Thanks to Dr. Madias [ ] for his valuable and encouraging comments on the case of a 76-years-old woman who presented with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with severe 3-vessel disease…
Abstract Inherited disorders of lipid metabolism may cause a heavy burden of cardiovascular disease early in life. Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) with abnormalities of LDL metabolism results in marked LDL elevations…
Abstract We report the case of a 63-year-old woman who presented with typical angina (crushing chest pain) and recurrent frank syncope two years after her heart transplant. She was observed…
Abstract Atherosclerotic disease of the abdominal aorta is relatively common. However chronic stenosis of the infrarenal aorta is a fairly rare condition that has been traditionally treated with open endarterectomy…
Abstract Post-ischemic myocardial stunning (PIMS) is defined as a prolonged and reversible left ventricular dysfunction induced by an acute coronary ischemic insult. Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is a recognized acute cardiac…
1 Summary Heavily calcified lesions are encountered with increasing frequency during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Although stent implantation is feasible in most cases, severely calcified coronary lesions pose a specific…
Abstract We report the case of a 72-year-old man admitted to our hospital for chest pain. He had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery 23 years before. Contrast-enhanced computer tomography revealed…
Abstract We described a case of successful stentless percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 3 flow in the right coronary artery (RCA) with diffuse large thrombus,…
Case reports are defined as the scientific documentation of a single clinical observation. They are considered to be at the bottom of the hierarchical ladder of clinical research. Most journal…
Lung Transplantation Jennifer Alexander-Brett Ramsey Hachem General Principles This chapter briefly touches on the background of lung transplantation, common terminology, and candidate selection. The primary focus, however, is on postoperative…
