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Chest pain in a patient with a history of aortic valvular repair
Man, 61 years oldA 63-year-old man was admitted because of chest pain
Right flank pain, fever and hematuria
Man, 50 years oldA 50-year-old man presented with continuous right flank pain for about a week, fever, and hematuria.
Patient with difficulty breathing immediately after iodinated contrast administration
Woman, 60 years oldA 60-year-old woman presented with epigastric abdominal pain
Planning of aortic valve repair
Woman, 75 years oldA 75-year-old woman with a history of aortic stenosis was admitted to the cardiology outpatient service due to worsening of the stenosis and early clinical signs of heart failure due to valvular disease. The patient suffered from shortness of breath and reduced physical capacity.
Abdominal pain, intestinal ischemia, abdominal CT
Woman, 77 years oldA 77-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with severe and non-remitting acute abdominal pain, swelling of the abdomen, nausea and vomiting.
Persistent chest pain after successful endovascular repair of an acute coronary syndrome
Man, 71 years oldA 71-year-old man with a history of mitral valve repair was admitted because of acute chest pain
Severe pain and swelling in the right groin
Woman, 72 years oldA 72-year-old woman was admitted because of dispnea and clinical signs of heart failure
Tumor in the head of the pancreas
Woman, 48 years oldA 48-year-old woman referred to our tertiary care hospital presented with a one-week history of jaundice, choluria and acholia and malaise. She was under follow-up surveillance due to a previously treated breast cancer.
Liver and pancreatic incidental lesions
Man, 45 years oldA 45-year-old man was referred to our institution due to liver lesions detected on a non-enhanced chest CT scan after a workplace accident with thoracic trauma.
Low-grade fever and reduced resilience following TAVI (Part I)
Woman, 86 years oldAn 86-year-old woman initially presented with severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis.