DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY PRESENTING LIKE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME

Dilated cardiomyopathy presenting like superior vena cava syndrome

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) commonly presents with exertional dyspnea, fatigue, dependent edema and ascites.Jugular venous distension with prominent positive Girls Spring Top waves, S3 gallop, and regurgitant murmur are usual signs of DCM.There is one reported case of DCM presented with superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis.Our patient presented wit

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Evolving controls on mineralization in Patagonian microbial mats as inferred by water chemistry, microscopy and DNA signatures

In recent years resulting investigations in living microbialites have provided significant data that have been critical to disentangle the role of the various biotic and abiotic processes contributing to their development.Despite these efforts separating the impact and magnitude of these processes remain a difficult task.At present the Maquinchao B

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Children’s Rights to and in Sport: A Comparative Analysis of Organizational Policies in the Scandinavian Countries

It has long been stated that children have the rights to protection from, e.g., abuse and to the provision of age-appropriate leisure, play, and recreational activities along with participation in all matters that concerns them.Yet, the full range of children’s rights to and in sport has not yet been explored in detail.To do so, it is relevant to

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