Recently added articles from Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings:
Sinus of valsalva aneurysm.(Case study)
Oct 01, 2009; ... A 63-year-old man was in good health with well-controlled hypertension and dyslipidemia when he developed progressive dyspnea one day following an uncomplicated and unrevealing routine screening colonoscopy. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, and chest radiograph revealed ...
Clinical strategies for supporting the untransfusable hemorrhaging patient.(Case study)
Oct 01, 2009; ... CASE REPORT A 58-year-old African American man presented to our hospital complaining of dyspnea. He carried a previous diagnosis of sickle trait." He also reported experiencing a peptic ulcer-induced gastrointestinal bleed at age 17, requiring a 3-unit packed red blood cell ...
Sudden atrial fibrillation associated with acute alcohol ingestion and cor triatriatum.
Oct 01, 2009; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] We present a case of alcohol-induced atrial fibrillation in a patient with a rare congenital malformation that is known to be associated with atrial arrhythmias. CASE REPORT A 21-year-old African American man with no significant past ...
Chest wall chondrosarcoma.(Case study)
Oct 01, 2009; ... A 75-year-old man presented with pleuritic chest pain and right shoulder pain. A palpable right anterior chest wall mass was noted on physical examination. His past medical history was significant for testicular cancer treated with radiation therapy in 1974. A computed ...
Bachelors in Baltimore: Mr. Mencken and Dr. Welch.(In memoriam)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Between 1895 and 1950, Mr. H. L. Mencken of the Sun newspapers (Figure 1) let few outstanding persons and events in Baltimore escape his notice; Dr. William H. Welch of Johns Hopkins was no exception (Figure 2). Though never intimate friends, their likeness in many respects may have ...