James B Young
James B Young
Cardiac transplantation is one of the most dramatic, esoteric, and sacred procedures available to cardiologists and cardiac surgeons as treatment for a limited number of patients with advanced, end-stage heart failure at imminent risk of de...
Mehmet H Akay,Erik E Suarez,O H Frazier
Mehmet H Akay
This overview of the history of human cardiac transplant shares detailed illustrations to demonstrate how surgical procedures have improved since the first human transplant was performed in 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa. ...
Daniel J Garry,Mary G Garry,Hiromitsu Nakauchi et al.
Daniel J Garry et al.
The only curative therapy for end-stage heart failure is orthotopic allogeneic heart transplantation. This therapy has extended the survival of patients worldwide but is limited due to the scarcity of donor organs. Potential alternative don...
Uncovering a Windsock Aneurysm of the Interventricular Septum: An Incidental Structural Abnormality [0.03%]
室间隔风向袋样动脉瘤的诊断及治疗——一例偶发畸形患者的报告
Saliha Erdem,Kazim Baser
Saliha Erdem
We present a case of a 75-year-old female with a history of idiopathic small fiber neuropathy, essential hypertension, and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia who was evaluated for exertional dyspnea and fatigue. Coronary computed to...
The Stethoscope Song: A Professional Ballad by One of America's Earliest Physician-Writers [0.03%]
听诊器之歌：美国最早的医师作家创作的一首专业叙事诗
Justin C Cordova,James B Young
Justin C Cordova
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was a poet, essayist, educator, and physician who played an important role in the formation of the American medical establishment. After studying medicine in Paris, Holmes penned what may be his most me...
Miguel A Quiñones,Eleanora Avenatti,Zulqarnain Javed et al.
Miguel A Quiñones et al.
This 76-minute webcast features a conversation about "Obesity and the Heart"-the focus of Issue 21.2. Led by the issue's editor, the discussion engages the authors on emerging themes and lessons learned while researching and writing the art...
A Blind Spot in Imaging: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Myocarditis with Negative Cardiac MRI [0.03%]
免疫检查点抑制剂诱导的心肌炎的影像学盲点：心脏磁共振成像呈阴性反应
Lubna Alnatour,Ayham Mahmoud,Ameer Awashra et al.
Lubna Alnatour et al.
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced myocarditis is rare but carries a high morbidity and mortality rate. While cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the first-line imaging modality to support diagnosis, the need for endomyocardi...
Patent Ductus Arteriosus with Left to Right Shunting Exacerbating Aortic Valve Stenosis [0.03%]
导管未闭加重主动脉瓣狭窄(左向右分流)
Paulamy Ganguly,Zhihao Zhu,Suhas Babu et al.
Paulamy Ganguly et al.
Aortic stenosis (AS) leads to a reduced effective orifice of the aortic valve, and severity is based on obstructions in flow and velocity. In some patients, coexisting structural cardiac abnormalities that increase left ventricular volume, ...
Percutaneous Placement of a Tunneled Permanent Hemodialysis Catheter via the Right Internal Thoracic Vein in a Patient with Exhausted Vascular Access [0.03%]
右胸内部静脉穿刺置入长期透析导管在血管通道耗尽的患者中的应用
Romeo Guevara Rodríguez,Griselda Xihuatetzin Cabrera
Romeo Guevara Rodríguez
A 30-year-old patient with end-stage chronic kidney disease presented in critical condition due to the exhaustion of vascular access options and recurrent episodes of peritonitis precluding peritoneal dialysis. A percutaneous, tunneled hemo...
From Chronic Use of Minocycline to Pigmented Unicuspid Aortic Valve: A Unique Single Case [0.03%]
从长期使用米诺环素到猪mentation-of-chronic-minocycline-use-to-pigmented-unicuspid-aortic-valve-a-unique-single-case" target="_blank">色单尖主动脉瓣：一个独特的个案
Nour B Odeh,Juan M Farina,Pete J Manchen et al.
Nour B Odeh et al.
We discuss the case of a 47-year-old female who presented to our institution with progressive exertional shortness of breath. Her history was notable for severe acne medicated with 100 mg oral daily minocycline for 2 years and a presumptive...