Electrocardiographic abnormalities of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with paced ventricular rhythm [0.03%]
pacing心律下 tako-tsubo心肌病的心电图异常
Krati Chauhan,Siva P Sontineni,Venkata M Alla et al.
Krati Chauhan et al.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a unique cardiomyopathy characterized by chest pain, ECG, and regional wall motion abnormalities closely mimicking acute myocardial infarction, in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. Classic...
Triple-vessel percutaneous coronary revascularization in situs inversus dextrocardia [0.03%]
心脏位置镜像反位并发三支冠状动脉病变的经皮冠状动脉介入治疗一例
Nikolaos Kakouros,Sundip J Patel,Simon Redwood et al.
Nikolaos Kakouros et al.
Dextrocardia with situs inversus occurs in approximately one in 10,000 individuals of whom 20% have primary ciliary dyskinesia inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. These patients have a high incidence of congenital cardiac disease but...
Research needed to support clinical use of biomarkers as prognostic indicators for patients with heart failure [0.03%]
研究支持生物标志物作为心力衰竭患者预后指标的临床应用
Thomas S Rector,Inder S Anand
Thomas S Rector
Despite extensive research and numerous publications biomarkers have yet to fulfill their promise as prognostic indicators that can be widely used in the care of patients with heart failure. Specific clinical applications need to be identif...
Size of left cardiac chambers correlates with cerebral microembolic load in open heart operations [0.03%]
左心腔大小与开胸手术中脑微栓子负荷的关系
Elena Z Golukhova,Anna G Polunina,Svetlana V Zhuravleva et al.
Elena Z Golukhova et al.
Background. Microemboli are a widely recognized etiological factor of cerebral complications in cardiac surgery patients. The present study was aimed to determine if size of left cardiac chambers relates to cerebral microembolic load in ope...
Primary coronary embolism as an unusual manifestation of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with gastric cancer [0.03%]
胃癌患者非细菌性血栓性内膜炎致冠状动脉栓塞的罕见表现形式
Giovanni Ferlan,Annalisa Fiorella,Claudio De Pasquale et al.
Giovanni Ferlan et al.
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare clinical condition characterized by the presence of sterile vegetations on valvular leaflets Gross and Friedberg (1936). The most frequent cause of NBTE is antiphospholipid syndrome Hugh...
Superior vena cava syndrome in a patient with polycytemia vera: diagnosis and treatment [0.03%]
一名原发性血小板增多症患者出现上腔静脉综合症的诊断与治疗
Salvatore Lentini,Mario Barone,Filippo Benedetto et al.
Salvatore Lentini et al.
Polycythemia vera is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by thrombotic complications both in the arterial and venous systems. We report the case of a 55-year-old patient affected by polycythemia vera, presenting with acute superior ...
Endomyocardial biopsy of right atrial angiosarcoma guided by intracardiac echocardiography [0.03%]
心内超声引导下右房血管肉瘤的心肌活检
Suman S Kuppahally,Sheldon E Litwin,Andrew D Michaels
Suman S Kuppahally
We report a case of a 22-year-old female who presented with pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. She was diagnosed with a right atrial mass by computed tomography and was referred to our institution for biopsy of this mass. Transcath...
Cesar Cruz,Dalton McLean,Matthew Janik et al.
Cesar Cruz et al.
Anomalous right-sided left main coronary arteries and dual type IV left anterior descending arteries are rare coronary anomalies. In this case report, we present a 59 year old man with atypical chest pain and a combination of the above coro...
Long-term mortality outcomes according to the frequency of right ventricular pacing in veterans [0.03%]
退伍军人右心室起搏频率下的长期死亡率结局
Brent C Lampert,Hans J Moore,Richard L Amdur et al.
Brent C Lampert et al.
Background. Right ventricular pacing (RVP) has been associated with adverse outcomes, including heart failure and death. Minimizing RVP has been proposed as a therapeutic goal for a variety of pacing devices and indications. Objective. Quan...
Fulminant giant cell myocarditis and cardiogenic shock: an unusual presentation of malignant thymoma [0.03%]
恶性胸腺瘤的不常见表现：急进性心肌巨细胞炎症和心脏源性休克
Deepak Koul,Manreet Kanwar,Dane Jefic et al.
Deepak Koul et al.
Malignant thymoma is rarely associated with giant cell myocarditis. We present a case study that illustrates this association and cardiogenic shock with underlying tamponade. The dramatic presentation of this scenario has not been previousl...