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Researchers trace the molecular roots of potentially fatal heart condition
Research using heart cells from squirrels, mice and people identifies an evolutionary mechanism critical for heart muscle function.
Nine genes linked to congenital heart condition disputed
An expert panel has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes linked to long QT syndrome, disputing…
Coronavirus Live Updates: China’s No. 2 Official Visits the Hot Zone
China has extended the Lunar New Year holiday to help contain the virus, now spreading around the world. Of the…
Adrenal incidentaloma: nothing is ever as it seems
A 58-year-old female patient with cholelithiasis was referred for abdominal ultrasonography in January 2017. The ultrasonography revealed a large left…
Temporal Changes in Resting Heart Rate, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Disease: CARDIA Study
The prognostic significance of temporal changes in resting heart rate in young adults for premature heart failure and cardiovascular disease…
A heart murmur is discovered on an oncology ward: Extramedullary AML
An internist, an oncologist, a cardiologist, and a dermatologist walk into a patient’s room. This case highlights a multidisciplinary approach…
Acute Myopericarditis due to Campylobacter Jejuni
A 57-year-old female with a history of hypertension presented to a local hospital describing one day of intermittent central chest…
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: perhaps not so reversible?
Headaches with abrupt onset or with relentless progression are more likely to be pathological and should be investigated. A 38-year-old…
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction and livedo reticularis: rare manifestations of catecholamine excess
Paraganglioma are neuroendocrine neoplasms of the peripheral nervous system. Sympathetic paraganglioma can secrete catecholamines and present clinically with the classical…