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Klebsiella
Klebsiella is a genus of Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, which is relatively commonly encountered in the healthcare environment. It has numerous species, including K. pneumoniae, K. aerogenes, and K. rhinoscleromatis 1. Klebsiella may cause a range of infections, most commo...
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Atrial septal defect
Published
24 May 2009
54% complete
X-ray
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Tc-99m sestamibi
Tc-99m sestamibi (sestamibi is a shortening of sesta-methoxyisobutylisonitrile) is one of the technetium radiopharmaceuticals.
Characteristics
photon energy: 140 KeV
physical half-life: 6 hours
lipophilic cation
normal distribution: thyroid, parathyroid, heart (myocardium)
excretion: hepat...
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Acute rheumatic fever
Published
18 May 2013
54% complete
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Published
30 Apr 2011
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Mitral valve disease findings on plain chest x-ray
Published
13 Dec 2022
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X-ray
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Kawasaki disease
Kawasaki disease is a small to medium vessel vasculitis predominantly affecting young children. It can affect any organ but there is a predilection for the coronary vessels.
Epidemiology
Japan has the highest incidence in the world, with an annual incidence of 3 per 1000 children under the age...
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Second-degree atrioventricular block (fetal echocardiography)
Published
26 Jan 2022
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Ultrasound
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Pulmonary artery intramural hematoma
Pulmonary artery intramural hematoma (PA-IMH) refers to a hemorrhage within the wall of the pulmonary arteries. It can occur alone in the setting of a thoracic aortic injury or as a complication of an acute aortic dissection for example in a setting where the posterior wall of the aortic root is...
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Arterial switch procedure
The arterial switch procedure, also known as the Jatene switch procedure, is an intervention designed to correct D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) at the level of the aorta and main pulmonary artery. It is generally preferred over atrial switch procedures for simple D-TGA due to impr...
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Perugini grading scale
The Perugini grading scale is a semi-quantitative method of scoring cardiac uptake following injection of 99mTc-DPD, 99mTc-Pyrophosphate or 99mTc-HMDP scintigraphy in the investigation of cardiac amyloidosis (particularly ATTR amyloidosis). The grading scale visually compares tracer uptake in th...
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Left atrium diverticulum
Published
14 Jun 2024
92% complete
CT
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Left-sided superior vena cava, atrial septal defect and right atrial enlargement
Published
22 Mar 2015
82% complete
CT
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Cardiac CT (retrospective acquisition)
A retrospective ECG-gated cardiac CT is usually conducted in cases in which adequate control of heart rate cannot be achieved or in which additional information on ventricular or valvular function is required.
Indications
Please refer to our coronary CT angiography article for general indicati...
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Left atrial enlargement
Published
22 May 2013
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Barium
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Tetralogy of Fallot
Published
26 Nov 2022
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Calcified myocardial infarction with intracardiac thrombus
Published
13 Mar 2022
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CT
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Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) - type 3
Published
09 Feb 2022
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CT
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Conotruncal cardiac anomalies
Conotruncal heart defects are a group of congenital cardiovascular anomalies involving the outflow tracts and great vessels. They are a leading cause of symptomatic cyanotic cardiac disease diagnosed in utero.
Epidemiology
They may account for up to a fifth of all congenital cardiac anomalies ...
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Atrial septal aneurysm - type 1R
Published
02 Jan 2024
94% complete
Ultrasound
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