Rationale: Multiple tests are required for the management of lung cancer. Objectives:
Endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) was evaluated as a single test …

Intravenous drug users are at increased risk for developing right-sided infective endocarditis
involving the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in …

Objectives Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated that short sleep
periods increase the likelihood of obesity in children. This study was designed to identify other …

Background Temporary pacemakers (TP) are used in emergency situations for severe
bradyarrhythmias secondary to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to non-AMI related cardiac …

Background Tako-tsubo syndrome is a transient cardiomyopathy usually precipitated by an
acute emotional or physiological stress. Our study objectives were to review and analyze the …

Background: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonists can favorably
influence atheroma proliferation, lipoprotein metabolism and macrovascular complications. …

Contexte Il arrive, à l’occasion, que des complications cardiaques aiguës surviennent au
cours de la grossesse et pendant la période postpartum suivant immédiatement l’…

A 75-year-old woman with known diagnosis of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome presented with
acute onset of chest pain, dyspnea and elevated cardiac enzymes. She had triple vessel …

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as apical ballooning syndrome or stress-induced
cardiomyopathy, is characterized by reversible left ventricular segmental dysfunction. The …

Endovascular therapy for chronic mesenteric ischemia is a proven, feasible alternative
approach to open surgical repair with significantly lower morbidity and mortality. A clinical …