Letter to the Editor
Re: Evaluation of Left Atrial Volumes and Ejection Force by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiograph
We are pleased that Dr Nemes and his colleagues are interested in our study on real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) for calculation of left atrial...
Evaluation of Left Atrial Volumes and Ejection Force by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
We read with great interest the article by Zhong et al entitled ‘Effects of age and gender on left atrial ejection force and volume...
Free-Floating Thrombus of the Carotid Artery Detected on Carotid Ultrasound in Patients with Cerebral...
A free-floating carotid artery thrombus is rarely found in cerebral infarcts. Current understanding is limited with small case series. The objective of this study...
Right Pace, Wrong Place
We report a 61-year-old Chinese man with end-stage renal failure who was admitted for late stent thrombosis of the right coronary artery bare metal...
A Persistent Red Eye and Diplopia—When to Neuroimage?
Human cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the cestode, Taenia solium (T.solium). Cysticercosis in humans is acquired...
Urinary Bladder Paraganglioma in a Post-Heart Transplant Patient
Both phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours. Classical presentations of hypertension, paroxysmal palpitation and diaphoresis are related to catecholamine hypersecretion.
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A Case of Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient with Dual Cancers, Fortuitous or Paraneoplastic?
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering skin condition. It is characterised by the presence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibodies specific for the...
An Echocardiogram Image of Massively Dilated Aortic Root and Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Secondary to...
A 77-year-old Indian man who was an ex-smoker has a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, previous cerebral lacunar infarct and temporal (giant cell) arteritis...
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Caused by Streptococcus Pneumoniae in a Heavy Smoker after Laparoscopic Surgery
Pneumococcal pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a rare condition with only few case reports in the recent English language literature. We report—to the best...
Clinical Outcome Following Treatment of Stable and Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures with Dynamic Hip Screw
We read with interest the paper by Setiobudi T et al. We wish to congratulate the authors for meticulously conducting a large study on...