Polysplenia syndrome associated with multisystem malformation: A rare case report by Wangyi Yang, Yaqi He, Zhaocheng Kuang, Wenyan Guo

“…The prognosis of the disease depends on its anatomical structure, and the presence or absence of concomitant cardiac malformations also has a prognostic impact. …”
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Interrupted Aortic Arch in an Adult with Polycystic Kidney Disease by Ayşe Şeker Koçkara, Mansur Kayataş, Can Huzmeli, Ferhan Candan, Cesur Gümüş

“…Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a lethal congenital cardiac abnormality seen with a frequency of 3/1000000 births and is defined as a segment of the arcus aorta being atresic. …”
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A Family History of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Induced by Viral Myocarditis by Thomas Cognet, Olivier Lairez, Pauline Marchal, Jérôme Roncalli, Michel Galinier

“…We report the cases of two DCM induced by acute and past myocarditis in the same family and expressed by its two main complications within few weeks: an hemodynamic presentation as a fulminant myocarditis rapidly leading to cardiac tranplantation and a rythmologic presentation as an electrical storm leading to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. …”
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Lyme Carditis: An Interesting Trip to Third-Degree Heart Block and Back by Maxwell Eyram Afari, Fady Marmoush, Mobeen Ur Rehman, Umama Gorsi, Joseph F. Yammine

“…Our case illustrates the importance of early recognition and anticipation of progressive cardiac conduction abnormalities in patients presenting with Lyme disease.…”
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Preanesthetic Evaluation and Assessment of Children with Down's Syndrome by Letterio B. Santamaria, Carmelo Di Paola, Federica Mafrica, Vincenzo Fodale

“…One of the challenges of evaluating pre-operative conditions and potential risks in the Down patient is the lack of a gold-standard evaluation score; cervical spine abnormalities, reduced dimensions and malformations of the airways, neurological changes, respiratory and cardiac disease, as well as endocrinological and metabolic alterations. …”
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Leiomyosarcoma of Pulmonary Vein Presenting as Left Atrial Mass: An Outline of Management Principles by Philemon Gukop, Guido Frassetto, Georgios Karapanagiotidis, Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran

“…Frozen section guided adequate excision of all cardiac tumours and resection of involved lung tissue achieve local disease control. …”
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Right-Sided Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator System Implantation in a Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease and Dextrocardia: A Case Report and Literatur... by Bandar Al-Ghamdi

“…Patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) and low left ventricular ejection fraction are at an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Prevention of SCD by subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) implantation may represent a valuable option in certain CHD patients. …”
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Left Main Coronary Artery Hypoplasia in Elderly by Selma Kenar Tiryakioglu, Hakan Ozkan, Hakan Bahadir, Osman Tiryakioglu

“…The patient underwent coronary angiography due to ischemic cardiac symptoms with nondiagnostic exercising test. …”
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Saphenovenous Graft Aneurysm: A Rare Complication of CABG by James Thomas Connell

“…We present the case of a 48-year-old male with a cardiovascular risk profile hallmarked by diabetes mellitus, end stage renal failure, recalcitrant hyperlipidaemia, and IHD previously treated with CABG. 11 years following his CABG, he was retrieved from remote Australia to a tertiary cardiology centre with stabbing chest pain. Serial cardiac enzymes were negative. Echocardiogram identified a mass compressing the right ventricular wall. …”
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Pericardial Effusion-Associated Hyponatremia by Ahmed A. Hanfy, Nicholas T. Manasewitsch, Bryce D. Beutler, Daniel Antwi-Amoabeng, Mohamed Elnaggar, Munadel Awad, Gurpreet S. Chahal

“…We describe a 67-year-old male who presented with pericardial effusion-associated hyponatremia secondary to cardiac resynchronization therapy-D placement that resolved following evacuation. …”
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Dietary fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds and garlic (Allium sativum) alleviates oxidative stress in experimental myocardial infarction by P. Mukthamba, K. Srinivasan

“…Increased circulatory troponin, disturbed activities of cardiac ATPases, increased serum iron and decreased ceruloplasmin confirmed myocardial infarction. …”
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Atrioventricular Dissociation following Blunt Chest Trauma by Salim Surani, Karen Allen, Cynthia Ocegueda-Pacheco, Joseph Varon

“…Blunt chest trauma (BCT) is a common clinical presentation seen in emergency departments. Few cases of cardiac conduction abnormalities due to BCT have been reported in the medical literature. …”
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The Development of Primary Effusion Lymphoma-Like Lymphoma in a Patient with Preexisting Essential Thrombocythemia by Yoshiki Uemura, Marina Komoto, Mitsuo Okada

“…At age 80, he was hospitalized due to cardiac tamponade. Computed tomography showed no evidence of tumor masses or lymphadenopathy. …”
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Acute Myopericarditis after the Second Dose of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome by Chris Pantsios, Zacharias-Alexandros Anyfantakis, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Ioannis Leventis, Spyridon Skoularigkis, Apostolos Dimos, Angeliki Bourazana, Michail Papamichalis, Grigorios Giamouzis, Filippos Triposkiadis, John Skoularigis

“…We report a rare case of a 50-year-old man who presented with symptoms of myocardial infarction 3 days after the second dose of vaccination for COVID-19. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging revealed acute myopericarditis. …”
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Case study: Multifocal atrial tachycardia during cataract surgery: to operate or not to operate by Jesús Nieves-Alonso, Rosa Méndez Hernández, Fernando Ramasco Rueda

“…After a detailed physical examination and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS), we decided to proceed with the surgery. …”
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Challenges Associated with Negative Pressure Pulmonary Oedema: A Case Report and Review by Wing Hoh Loo, Kay Mint Goh

“…We present a case of NPPO in a middle-aged obese patient with high perioperative cardiac risk who underwent an emergency open appendicectomy. …”
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Syncope vs. Seizure: Ictal Bradycardia and Ictal Asystole by Sumika Ouchida, Kaitlyn Parratt, Armin Nikpour, Greg Fairbrother

“…Although there are no specific guidelines for managing this condition, antiseizure medications, epilepsy surgery, and cardiac pacemaker implantation have been effective treatments.…”
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Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Be Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill Patient? A Systematic Review by Justin C. Mandeville, Claire L. Colebourn

“…Studies in the critically ill using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to predict a response in stroke volume or cardiac output to a fluid load were selected. Selection was limited to English language and adult patients. …”
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A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy by Murat Kose, Serra Ucar, Samim Emet, Timur Selcuk Akpinar, Kıvanc Yalin

“…It is a rare congenital malformation which represents 0.1% of all congenital cardiac diseases. Herein, we report a very rare case of 27-year-old patient with unrepaired APW causing Eisenmenger syndrome and pulmonary hypertension who was asymptomatic until her first pregnancy. …”
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Multimodal Imaging in the Prenatal Diagnosis of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Mariya Gusman, Sabah Servaes, Tamara Feygin, Karl Degenhardt, Monica Epelman

“…Increasingly, stigmata of the disease, such as cardiac rhabdomyomas, are detected on routine prenatal ultrasound. …”
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