Vascular Medicine
- ‘Non-criteria’ antiphospholipid antibodies and thrombosis (February 2018)
Readers comment on antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (February 2018).
- Aortic dissection presenting as ischemic limb
With surgical repair and blood pressure control, the patient recovered and left the hospital 1 week later.
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm: How to counsel, when to refer
Be alert for clues on chest imaging, and consider screening fi rst-degree relatives of patients known to have aortic disease.
- How soon should patients with infective endocarditis be referred for valve surgery?
Refer sooner rather than later if the patient has heart failure, uncontrolled infection, or embolic risk.
- Infective endocarditis: Refer for expert team care as soon as possible
Infectious endocarditis needs multidisciplinary care. if surgery is indicated, it is best done sooner.
- Perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy (November 2017)
Readers comment on perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy (November 2017).
- Hidden lesion easily missed on chest radiography
Chest radiography showed an opacity behind the heart, and CT angiography revealed it to be an aortic aneurysm.
- Primary livedo reticularis of the abdomen
Livedo reticularis can be the manifestation of a wide range of conditions—or not.