Cangitaa Arumugam DrEmMed, Azlan Helmy Abd Samat DrEmMed, Nik Azlan Nik Muhamad DrEmMed
{"title":"Brugada type 1 electrocardiographic pattern unmasked by dengue fever: A case series","authors":"Cangitaa Arumugam DrEmMed, Azlan Helmy Abd Samat DrEmMed, Nik Azlan Nik Muhamad DrEmMed","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Brugada-type electrocardiographic pattern (BTEP) is caused by inherited sodium channelopathy of the cardiomyocyte which can be augmented in fever. We are reporting the first case series of BTEP unmasked by dengue fever in Malaysia. Detecting BTEP is crucial in regions where both dengue fever and Brugada syndrome is prevalent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 63-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000160/pdfft?md5=1416ca4a9473266455559eba6ec5d052&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000160-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78484407","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":"Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (SICD) for sudden cardiac death - A case series","authors":"Viveka Kumar, Sangeeta Dhir, Vanita Arora","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sudden cardiac death is the final event caused in several cases by ventricular arrhythmias. Transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators have been the standard therapy for the prevention of sudden cardiac death. The most frequent complications associated with TV-ICD is related to intracavitary electrodes. S-ICD has been developed as an alternative system. Novel S-ICD device in prevention of SCA was implanted in 8 patients with an average follow up period of 2.5 years. Bleeding and inappropriate shock was reported in one patient. Appropriate shock for ventricular tachycardia was observed in 5 patients. There was no death reported in any of the patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 59-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000147/pdfft?md5=069968f3948b275afea1d5ddc7fc25fd&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000147-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72956799","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 very unusual finding following an otherwise uneventful procedure","authors":"Saleha Noorain, A.C. Nagamani, K.S. Subramani, Santosh Jadhav, Ravinandan Gowda, Ashita Barthur, C.N. Manjunath","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A 30-year-old lady with severe Rheumatic Mitral stenosis underwent PTMC. Despite a good result, echocardiogram on post-op day one showed a mobile mass attached to the mitral chordae causing diagnostic dilemma between a thrombus and damaged chordae, despite undergoing a cardiac MR to assess the nature of the mass. However, the mass disappeared after 4 weeks of receiving oral anticoagulation, favouring the diagnosis of a thrombus on MV apparatus.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 100-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X2200024X/pdfft?md5=74d05d136ec7b522dda2feecd0c0e16b&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X2200024X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89135203","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":"Exercise induced brachial artery pseudoaneurysm treated by balloon assisted direct human thrombin injection: A case report","authors":"Jogendra Singh , Siddhartha Sathia , Jaideep Das Gupta , Rudra Pratap Mahapatra , Ramachandra Barik","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Push up induced brachial artery pseudo aneurysm (BAPA) in the antecubital fossa is rare. When there is involvement of the ulnar and radial artery, percutaneous closure using thrombin is preferred to surgery or covered stent. A 52-year-old man, known hypertensive on angiotensin receptor blocker, presented with a giant right antecubital fossa pseudo aneurysm after a push-up exercise. The neck of the aneurysm was located where the brachial artery was dividing into UA and RA. Ultrasound guided neck compression had no effect. A staged direct thrombin injection thrombosed the sac. A follow period of 15 months showed normal flow in the BA, RA, and UA.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 104-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000238/pdfft?md5=0aedf9c18ba0cfe523523682b6fac42d&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000238-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77751456","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":"“Wellen's syndrome in a rare variant of single coronary artery”","authors":"Shilpa Shree , Vijayanand Palanisamy , Pusarla Naga Sai Lakshmi , Pramod Sagar","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Wellen's sign occurs due to either critical stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) or coronary steal phenomenon. Here we report a case of a 57-year-old gentleman with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from mid LAD, where both these phenomena contributed together leading to Wellen's sign.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 77-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000202/pdfft?md5=ae056a1421262e19488a50f41cf7ac3f&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000202-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137343509","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}
Avinash Mani, Kartik S. Viswanatha, S. Harikrishnan
{"title":"A rare case of Marijuana use and myocardial infarction: Imaging saves the day","authors":"Avinash Mani, Kartik S. Viswanatha, S. Harikrishnan","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present the case of a 23 year old male, marijuana smoker, who suffered acute anterior wall MI. OCT study revealed red thrombus with adequate minimum lumen area in LAD, which was managed with DAPT. Repeat OCT study revealed complete resolution of thrombus with underlying plaque erosion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 107-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000226/pdfft?md5=0c39856e7e3ad22d4274d9bf539264f0&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000226-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83822401","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":"Atypical electrical alternans due to left pleural effusion","authors":"P Vijay Shekar , Vickram Vignesh Rangaswamy","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electrical alternans i.e., beat to beat of variation of QRS amplitude has been classically described in pericardial tamponade. Rarely, alternative causes are found in patients with QRS alternans. We report a case of atypical electrical alternans in a middle-aged female in the absence of pericardial effusion. A careful analysis of QRS complexes in our case suggested a unique pattern of alternans varying with respiratory movements instead. On evaluation, we found large left sided pleural effusion as the key underlying mechanism of the atypical alternans.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 94-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000263/pdfft?md5=825f8fec884e6ac801053b202b5c1c57&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000263-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77680066","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":"Successful percutaneous management of extensive iatrogenic aortocoronary dissection complicating primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): A case report","authors":"Navdeep Singh Sidhu , Himanshu Mahla","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Iatrogenic aortocoronary dissection is a scarcely reported complication of cardiac catheterization, which can be fatal if not managed promptly. We present a case of extensive aortocoronary dissection extending into aortic arch in a patient undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of right coronary artery (RCA) and its successful percutaneous management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 97-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000251/pdfft?md5=535a2a337728c8109d57e2d29e1c736d&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000251-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73565525","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":"Intra vascular lithotripsy facilitated Transfemoral TAVR","authors":"Vijay Kumar, Vivudh Pratap Singh, Dhananjay Kumar, Vishal Rastogi, Ashok Seth","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now the standard of therapy for elderly population with severe aortic stenosis. Several studies have established that the outcomes of TAVR are superior when compared with Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), especially when the access route is transfemoral arterial approach. In the elderly population with advanced age and numerous comorbidities, iliofemoral arterial disease (IAD) is not uncommon and it precludes the use of this route for TAVR. Peripheral Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has been previously established as an excellent safe and efficient modality to treat symptomatic occlusive calcific iliofemoral artery disease. The same principle of IVL has been recently used successfully to modify the vascular compliance of heavily calcified iliofemoral arteries thereby enabling large bore sheath advancement and safe passage of TAVR delivery catheter systems.</p><p>We report the first case of Intravascular lithotripsy facilitated Transfemoral TAVR (TF-TAVR) in India. This case was done in December 2020 by the “femoral route” in order to keep the TAVR procedure simple straightforward and discharge the patient back home quickly in Covid times. The use of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)was based on evidence of good outcomes in trials of peripheral vascular disease of lower limbs as well as from the good outcomes of few registries on IVL facilitated TAVR.<span><sup>1</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>2</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>3</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>4</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>5</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>6</sup></span><sup>,</sup><span><sup>8</sup></span> The second case was done in August 2021 by us for another patient successfully.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 67-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000275/pdfft?md5=5bd53071195888bfb6eabdfd19f2b160&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000275-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83185841","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}
K.N. Srinivasan , I. Sathyamurthy , Neelagandan Manodaya
{"title":"Left main coronary artery atresia – Report of 2 cases","authors":"K.N. Srinivasan , I. Sathyamurthy , Neelagandan Manodaya","doi":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ihjccr.2022.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Left main coronary artery atresia (LMCAA) is a rare coronary anomaly. Usually they present with myocardial ischemia/infarction, heart failure, syncope due to ventricular arrhythmias or sudden death. Diagnosis is confirmed by CT or invasive coronary angiography. We are presenting two cases of LMCAA, who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100653,"journal":{"name":"IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR)","volume":"6 2","pages":"Pages 90-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X22000159/pdfft?md5=55f3467015c03e3c6e73c90c22697f00&pid=1-s2.0-S2468600X22000159-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84964822","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}