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Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome Unveiling a Metastatic Parotid Carcinoma

Introduction. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ectopic production is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome (CS). The most commonly associated tumours are small-cell lung carcinoma along with bronchial and thymic carcinoids. To date, only 5 cases have been published in the literature featuring ectopic ACTH secretion from metastatic acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) of the parotid gland. We hereby describe a very uncommon...

MÓDULO 3 - Neonatologia e Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos

Miocardiopatia de etiologia isquémica versus não-isquémica: haverá diferenças n...

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have associated heart failure (HF) of ischemic etiology with worse prognosis compared to HF from non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. HF treatment has evolved significantly in recent years. Has this evolution had an impact on this prognostic gap? OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to compare patients with advanced HF--nonischemic versus ischemic etiology--in terms of baseline characteris...

Anatomic variants, congenital anomalies and pathology of the extrahepatic bile ...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy is effective even in elderly patients with co...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in elderly patients (> or =65 years) with younger patients and to assess the impact of comorbidities in CRT remodeling response. METHODS: This is a prospective study of 87 consecutive patients scheduled for CRT who underwent clinical and echocardiographic evaluation before and 6 months after CRT. A reduction...

Complexo de Carney a propósito de um caso clínico

Identification of 'super-responders' to cardiac resynchronization therapy: the ...

AIMS: Some patients show such an important clinical improvement and reverse remodelling after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) that anatomy and function approach normal. These patients have been called 'super-responders'. The aim of our study was to identify predictors of becoming a super-responder after CRT. METHODS AND RESULTS: Eighty-seven consecutive patients who underwent CRT were prospectively stud...

Prognostic value of CA125 in advanced heart failure patients

INTRODUCTION: Serum levels of CA125 are often high in advanced heart failure (AHF) patients. AIM: To determine the predictive value of CA125 in forecasting the occurrence of death or cardiac transplantation in an AHF population. METHODS: 88 AHF patients referred for heart transplantation were divided into 2 groups based on CA125 levels: normal (CA125<38 U/mL) and elevated (>/=38 U/mL). Events (death or heart tr...

Haemodynamics during liver transplantation in familial amyloidotic polyneuropat...

BACKGROUND: Circulatory instability frequently complicates liver transplantation for familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) and may be a source of surgical morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate FAP intraoperative haemodynamic data and their relation to the duration of surgery, and need for anaesthetic drugs. RBC and sympathomimetic amines. SETTING: Clinical study during a four year period. PATIENTS...

Congenital afibrinogenemia.

The authors present a case of congenital afibrinogenemia. A review of the literature is made, and some aspects of this rare inherited coagulation disorder are suggested and commented on.; The authors present a case of congenital afibrinogenemia. A review of the literature is made, and some aspects of this rare inherited coagulation disorder are suggested and commented on.