Search Results - "Persad, Sangeeta"
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Screening for depressive symptoms in cardiovascular patients at a tertiary centre in Trinidad and Tobago: investigation of correlates in the SAD CAT study
Published in BMC psychiatry (08-10-2020)“…This study aimed to screen cardiovascular patients for depressive symptoms at a tertiary centre in Trinidad and Tobago; and to determine any significant…”
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Medical management of a suspected atrial myxoma in a nonagenarian
Published in SAGE open medical case reports (01-07-2020)“…Cardiac myxomas are the most frequently encountered tumors of the heart. However, they are unusual to be newly diagnosed in the geriatric population. Myxomas…”
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Dissolution of metastatic thymic carcinoma–associated right atrial thrombus with rivaroxaban
Published in SAGE open medical case reports (2020)“…Thymic carcinoma typically exhibits more clinically aggressive behavior and portends a worse prognosis as compared to thymoma. Venous thromboembolism is a…”
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Contrast Media–Induced Anaphylaxis Causing a Stress-Related Cardiomyopathy Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Case Report
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (01-04-2017)“…Anaphylaxis is a sudden-onset, severe hypersensitivity reaction that can be potentially fatal. It can often transition to refractory hemodynamic instability,…”
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Prevalence of clOpidogrel ‘resIstaNce’ in a selected population of patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention at a tertiary cardiovascular centre in Trinidad: the POINT pilot study
Published in Open heart (01-01-2019)“…Objectives This novel, pilot study aimed to assess the estimated prevalence of high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) in Trinidad and…”
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The Effect of Low-Dose Ticagrelor on Platelet Function Profiles in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease in Trinidad: The TWIST Pilot Study
Published in Cardiology and therapy (01-12-2020)“…Introduction This prospective, pharmacodynamic study aimed to explore the potential applicability of a low-dose ticagrelor regimen in a heterogeneous…”
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Endovascular Embolization of a Dissected External Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Young Female with Neurofibromatosis Complicated by Preeclampsia
Published in Case reports in vascular medicine (2019)“…Carotid artery pseudoaneurysms are infrequently encountered in clinical practice. Major contributory etiologies include blunt trauma, infections, cystic medial…”
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TRimetazidine as an Agent to affeCt clopidogrEl Response: The TRACER Study
Published in Cardiology and therapy (01-12-2019)“…Introduction This prospective study aimed to determine whether trimetazidine (TMZ) alters the pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of clopidogrel. Methods Patients…”
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Suspected Brugada Phenocopy Secondary to Coronary Slow Flow
Published in Case reports in cardiology (2019)“…Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a genetic condition that accentuates the risk of potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a…”
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Ticagrelor-Induced Angioedema: A Rare and Unexpected Phenomenon
Published in Case reports in cardiology (01-01-2017)“…Angioedema can cause potentially life-threatening airway obstruction. This case report describes an exceedingly rare episode of ticagrelor-induced…”
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Rivaroxaban as an Antithrombotic Agent in a Patient With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Left Ventricular Thrombus
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (01-03-2017)“…The incidence of left ventricular (LV) thrombi in the setting of an anterior myocardial infarction has declined significantly since the advent of primary…”
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Isolated Right Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Causing Pulmonary Embolism
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (2021)“…Ventricular noncompaction is a rare, heterogeneous cardiomyopathy characterized by marked trabeculations and deep intertrabecular spaces with clinical sequelae…”
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The Quandary of the Quadricuspid Aortic Valve—The “Unlucky” 4-Leaf Clover: Case Report and Brief Clinical Review
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (2020)“…The quadricuspid aortic valve is an exceedingly rare congenital valvular anomaly, characterized by a tetrad of leaflets that typically presents with aortic…”
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“Shot to the Heart”: Case Report and Concise Review of Cardiac Gunshot Injury
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (2020)“…Penetrative cardiac injury can often result in life-threatening sequelae such as myocardial contusion or rupture, coronary vessel and valvular damage,…”
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Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: A Great Imitator?
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (2020)“…In isolated partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections (PAPVCs), an abnormal vein connects venous blood from the pulmonary circulation to the systemic…”
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Preeclampsia-Associated Multivessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (2019)“…Pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection (PASCAD) accounts for less than 5% of spontaneous coronary artery dissection cases and is…”
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Rivaroxaban as an Antithrombotic Agent in a Patient With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Case Report
Published in JIM - high impact case reports (01-01-2017)“…The incidence of left ventricular (LV) thrombi in the setting of an anterior myocardial infarction has declined significantly since the advent of primary…”
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Presyncope in a Patient Status Post Pectus Excavatum Repair
Published in International medical case reports journal (31-07-2021)“…Pectus excavatum (PEX) is an anterior chest wall deformity with sternal depression relative to the costal cartilages. We describe a patient status post remote…”
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Suspected Ticagrelor-Induced Bullous Fixed Drug Eruption
Published in Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) (15-03-2021)“…We describe a case of a suspected cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction to ticagrelor. The patient displayed a localized bullous fixed drug eruption after being…”
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The Effect of Dapagliflozin on Platelet Function Testing Profiles in Diabetic Patients: The EDGE Pilot Study
Published in Cardiology and therapy (01-12-2021)“…Introduction This prospective pharmacodynamic (PD) study assessed the effect of the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), dapagliflozin, on…”
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