Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Iwona Nikodemska.
A case of a 49-year-old female with a history of two myocardial infarctions (MI) and ischaemic stroke is presented. The patient was admitted to the hospital due to a third acute MI. Laboratory investigations revealed resistance to activated protein C due to factor V Leiden mutation. Diagnosis and treatment of patients with this condition are discussed.
Changes of lymphatic system, vascular disease during pulmonary hypertension or aneurysms are very often considered to be a cause of wide pulmonary hilus. However, we should remember developmental anomaly of pulmonary artery, too. We present a case of a patient hospitalized very often due to necessity of diagnostic wide, polycyclic pulmonary hilus. Only digital subtraction angiography allowed us to know the reason of wide pulmonary hilus as the developmental anomaly of pulmonary artery.
A case of a 48 year old female admitted to the hospital for further evaluation and treatment of an intracardiac tumour, is presented. The patient underwent surgical excision of the tumour localised in the right ventricular outflow tract with bioprosthetic tricuspid valve implantation and pacemaker insertion due to the procedure-related compete atrio-ventricular block. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of thyroid tissue in the excised tumour. Data published in literature dealing with this topic are reviewed.