Primary cardiac chondromyxosarcoma—clinical and echocardiographic manifestations

The cardiac manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome and their echocardiographic recognition.

Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies, hypercoagulability, vascular thrombosis, and recurrent fetal loss. Cardiac involvement occurs frequently. Leaflet thickening and vegetations are detected quite often echocardiographically, but hemodynamically significant stenotic and/or regurgitant valvular disease is uncommon. Anti...

Cardiac manifestations in primary Sjögren's syndrome.

OBJECTIVE To determine cardiac manifestations in primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS Echocardiographic examination was undertaken in 64 patients (62 women, two men) with primary SS (54 definite (DSS) and 10 probable (PSS)) who had systemic symptoms. Twenty one healthy women volunteers of similar age acted as controls. RESULTS Acute exudative pericarditis occurred in only one patient. A...

Echocardiographic Manifestations of Flail

This report describes the echocardiographic features seen in a case of bacterial endocarditis in which the aortic valve leaflets had been partially destroyed. The echocardiogram demonstrated unusual, disorganized echo patterns in the outflow tract of the left ventricle near the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve in diastole. These were shown to be continuous with similar disorganized echo pat...

Bone and joint manifestations of primary immunodeficiency patients: review article

Primary Immune Deficiencies are a group of heterogeneous disorders that involve the innate or acquired immune system, or a combination of them. The underlying disorder may be related to decreased levels or function, or a complete lack of one or more components of the immune system in general. These diseases can occur with a prevalence of about 1 in 10000 live births. According to the fourth upd...

Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic manifestations of heart metastasis from primary lung cancer.