CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-06-17DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.05.003
Miguel A. Woodham MD, Anthony DeMaria MD, Prerana Bhatia MD
{"title":"Transient Midcavity Obstruction from Hyperdynamic Mid–Left Ventricular Segments during Recovery from Classical Takotsubo Syndrome","authors":"Miguel A. Woodham MD, Anthony DeMaria MD, Prerana Bhatia MD","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>TTS characteristically has LV apical ballooning.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Recovery from this transient condition is highly variable.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>TTE features during recovery are not well described.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Recovery phase of TTS can demonstrate hyperdynamic mid-LV segments.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (236KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 375-381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007147","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}
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-06-30DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.05.009
Satya Preetham Gunta MD, Thomas Schultz MD, Daniel Read BS, Andrew Blanker BS, Laura Beacher MD
{"title":"A Pouch, a Ridge, and a Thrombus","authors":"Satya Preetham Gunta MD, Thomas Schultz MD, Daniel Read BS, Andrew Blanker BS, Laura Beacher MD","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>LASP and LASR are common structural atrial findings of debated clinical significance.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>LASP and LASR may be associated with thrombus formation and thromboembolic events.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Identification of atrial septal anomalies requires multimodal imaging techniques.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>LASP-associated thrombus in those with AF poses additional clinical challenges.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (249KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 358-362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007151","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}
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-05-26DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.03.010
Ananya Chandra MD, Sandra Waller RDMS, RCDS, Ron Wakai PhD, Victor Suarez MD, Janette Strasburger MD, Matthew L. Moehlmann DO, FASE
{"title":"Transient Fetal Nonimmune 2:1 Atrioventricular Block Possibly Secondary to Cannabis Exposure","authors":"Ananya Chandra MD, Sandra Waller RDMS, RCDS, Ron Wakai PhD, Victor Suarez MD, Janette Strasburger MD, Matthew L. Moehlmann DO, FASE","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.03.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>Transient AV block in utero is usually from structural or autoimmune causes.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Studies show cannabis crosses the placenta and affects cardiac function and rhythm.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Transient AV block from cannabis has been observed in adolescents and adults.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Consider cannabis as a cause of fetal AV block after excluding other etiologies.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (295KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 395-400"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007196","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}
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-05-22DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.03.009
Alqasem Al Mosa MD, Michelle Noga MD, Luke Eckersley MD, Darren H. Freed MD
{"title":"Rare Variant of a Rare Anomaly: Stenotic Persistent Right-Sided Fifth Aortic Arch with Fourth Arch Interruption","authors":"Alqasem Al Mosa MD, Michelle Noga MD, Luke Eckersley MD, Darren H. Freed MD","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.03.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>PFAA is extremely rare and has multiple variants.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Multimodality imaging with three-dimensional rendering is key to surgical planning.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Surgical repair included amalgamation of fourth and fifth arches.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (327KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 401-404"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007198","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}
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-06-15DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.04.008
J Tyler Bruce MD, Tobias Z. Donlon MD, John L. Bass MD, Juan C. Samayoa MD
{"title":"Left Atrial Appendage Ostial Stenosis: A Case Series","authors":"J Tyler Bruce MD, Tobias Z. Donlon MD, John L. Bass MD, Juan C. Samayoa MD","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.04.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>LAA ostial stenosis is rare, with fewer than reported 30 cases, 2 pediatric.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Stenosis is ostial or secondary to a partial membrane, often seen on TEE in adults.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>We observed a rare spontaneous resolution of ostial LAA stenosis in a preterm infant.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Pediatric cases include congenital disease and stenosis after mitral valve surgery.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (235KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 369-374"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007146","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 Dilated and Nonhypertrophic Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis: Concept of Overlapping Cardiomyopathies","authors":"Louis Simard MD MSc, Christian-Yves Couture MD, MSc, Joëlle Morin MD, Mathieu Bernier MD, Kim O'Connor MD, Erwan Salaun MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.04.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.04.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>Subtle age-related ATTR-CM can complicate preexisting other HF etiologies.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Combined cardiomyopathies can present with atypical clinical/imaging presentation.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Multimodal imaging assessment is required in overlapping cardiomyopathies.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Absence of myocardial thickening should not rule out an infiltrative disorder.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Endomyocardial biopsy remains important in the context of equivocal imaging.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (285KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 389-394"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007149","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":"Left Atrial Mural Thrombus Arising from a Left Atrial Diverticulum","authors":"Manabu Maeda MD, Yoshiko Munehisa MD, PhD, Momo Kosuga MD, Yousuke Mizuno MD, Norio Tada MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>TEE identified a mural thrombus arising from a left atrial diverticulum.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>The thrombus was anatomically separate from the LAA.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Anticoagulation led to thrombus resolution and unmasked the diverticulum.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Comprehensive evaluation of the entire LA wall is essential in patients with AF.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (313KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 363-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007195","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}
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-07-13DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.05.010
Abigail T. Kaplan DVM, Kailah M. Buchanan DVM, Weihow Hsue DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
{"title":"Color-Flow Doppler Detection of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage in a Dog","authors":"Abigail T. Kaplan DVM, Kailah M. Buchanan DVM, Weihow Hsue DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.05.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><ul><li><span>•</span><span><div>PVeins enter both atria in anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>PAPVD can cause flow reversal on color-flow Doppler.</div></span></li><li><span>•</span><span><div>Sinus venosus defects are often linked to anomalous pulmonary venous connections.</div></span></li></ul></div><div><span><figure><span><img><ol><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download high-res image (244KB)</span></span></span></li><li><span><span>Download: <span>Download full-size image</span></span></span></li></ol></span></figure></span></div>","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 9","pages":"Pages 405-410"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149007199","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}
CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)Pub Date : 2026-08-01Epub Date: 2026-06-02DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2026.04.006
Matthew Schreier MD, Helen M. Stanley MD, Jonathan M. Chen MD, James Starc MD, Muhammad Nuri MD, Lindsay S. Rogers MD, Laura Mercer-Rosa MD, MSCE
{"title":"Tetralogy of Fallot and Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Absent Atrial Component","authors":"Matthew Schreier MD, Helen M. Stanley MD, Jonathan M. Chen MD, James Starc MD, Muhammad Nuri MD, Lindsay S. Rogers MD, Laura Mercer-Rosa MD, MSCE","doi":"10.1016/j.case.2026.04.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.case.2026.04.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72532,"journal":{"name":"CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":"10 8","pages":"Pages 337-341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148746507","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}