Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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MULTIFACTORIAL RECURRENT CHYLOUS ASCITES: THE CASE REPORT OF A PATIENT WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION (HFpEF), LIVER DISEASE AND PAST ABDOMINAL SURGERY
Anno:
2023
Chylous ascites is the accumulation of triglyceride-rich fluid in abdominal cavity. It is caused by lymphatic ducts injury, usually as consequence of surgery, neoplasia, or infection. Rarely, it can also occur from heart failure, pericarditis, or cirrhosis. We report the case of a 66-year-old man electively hospitalized for acute…
THE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE BETWEEN CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND PULMONARY ARTERY SARCOMA: A CASE REPORT
Anno:
2023
We report the case of a 63-year-old obese and hypertensive woman, admitted in hospital with worsening dyspnea for 2 weeks and syncope. A suspected chronic thromboembolism was diagnosed nine months before for a similar clinical picture; hematologic screening excluded thrombophilia and NOACs were prescribed. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography showed enlargement…