Background A 27-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a 1-year history of mild dyspnea. Investigations Physical examination, chest radiography, electrocardiography, transthoracic ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal joining of an artery and a vein. If an AVF is affecting health, early treatment can help prevent complications. An AVF occurs if an artery connects to a ...

Standard hospitalization for ICA occlusion for CCSF in our practice is 3–5 days. On the day of admission, a temporary balloon occlusion of the left ICA was performed to determine if Mr. J could ...

A 43-year-old normotensive, nondiabetic, and dyslipaedemic woman presented with complaints of exertional dyspnea and chest pain on moderate activity (NYHA class II CCS class II ) for one year.

A 72 year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the face while hunting. On examination, the left eye was proptotic with engorged veins around the eye. A loud bruit was heard over the left eye. Carotid ...

Mr. J, a healthy 42-year-old male, suffered a serious head injury due to an accidental fall from a rooftop in December 2003. Mr. J was comatose for 4 days and sustained multiple fractures of the left ...