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Integrated Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System for Refractory Cardiotoxic Ingestion: A Single-Center Case Series.

Crit Care ExplorOct 14, 2026

Five consecutive patients with severe calcium-channel blocker or beta-adrenergic antagonist ingestions developed profound hypotension and respiratory failure despite standard therapies.

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In severe cardiotoxic ingestion with persistent shock and respiratory failure, this case series describes MARS use for drug clearance and vasoplegia, with venovenous ECMO used when hypoxemia remained refractory.

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A 34-year-old woman, two days postpartum, was admitted to intensive care with hypertensive crisis and respiratory failure. CT showed an 18-cm left adrenal mass suspicious for pheochromocytoma.

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Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachycardia and Transient Brugada-Like Electrocardiographic Abnormalities Caused by Severe Hyperkalemia Due to Urinary Retention in a 55-Year-Old Man.

A 55-year-old man without known cardiovascular disease presented with palpitations, dyspnea, and diaphoresis, then developed hemodynamically unstable sustained wide-QRS ventricular tachycardia with recurrent episodes…

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Co-occurrence of aortic dissection and polycystic kidney disease: a case report.

A 19-year-old Caucasian man with no known medical history collapsed during sexual intercourse and died. Post-mortem examination found hemopericardium and aortic dissection in association with polycystic kidney disease…

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Hyponatremic-Hypertensive Syndrome as a Rare Manifestation of Renovascular Hypertension: A Case Series.

Two girls, aged 4 and 9 years, presented with severe hypertension and electrolyte disturbances, including hyponatremia and hypokalemia, with elevated renin-aldosterone activity.

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Spiked Helmet Sign in the Early Post-Heart Transplantation Period: A Dramatic STEMI Mimic in a Structurally Normal Donor Heart.

A 36-year-old woman with severe dilated cardiomyopathy underwent heart transplantation and subsequently developed subarachnoid hemorrhage and septic shock.

Ann Noninvasive ElectrocardiolOct 21, 2026Read case
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Dysregulation of glycogen metabolism in cardiomyopathy caused by glycogenin-1 (GYG1) missense variants.

The report describes a new case of glycogen storage disease type 15 (GSD15), alongside analysis of heart explants from two previously reported patients.

J Clin Endocrinol MetabOct 16, 2026Read case
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Seizures Secondary to Aconitum Plant Poisoning: a case report.

A 53-year-old man developed ventricular tachycardia progressing to ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest after drinking homemade Aconitum kusnezoffii-infused liquor.

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Robotic resection of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma guided by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: a case report.

A patient was diagnosed with a papillary fibroelastoma involving the mitral valve. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) was used to characterize the suspected lesion and assess its anatomy…

Einstein (Sao Paulo)Oct 19, 2026Read case
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Inferolateral ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Secondary to Suspected Coronary Embolism in a Patient with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report.

A 76-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented with acute substernal chest pain and inferolateral ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Int Med Case Rep JOct 17, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Cardiac arrest in an adolescent following an overdose of antidepressants comprising sertraline, quetiapine fumarate, and lamotrigine: Case report.

An 11-year-old with depression ingested large quantities of sertraline (3 g), quetiapine fumarate (5 g), and lamotrigine (3 g).

Int J Clin Pharmacol TherOct 16, 2026Read case
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Aspiration Thrombectomy for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism With Life-Threatening Anemia and Active Uterine Bleeding: A Case Report.

A 48-year-old woman presented with shock, critical anemia (hemoglobin 41 g/L), and ongoing uterine bleeding associated with adenomyosis.

Am J Case RepOct 21, 2026Read case
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