Anjali Deepa , Aritra Mukherji , Raghu Prasad Shridharagadda , Ravi Kishore Ganga Amancharla
{"title":"The fugitive was patent foramen ovale","authors":"Anjali Deepa , Aritra Mukherji , Raghu Prasad Shridharagadda , Ravi Kishore Ganga Amancharla","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) with paradoxical right to left shunt is a well-known culprit for conditions like cryptogenic stroke, migraine and de-compression sickness. Till date, there is scanty data on the relationship between right to left PFO shunt and vertigo. Our case highlights the importance of high level of suspicion for coexistence of paradoxically shunting PFO in patients with unexplained dizziness and paroxysmal vertigo.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 101-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000452/pdfft?md5=c8befd9b3000030f68b8fccb6e63bfb2&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000452-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138739374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement procedure in prosthetic valve stenosis","authors":"Mridul Bansal , Aryan Mehta , David X. Zhao , Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A patient presented with acute respiratory failure and shock due to severe prosthetic mitral valve stenosis. A valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement procedure was performed via the transeptal approach due to his high-risk presentation with good results.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 85-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000415/pdfft?md5=c01c913b63d97242e5420c1b3271d10a&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000415-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136059386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reversible sinus node dysfunction in novel COVID-19 infection: Two years of follow-up","authors":"Chandrasekar Sundaram, Arun Gopalakrishnan, Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 89-91"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000427/pdfft?md5=cbc4a6fdcb93c034cd7fa299cb59dc5b&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000427-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135510621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John S. Dayco , Kendall Bell , Rashid Alhusain , Abdalaziz Awadelkarim , Frank Baciewicz , Shaun Cardozo
{"title":"Left ventricular outflow tract to left atrium fistula as a complication of aortic root repair","authors":"John S. Dayco , Kendall Bell , Rashid Alhusain , Abdalaziz Awadelkarim , Frank Baciewicz , Shaun Cardozo","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A fistula between the left ventricular outflow tract and left atrium is a very rare phenomenon. In this case report, we will introduce a Marfan patient who underwent an aortic root repair, leading to a complication of a left ventricular outflow tract to left atrium fistula.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 73-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000373/pdfft?md5=14e5289e9e08eaa61bdd7a3dc2f3c5ad&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000373-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86419674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aryan Mehta , Mridul Bansal , Peter Matthew Belford , Olivia N. Gilbert , David X. Zhao , Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula
{"title":"Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and intervention Stage-B cardiogenic shock: An interventional-heart failure-critical care conundrum","authors":"Aryan Mehta , Mridul Bansal , Peter Matthew Belford , Olivia N. Gilbert , David X. Zhao , Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) classified cardiogenic shock (CS) into five stages ranging from A-E. There remains significant ambiguity regarding the assessment and management of SCAI Stage B. Given its nebulous nature that can rapidly escalate, prompt interventions are needed. Here, we describe the trajectory of cases that presented with SCAI Stage B CS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 76-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000385/pdfft?md5=5917832537ebea1a00403a219c57c134&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000385-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89035196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Faiz Mashood, Muhammad Azlan Aseri, Samshol Sukahri, Imran Zainal Abidin
{"title":"The silent hydropericardium in pregnancy: Avoidable pericardiocentesis with emergency cesarean section saves life","authors":"Faiz Mashood, Muhammad Azlan Aseri, Samshol Sukahri, Imran Zainal Abidin","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pericardial effusions are associated with various etiology, with treatment varying from careful monitoring to pericardiocentesis, particularly in those symptomatic or reaching cardiac tamponade. Pericardial effusion in pregnancy poses a different challenge as treatment decisions can influence both mother and fetus. We reported a case of large hydropericardium with impending cardiac tamponade successfully treated with an emergency cesarian section without urgent pericardiocentesis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 98-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000440/pdfft?md5=e0aeaf9a725b6dc5083c3b346741cf3b&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000440-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138739373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pleural cavity migration of an implantable loop recorder","authors":"Mattia Squillace , Leonardo Aurino , Giulio Makmur , Alessandro Durante","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Implantable loop recorders (ILR) are relatively novel tools for the diagnosis and clinical management of patients with cryptogenic strokes, syncope and cardiac arrhythmias. The ILR implantation is considered a minimally invasive and low-risk procedure, however rare complications can occur, including device migration. We present the case of a 60-year-old woman who underwent implantation of the new generation ILR BioMonitor III (Biotronik) as part of recurrent syncope workup. The procedure was unremarkable, without acute complications, except for a sharp and persistent chest pain during and after. While at implantation we could activate the device from standard position, we were not able to connect to the device at control after 1 week despite normal functioning of remote monitoring. Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography at one week confirmed device migration into the left postero-inferior part of the pleural cavity. The device was retrieved during thoracoscopy without further complications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 83-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000403/pdfft?md5=1e38f95cda07eb4b61f65615c07518e1&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000403-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75165954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis","authors":"Shubam Garg , Anurag Rawat , Seema Rawat","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hyperthyroidism can lead to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), an infrequent yet fatal complication. It leads to a drop in the levels of serum potassium which in turn causes episodes of muscle weakness. This condition is exceptionally associated with respiratory insufficiency and arrhythmias, making it fatal. We present a rare case of a young male presenting with quadriparesis and ventricular tachycardia. A thorough laboratory work confirmed diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis and hypokalemia. This case further strengthens that recognition of TPP well before time is critical for early initiation of treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 81-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000397/pdfft?md5=e2aab70b225196df7ff83e74ba78a163&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000397-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85459946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tanmay Sandeepak Kulkarni , C. Rajiv , A. Hisham , M. Navin , R. Kannan , S. Shanmugha
{"title":"‘Eosinophilic myocarditis in the era of multi-modality cardiac imaging: A case report’","authors":"Tanmay Sandeepak Kulkarni , C. Rajiv , A. Hisham , M. Navin , R. Kannan , S. Shanmugha","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 32-year-old man presented with recurrent ventricular tachycardia and peripheral eosinophilia. Echocardiogram showed features suggestive of infiltrative cardiomyopathy. A hybrid PET/MR demonstrated the characteristic features of myocarditis, the absence of extra-cardiac FDG uptake, and an endomyocardial biopsy showed the features of eosinophilic myocarditis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 3","pages":"Pages 92-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X23000439/pdfft?md5=4342846f7d36149b0ec1ce38f50ae0d1&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X23000439-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138613186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cardiac sarcoidosis with multiple left ventricular aneurysms (LVAs) in a young male","authors":"Dibya Kumar Baruah, Venkateshwara Rao K, Anuradha D, Suresh Kumar P","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.05.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multiple left ventricular aneurysms (LVAs) are distinctly rare and have varied etiology. Manifestations of these entities are similar to the commonest LVA of ischemic origin. Our case is a young male with multiple LVAs with histological evidence of chronic granulomatous disease, and cardiac imaging suggestive of sarcoidosis, responded well to immunosuppressive therapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"7 2","pages":"Pages 46-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49884418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}