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Pathology of the thoracic aorta: a morphologic review of 338 surgical specimens over a 7-year period
Publikováno v:
Cardiovascular Pathology. 18:134-139
A total of 338 surgical specimens of the thoracic aorta were studied morphologically. These were obtained from patients (238 males, 100 females) operated on for aortic aneurysm or dissection at the Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy, between January 1
Publikováno v:
Cardiovascular Pathology. 14:276-279
We describe the case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the heart, presenting with an obstinate cough and clinically misdiagnosed as myxoma, in an 80-year-old woman. Fourteen months after surgical removal, an embolic episode revealed recurr
Autor:
Franca Gori, Francesca Torricelli, Gabriele Castelli, Elisabetta Pelo, Ciaccheri M, A. Pizzi, G. Marconi, Luigi Da Prato
Publikováno v:
Amyloid. 9:35-41
The most frequent localization of amyloid in transthyretin (TTR) mutations is in the peripheral nerve, causing familial amyloidpolyneuropathy (FAP). It is generally accompanied by involvement of other organs such as the myocardium and kidney. To date
Autor:
Chiara Anichini, Franca Gori, Silvia Tozzini, Giancarlo Calamai, Gabriella Nesi, Gian Franco Montesi, Elena Pedemonte
Publikováno v:
Chest. 121:1365-1367
Four cases of giant cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta are described. In two cases, the nature of the aortic pathology could be suspected considering the past clinical evidence of tempor
Autor:
Franca Gori, Chiara Anichini, Gabriella Nesi, Gian Franco Gensini, Carlo Sorbara, Pierluigi Stefàno, Stefano Romagnoli, Sandro Gelsomino
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 80(1)
Background Thoracic aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection and aortic valve regurgitation have been widely described in patients with Horton disease, also known as giant cell arteritis. We present our midterm experience with patients with these features.
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Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology. 3(11)
A case of well tolerated secundum atrial septal defect in a woman who died at 86 years of age is described and the lesions responsible for pulmonary hypertension are discussed. Previous reports of over-70-year-old patients with untreated secundum atr
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Elena, Pedemonte, Chiara, Anichini, Gabriella, Nesi, Alessandra, Orsi, Silvia, Tozzini, Franca, Gori
Publikováno v:
Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology. 3(9)
We report a rare case of constrictive pericarditis coexistent with a unique heart malformation in a fetus. Cardiac abnormalities, possibly due to a transplacental viral infection, were responsible for severe hydrops fetalis.
Myocardial infarction with spontaneous reperfusion in a young woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Publikováno v:
Cardiovascular Pathology. 15:174-175
Publikováno v:
New England Journal of Medicine. 344:310-311
To the Editor: The term “fungus ball” refers to a saprophytic colonization of a cavity by fungous hyphae without invasion of adjacent tissue.1 It usually occurs in the lung (typically in a parenchymal cavity or an ectatic bronchus), the paranasal
Publikováno v:
New England Journal of Medicine. 342:593-594
To the Editor: An intramural coronary artery is defined as an arterial segment of variable length that, instead of lying subepicardially, courses deep in the myocardium and is covered by myocardial fibers (a “myocardial bridge”).1 On an angiogram