{"title":"Lovely, Dark and Deep: Robert Frost and His Most Famous Poem.","authors":"Justin C Cordova, James B Young","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1483","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1483","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Robert Frost (1874-1963) had a lengthy and distinguished career as one of America's favorite poets. \"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening\" is perhaps his best-known work and was published as part of a collection that garnered him the first of his record-setting four Pulitzer Prizes in poetry. Though written in 1922, the poem continues to have relevance more than a century later. It is especially germane for members of the medical community, who have their own \"promises to keep\" in ensuring the best care possible for patients and their families, both now and in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"100-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844020/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484316","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}
Nishtha Sareen, Shivani Watson, Nina E Hill, Eric J Brandt, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan
{"title":"Food Chain and Food Policies: Causes and Solutions for the Obesity Pandemic.","authors":"Nishtha Sareen, Shivani Watson, Nina E Hill, Eric J Brandt, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1509","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1509","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article highlights the prevalence, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of obesity in the United States, including its increasing link to cardiovascular disease (CVD). We discuss food policies-ranging from societal to regional, state, and federal levels-and their healthcare impact. While multiple examples show some success in reducing the global obesity pandemic via the food chain, much research is still needed to demonstrate the robust impact of these multi-prong interventions and their ability to decrease the CVD burden.<sup>8</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"14-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11843978/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484313","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":"Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation: A Comprehensive Review.","authors":"Jonathan Na, Sai Sita Garapati, Adi Lador","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1516","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia worldwide, but its pathophysiology remains complex and multifactorial. As obesity has increased over the past couple of decades, much interest has been generated about its relationship with other diseases. As a result, the interplay between AF and obesity has been rigorously investigated as risk factor modification has become more important for the management of AF. In this review, we discuss the epidemiology of AF and obesity, the pathophysiology connecting these two diseases, and how obesity affects the management of AF.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"35-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11843930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484325","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":"Obesity and the Heart: Time for Cardiologists to Enter the Conversation.","authors":"Eleonora Avenatti","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1533","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"21 2","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484341","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":"Heart of Stone: Rare Case of Incidentally Detected Endocardial Calcification.","authors":"Vaibhav Sharma, Vishakha Maheshwari, Biswajit Kar","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1529","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 76-year-old female with hypertension and hyperlipidemia was evaluated for incidental left ventricular calcification. Despite recent exertional chest pain, she was largely asymptomatic. Cardiac imaging revealed extensive endomyocardial calcifications without significant coronary artery stenosis. Laboratory tests excluded hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidism, and sarcoidosis, leading to a diagnosis of idiopathic calcific cardiomyopathy. This case highlights the importance of comprehensive cardiac imaging in detecting subtle abnormalities, even in asymptomatic patients from non-tropical regions. It emphasizes considering both metastatic and dystrophic causes of endomyocardial calcification, regardless of geographical location. Given the patient's asymptomatic status and the condition's benign nature, a conservative management approach with regular monitoring was adopted. This case contributes to the limited literature on incidental endomyocardial calcification and may inform future strategies for similar presentations.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11804173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383081","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}
Miguel A Quiñones, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Bassel Daher, Andrew Makar, Jay E Maddock
{"title":"The Exposome and Cardiovascular Health: Webcast December 12 2024.","authors":"Miguel A Quiñones, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Bassel Daher, Andrew Makar, Jay E Maddock","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1536","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This 61-minute webcast features a conversation about \"The Exposome and Cardiovascular Health\"-the focus of Issue 20.5. Led by the issue's editors, the discussion engages the authors on emerging themes and lessons learned while researching and writing the articles. View the video at https://vimeo.com/1027348229.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"128-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11697851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142932989","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}
Alan B Lumsden, Thomas M Loh, Patrick E Muck, Pavan Thangudu, Joseph J Naoum, Nicolas J Mouawad, Paul Haddad, Zachary Steinberg
{"title":"Pulmonary Embolism: Webcast June 13 2024.","authors":"Alan B Lumsden, Thomas M Loh, Patrick E Muck, Pavan Thangudu, Joseph J Naoum, Nicolas J Mouawad, Paul Haddad, Zachary Steinberg","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1526","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This 61-minute webcast features a conversation about \"Pulmonary Embolism\"-the focus of Issue 20.3. Hosted by the issue's editors, the discussion engages the authors on emerging themes and lessons learned while researching and writing the articles. View the video at https://livestream.com/accounts/21157318/events/11146629.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"122-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903765","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}
Samer Regal, Tamer A Khafagy, Mohamed S AbdelGawad, Ehab M Saad, Ahmed A Ali
{"title":"Congenital Fibrolipoma with Hamartomatous Changes of the Internal Jugular Vein: First Published Case Report.","authors":"Samer Regal, Tamer A Khafagy, Mohamed S AbdelGawad, Ehab M Saad, Ahmed A Ali","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1519","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1519","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 25-year-old female presented with a congenital painless growing mass on the right side of her neck with symptoms of tinnitus and difficulty breathing. Imaging revealed an aneurysm of the internal jugular vein reaching a maximum diameter of 9.2 cm, shifting the trachea and right thyroid lobe to the left side. Simple excision was sufficient to treat compression symptoms and prevent potential thrombosis and embolism. This is the first reported case of aneurysmal internal jugular vein with fibrofatty degeneration and hamartomatous wall morphology associated with compression symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"113-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673465/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903755","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}
Miguel A Quiñones, James B Young, Arvind Bhimaraj, Jane E Wilcox, Manreet K Kanwar, Stavros G Drakos
{"title":"Cardiac Recovery: Webcast September 24 2024.","authors":"Miguel A Quiñones, James B Young, Arvind Bhimaraj, Jane E Wilcox, Manreet K Kanwar, Stavros G Drakos","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1527","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This 61-minute webcast features a conversation about \"Cardiac Recovery\"-the focus of Issue 20.4. Led by the issue's editors, the discussion engages the authors on emerging themes and lessons learned while researching and writing the articles. View the video at https://vimeo.com/event/4490511.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"125-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673950/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903753","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}
Miguel A Quiñones, Valeria E Duarte, Christopher Hobday, Saurabh Rajpal, Carla P Rodriguez-Monserrate, Karla Kurrelmeyer, Gladys Velarde
{"title":"Women and the Heart: Webcast April 16 2024.","authors":"Miguel A Quiñones, Valeria E Duarte, Christopher Hobday, Saurabh Rajpal, Carla P Rodriguez-Monserrate, Karla Kurrelmeyer, Gladys Velarde","doi":"10.14797/mdcvj.1525","DOIUrl":"10.14797/mdcvj.1525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This 62-minute webcast features a conversation about \"Women and the Heart: Gender-Related Differences in Cardiovascular Care\"-the focus of Issue 20.2. Led by the issue's editor, the discussion engages the authors on emerging themes and lessons learned while researching and writing the articles. View the video at https://livestream.com/accounts/21157318/events/11132857.</p>","PeriodicalId":39207,"journal":{"name":"Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal","volume":"20 1","pages":"119-121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11673472/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903769","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}