Full Description
From the earliest days of medicine to the present, case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume, Dr. William C. Roberts, a renowned expert in the field, explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology.
Through engaging and insightful analysis, the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases, complex conditions, and ground-breaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources, from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals, it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and management of cardiac neoplasm and other cardiac tumor associated diseases. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify new treatment options, and promote innovation in the field. In addition, the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing case reports, including tips for young physicians looking to break into the field.
This book will be an indispensable guide to the history, practice, and ongoing significance of case reports for medical students, physicians, and researchers alike.
Key features:
Provides a rich repository of diverse case reports in cardiology published by the editor and his colleagues over 61 years
Features 24 clinical case studies related to Cardiac Neoplasm useful for medical students and practicing cardiologists
Valuable resource for young physicians seeking to establish a foothold in medical research and academics
Contents
*Note: Cases are numbered based on their number in WCR's CV.
Introduction
7. Glenner GG, Crout JR, Roberts WC. A functional carotid-body-like tumor. Secreting levarterenol. Arch Pathol. 1962;73:230-240.
49. MacLowry JD, Roberts WC. Metastatic choriocarcinoma of the lung. Invasion of pulmonary veins with extension into the left atrium and mitral orifice. Am J Cardiol. 1966;18(6):938-941.
68. Glancy DL, Morales JB Jr, Roberts WC. Angiosarcoma of the heart. Am J Cardiol. 1968;21(3):413-419.
109. Serpick A, Lowenbraun S, Sheinbrot S, Brace K, Belcher V, Roberts WC. Clinical case records in chemotherapy. Possible radiation pericarditis in Hodgkin's disease. Cancer Chemother Rep. 1970;54(3):199-208.
343. Isner JM, Falcone MW, Virmani R, Roberts WC. Cardiac sarcoma causing "ASH" and simulating coronary heart disease. Am J Med. 1979;66(6):1025-1030.
371. Waller BF, Gottdiener JS, Virmani R, Roberts WC. The "charcoal heart;" melanoma to the cor. Chest. 1980;77(5):671-676.
426. Waller BF, Fletcher RD, Roberts WC. Carcinoma of the lung causing pulmonary arterial stenosis. Chest. 1981;79(5):589-591.
439. Cabin HS, Costello RM, Vasudevan G, Maron BJ, Roberts WC. Cardiac lymphoma mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J. 1981;102(3 Pt 1):466-468.
444. McManus BM, Fleury TA, Roberts WC. Fatal catecholamine crisis in pheochromocytoma: curable cause of cardiac arrest. Am Heart J. 1981;102(5):930-932.
581. Silver MA, Macher AM, Reichert CM, Levens DL, Parrillo JE, Longo DL, Roberts WC. Cardiac involvement by Kaposi's sarcoma in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Am J Cardiol. 1984;53(7):983-985.
674. Hajar R, Roberts WC, Folger GM Jr. Embryonal botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma of the mitral valve. Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(4):376.
680. Taylor MA, Bray M, Roberts WC. Aberrant thyroid gland attached to ascending aorta. Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(8):708.
828. Brabham KR, Roberts WC. Cardiac-compressing intrapericardial teratoma at birth. Am J Cardiol. 1989;63(5):386-387.
856. Dollar AL, Wallace RB, Kent KM, Burkhart MW, Roberts WC. Mitral valve replacement for mitral lipoma associated with severe obesity. Am J Cardiol. 1989;64(19):1405-1407.
885. Domanski MJ, Delaney TF, Kleiner DE Jr, Goswitz M, Agatston A, Tucker E, Johnson M, Roberts WC. Primary sarcoma of the heart causing mitral stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 1990;66(10):893-895.
891. Roberts CS, Gottdiener JS, Roberts WC. Clinically undetected cardiac lymphoma causing fatal congestive heart failure. Am Heart J. 1990;120(5):1239-1242.
996. Shirani J, Roberts WC. Epicardial lipoma. Am Heart J. 1993;126(4):1030.
1166. Roberts WC. Operative excision of atrial septal fat. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999;68(5):1890.
1362. Nawaz MZ, Lander AR, Schussler JM, Grayburn PA, Hamman BL, Roberts WC. Tumor excision versus valve replacement for papillary fibroelastoma involving the mitral valve. Am J Cardiol. 2006;97(5):759-764.
1364. Berbarie RF, Aslam MK, Kuiper JJ, Matter GJ, Martin AW, Roberts WC, Schussler JM. Preoperative exclusion of significant coronary artery disease by 64-slice CT coronary angiography in a patient with a left atrial myxoma. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2006;19(2):121.
1366. Boltan DD, Hall SA, Roberts WC. Heart failure resulting from chemotherapy for testicular neoplasm: a follow-up on a patient reported 20 years earlier. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2006;19(2):124-125.
1683. Zhrebker L, Cherni I, Gross LM, Hinshelwood MM, Reese M, Aldrich J, Guileyardo JM, Roberts WC, Craig D, Von Hoff DD, Mennel RG, Carpten JD. Case report: whole exome sequencing of primary cardiac angiosarcoma highlights potential for targeted therapies. BMC Cancer. 2017;17(1):17.
1685. Roberts WC, Grayburn PA, Hamman BL. Lipoma of the mitral valve. Am J Cardiol. 2017;119(7):1121-1123.
1725. Roberts CS, Carry MM, Choi JW, Grayburn PA, Roberts WC. Papillary fibroelastoma in the left atrium. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2019;32(2):247-248.
