Background Guidelines for managing patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) recommend statin therapy initially. Target levels/goals for low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) were initially included, subsequently de-emphasized in 2013, and then re-introduced…
Background A deep learning algorithm to detect low ejection fraction (EF) using routine 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) has recently been developed and validated. The algorithm was incorporated into the electronic health…
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a leading cause of mortality associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). , Improved prehospital emergency care and timely reperfusion from initially systemic lytics to now percutaneous…
During World War II, radar operators in coastal England faced the challenge of distinguishing enemy airplanes from flocks of birds. If the radar was too sensitive, every colony would be…
Acute Artery Occlusion During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With an Anomalous Origin of the Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Juan Gabriel Acosta-Vélez, MD Bruno García del Blanco, MD Josep Guindo, MD…
A Rare Case of Anomalous Original Left Circumflex Artery Stenosis After Artificial Mitral Valve Replacement Qing Dai, MD Jie Song, MD Jian He, MD Biao Xu, MD A 72-year-old woman was admitted because of…
A Magic Port-A-Cath Ming-Chih Lin, MD, PhD Te-Kau Chang, MD Yun-Ching Fu, MD, PhD Sheng-Ling Jan, MD A 7-year-old boy with Burkitt lymphoma was referred by pediatric oncologists for severe chest pain when flushing…
Acute Stent Thrombosis: Technical Complication or Inadequate Antithrombotic Therapy? An Optical Coherence Tomography Study Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD A 68-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with non–ST-segment…
A Dual-Snare Percutaneous Retrieval of Venous Stent Embolization to the Right Side of the Heart Ajay K. Sharma, MD Sarju Ganatra, MD James Hansen, MD Neil Yager, DO Thomas Piemonte, MD Gautam Gadey, MD Michael S. Levy,…
Hemodynamic Findings of Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Anand D. Shah, MD Daniel L. Molloy, MD John E.A. Blair, MD A 64-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis presented with progressive abdominal and leg swelling, anorexia, and dyspnea…
