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Pulmonary and Sleep MedicineSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Routine manometry has been advocated to prevent complications during therapeutic thoracentesis, but has not convincingly been shown to prevent pneumothorax ex vacuo or re-expansion pulmonary edema. As chest pain is correlated with negative pleural pressures, we aimed to determine whether the use of manometry could be associated with less pain during therapeutic thoracentesis. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Jasleen Pannu, Zachary DePew, John Mullon, Craig Daniels, Clinton Hagen, Fabien MaldonadoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cardiovascular Disease PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Acute myocarditis is a clinical condition commonly encountered in Portugal in the winter season. As markers of cardiac necrosis are commonly elevated with symptoms resembling acute coronary syndromes with equivocal ECG alterations, patients undergo coronary angiography routinely. The advent of cardiac MRI with the formulation of the Lake Louise criteria has allowed for a diagnosis of acute myocarditis. The aim of the study was to audit the decision to use of coronary angiography in patients diagnosed clinically with acute myocarditis. The decision was left to the treating physician. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Dinis Mesquita, Carla Nobre, Boban ThomasNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pulmonary Hypertension Posters IISESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: This study analyses for the endothelin-1 (ET-1) level, and gene polymorphisms for endothelin-1 (EDN1 gene) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in Egypt. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Emad Ibrahim, Abeer Kassem, Nermin ZakariaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Late Breaking AbstractsSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Bevacizumab is an anti-angiogenic agent used in many advanced solid tumours, including non-squamous NSCLC. In contrast to clinical studies, that all patients are fit, we retrospectively try to evaluate safety of Bv in superannuated population ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Andriani Charpidou, Dimitrios Vassos, Sotirios Tsimpoukis, Panagiotis Demertzis, Ioannis Gkiozos, Kostas SyrigosNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Infectious Disease Case Reports Posters IIISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Abstract: A previously healthy 24-year-old male presented with a two-day history of hemoptysis. Chest Xray and CT scan showed a multi-cavitary lesion in the right upper lobe. Sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) was positive. Cultures grew Mycobacterium Kansasii. The patient played trombone in a band. The slide of his instrument was smeared and cultured. The smear was positive for AFB. The trombone was felt to be the source of the patient's infection. While there are case reports of atypical mycobacterium associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, infection from this type of exposure is felt to be rare. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: William CorraoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.