{"title":"A Rare but Real Necessity: Case Report of Coronary Artery Stenting in an Infant","authors":"J. Martins, G. Lourenço, L. Sousa, F. Pinto","doi":"10.1155/2022/3815465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3815465","url":null,"abstract":"Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an extremely common and well-established procedure in adults which is rarely performed in children. We present a case of a successful left main coronary artery stenting in a small infant with a congenital coronary artery anomaly. We highlight the technical challenges of performing a PCI in a small patient, the risks of antithrombotic prophylaxis in this age group, and the importance of the combined work of the adult and pediatric interventional cardiologist.","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45493219","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}
Alisha Alabre-Bonsu, S. Uppal, E. Mazzaferri, K. Boudoulas
{"title":"Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiac Arrest: Utilization of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation","authors":"Alisha Alabre-Bonsu, S. Uppal, E. Mazzaferri, K. Boudoulas","doi":"10.1155/2022/2462781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2462781","url":null,"abstract":"A 44-year-old male with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to an acute left ventricular (LV) inferoposterior wall myocardial infarction (MI) involving the right ventricle (RV) is presented. This case highlights the challenges in the management of patients with cardiac arrest, indications for use of ventricular assist devices, potential effects of LV assist devices on the RV in the setting of RV MI, and culprit versus complete coronary artery revascularization in these patients.","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44204397","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 Poddi, I Tropea, G Faggian, S De Feo, M Zordan, A Rungatscher
{"title":"<i>S. gallolyticus</i> Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Mitral Valve Leaflet Aneurysm.","authors":"S Poddi, I Tropea, G Faggian, S De Feo, M Zordan, A Rungatscher","doi":"10.1155/2022/3111032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3111032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>S. gallolyticus</i> is one of the pathogenic agents of endocarditis, and mitral valve aneurysm is a rare but potentially devastating complication. We present a case of <i>S. gallolyticus</i> aortic valve endocarditis with concomitant anterior mitral valve leaflet aneurysm. Patient underwent surgery before aneurysm perforation, and postoperative course was uneventful. Time of surgery is crucial to avoid severe complications due to aneurysm rupture.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2022 ","pages":"3111032"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9788890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10443666","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}
Wajeeh Ur Rehman, Altif Muneeb, Usama Sakhawat, Pranava Ganesh, Nabil Braiteh, Vince Skovira, Waseem Sajjad, Afzal Ur Rehman
{"title":"A Case of Contralateral Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumopericardium after Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Implantation.","authors":"Wajeeh Ur Rehman, Altif Muneeb, Usama Sakhawat, Pranava Ganesh, Nabil Braiteh, Vince Skovira, Waseem Sajjad, Afzal Ur Rehman","doi":"10.1155/2022/4295247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4295247","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As permanent pacemaker implantation is increasingly becoming a common practice, it is important to understand potential complications associated with the procedure. We present a 78-year-old Caucasian female who developed contralateral pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and pneumopericardium after undergoing implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2022 ","pages":"4295247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9741530/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10342975","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":"Feasibility and Safety of Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Adults with Heart Failure after the Fontan Procedure.","authors":"Jun Muneuchi, Yuichiro Sugitani, Masaru Kobayashi, Hiroki Ezaki, Hiromu Yamada, Mamie Watanabe","doi":"10.1155/2022/5243594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5243594","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been widespread in patients with heart failure; however, there is little information regarding its feasibility and safety among patients after the Fontan procedure. We presented five adults after the Fontan procedure who were treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors. All patients reduced oedema and/or pleural effusion despite other conjunct medications were ineffective. Although we did not measure the urine volume in all patients, all patients themselves reported an increase in urinary output after the administration of a SGLT-2 inhibitor. In addition, administration of a SGLT-2 inhibitor resulted in weight loss (4/5), an increase in systemic oxygen saturation (4/5), an increase in serum albumin level (4/5), an increase in estimated glomerular filtration ratio (4/5), and a decrease in plasma brain natriuretic peptide level (4/5). Our case series supported the feasibility and safety of SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with Fontan circulatory failure, although the exact changes in urinary output were unknown in all patients. Further investigation will be required to explore a diuretic effect by SGLT-2 in patients after the Fontan procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2022 ","pages":"5243594"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9757934/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10399720","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":"Atrioventricular Conduction Disorders as a Complication of Inferior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients with COVID-19 Infection.","authors":"Yaser Alahmad, Hassan Al-Tamimi, Fadi Khazaal, Mawahib Elhassan, Abdulrahman Arabi, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Awad AlQahtani, Nidal Asaad","doi":"10.1155/2022/3621799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3621799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case series demonstrates how COVID-19 infection might affect the heart in the context of acute myocardial infarction. Atrioventricular (AV) block might appear as one of the significant cardiac complications of acute MI in patients who tested COVID-19 PCR positive regardless of the presence of CVOID-19 infection symptoms. In our series, conduction disorders as a complication of acute inferior STEMI are more common in patients who tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. 11 patients out of 18 inferior STEMI patients who have tested positive for the COVID-19 infection have atrioventricular block disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2022 ","pages":"3621799"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9763004/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10768671","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}
Lu Zhang, M. Bai, Jizhe Xu, Gaxue Jiang, Ai-yun Deng, Zheng Zhang
{"title":"Perioperative Application of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in an Elderly Patient with Mirror-Image Dextrocardia and Atrial Fibrillation","authors":"Lu Zhang, M. Bai, Jizhe Xu, Gaxue Jiang, Ai-yun Deng, Zheng Zhang","doi":"10.1155/2021/8816751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8816751","url":null,"abstract":"Mirror-image dextrocardia is non-life-threatening but not commonly diagnosed in the clinic. With the internal organs reversed, most of the patients with mirror-image dextrocardia have no clinical symptoms if the dextrocardia is not combined with other intracardiac malformations. Mirror-image dextrocardia is often discovered during other physical check or performing other examinations. In the present study, we reported a successful closure of a left atrial appendage in an 84-year-old patient with mirror-image dextrocardia with atrial fibrillation under the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Detailed perioperative steps of patient procedure description and TEE monitoring were described in this report.","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2021 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41510792","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":"Torsades de Pointes due to Excessive Marijuana Use in a Susceptible Patient.","authors":"Vivek D Shah, Adeba Mohammad, Shuktika Nandkeolyar, Liset Stoletniy, Tahmeed Contractor","doi":"10.1155/2021/6621496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6621496","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are several recent reports of tetrahydrocannabinol vaping-related sudden cardiac arrest, and the mechanisms are unclear. We report a unique case of a 19-year-old female who suffered documented prolonged QTc leading to Torsades de pointes and cardiac arrest in the setting of frequent marijuana wax vaping. While she demonstrated normal baseline QTc measurements years earlier, she was found to have a genetic predisposition to QTc prolongation (genetic mutation, family history of prolonged QTc), suggesting that specific patient populations are at higher risk of these adverse events. The patient was acutely managed with isoproterenol to increase the heart rate and was discharged on nadolol after placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Marijuana wax vaping and dabbing may cause fatal Torsades de pointes in susceptible patients, and further research is required to identify these patients a priori.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2021 ","pages":"6621496"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8292089/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9639497","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}
Parth J Sampat, Sana Riaz, Maneesh Bisen, Robert Carhart
{"title":"An Unusual Case of Ventricular Tachycardia in a Young Patient Associated with Cannabis Use.","authors":"Parth J Sampat, Sana Riaz, Maneesh Bisen, Robert Carhart","doi":"10.1155/2020/8813930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8813930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Marijuana has become the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Approximately 43.5 million Americans aged 12 or above have reported the use of marijuana in the last year. The use of cannabinoids and its relationship with cardiac effects are not well known. Many types of arrhythmias have been noted with the use of cannabis products with atrial fibrillation being the most common arrhythmia associated with the use of cannabis. We present a case of a 36-year-old male who presented with pounding chest pain, dyspnea, and diaphoresis following marijuana use. He was found to be in ventricular tachycardia which responded to amiodarone. Workup done was negative for any structural disease, and cardiac catheterization was negative for coronary artery disease. He was ultimately discharged on metoprolol. In this report, we focus on how marijuana can be associated with many arrhythmias including ventricular tachycardia with focus on mechanisms by which it can occur. We believe a detailed social history with screening for cannabis use can identify more cases of arrhythmias that can be potentially associated with marijuana use.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2020 ","pages":"8813930"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725577/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9638983","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}
Sri Harsha Patlolla, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Malcolm R Bell
{"title":"Incidental Anomalous Left Coronary Artery in a Transplanted Heart.","authors":"Sri Harsha Patlolla, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Malcolm R Bell","doi":"10.1155/2019/2715896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2715896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anomalous coronary artery is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly that is often detected incidentally on coronary angiography. It has rarely been reported in the donor heart of patients who have undergone cardiac transplantation. Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old patient who received a second heart transplant and has been identified to have an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus on postoperative coronary angiography.</p>","PeriodicalId":51760,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Cardiology","volume":"2019 ","pages":"2715896"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2019-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2019/2715896","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37553878","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}