Disruption of Atherosclerotic Neointima as a Cause of Very Late Stent Thrombosis After Bare Metal Stent Implantation

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Disruption of Atherosclerotic Neointima as a Cause of Very Late Stent Thrombosis After Bare Metal Stent Implantation

A male who were implanted bare metal stent 11 years ago were admitted for acute coronay syndrome. Optical coherence tomography showed a neointimal disruption and integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound revealed…

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Familial Restrictive Cardiomyopathy With 12 Affected Family Members

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Familial Restrictive Cardiomyopathy With 12 Affected Family Members

The investigators describe idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy in a 50-year-old woman. Eleven other family members had cerebrovascular accidents, arrhythmias, and/or heart failure requiring cardiac transplantation. The patient developed dyspnea and palpitations…

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Relation of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure to Right Ventricular End Diastolic Volume After Operative Treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure to Right Ventricular End Diastolic Volume After Operative Treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot

Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction is associated with poor outcomes after tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair, although its cause is not known, and its relation to right ventricular (RV) performance…

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Significance of Reflux of Contrast Medium Into the Inferior Vena Cava on Computerized Tomographic Pulmonary Angiogram

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Significance of Reflux of Contrast Medium Into the Inferior Vena Cava on Computerized Tomographic Pulmonary Angiogram

Reflux of contrast medium into the inferior vena cava (IVC) is often detected on computerized tomographic pulmonary angiogram. The potential clinical implications and associated diagnoses of this finding have not…

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Comparison of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Versus Without Right-Sided Mechanical Alternans

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Versus Without Right-Sided Mechanical Alternans

The clinical implications of mechanical alternans in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remain unknown. In this study, the prevalence, characteristics, and prognostic implications of mechanical alternans in patients with…

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Analysis of Circumferential and Longitudinal Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients With Non-Ischemic Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (from the CARRY-IN-HFpEF Study)

Dec 15, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Analysis of Circumferential and Longitudinal Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients With Non-Ischemic Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (from the CARRY-IN-HFpEF Study)

Heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) is implicitly attributed to diastolic dysfunction, often recognized in elderly patients with hypertension, diabetes, and renal dysfunction. In these patients, left…

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