DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170186 Clinical data: Increase in size of the left atrium known since 8 years of age, when she was labeled as carrier of idiopathic left ventricular restrictive syndrome. Since then, there was a progressive increase of this cavity with the appearance of fatigue to the efforts and atrial fibrillation five months ago, reversed in the occasion with electric shock and amiodarone....

The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) Study, the largest double-blind, randomized trial in hypertensive patients, confirmed and strengthened the clinical relevance of thiazide diuretics in the treatment of hypertension but did not prove the superiority of these drugs. Its claim of the superiority of chlorthalidone was based on some secondary ou...

At the end of September 2020, an outbreak SARS-CoV-2 occurred at a university student’s residence. A rapid response, with massive testing, using both RT-PCR and antigen helped to control spread virus, showing importance tracking infection. Testing for antibodies one month after showed that permanence students no infection in same building was not preponderant factor develop immune response.

Background: Ecthyma gangrenosum (EG) are necrotic lesions that develop in the context of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. Isolated reports describe EG in the setting of non-Pseudomonal infections. In a patient with EG, initial blood cultures showed Escherichia coli, and almost occulted P. aeruginosa bacteremia. Based on the clinical picture we suspected preponderant P. aeruginosa bacteremia, ...

Ovarian torsion during pregnancy is a rare event and occurs mostly the first trimester. This case describing diagnosis management of an ovarian at 33 weeks in twin with normal term delivery. The patient presented irregular uterine contraction due to acute abdominal pain right iliac fossa. A cyst was discovered ultrasound scan on ovary highly suspected. small laparotomy facing mass after guidanc...

Although the present classification of leprosy, approved by the Havana leprosy congress in 1948, has a terminology which is predominantly histopathological, it is nevertheless based on clinical, bacteriological, histopathological and immunological criteria. In other words, in order to classify the leprosy patient today we take into consideration the clinical, bacteriological and histopathologic...

Authors report a case of malignant psoas tumor diagnosed in 69-year-old patient with an abdominopelvic CT scan as well PET-Scanner performed part the assessment infective endocarditis extensions on aortic stenosis. insist rarity tumors which remain mostly malignant, and interest percutaneous biopsy for precise histological diagnosis conditioning therapeutic management. Treatment must be integra...

Although researchers have investigated the impact of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) phases on human lives, only a few examined such impacts fisheries. In this study, we analyzed influence negative (positive) IOD chlorophyll (Chl-a) concentrations as an indicator phytoplankton biomass and small pelagic fish production in eastern (EIO) off Java. We also conducted field surveys EIO Palabuhanratu Bay at...

We investigated the feasibility of co-doping effect zinc and chromium for copper vanadium substitution, respectively, reported first successful Cr incorporation within bulk Sn-based colusite structure.