DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Total hormonal ablation
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm), and involves the two upper chambers of the heart. Its name comes from the fibrillating (i.e. , quivering) of the heart muscles of the atria, instead of a coordinated contraction. It can often be identified by taking a pulse and observing that the heartbeats do not occur at regular intervals. However, a stronger indicator of AF is the absence of P waves on an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), which are normally present when there is a coordinated atrial contraction at the beginning of each heart beat...
Total hormonal ablation - List of case studies
- Hepatic metastases from prostatic adenocarcinoma
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therapy. Since the beginning of the last year and under hormonal monotherapy with Casodex his PSA levels doubled. PET CT of the abdomen ... 150 (continued till today) and radiotherapy for a total of 72 Gy. Bone Scintigraphy negative for metastasis . Negative ...
- Treatments
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(of vitamins and minerals) ASA AV nodal ablation Abdominal radical nephrectomy Ablation Ablation ... Adjuvant Adjuvant chemotherapy Adjuvant hormonal therapy Adjuvant hormonotherapy Adjuvant irradiation ... factor Green leafy vegetables Gross total resection Growth factor of granulopoiesis Growth factor ...