Eggerthella lenta is an anaerobic, nonspore-forming Gram-positive rod and is a common gut commensal. Bacteremia from this organism is rare but when present is always clinically significant. Gastrointestinal disease and malignancy are the most common causes for bacteremia from this organism. Eggerthella species have been isolated in feces from patients with inflammatory bowel disease, but bacteremia has not been reported to the best of our knowledge. Here we report the case of a young African-American female with Crohn's disease who developed Eggerthella lenta bacteremia after ileocaecal resection.
Obesity was associated with changes in LV rotation. Velocity vector imaging is a feasible and reproducible echocardiographic technique for the detection of early subclinical LV dysfunction.
Post-CABG, preoperative ejection fraction less than 45%, right ventricular systolic pressure of 40 mmHg or more, as well as emergent noncardiac surgery, were predictors of adverse outcomes after the noncardiac procedure. Longer postoperative hospital stay, dialysis, as well as ventilatory support, were predictors of adverse outcomes after CABG.
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