Sasan Ghaffari, MD

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A 46-year-old intravenous drug user with fever

Author:: Sasan Ghaffari, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2003

He has had fever, chills, night sweats, shortness of breath, and productive cough for 3 days. What is the cause?

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Should everyone with a recent myocardial infarction receive a beta-blocker and an ACE inhibitor?

Author:: Sasan Ghaffari, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2003

Yes, except for those with the standard contraindications to these drugs.

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A 74-year-old woman with hemodynamic complications of acute MI

Author:: Sasan Ghaffari, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2002

A high suspicion is key to early diagnosis and prompt management of mechanical complications of acute MI. Advances in echocardiography have made it...

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A review of pericardial diseases: Clinical, ECG and hemodynamic features and management

Author:: Sasan Ghaffari, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2000

Pericardial diseases are common, have multiple causes, and are often misdiagnosed.