Lisa Ferraz, Diana Carvalho, Simāo Carvalho, Adriana Pacheco, Ana Faustino, Ana Neves
{"title":"Pectus excavatum with right ventricular compression-induced ventricular arrhythmias.","authors":"Lisa Ferraz, Diana Carvalho, Simāo Carvalho, Adriana Pacheco, Ana Faustino, Ana Neves","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2023.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2023.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 33-year-old woman, with palpitations since the age of 15, was referred to a cardiology consultation due to very frequent ventricular extrasystoles with morphology of left bundle branch block, inferior frontal axis, late precordial transition, rS in V1, R in V6 and rS in DI. She had pectus excavatum. The cardiac magnetic resonance showed severe pectus excavatum associated with exaggerated cardiac levoposition, compression and deformation of the right cardiac chambers. However, the patient became pregnant, and follow-up was delayed.</p>","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"30 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495756/pdf/BJC-30-01-bjc.2023.004.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10264547","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":"Acute aortic dissection (AAD) - a lethal disease: the epidemiology, pathophysiology and natural history.","authors":"Karen Booth","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2023.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2023.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that is often under-recognised. In the first in a series of articles about the condition, the epidemiology, pathology, classification and clinical presentation of aortic dissection are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"30 1","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495757/pdf/BJC-30-01-bjc.2023.009.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10262531","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":"What can we do to improve the diagnosis and treatment of aortic stenosis?","authors":"Ishtiaq Ali Rahman, Gopal Bhatnagar","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2023.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2023.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"30 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495764/pdf/BJC-30-01-bjc.2023.001.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10259584","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 survey of digital access, digital confidence and rehabilitation delivery preferences of patients referred for CR","authors":"","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2023.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2023.031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136207594","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":"The evidence for fish oils and eicosapentaenoic acid in managing hypertriglyceridaemia","authors":"","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2023.s07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2023.s07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76135033","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":"Introduction: overcoming barriers to treating severe aortic stenosis","authors":"","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2023.s01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2023.s01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91231102","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":"Secondary prevention lipid management following ACS: a missed opportunity?","authors":"Zahid Khan, Roby Rakhit","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2022.035","DOIUrl":"10.5837/bjc.2022.035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"29 4","pages":"35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10270297/pdf/BJC-29-04-bjc.2022.035.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9661396","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":"Pain after pacemaker/ICD implants.","authors":"Selwyn Brendon Goldthorpe","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2022.024","DOIUrl":"10.5837/bjc.2022.024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A retrospective study of 322 patient experiences of post-operative pain, short term and long term, following a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedure. Pain from pacemaker and ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) implant surgery remains a problem both in terms of severity and longevity. There is a subset of patients receiving implants that have severe pain that may be of a long duration. Patient advice needs to be appropriate to these findings. This study illustrates a need for better pain management by physicians, support, and realistic communication with their patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":"29 3","pages":"24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9982664/pdf/BJC-29-03-bjc.2022.024.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10853691","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}
Nicholas Coffey, Alexis Smith, Rich Pham, Mohammed Kazimuddin, Aniruddha Singh
{"title":"Angina pain associated with isolated R-IIP modified Lipton classification coronary artery anomaly.","authors":"Nicholas Coffey, Alexis Smith, Rich Pham, Mohammed Kazimuddin, Aniruddha Singh","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2022.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2022.020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of a patient that presented with typical angina pain and associated risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). Subsequent cardiac catheterisation led to the discovery of an isolated R-IIP modified Lipton classification coronary artery anomaly with follow-up coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) confirmation. This case report includes images of the CCTA and left heart catheterisation results, along with a discussion of the potential for increased risk of atherosclerosis in our patient, and a proposed explanation of his presentation with prototypical angina pain, despite lack of apparent atherosclerosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534112/pdf/BJC-29-02-bjc.2022.020.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33497310","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}
David Muggeridge, Kara Callum, Lynsey Macpherson, Nick Howard, Claudia Graune, Ian Megson, Adam Giangreco, Susan Gallacher, Linda Campbell, Gethin Williams, Ashish Macaden, Stephen J Leslie
{"title":"Clinical and health economic evaluation of a post-stroke arrhythmia monitoring service.","authors":"David Muggeridge, Kara Callum, Lynsey Macpherson, Nick Howard, Claudia Graune, Ian Megson, Adam Giangreco, Susan Gallacher, Linda Campbell, Gethin Williams, Ashish Macaden, Stephen J Leslie","doi":"10.5837/bjc.2022.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2022.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of recurrent stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in the UK. As many patients can have asymptomatic paroxysmal AF, prolonged arrhythmia monitoring is advised in selected patients following a stroke or TIA. This service evaluation assessed the clinical and potential health economic impact of prolonged arrhythmia monitoring post-stroke using R-TEST monitoring devices. This was a prospective, case-controlled, service evaluation in a single health board in the North of Scotland. Patients were included if they had a recent stroke or TIA, were in sinus rhythm, and did not have another indication for, or contraindication to, oral anticoagulation. A health economic model was developed to estimate the clinical and economic value delivered by the R-TEST monitoring. Approval to use anonymised patient data in this service evaluation was obtained. During the evaluation period, 100 consecutive patients were included. The average age was 70 ± 11 years, 46% were female. Stroke was the presenting complaint in 83% of patients with the other 17% having had a TIA. AF was detected in seven of 83 (8.4%) patients who had had a stroke and one of 17 (5.9%) patients with a TIA. Health economic modelling predicted that adoption of R-TEST monitoring has a high probability of demonstrating both clinical and economic benefits. In conclusion, developing a post-stroke arrhythmia monitoring service using R-TEST devices is feasible, effective at detecting AF, and represents a probable clinical and economic benefit.</p>","PeriodicalId":74959,"journal":{"name":"The British journal of cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534108/pdf/BJC-29-02-bjc.2022.015.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33497309","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}