Takotsubo syndrome, or stress cardiomyopathy, also commonly referred to as the broken heart syndrome, is an acute heart disease. Clinically, its presentation appears similar to that of acute coronary syndrome with severe left ventricular dysfunction. However, the coronary angiogram is usually normal in patients with Takotsubo syndrome. The transient LV dysfunction is substantial extendin ...more
Achilles tendon repair may have consequences like hypertrophic scar and nonhealing wounds due to unsatisfactory vascularity at the incisional spot or much mechanical stress/strain at the incision during the healing process. The embrace® scar therapy dressing comes as a tension offloading device for incisional scars, whose impact on Achilles scar formation was evaluated by a study. A ...more
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