Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas(CPFs) are the second most common primary cardiac tumors and the most common cardiac valvular tumors. Although they are histologically benign and usually asymptomatic, CPFs can lead to ...
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Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas(CPFs) are the second most common primary cardiac tumors and the most common cardiac valvular tumors. Although they are histologically benign and usually asymptomatic, CPFs can lead to serious and life-threatening complications like myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolus, cardiac arrest etc. CPFs represent a rare entity in clinical medicine and literature regarding their management is limited. We report two cases which illustrate such complications arising from undiagnosed CPFs on the aortic valve. We further stress on the importance of identifying CPFs early so that they can be managed appropriately based on recommendations from the available literature.
Bilirubin has traditionally been considered a cytotoxic waste ***,recent studies have shown bilirubin to have anti-oxidant,anti-inflammatory,vasodilatory,anti-apoptotic and anti-proliferative *** properties potentiall...
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Bilirubin has traditionally been considered a cytotoxic waste ***,recent studies have shown bilirubin to have anti-oxidant,anti-inflammatory,vasodilatory,anti-apoptotic and anti-proliferative *** properties potentially confer bilirubin a new role of protection especially in coronary artery disease(CAD),which is a low grade inflammatory process exacerbated by oxidative *** fact,recent literature reports an inverse relationship between serum concentration of bilirubin and the presence of *** this article,we review the current literature exploring the association between levels of bilirubin and risk of *** conclude that current evidence is inconclusive regarding the protective effect of bilirubin on CAD.A causal relationship between low serum bilirubin level and increased risk of CAD is not currently established.
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