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Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated with Trousseau's Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.140

ABSTRACT

Objective: Trousseau’s syndrome, malignancy associated hypercoagulability, comprises polymorphic spectrum of arterial and venous thrombotic disorders in setting of neoplastic disease. We suspected that acute myocardial infarction in a patient with low cardiovascular risk and suspicious lung infiltration might be a presentation of Trousseau’s syndrome.

Received: 
01 Apr, 2016
Accepted: 
15 Jun, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Case Reports
Keywords: 
myocardial infarction
Hypercoagulability
lung adenocarcinoma
Trousseau’s syndrome
Journal Authors: 
S Stojnev
M Krstic
I Ilić
I Petković
S Stojanović
P Cvetković
P Randjelović
LJ Veličković
e-Published: 30 Jun, 2016

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Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Optimization of Emergency Care Pathway Beginning with Pre-admission Procedures for Patients with ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Impact on First Medical Contact to Balloon Time and Prognosis

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.560
Synopsis: 
The optimized emergency care pathway, beginning with pre-admission procedures, can significantly shorten the first medical contact to balloon (FMC2B) and door-to-balloon (D2B) time, and will improve the short- and long-term prognosis for STEMI patients.  

ABSTRACT

Received: 
16 Nov, 2015
Accepted: 
08 Feb, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
myocardial infarction
prognosis
Door-to-balloon (D2B) time
emergency care pathway
first medical contact to balloon (FMC2B) time
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Journal Authors: 
Y Huang
X-J Yang
G Lin
J-P Qiu
J-J Zhang
J Lin
e-Published: 22 Mar, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Ischaemic Heart Disease at the University Hospital of the West Indies: Trends in Hospital Admissions and Inpatient Mortality Rates 2005−2010

Issue: 
Vol 63, Issue 5: Sep (2014)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.293
Pages: 
424–30
Synopsis: 
Ischaemic heart disease accounted for 12.1% of medical admissions at the University Hospital of the West Indies for the years 2005–2010. Inpatient mortality rate for acute myocardial infarction was 18.9%.

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate hospital admission rates and inpatient mortality rates for ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and its subtypes at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) for the years 2005─2010, and to identify factors associated with inpatient mortality.

Received: 
11 Nov, 2013
Accepted: 
14 Dec, 2013
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Ischaemic heart disease
developing countries
myocardial infarction
inpatient mortality
unstable angina
Journal Authors: 
KA Mani
M Hoo Sang
NO Younger-Coleman
TS Ferguson
e-Published: 08 May, 2014

The Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms in a Trinidadian Cardiac Population

Issue: 
Vol 62, Issue 7: Sept (2013)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.149
Pages: 
620–7
Synopsis: 
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in persons with self-reported cardiovascular disease was examined in a Trinidadian population. Forty-seven per cent of participants were identified with high depressive symptoms compared to 32% of participants with no self-reported cardiovascular illness.
ABSTRACT
 
Received: 
16 May, 2013
Accepted: 
27 Sep, 2013
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Cardiovascular disease
gender
myocardial infarction
depressive symptoms
Journal Authors: 
TMR Changoor
G Hutchinson
e-Published: 22 Jan, 2014

Audit of Sudden Deaths in the Accident and Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago

Issue: 
Vol 60, issue 1 (2011)
Pages: 
61–7
Synopsis: 
Sudden deaths in an accident and emergency department in Trinidad and Tobago were examined. The majority of deaths were cardiovascular, followed by trauma.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the proportion of deaths due to confirmed myocardial infarction (CMI) and the aetiology of sudden death at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (A&E) department for January to June 2008.

Methods: This retrospective study utilized the death register to determine the number of A&E deaths for the study period. Patients dying from MI were investigated using records to obtain ECG and postmortem reports.

PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Hypertension
diabetes mellitus
myocardial infarction
emergency department
firearm injuries
Journal Authors: 
A Beharry
M Rios
S Sandy
J Chin
S Pooran
W Welch
T Seemungal
e-Published: 17 Oct, 2013

Time Equals Myocardium: Are We in Time?

Issue: 
Vol 59, issue 6 (2010)
Pages: 
680–5
Synopsis: 
Early reperfusion is critical to salvaging infarcting myocardium. We have explored the time delay in patients receiving thrombolysis and have found there are significant delays in patients getting to a thrombolysis centre and receiving thrombolysis once they have arrived.

ABSTRACT


Objective: To determine the door to thrombolysis time of patients who presented to the Adult Priority Care Facility of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex from February 1 – May 31, 2008.

PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
myocardial infarction
Myocardium
ST segment elevation
thrombolysis
Journal Authors: 
S Mohan
S Lynch
TA Cummings
e-Published: 15 Oct, 2013

The Prevalence of Type D Personality in a Trinidadian Cardiac Population

Issue: 
Vol 62, Issue 5: Personality Disorders - June (2013)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.148
Pages: 
468–74
Synopsis: 
Type D personality was investigated in persons with selfreported cardiovascular disease in a Trinidadian cardiac population. Forty-two per cent of participants were identified as Type D as compared to 26% of participants who did not report having a cardiovascular illness.

ABSTRACT

Objective: The current study investigated the prevalence of Type D personality in persons with selfreported cardiovascular disease and the interactions of Type D personality, reported cardiovascular disease and gender in a Trinidadian cardiac population.

Received: 
16 May, 2013
Accepted: 
27 Sep, 2013
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon 17-dr_tmr_changoor_personality_disorder.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Cardiovascular disease
gender
myocardial infarction
Type D personality
Journal Authors: 
TMR Changoor
G Hutchinson
e-Published: 26 Aug, 2013
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