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A good excuse for skipping the test: electrical storm in a teenager
Rodrigues, P.; Pinheiro-Vieira, A.; Loureiro, M.; Álvares, S.; Anjo, D.; Roque, C.; Sousa, M.; Torres, S.We describe the case of a teenager with a structurally normal heart that presented with torsades de pointes and cardiac arrest. He had a history of epilepsy in childhood, mild cognitive impairment and cognitive visual dysfunction. The baseline electrocardiogram had prominent J waves and a marked early repolarization pattern in all the leads, with normal QT interval. We discuss the differential diagnosis for thi...
Triple, simultaneous, very late coronary stent thrombosis
Silva-Vieira, M.; Luz, A.; Anjo, D.; Antunes, N.; Santos, M.; Cyrne-Carvalho, H.; Torres, S.Abstract Coronary artery stent thrombosis is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic complication. The risk of very late stent thrombosis (VLST) raises important safety issues regarding the first generation of drug-eluting stents (DES). Although several complex mechanisms for VLST have been suggested and various predictors have been described, its pathophysiology is not completely understood and it is not know...
Coronary artery fistula presenting as unstable angina
Silva-Vieira, M.; Antunes, M.; Anjo, D.; Palma, P.; Cyrne-Carvalho, H.; Torres, S.
Pulmonary embolism with thromboembolus in transit
Silva-Vieira, M.; Anjo, D.; Antunes, N.; Cyrne-Carvalho, H.; Torres, S.
Successful management of Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis: case report and r...
Dias, V.; Cabral, S.; Anjo, D.; Vieira, M.; Antunes, N.; Carvalheiras, G.; Gomes, C.; Meireles, A.; Mendonça, T.; Torres, S.Listeria monocytogenes, although an uncommon cause of illness in the general population, is feared principally because of the morbidity and mortality associated with CNS infections. Cardiovascular involvement with L. monocytogenes is very rare, and has been limited to endocarditis. We describe a case of Listeria pericarditis, which occurred in a 60-year-old man with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis who presented to the e...
PROGNÓSTICO A CURTO E LONGO PRAZO E FOLLOW-UP ANGIOGRÁFICO APÓS INTERVENÇÃO COR...
Vieira, M.; Dias, V.; Meireles, A.; Gomes, C.; Antunes, N.; Anjo, D.; Luz, A.; Dias, H.; Correia, A.; Pinto, R.; Silveira, J.; Sousa, P.
ENCERRAMENTO PERCUTÂNEO DE COMUNICAÇÃO INTERAURICULAR E FORAMEN OVALE PATENTE E...
Vieira, M.; Dias, V.; Meireles, A.; Gomes, C.; Antunes, N.; Anjo, D.; Guedes, R.; Oliveira, F.; Cabral, S.; Pereira, L.; Braga, P.; Cyrne-Carvalho, H.
HOME MONITORING SYSTEM EM DOENTES COM POLINEUROPATIA AMILOIDÓTICA FAMILIAR
Vieira, M.; Dias, V.; Meireles, A.; Gomes, C.; Antunes, N.; Anjo, D.; Roque, C.; Reis, H.; Lagarto, V.; Cyrne-Carvalho, H.; Torres, S.