Author name: Clinical and Medical Images

1. Abstract We describe a patient with severe COVID pneumonia, with acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and complete AV Block in a critical care unit designated to treat Covid-19 patients. Myocardial injury may occur in up to 31% of patients with Covid-19 pneumonia and has been related to increased mortality [1,2]. Whether myocardial injury might […]

1. Abstract 1.1. Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate role of Pi10 as a clinically relevant biomarker of smoking-related airway injury in patients with Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE) in CT according to cumulative cigarette smoking. 1.2. Material and Methods: We retrospectively assessed 54 CPFE patients and 18 healthy non-smokers (control)

1. Introduction Hypophosphatasia is a rare genetic metabolic disease caused by mutations of the ALPL gene, which encodes the tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP). The most important HPP’s biochemical marker are a low activity of the serum ALP, high urine PEA and serum pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) [1]. The HPP onset can occur at any age

1. Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has now become a major public health concern throughout the world. Although symptoms in majority of patients are due to involvement of respiratory system, it is not unusual for other organ systems to be involved too. Micro vascular and macro vascular complications associated with this disease, contributing to