Sudden cardiac arrest during percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Sudden cardiac arrest during sports.

Exercise can trigger an acute cardiac event which may precipitate sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). On the other hand, exercise is important for physical fitness and prevention of cardiovascular disease, and the medical community should therefore inform the general public of the health benefits of sports and exercise. At the same time, the public are exposed to alarmist mass media coverage of athlet...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports Activity in Middle Age Running title: Marijon et al.; Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Sports

Background—Sports-associated sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) occur mostly during middle age.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Splenic Injury During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

BACKGROUND Injury to the spleen is a recognized complication during percutaneous renal access due to the close anatomical relationship of the spleen and the left kidney. However, transsplenic renal access is a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and can also result in considerable morbidity, often requiring emergent splenectomy. METHODS We present our experience with splenic inj...

Does percutaneous nephrolithotomy cause elevated cardiac troponins?

BACKGROUND Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the treatment of choice in large and staghorn renal stones, and myocardial infarction is one the possible complications during and after the surgery. We investigated if renal and skeletal muscle injury, caused by percutaneous nephrolithotomy, can cause elevation in cardiac troponins (cTn). METHODS This study was conducted on otherwise healthy patient...