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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in cardiac lipoma Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cardiac lipomas are exceedingly rare benign tumors of the heart. They are usually asymptomatic. Occasionally, they are found on MRI as an incidental finding. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with shortness of breath. Transoesophageal echocardiography depicted a cardiac mass lesion. The diagnosis of an intracardiac lipoma was confirmed by characterization of this mass with MRI imaging. No surgery was required since the lesion ...
Total endoscopic left ventricle lipoma removal Hasselt University
BackgroundLeft ventricle (LV) lipoma is a very rare, benign cardiac tumor. Due to its rarity, LV lipoma is often misdiagnosed. Aspecific symptoms such as murmurs, arrhythmias, memory loss and palpitation may occur due to the mass effect.Case presentationWe report a case report of a 42 year old woman who was found to have left ventricle mass after check-up for arrhytmia. By a fully endoscopic approach, the mass was successfully resected from the ...
The silent cardiac mass Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lipomatous metaplasia identified in rabbits with reperfused myocardial infarction by 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Cardiac lipomatous metaplasia (LM) occurs in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease and heart failure with unclear mechanisms. We studied coronary occlusion/reperfusion-induced myocardial infarction (MI) in rabbits during a 9-months follow-up using 3.0 T magnetic resonance scanner, and confirmed the presence of MI in acute phase and LM in chronic phase using histopathology. METHODS: MI was surgically induced in 10 rabbits by ...
An overview on development and application of an experimental platform for quantitative cardiac imaging research in rabbit models of myocardial infarction KU Leuven
To exploit the advantages of using rabbits for cardiac imaging research and to tackle the technical obstacles, efforts have been made under the framework of a doctoral research program. In this overview article, by cross-referencing the current literature, we summarize how we have developed a preclinical cardiac research platform based on modified models of reperfused myocardial infarction (MI) in rabbits; how the in vivo manifestations of ...
The practice of emergency radiology throughout Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVES: To obtain information from radiology departments throughout Europe regarding the practice of emergency radiology METHODS: A survey which comprised of 24 questions was developed and made available online. The questionnaire was sent to 1097 chairs of radiology departments throughout Europe using the ESR database. All data were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 20 (IBM).
RESULTS: A total of ...
Right atrial inflow obstruction of the inferior vena cava due to atrial septal aneurysm and an elongated Eustachian valve University of Antwerp
We describe a patient with oedema of the legs and ascites due to right atrial (RA) inflow obstruction, caused by atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) and an elongated Eustachian valve (EV). Both structural abnormalities created a narrow inflow channel to the free RA cavity. RA inflow obstruction is usually related to constrictive pericardial disease and pericardial tamponade. Other cardiac causes of RA inflow obstruction are rare and include lipomatous ...
Nurse-staffing levels and patient safety in acute hospitals:analyzing administrative data at the nursing-unit level KU Leuven
Onderzoek gedurende de laatste 10 jaar heeft aangetoond dat verpleegkundige personeelsinzet één van de factoren is die bijdraagt tot veilige patiëntenzorg. Studies hebben aangetoond dat zowel een groter aantal verpleegkundigen in relatie tot het aantal patiënten als een hoger opgeleid verpleegkundig personeelskader geassocieerd zijn met een lagere prevalentie van mortaliteit, failure-to-rescue en adverse events. Verschillende aspecten van de ...