PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: IRON MATTERS

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Iron Matters

The interplay between iron and oxygen is longstanding and central to all aerobic life.Tight regulation of these interactions including homeostatic regulation of iron utilization ensures safe usage of this limited resource.However, when control is lost adverse events can ensue, which are known to contribute to an array of disease processes.Recently,

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Where there is pancreatic juice, there is a way: Spontaneous fistulization of severe acute pancreatitis-associated collection into urinary bladder

Pancreatic fluid collections (PFC) are notorious for their extension beyond the normal confines of the pancreatic bed.This distribution is explained by dissection along the fascial planes in retroperitoneum due to the digestive enzymes within the PFC.In genitourinary Treatments track, PFCs have been described to involve the kidneys and the ureters.

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