Cerebral hemorrhage in a 69-year-old woman receiving warfarin

Article Abstract:

A 69-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital when she suffered a hemorrhagic stroke. She had a history of recurrent numbness and was taking warfarin for presumed transient ischemic attacks, which are small, reversible strokes. Following admission, she gradually became comatose and died. An autopsy of her brain revealed amyloid deposits in many of her small cerebral arteries, a condition called cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The deposits are identical to those that occur in Alzheimer's disease. In fact, the autopsy revealed that this women also had Alzheimer's disease.

Case studies, Diagnosis, Brain diseases

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Small vessels, big problems

Article Abstract:

The consequences of small vessel disease is described and intracerebral hemorrhage represents perhaps the most catastrophic form of stroke. S mall vessels disease is also the predominant cause of silent strokes, arterio sclerosis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The treatment for these diseases would require medical therapies that protect the cerebral microvasculature from injury, such as vasculoprotective strategy.

Health aspects, Risk factors, Arteriosclerosis, Blood circulation disorders, Vascular diseases, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy

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Cardiac-resynchronization therapy in heart failure with narrow QRS complexes

Article Abstract:

The impact of using the cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) for treating patients with heart failure with narrow QRS complexes is studied. The results prove that CRT is not very effective for such patients.

Evaluation, Heart failure, Echocardiography, Clinical report

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