High Risk Features of an Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery by Dre Eleonore Campiche, Jean-Paul Vallée, David Carballo

“…However, it can also be discovered during the autopsy of young healthy adults who have suffered from sudden cardiac death (SCD). AAOCA represents the second most common cause of SCD in young athletes. …”
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Blood Cancer and the Heart: Light Chain Cardiomyopathy in Refractory Multiple Myeloma by Abdulbaril Olagunju, Chandana Shekar, Michael Morris, Anantharam Kalya, Farouk Mookadam, Samuel Unzek

“…Diagnostic evaluations including serum kappa and lambda chains, echocardiogram, pyrophosphate cardiac scan, and cardiac magnetic resonance were indicative of a progression to AL cardiomyopathy. …”
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Experience in setting up non-robotic minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting in a non-routine off-pump coronary artery bypass center by Yukiharu Sugimura, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Sebastian Johannes Bauer, Friederike Irmgard Schoettler, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Michael André Maliwa, Arash Mehdiani, Lachmandath Tewarie, Gereon Schaelte, Ajay Moza, Payam Akhyari

“…We analyzed operation time and incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). Further, subgroup analyses included body mass index (BMI) with a cut-off of 30 kg/m2 [BMI ≧ 30: n = 18 (25.0%)] and body surface area (BSA) with a cut-off of 2.0 m2 [BSA ≧ 2.0: n = 34 (47.2%)]. …”
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Exosomes Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Injured ECs via Transferring MicroRNA-126 by Qunwen Pan, Yan Wang, Qing Lan, Weiquan Wu, Zhenxuan Li, Xiaotang Ma, Liming Yu

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Hypoxia-Elicited Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Myocardial Infarction by Promoting Angiogenesis through the miR-214/Sufu Pathway by Lianbo Shao, Yihuan Chen, Jingjing Li, Jingfan Chao, Ziying Yang, Yinglong Ding, Han Shen, Yueqiu Chen, Zhenya Shen

“…Rat myocardial infarction models were used to investigate the ability of miR-214-differentially expressed sEVs in cardiac repair. Echocardiography, Masson’s staining, and immunohistochemical staining for CD31 were performed to assess cardiac function, the ratio of myocardial fibrosis, and the capillary density after sEV implantation. …”
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Survival after Consecutive Myocardial Infarction and Stroke: A Case Report by Kristina Ratautė, Greta Burneikaitė, Jolita Badarienė

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Brugada Syndrome Caused by Autonomic Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis by Michel Ibrahim, Garly Saint-Croix, Rosario Colombo

“…While mechanistically different, the type 1 Brugada pattern presents similarly with syncope due to an insufficient cardiac output during dysrhythmia. In such patients, intracardiac defibrillators have shown to prevent sudden cardiac death in patients with the Brugada syndrome. …”
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Role of endogenous nitric oxide on PAF-induced vascular and respiratory effects by M. Clement, M. Albertini

“…Inhibition of NO synthesis enhanced the PAF-dependent increase in total, intrinsic and viscoelastic lung resistances, without affecting lung elastances or cardiac activity. The systemic hypotensive effect of PAF was not abolished by pretreatment with L-NAME or indomethacin. …”
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'n Narratiewe teologiese verkenning van negatiewe koronêre vatomleidingsoperasieuitkomste: 'n chirurgiese hermeneutiek by M. J. Swart, G. J. van Zyl, J. A. van den Berg

“… Negative outcomes of coronary bypass operations not only have an important impact on the patient and family, but also have an influence on the cardiac surgeon on many levels. Within a specific surgical context and from a tradition of faith, interwoven narratives present the possibility of an interdisciplinary conversation between medical science and theology. …”
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An Adult Patient with Fontan Physiology: A TEE Perspective by Edward Gologorsky, Angela Gologorsky, Eliot Rosenkranz

“…While ideally under medical care at specialized centers for adult congenital cardiac pathology, these patients may present to the outside hospitals for emergency surgery, electrophysiologic interventions, and pregnancy. …”
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Duloxetine Contributing to a Successful Multimodal Treatment Program for Peripheral Femoral Neuropathy and Comorbid ‘Reactive Depression’ in an Adolescent by Ludmyla Kachko, Shiri Ben Ami, Alon Liberman, Einat Birk, Sefi Kronenberg

“…To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the present article is only the third such report on this dual use of duloxetine in children and adolescents, and the first report of such treatment following femoral neuropathy induced by cardiac catheterization.…”
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Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ali Oullaï, Edouard Cubilier, Mohamed Tayeb Salaouatchi, Maxime Taghavi, Yasmin Zouggari, Joëlle Nortier, Maria Do Carmo Filomena Mesquita

“…Foreign bodies such as implanted cardiac devices are susceptible to infections and may be involved in infective endocarditis. …”
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Lessons Learned and Questions Raised by an Atypical Case of Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis by Charles H. Earnshaw, Lucy Powell, Owen Haeney

“…A diagnosis of myocarditis was confirmed as a result of elevated cardiac enzyme levels and an echocardiogram. Following withdrawal of clozapine, supportive management, and initiation of cardiac medication, the patient made a successful recovery. …”
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Genetic Insights into Bicuspid Aortic Valve Formation by Brigitte Laforest, Mona Nemer

“…These discoveries provided valuable insight into cardiac morphogenesis and uncovered congenital-heart-disease-causing genes. …”
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ECG Changes in 8-Year-Old Boy with Pulmonary Edema after Head Injury by Bojko Bjelakovic, Vladislav Vukomanovic, Ljiljana Saranac, Ivan Stefanovic

“…This is a case story of an 8-year-old boy with no prior history of cardiac disease who developed acute pulmonary edema with ECG changes similar to transmural myocardial infarction after basilar skull fracture. …”
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Where Did the Pericardial Effusion Go? A Case of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Acting as Treatment for Pericardial Tamponade by Varun tej Gonuguntla, Parita Soni, Nishil Dalsania, Ravi Karan Patti, Somal Navjot, Seneviratne Chanaka, Yizhak Kupfer

“…Pericardial tamponade results in multiple organ dysfunction and can lead to cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a life-saving measure performed on patients in cardiac arrest, can lead to thoracic organ damage. …”
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Minimally invasive excision of aortic valve fibroelastoma by B.М. Тоdurov, M.D. Glagola, G.I. Darvish, O.G. Bitsadze, А.V. Ivanyuk, N.V. Shatelen, O.S. Bolgova, S.I. Dorofeeva

“…Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare primary tumor of cardiac origin accounting for approximately 7.9–10.0 % of all primary cardiac neoplasms. …”
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Anesthetic Management of Total Aortic Arch Replacement in a Myasthenia Gravis Patient under Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest by Mamiko Kondo, Yusuke Yoshikawa, Hirofumi Terada, Michiaki Yamakage

“…The anesthetic management of myasthenia gravis patients undergoing cardiac or aortic surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass, especially with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, is challenging. …”
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Postpartum Deterioration of Hemodynamics in a Case of Uncorrected Ebstein's Anomaly by Masato Kimura, Shuhei Kakizaki, Seiichi Tazawa, Osamu Adachi, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Shigeo Kure

“…Ebstein's anomaly is a rare congenital cardiac malformation that is characterized by abnormalities of the tricuspid valve and right ventricle. …”
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Undilatable Stent Neoatherosclerosis Treated with Ad Hoc Rotational Atherectomy by Michael Koutouzis, Maria Agelaki, Christos Maniotis, Ioannis Tsiafoutis, Vasileios Patris, Mihalis Argyriou

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