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Evaluation of circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium vivax to estimate its prevalence in the Republic of Korea: an observational study of incidence
COMPARISONS OF SUBJECTIVE AND ACTIGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF SLEEP BETWEEN SHIFT-WORKING AND DAYTIME PSYCHIATRIC NURSES
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting under Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia in the Awake Patient: Initial Experiences of 12 Cases
An intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism as a late complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty
Although percutaneous vertebroplasty is a simple and generally safe method for the management of vertebral compression fractures, cement leakage outside the vertebral body is a potential source of serious complications. We report a patient who presented with dyspnea and edema five years after percutaneous vertebroplasty and underwent open-heart surgery. This case demonstrates an intraatrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism caused by venous leakage of polymethylmethacrylate as a late complication of the procedure