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Cardiovascular Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Primary pulmonary hypertension is severe and progressive disease with incidence of 1-2 cases / million / annum. Without treatment, survival is 2-3 years. Only 10% survive for 10 years. Co-existence of PPH with Marfanoid Habitus has not been reported till date in any literature or case study.Large series of 120 PPH patients from Mayo clinic by Fuster et al showed thrombotic mechanism by microemboli and plexogenic arteriopathy due to hyper reactive pulmonary arteries by open lung biopsies. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ram k Chopra, Sanesh Garde, Chintan Patel, Dhiraj Jain, Omkar Kajale, Rahul JalanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Tuberculosis PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: The efficacy of standard chemotherapy for Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) is limited by poor clinical response rate, drug toxicity and side effects. When to start standard chemotherapy or which patients to treat remains undefined. In Japan, patients with MAC-PD are sometimes treated with erythromycin alone as an alternative therapy before or after standard chemotherapy to prevent disease progression. The rationale for this is that erythromycin has immunomodulatory properties independent of its antimicrobial effects. To date, however, monotherapy with erythromycin for MAC-PD is not well established. Therefore we investigated the safety, tolerability and possible clinical benefit of this treatment. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Yukihiro Yano, Seigo Kitada, Masahide Mori, Soichiro Yokota, Ryoji MaekuraNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Telemedicine PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To describe the telenursing protocol developed to improving pulmonary function in patients with heart failure (HF) in a developing country. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Carolina Santos, Bárbara Sueli Moreira, Loyane Alves, Fernanda Mussi, Carolina Souza-MachadoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cardiovascular CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) following blunt cardiac injury (BCI) is rare but reported in the literature. AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the commonest form of PSVT encountered in clinical practice. We present a unique case of AVNRT after a blunt chest trauma with concomitant pulmonary embolism. ⋯ This case illustrates two unusual sequelae of blunt chest trauma-- pulmonary embolus and sustained AV nodal reentrant tachycardia.Reference #1: "Trauma Associated With Cardiac Dysrhythmias: Results Froma Large Matched Case-Control Study." Ismailov et al. The Journal of Trauma Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2007;62.Reference #2: "Blunt cardiac injury." Bock et al. Cardiology Clinics. Volume 30, Issue 4, November 2012.Reference #3: "Thromboembolism as a complication of myocardial contusion: a new capricious syndrome." Timberlake et al. Journal of Trauma. 1988 April 28(4)DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Joy Victor, Mangalore Amith Shenoy, Sameer Chadha, Felix Yang, Gerald Hollander, Jacob ShaniNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is commonly associated with serositis, including pleural effusions. This case demonstrates the benefit of using rituximab (RTX) in the treatment of this condition. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deirdre Fitzgerald, Michael HenryNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.