Items tagged “cardiology”

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Rosai-Dorfman disease

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 23 Feb 2010
70% complete
CT X-ray
Article

Cardiac bronchus

A cardiac bronchus, sometimes termed accessory cardiac bronchus, is a rare anatomic variant of the tracheobronchial tree, arising from the medial aspect of the bronchus intermedius. Epidemiology This anomaly is rare and is reported in ~0.3% (range 0.09-0.5%) of individuals 3-5. There may be a ...
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Cardiac bronchus (illustration)

  Diagnosis not applicable
Frank Gaillard
Published 01 Mar 2010
29% complete
Diagram
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Left atrial enlargement and mitral valve calcification

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 04 Mar 2010
68% complete
X-ray CT
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Right coronary artery

The right coronary artery (RCA) is one of the two main coronary arteries that supply the heart with oxygenated blood. Gross anatomy Origin The right coronary artery arises from its ostium in the right sinus of Valsalva, found between the aortic valve annulus and the sinotubular junction.  Co...
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Coronary arteries

The coronary arteries arise from the aortic sinuses immediately distal (superior) to the aortic valve and supply the myocardium of the heart with oxygenated blood. The arteries branch to encircle the heart covering its surface with a lacy network, perhaps resembling a slightly crooked crown. Gr...
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Shaggy heart border

The shaggy heart border is a descriptive term referring to an ill-definition of the cardiac silhouette on a chest radiograph. Due to its imprecise nature, some caution is advised against its use in radiological reports 4. It usually implies pleural disease on the mediastinal interface 3 and may...
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Primary cardiac tumors

Primary cardiac tumors are uncommon and comprise only a small minority of all tumors that involve the heart: most are mediastinal or lung tumors that extend through the pericardium and into the heart, or metastases 1. Epidemiology Primary cardiac tumors have an estimated autopsy prevalence of ...
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Primary benign cardiac tumors

Primary benign cardiac tumors are much less common than secondary metastatic deposits. However, they are more likely when a cardiac mass is seen outside of the setting of terminal metastatic disease. Tumors include 1,2: cardiac myxoma most common in adults accounts for ~50% of all pr...
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Primary malignant cardiac tumors

Primary malignant cardiac tumors are rare and account for only ~25% of primary cardiac tumors, and only a small proportion of all malignant tumors which involve the heart: direct extension of adjacent tumors or metastatic deposits are far more common. Pathology Histological types include 1:  ...
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Sarcoidosis (cardiac manifestations)

Cardiac involvement of sarcoidosis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis which is often asymptomatic, although can be associated with high mortality 8. Autopsy studies show prevalence of ~25% cardiac involvement, yet only 5-10% are found symptomatic 1,2.  Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder chara...
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Cardiac myxoma (gross pathology)

  Diagnosis not applicable
Frank Gaillard
Published 29 Mar 2010
41% complete
Photo
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Ectopic pregnancy with heart beat

  Diagnosis certain
Andrew Dixon
Published 12 May 2010
94% complete
Ultrasound
Article

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), also known as Bland-White-Garland syndrome (BWG), is a rare congenital coronary artery anomaly and is considered one of the most severe of such anomalies. There are two forms, based on the onset of the disease, each of which has...
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Differential diagnosis for a small cardiothoracic ratio

A small cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) is defined as <42%/0.42 when assessed on a PA chest radiograph, and is often called small heart syndrome. A pathologically-small heart is also known as microcardia.  It can be due to/associated with a number of entities: adrenal insufficiency, e.g. Addison...
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Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (mnemonic)

The causes of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema can be recalled with the following mnemonic: NOT CARDIAC Mnemonic NOT CARDIAC N: near drowning O: O2 therapy/post-intubation pulmonary edema T: trauma/transfusion (TRALI: transfusion-related acute lung injury) C: CNS: neu...
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Renal osteodystrophy

  Diagnosis almost certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 09 Jul 2010
74% complete
CT
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Familial hyperlipidemia with premature coronary artery disease

  Diagnosis certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 18 Jul 2010
86% complete
CT
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Echogenic cardiac focus

  Diagnosis certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 22 Jul 2010
72% complete
Ultrasound
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Dilated cardiomyopathy

  Diagnosis certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 31 Jul 2010
86% complete
X-ray Nuclear medicine

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