idiopathic or spontaneous segmental infarction of omentum is a rare disease producing acute abdominal emergency. this rare entity is in a small group of abdominal emergencies with circulatory compromise. infarction could be caused by omental torsion which could be due to adhesion of a previouse surgery or it could be spontaneous. less than 150 cases of idiopathic segmental infarction of omentum...

Thyrotoxicosis-induced cardiomyopathy and consequent heart failure is one of the most grave complications of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism. In such patients, early recognition of thyrotoxicosis, and directed antithyroid therapy can lead to rapid normalization of left ventricular function. Herein, we present a case of a 29-year-old male with Graves' disease who developed heart failure with severe...

Background Despite significant advances in genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, the identification and validation of circulatory immunological biomarkers in cancer patients, which could be useful to monitor disease progression and response to immunotherapeutic treatments, remains as elusive as ever. Circulatory biomarkers, being easily accessible, may provide crucial guidance and be incorpora...

Idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension (IPAH) is a progressive disease with a dismal prognosis and lung transplantation is often the only option for patients, who do not respond to pharmacological therapy. We report the use of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system in a 49-year-old woman with primary pulmonary hypertension, previously liver transplanted. The patient, listed for ...

Environmental Health Perspectives • volume 120 | number 12 | December 2012 A 453 highly exposed individuals. The authors then fitted a linear ERR model to the data of the meta-analysis and derived mortality risks at low-level radiation by extrapolation. Linear extrapolation is used in radiation protection if cohort strata pertaining to low doses and dose rates have low statistical power. There ...

Cardiogenic shock remains a challenging disease entity and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) can be implemented in an acute setting to stabilize acutely ill patients with cardiomyopathy in a variety of clinical situations. Currently, several options exist for temporary MCS. We review the indications, contraindications, clinica...