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Objective
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiac surgical patients, the occurrence of which is multifactorial. Furosemide is the most common loop diuretic and widely used in cardiac surgery to reduce fluid overload, increase tubular flow and urine output. It remains unknown whether furosemide affects the incidence or prognosis of cardiac surgery‐induced acute kidney injury...
BackgroundCardiac fibromas are primarily detected in infants and children but are extremely rare in adults.
MethodsWe report a case of a cardiac fibroma in a 37 year old male and review the literature on this subject.
ResultThe patient was referred for evaluation of a cardiac mass. Echocardiography and computed tomography examinations revealed it as an inhomogeneous mass with calcifications. Subsequently,...
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