BACKGROUND Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy is a recent non-invasive positive pressure ventilation therapy that was developed for patients with heart failure (HF) refractory to optimal medical therapy. However, it is likely that ASV therapy at relatively higher pressure setting worsens some of the patients' prognosis compared with optimal medical therapy. Therefore, identification of op...

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been in use for over 15 years. It has been shown to promote granulation tissue and stimulate angiogenesis thereby improving wound healing. Traditionally NPWT is bulky making it use in the outpatient setting a challenge. A portable negative pressure wound system has been developed, facilitating its use in the outpatient setting. We present 4 cases highl...

pulmonary thromboembolism (pte) has a wide spectrum of presentations, and its c ardinal manifestations include chest pain, dyspnea, and syncope. syncope as an initial presentation of pte occurs in 10-14% of patients and is not restricted to massive ptes. it can also occur in the setting of non- massive cases probably due to a vasovagal mechanism or the occurrence of conduction disturbances in p...