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Single puncture approach guided by transesophageal echocardiography for atrial ...
Oliveira, M; Sousa, L; Trindade, A; da Silva, NBackground: Atrial septal defect (ASD) is associated with a risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) higher than in the general population, even after percutaneous or surgical septal closure. Catheter ablation is an effective treatment strategy for preventing recurrences and reducing the AF burden. However, electrophysiologists are faced with technical difficulties and the risk of complications with the left...
Multiple thromboembolism associated with anti-thrombin III deficiency.
Catarino, C; Silva, P M; Quininha, J; Serra, J; da Silva, N; Antunes, E; Ferreira, R; de Oliveira, M; Gracias, R; Prates, ACongenital deficiency of antithrombin III is considered as one serious primary hypercoagulable state. The authors present a case of deficiency of antithrombin III in a 28 years old young male, with aortic valve disease and several thromboembolic events. When discussing their diagnostical and therapeutical aspects they call the attention to the need for investigation of the situations in which thrombophilia pres...