UNLABELLED A wide range of pharmaceutical substances can induce side-effects expressed as cardiovascular changes or events, adding to other risk factors or worsening preexisting cardiovascular diseases. AIM Continuous study focused on iatrogenic conditions representing cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS We developed a descriptive study of patients admitted to the Iasi Vth Internal Medicin...

The problem of zygosity misclassification of twins has been paid little attention in Japan. By analyzing maternal reports collected using an internet questionnaire, the author found that around 30% of monozygotic twins were misclassified as dizygotic twins, mainly by obstetricians. On the other hand, the percentage of dizygotic twin pairs misclassified as monozygotic twins was lower. Misclassif...

The uterine rupture during pregnancy is a catastrophic condition resulting in both maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. It occurs in nearly 1% of patients with previous cesarean sections. However, uterine rupture at the site of previous iatrogenic perforation which is spontaneously healed or repaired is less reported. We present a 29-year-old woman, gravida 3 para 1, at 20 weeks of g...

Pseudoaneurysms (PsA) and arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) of the thyrocervical trunk and its branches are rare complications of traumatic or iatrogenic arterial injuries. Most such injuries are iatrogenic and are associated with central venous catheterization. Historically, thyrocervical trunk PsA and AVF have been managed with open surgical repair; however, multiple treatment modalities are now a...

iatrogenic condition with a varied spectrum of clinical and laboratory manifestations. The severe form is potentially lethal.1,2 Tubal ectopic pregnancy is a common, life-threatening situation in gynecology that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment. However, bilateral ectopic pregnancy is rare, varying in frequency between one per 725 and one per 1,580 ectopic pregnancies.3 We re...

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We present a case of Torsade de Pointes secondary to multiple factors including patient susceptibility and iatrogenic influences. Contributing causes are presented, and the approach to treatment is discussed.

Metastatic thyroid cancer is an uncommon condition to be present at the time of pregnancy, but presents a challenging paradigm of care. Clinicians must balance the competing interests of long-term maternal health, best achieved by iatrogenic hyperthyroidism, regular radioiodine therapy and avoidance of dietary iodine, against the priority to care for the developing foetus, with inevitable compr...

Depression in children and adolescents with epilepsy is common. Depression worsen quality of life in epilepsy patients. Neurobiological, social, and iatrogenic factors may play a role in depressive disorder development. We report a patient with partial epilepsy secondary to neonatal stroke, who developed depressive disorder as a result of levetiracetam (LEV) treatment. Our report illustrates th...