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[Penetrating foreign body in the left ventricle with undetected chronic evolution] 2 Comments
Source: Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico Category: Cardiology
Latest Comment by Frankie Dolan - July 22, 2009: Hi Frank, have you tried emailing the author? There's a contact email on the abstract when you click through to Pubmed.

[Penetrating foreign body in the left ventricle with undetected chronic evolution] 2 Comments
Source: Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico Category: Cardiology
Latest Comment by Frank-M - July 22, 2009: Is this article already published on "Archivos de Cardiologia de Mexico"? I can't reach it. Is volume 79 of this journal on the web? I can't reach it either. Can anybody help me. Thanks Frank

Management of Cardiogenic Shock: Focus on Tissue Perfusion 1 Comment
Source: Current Problems in Cardiology Category: Cardiology
Latest Comment by infocatch - July 12, 2009: indeed, improve tissue perfusion is the essential goal. just like coping with patients of AMI,time is life also suitable to CS patients.In our department we have encounted 3 AMI patients,one was CPR survivor whose clinical status is well, but after CAG and stents implantation,she died of renal failuer; another patient was complicated with VSD and CS,although IABP was successfully mentained her vital signs,she also died of renal failure dispite CRRT.So tissue perfusion is crucial,and novel approaches to monitor and modulate peripheral circulation at the bedside is foundmental and of prognosis significance.

Fatal Cephalosporin-Induced Acute Hypersensitivity Myocarditis 1 Comment
Source: Pediatric Cardiology Category: Cardiology
Latest Comment by Holly - November 25, 2008: My mother died at the age of forty-seven from sarcoid myocaditis. In her case I believe it might have been associated with the use of antibiotics. She was taking antibiotics at the time and died suddenly with no prior symptoms or disease. She was a healthy women and a non-smoker. I think people need to avoid the use of antibiotics as much as they can. Use them only as a last resort. Also, do not buy antibiotics online that were not prescribed by your doctor. I would not wish this death upon anyone. Please be cautious.

Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins Linked to Microembolism 1 Comment
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines Category: Cardiology
Latest Comment by Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD - June 1, 2008: Regarding the prospective study of foam sclerotherapy (FS) by Ceulen (April 3rd issue),1 the presence of gas bubbles in the left heart following FS in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) confirms previous observations2,3, yet their clinical significance and correlation with neurologic complications (e.g. visual disturbances, paresthesias, migraine) remain elusive.3 Actually, the incidence of transient events following FS is very low (0.16-0.27%)3,4 and major complications (excluding one case of stroke in a patient with significant co-morbidities where the volume of foam was excessive5) have not been reported.3 Mor...