{"title":"Authors should be held responsible for artificial intelligence hallucinations and mistakes in their papers","authors":"L. Giray","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_45_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_45_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"161 - 163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45037775","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}
S. Sushanth Kumar, D. Talwar, S. Acharya, A. Wanjari, Shilpa Bawankule, S. Agrawal
{"title":"Platelet parameters may be predictors of coronary artery disease in prediabetes: Rural hospital-based cross-sectional study","authors":"S. Sushanth Kumar, D. Talwar, S. Acharya, A. Wanjari, Shilpa Bawankule, S. Agrawal","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_36_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_36_23","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Prediabetes is a state of impaired glucose tolerance that often precedes overt diabetes mellitus and is frequently underdiagnosed. Glycation of platelet proteins leads to increased platelet reactivity which can be an essential predisposing event in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although research has been conducted to diagnose CAD in prediabetes and to assess platelet indices in prediabetes, there has been no attempt to assess platelet indices in prediabetic patients who have CAD. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in a rural tertiary care center in Central India from September 2019 to August 2021. A total of 180 patients were enrolled in this study, having documented CAD in coronary angiography (CAG) and blood glucose levels in the diagnostic range of prediabetes by the criteria set by the World Health Organization. Platelet indices, glycosylated hemoglobin, blood sugar levels, and CAG findings were documented for all participants. Results: The mean platelet volume (MPV) in our study population was 9.58 ± 1.14 fL, platelet distribution width (PDW) was 15.69% ± 1.36%, plateletcrit was 0.3% ± 0.07%, and platelet count was 319 ± 44 × 103 cells/mm3. PDW was the best tool to predict double-vessel disease (P < 0.0001), while MPV (P = 0.6146) and PDW (P = 0.0266) were best predictors of triple-vessel disease. Conclusion: Platelet indices that are readily available investigations prescribed by clinicians routinely are significantly associated with blood sugar levels and can predict the severity of CAD in prediabetics in terms of the number of vessels involved. Early assessment of platelet indices in prediabetics can aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of CAD, thereby helping in planning early intervention.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"127 - 131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46274483","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}
Zakia Khan, Sarita Rao, R. Bhatia, S. Ray, J. Dalal
{"title":"Recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention in women: An Indian perspective","authors":"Zakia Khan, Sarita Rao, R. Bhatia, S. Ray, J. Dalal","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_80_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_80_22","url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death in women. On an average, coronary artery disease develops 10 years later in women than men, but they represent the majority of patients when age above 75 years is considered. Men and women share most of the classic cardiovascular risk factors, but the relative importance of each risk factor may be gender specific. This review explores the recommendations for the management of cardiovascular risk and CVD prevention in women in the Indian clinical setting based on multiple advisory board meetings conducted with cardiology experts across India. The experts concurred that women have distinct patterns of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and that the presence of traditional risk factors, female-specific risk factors, and nontraditional risk variables may add to the increasing risk of IHD. Transition to postmenopausal status is associated with a worsening coronary heart disease risk profile in women. Evidence suggests that both traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors are often under recognized and undertreated in women. Several female-specific risk factors such as preterm delivery, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and polycystic ovary syndrome are not included in primary prevention nor are they routinely considered in a cardiovascular assessment at the clinical level. Understanding and good diagnostic tools are necessary to evaluate the different pathophysiological aspects and early detection of CVD in women.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"11 - 17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44803482","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}
{"title":"Annual Report of the Heart and Lung Transplant Registry (INTRAN) of the indian society for heart and lung transplantation 2023","authors":"","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_30_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_30_23","url":null,"abstract":"This is a registry report of the Indian Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. The data reflects thoracic transplants done in India since 1994. It is a voluntary cloud-based registry. This is the data on total number of heart and lung transplant and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implants done till March 2023. Till date, India has done 1328 heart transplants, 475 lung transplants, 128 LVAD implants, and 61 lung transplants for COVID lung disease.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"37 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48257897","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}
{"title":"Anatomical snuffbox for interventional cardiology: Hype or hope?","authors":"E. Thirumurugan","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_12_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_12_23","url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular catheterization has traditionally been done through transradial access. Vascular complications, primarily radial artery (RA) occlusion, continue to exist despite their rarity. In recent times, interventionalists have reported using the anatomical snuffbox (ASB) or distal transradial approach for cardiac catheterization. This distal radial approach has been promoted to lower the risk of bleeding and vascular access site complications as well as RA occlusion at the forearm. This state-of-the-art review outlines the feasibility and safety of left versus right ASB in interventional cardiology.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"18 - 23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45559315","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}
{"title":"Subacute stent thromboses in marijuana user associated with isolated protein S deficiency: Thirteenth month of the famine","authors":"P. Jariwala, D. Gude","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_52_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_52_22","url":null,"abstract":"We present the case of a young professional male, marijuana user who experienced subacute stent thromboses following percutaneous coronary intervention. We identified that he also had a protein S deficiency when we investigated the medical causes of procoagulant conditions. The patient was subjected to a surgical revascularization and began direct oral anticoagulant combined with antiplatelet agents to prevent recurrent thrombotic events. There is no proven way of revascularization in these cases, and antithrombotic medications are ineffective in preventing recurrent ischemia episodes, necessitating more research to determine definitive therapeutic methods for these subsets of cases.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"91 - 94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44833220","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}
{"title":"Coronary cameral fistula with left main coronary artery aneurysm: A challenging case","authors":"Devvrat Desai, J. Kothari","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_54_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_54_22","url":null,"abstract":"Coronary fistulae with cardiac chambers (cameral fistulae) are rare congenital vascular anomalies. Here, we are reporting a case of a 25-year-old male patient who presented with a history of palpitation and chest pain. He was evaluated further and on cardiac multi-slice computed tomography, he was diagnosed to have an extremely rare coronary cameral fistula arising from the left main coronary artery, traversing tortuously between aortic roots anteriorly and left atrium posteriorly, and culminating into superior vena cava just before the cavoatrial junction. Intraoperative complexity was encountered due to the presence of a large left main coronary aneurysm and aneurysmally dilated superior vena cava. Elective surgery was performed on cardiopulmonary bypass with aortic and bicaval (high superior vena cava) cannulation. Cardioplegia delivery was challenging due to the presence of a large fistulous connection between the aortic root and superior vena cava. The patient was operated on successfully for coronary cameral fistula and symptoms resolved.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"87 - 90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48996127","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}
M. Sahu, Azaria Premkumar, S. Singh, U. Dhatterwal, Milind P. Hote, S. Seth
{"title":"Postheart transplant prolonged hospital stay due to massive ascites","authors":"M. Sahu, Azaria Premkumar, S. Singh, U. Dhatterwal, Milind P. Hote, S. Seth","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_4_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_4_23","url":null,"abstract":"Heart transplantation (HTx) is a gold standard for end-stage heart failure (ESHF). Cardiomyopathies form the majority of patients who undergo HTx. Grown-up congenital heart disease, with or without prior palliative surgery, progresses to ESHF requiring HTx. They constitute the least among all heart recipients. The immediate posttransplant management may become challenging due to severe right heart failure, massive ascites, pleural effusion, and cardiac cachexia. Scarce data are available on this subset of patients. We describe one such patient's post-HTx management. A 15-year-old male with Ebstein's anomaly, restrictive cardiomyopathy, severe right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, atrial flutter, left atrial clot, postradiofrequency ablation, New York Heart Association III, and early cardiac cirrhosis underwent HTx successfully. He had significant mediastinal hemorrhage postoperatively, and managed medically; echocardiography showed a good biventricular function with mild tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and he was extubated on the 1st postoperative day. However, progressive RV function deterioration was observed over the next 72 h (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion of 7 mm with mild TR) with massive worsening ascites and pleural effusion. He was treated with milrinone and furosemide infusion and noninvasive ventilation, but response to optimal diuretic doses was poor, and the ascites did not decrease. Hence, intermittent paracentesis was done, and 10 L of ascitic fluid was removed over 10 days. Then, he responded to diuretics; his RV function improved. His respiratory support and inotropes were discontinued. His immunosuppressants consisted of tacrolimus and prednisolone. Mycophenolate mofetil was withheld due to leukopenia. At 6-month follow-up, his cardiac functions were normal, ascites completely resolved, appetite improved, and he gained weight.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"70 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43230301","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}
Satyapriya Mohanty, A. Banerjee, Abhinav Kumar, Pranjit Deb, S. Singh, J. Gupta, Debasish Das
{"title":"An unusual presentation of a benign giant mature intrathoracic mediastinal teratoma with right ventricular failure and cardiac cachexia","authors":"Satyapriya Mohanty, A. Banerjee, Abhinav Kumar, Pranjit Deb, S. Singh, J. Gupta, Debasish Das","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_60_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_60_22","url":null,"abstract":"Mature mediastinal teratomas are infrequent, slow growing, and often asymptomatic. Traditionally, they present in the fourth decade or earlier and are found in the anterior mediastinum. These teratomas are often found incidentally on imaging, and surgical resection can be a challenge due to the size and location of the tumor; however, complete surgical excision is usually curative. Our case represents an infrequent benign giant (25 cm × 18 cm × 12 cm) mature intrathoracic mediastinal teratoma with uncommon clinical presentation of congestive heart failure and cardiac cachexia. The rare location of the tumor in the mid posterior mediastinum, very large teratoma, clinical presentation with right ventricular failure and cardiac cachexia, preoperative diagnostic dilemma, perioperative surgical challenge, and management marks this case unique.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"79 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45622064","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}
{"title":"Short Chronic Total Occlusion Stump Creating an Optical Illusion of an Anomalous Coronary Artery: A Pseudo Anomaly","authors":"A. Sahu, P. Sagar, S. Tewari, A. Kapoor","doi":"10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_66_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_66_22","url":null,"abstract":"Coronary artery anomalies are often asymptomatic and detected incidentally during coronary angiography, cardiac surgery, or autopsy. However, sometimes in chronic total occlusion, the distal part of a vessel is well collateralized from the contralateral vessel that it appears almost as an anomalous coronary artery. Here, we discuss a rather interesting angiogram which at first instance, looked like a case of a dual left anterior descending (LAD) artery with anomalous origin of the LAD from the proximal right coronary artery, but after further evaluation appeared to be a case of an occluded LAD filling through Vieussens' arterial ring.","PeriodicalId":17503,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":"76 - 78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43092691","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}