aortic valve insufficiency/vomiting

Valvular cardiomyopathy can present a diagnostic challenge in the absence of overt cardiac symptoms. This report describes the case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with acute peritonitis associated with vomiting and abdominal distension. Subsequent abdominal computed tomography and ultrasound

This paper reports a case of a 22 years old young male who presented in emergency department with some non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, chest heaviness and shortness of breath. Chest x-ray revealed a combined picture of pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Echocardiogram

A 75-year-old female, exhibiting epigastric pain and vomiting, underwent treatment for acute gastritis. She also experienced incontinence of urine and chest pain. A diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction was made upon examination of electrocardiographic findings and the patient was transferred to

BACKGROUND We aimed to analyze the results of retrograde aortic radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathways in children. METHODS Between January 2010 and September 2014, 25 children who underwent left-sided accessory pathway ablation with a retrograde aortic approach were

A 77-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital with complaints of back pain, nausea and vomiting for 4 days. She underwent enhanced aortic computed tomography (CT) and was diagnosed with Stanford type A acute aortic dissection. Then she was transferred to our hospital. CT showed aortic dissection

Primary hyperparathyroidism, characterized by hypersecretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) leading to hypercalcemia and relative hypophosphatemia, is quite common in the elderly. Most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism have only mild hypercalcemia and are symptomless. But others experience

Diagnosing acute Stanford type A aortic dissection with the uncommon involvement of the left main coronary artery(LMCA) remains challenging for the emergency physician because it can resemble acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock. The following case report illustrate this infrequent but

Typical Cogan's syndrome is a rare disease of young adults consisting of flares of interstitial keratitis and sudden onset of Ménière-like attacks (nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, vertigo and hearing loss). Life-threatening aortic insufficiency develops in 10% of reported cases. Atypical Cogan's