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 ...

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 61-year-old man with a decade-long history of a pulsatile bruit in his right ear presented to our institution for workup by ambulance after a seizure. He had received treatment previously for ...

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.

Both the angiogram and angioplasty are useful tools when diagnosing and treating blockages and other heart issues. Both procedures are performed on an outpatient basis and are minimally invasive. If ...

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 ...