The ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a potentially lethal complication of the administration of gonadotropin for the induction of ovulation. The condition occurs in up to 5% of patients undergoing ...

More than one third of patients with PCI-related cardiac tamponade develop the first hemodynamic signs several hours after PCI. These late-presenting cases are often a diagnostic challenge at the ...

Prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy was feasible for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in a mature, physician-led, urban system and was associated with improved survival, particularly when performed ...

The preoperative echocardiogram may provide little benefit. An echocardiogram is often performed prior to non­-cardiac surgery to identify patients at risk of cardiac complications even though the ...

The influence of echocardiography on the number of cardiac catheterizations(CC) performed prior to cardiac surgery was assessed in a retrospective analysis comparing two 12 month periods(Jan.-Dec.

When patients present to an emergency department with cardiac chest pain and a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram, it can be difficult to distinguish between those who can be discharged safely and those ...