Acute aortic syndromes in emergency departments
December 2018
Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) is a modern term to describe interrelated emergency aortic conditions with similar clinical characteristics and challenges. AAS include aortic dissection, aortic intramural hematoma and penetrating ulcer of the aorta
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Diffuse Osborn wave and side effects of psychotropic drugs?
December 2018
We describe the case of a schizophrenic patient under several psychotropic drugs, presenting in the emergency department for vigilance disorders; the ECG shows diffuse Osborn wave and prolongation of QT without hypothermia.
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Giant left atrial myxoma mimicking mitral valve stenosis
December 2018
Cardiac myxomas are the most common forms of primary heart tumors. We report a 38 -year-old woman without medical history and any cardiovascular risk factors was admitted in the emergency department for dyspnea and hemoptysis.
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An exceptional electrocardiogram in Tunisia
December 2018
We report an 83-year-old male patient who was found by the emergency medical service team with loss of consciousness with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) at 12), bradycardia, hypotension, purpuric spots
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