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Iatrogenic aortic pseudoaneurysm: A forgotten complication
Almeida, S; Bico, P; Almeida, AR; Laranjeira Santos, A; Banazol, N; Fragata, J; Rabaçal, CPseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare complication of cardiac surgery. However, the poor prognosis associated with this condition if untreated makes early diagnosis and treatment important. We present the case of a 66-year-old woman who had undergone mitral valvuloplasty 12 days previously, who was admitted with a diagnosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation. The transthoracic echocardiogram showed a ...
Iatrogenic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm: a Forgotten Complication
Almeida, S; Bico, P; Almeida, AR; Laranjeira, A; Banazol, N; Fragata, J; Rabaçal, CPseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare complication of cardiac surgery. However, the poor prognosis associated with this condition if untreated makes early diagnosis and treatment important. We present the case of a 66-year-old woman who had undergone mitral valvuloplasty 12 days previously, who was admitted with a diagnosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation. The transthoracic echocardiogram showed a ...
Endocardite a Nocardia após Cirurgia de Substituição Valvular Mitral: Caso Clín...
Timóteo, AT; Branco, LM; Pinto, M; Bico, P; Cruz Ferreira, RA Nocardia é responsável por diversos tipos de infecção quer em receptores imunocompetentes, quer imunocomprometidos e pode afectar qualquer órgão. A endocardite a Nocardia spp é muito rara e tem mau prognóstico. Segundo o nosso conhecimento e após revisão da literatura, foram reportados apenas 12 casos de endocardite a Nocardia, a maioria tratada com substituição valvular. Reportamos o primeiro caso descrito e...
The Manchester Triage System in acute coronary syndromes
Matias, C; Oliveira, R; Duarte, R; Bico, P; Mendonça, C; Nuno, L; Almeida, A; Rabaçal, C; Afonso, SINTRODUCTION: A growing number of hospitals have implemented the Manchester Triage System (MTS) in their Emergency Department (ED), so as to better prioritize the evaluation of those attending these departments. OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the MTS was used effectively in patients admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: We evaluated 114 consecutive patients admitted...
Um Caso de Tromboembolismo Paradoxal
Pelicano, NJ; Sousa, L; Meireles, N; Banazol, N; Bandeira Costa; Bico, P; Quininha, J