syncope/hemorrhage

Aortoenteric fistula is a rare condition that may cause death in patients due to gastrointestinal bleeding. The duodenum is the most frequently involved site, at 78.5% of 191 cases by Nagy and Marshall's meta-analysis. It is characterized by the clinical triad of abdominal pain, gastrointestinal

BACKGROUND Spontaneous hemorrhage into a thyroid nodule occurs exceedingly rare and rarely a neck hematoma can develop. We report a case of syncope due to spontaneous hemorrhage into a thyroid nodule during anticoagulant and antithrombotic therapy. METHODS A 64-year-old man was transferred to the

We present a 10 year old boy with syncope who was found to have long-QT syndrome and severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) both in the absence of a secondary cause, to our knowledge this is the first report with this unusual coexistence. His genetic tests were positive for hereditary hemorrhagic

BACKGROUND Acute hemoperitoneum as a result of hemorrhage from liver metastases is an uncommon but serious condition. The use of appropriate imaging is important in the diagnosis and can have a profound impact on subsequent management. This case is important because the presentation was of recurrent

Complete atrioventricular block and syncope sometimes are the presenting signs of acute myocardial infarction. In a presyncopal attempt to assume sitting position, the patient may fall and suffer consequent trauma. Once in hospital, this sequence of events may be overlooked by both the patient and

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a catastrophic complication in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AML cells, especially in the acute promyelocytic leukemia subtype, may release microparticles (MPs), tissue factor (TF), and cancer procoagulant (CP) to promote coagulopathy. Hyperfibrinolysis

Meningocele is recognized as a rare, usually asymptomatic condition not associated with acute neurologic symptoms. We herein describe the case of a patient with a longstanding history of a lower back "mass" and recurrent syncope who became acutely unresponsive and developed bilateral retinal

Angiosarcoma of the heart is a rare malignancy that can present in many ways. It is an important diagnosis to consider in patients presenting with otherwise unexplained tamponade-type symptoms. Here we present a case of a young male who presented with hemorrhagic tamponade and underwent resection of

In order to study the adjustment of central circulation to postural changes and the mechanism of orthostatic fainting, the pressure in the brachial artery, the pulmonary artery, the right ventricle and heart rate (HR) were recorded in sixteen healthy young men, both supine and after tilting to 45