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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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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.
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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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Comorbidities of OSA PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) share clinical outcomes being in this way a major public health concern. OSA may be under-recognised comorbidity of DM, so recent reports have indicated that the majority of patients with type 2 diabetes also have obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA). The aim of the study was to evaluate the presence of diabetes mellitus between patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Doina Adina Todea, Paraschiva Postolache, Andreea Codruta Coman, Loredana Elena RoscaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical CareSESSION TYPE: Slide PresentationPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMPURPOSE: Tuberculosis remains an important health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics, prognoses and predictors of mortality of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with acute respiratory failure (ARF). We conducted a retrospective observational study ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Filiz Kosar, Pelin Uysal, Levent Dalar, Emel Eryüksel, Aybuke Kekecoglu, Turkay AkbasNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.