC, although uncommon, should be considered in any patient presenting with repeated abdominal pain and fevers, regardless of their racial background.
Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Severe Peripheral Artery Disease in a 20-Year-Old with Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.
Case Rep Infect Dis
April 2018
JFK Medical Center, University of Miami-Palm Beach Regional GME Consortium, Atlantis, FL, USA.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection confers an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Patients with perinatally acquired HIV may be at increased risk due to the viral infection itself and exposure to HAART in utero or as part of treatment. A 20-year-old female with transplacentally acquired HIV infection presented with symptoms of transient aphasia, headache, palpitations, and blurry vision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProposal of a novel clinical score to predict heart failure incidence in long-term survivors of acute coronary syndromes.
Int J Cardiol
December 2017
Servicio de Cardiología, Complejo Hospital Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, IDIS (Instituto para el Desarrollo e Integración de la Salud), CIBERCV (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares), Spain.
Introduction: HF remains a frequent complication following MI and adversely affects prognosis. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of HF following MI and to design a risk score for its prediction.
Methods: Retrospective study of all consecutive patients admitted for MI.